It was the first time since the 1984/1985 Purple Rain Tour that he played 90 regular concerts in one tour.
The Musicology Tour was the most succesful tour of 2004, both critically and financially, grossing over $90 million.
cities where fans were able to purchase tickets to watch it on the big screen. The “opening night of the tour” in Los Angeles on March 29 was broadcast via satellite to movie theatres in over 30 U.S. There was also a portion of the show when the band welcomed (mostly) female fans onto the stage to dance. Each concert had an acoustic portion towards the middle of the show, when the band left and Prince performed solo on guitar. Most of the setlists did not differ much from night to night and consisted of some of the more well known tunes as well as a select few tracks off the Musicology album. After which the band took the stage and performed the title track form Musicology. Each concert began with a videotape of Alicia Keys inducting Prince into the Rock & Roll H.O.F. The concerts were performed “in the round” on an X shaped stage, giving the fans from all sides a better view. Upon entry all ticket holders were given a copy of the Musicology CD (the cost of which was included in ticket prices). This tour saw the return of Purple Rain as concert closer for the first time since the 1986 Parade Tour. As with the similar previous announces he made, dating back to 1995, it is proven wrong on many, if not every, occasion afterwards. During the press conference it was announced it would be “the last time Prince would perform the hits in concert”.
The Musicology tour was announced at a press conference on February 24th at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Musicology Live 2004ever Tour Musicology Live 2004ever Tour
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