From 3 am club gigs in New York City to pajama parties at his own Paisley Park Estate, Prince has provided plenty of “holy crap” moments over the course of his career. Last night’s trip to Toronto made for another one, as Prince regaled fans with not one, but two career-spanning sets packed with rarities (“Girl”, “Elephants & Flowers”, “Somewhere Here on Earth”, “Starfish And Coffee”) and covers (David Bowie’s “Heroes”, Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain”, Joni Mitchell’s “A Case For You”).
Below, fan brief footage of Prince’s Bowie tribute, the first-time ever he’s performed “Heroes” in concert. Update: Also watch footage of his Bob Marley cover of “Waiting in Vain”.
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Last night’s shows were part of Prince’s Piano & A Microphone Tour. Thus far, he’s announced new dates at a moment’s notice, so it’s unclear where he’ll be heading next. However, wherever he goes, it’s strongly recommended that you follow along:
Last night’s full 57-song setlist:
Setlist #1:
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I’m a Star
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
Four (Madhouse song)
Dolphin
Heroes (David Bowie cover)
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Use Me (Bill Withers cover)
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore
Waiting in Vain (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore
Black Sweat
Kiss
Little Red Corvette / Dirty Mind
Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi cover)
The Beautiful Ones
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Starfish And Coffee
Paisley Park
Purple Music / Free Urself
Encore:
Nothing Compares 2 U
Encore 2:
Purple Rain
Setlist #2:
Joy in Repetition
Girl
Look at Me, Look at U
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
I Feel for You
Controversy
I Would Die 4 U
Little Red Corvette / Dirty Mind
Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi cover)
Cream
Elephants & Flowers
Black Muse
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Starfish And Coffee
Paisley Park
Black Sweat
Kiss
Encore:
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore
Waiting in Vain / If I Was Your Girlfriend
A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell cover)
Purple Music
Free Urself
Encore 2:
Nothing Compares 2 U
Encore 3:
Adore
Somewhere Here on Earth
Diamonds and Pearls
The Beautiful Ones
Purple Rain
