Purple Rain Was The Last Song Prince Ever Played Live - Noise11.com
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Prince at Rod Laver ArenaPrince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman Melbourne 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Purple Rain Was The Last Song Prince Ever Played Live

by Paul Cashmere on April 22, 2016

in News

The Prince classic ‘Purple Rain’ was his very last song in front of an audience.

Prince performed his last show in Atlanta last week. It was another in his series of ‘Piano & A Microphone’ solo shows featuring Prince performing with a band.

At this show he also paid tribute to David Bowie who died in January at an earlier show in the evening. Prince performed ‘Heroes’ for the second time at the first show that night. He had only performed the song once before on March 25 in Toronto.

Prince’s final setlist from Atlanta

When Will I Get Paid (The Staples singers cover)
The Max (from Love Symbol, 1992)
Black Sweat (from 3121, 2006)
Girl (from The Hits The B Sides, 1993)
All Day All Night (Jill Jones cover)
I Would Die 4U (from Purple Rain, 1984)
Baby I’m A Star (from Purple Rain, 1984)
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker (from Sign O The Times, 1987)
Eye Love U But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore (from Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, 1999)
Little Red Corvette (from 1999, 1982)
Dirty Mind (from Dirty Mind, 1980)
Linus and Lucy (cover Charlie Brown theme)
Nothing Compares 2 U (from The Family, 1985)

Cream (from Diamonds and Pearls, 1991)
Black Muse (from Hit N Run Phase 2, 2015)
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore (from Sign O The Times, 1987)

Waiting In Vain (Bob Marley cover)
If I Was Your Girlfriend (from Sign O The Times, 1987)

Sometimes It Snows In April (from Parade, 1065)
The Beautiful Ones (from Purple Rain, 1984)
Diamonds and Pearls (from Diamonds and Pearls, 1991)
Purple Rain(from Purple Rain, 1984)

Noise11.com

——————————————————————————————————————————————

Never miss a story! Get your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. Subscribe to the Noise11 Music Newsletter here

Listen to the Noise11 Music News channel now at iHeartRadio

Follow Noise11.com on Facebook and Twitter

NOISE11 UPDATES are now in Apple News

Related Posts

David Bowie Pin-Ups
David Bowie ‘Pin-Ups’ Turns 50

19 October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the David Bowie covers album ‘Pin-Ups’.

October 19, 2023
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Could Nirvana Be Planning An ABBA Like Event?

Nirvana's Krist Novoselic hasn't completely ruled out the Grunge legends doing an ABBA Voyage-style show with late frontman Kurt Cobain's hologram.

September 27, 2023
David Bowie Life On Mars, music news, noise11.com
David Bowie ‘Life On Mars’ Given 4K Upgrade For 50th Anniversary

To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s ‘Life On Mars?’, the video for the song has been upgraded to 4K.

June 23, 2023
David Bowie 2004 Rod Laver Arena. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
David Bowie Live Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Movie Gets 50th Anniversary Treatment

When David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust on 3 July 1973, the performance was documented and released as the Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars motion picture movie.

June 7, 2023
Jason Singh Heavens Greatest Hits
Jason Singh To Take ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’ Around Australia

Jason Singh will tour his ‘Heaven’s Greatest Hits’ show around Australia in September, October and November 2023.

May 18, 2023
David Bowie 2004 Rod Laver Arena. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Unreleased David Bowie ‘Let’s Dance’ About To Surface

An unreleased version of David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' is to be released as an NFT to mark the 40th anniversary of the mega-hit.

April 12, 2023
David Bowie by Ros O'Gorman
David Bowie Previously Unreleased Version of ‘Let’s Dance’ Coming for MusiCares

Gala Music has announced a partnership with Larry Dvoskin – a multi-faceted music professional and philanthropist who has written/produced songs for the likes of David Bowie, Robert Plant, Bono, Beach Boys, and more – to release a limited series of David Bowie inspired digital collectibles; giving fans access to a never-before-heard version of the icon’s 1983 hit “Let’s Dance.”

April 7, 2023