Act I and II

Act I was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince and The New Power Generation promoting his Love Symbol Album, released the previous year. This was Prince's first tour of the United States since 1988's Lovesexy Tour.[1] Act II was the second leg of the tour. After Act I's tour of the United States, Act II was Prince's return to Europe.[2]

Act I and II Tours
Tour by Prince and The New Power Generation
Associated albumLove Symbol Album
The Hits/The B-Sides
Start dateMarch 8, 1993
End dateSeptember 7, 1993
Legs2
No. of shows25 in North America
27 in Europe
52 in Total (55 scheduled)
Prince and The New Power Generation concert chronology

History

The first half of the concert focused on Love Symbol Album material and sometimes included a few tracks from The New Power Generation's recently released Goldnigga album. The second half was a greatest hits selection, as well as some rarely played B-sides such as "Irresistible Bitch" and "She's Always in My Hair". This was Prince's final tour before he changed his stage name to his unpronounceable symbol. The shows were usually given in rooms of medium size, mostly with a capacity of 4,000 to 6,000 people. Prince wanted the rooms sold out, and did not want to take risks for his first real US tour in five years. The show has two parts, exactly as the Lovesexy Tour. In the first part are played the songs from Symbol, with a very elaborate staging. The second part is the one where the main hits are played. The show loosely follows the story found in the video "3 Chains O'Gold", but in a much more theatrical fashion. The decor was themed similar to Arabian Nights, with a curtain of stars featured from the previous Diamonds and Pearls Tour, which was reused on several laps later. The musicians are relegated to the sides of the stage, leaving Prince, Mayte and Game Boyz ample space to dance and express themselves on stage.

Following up on Act I's heavy promotion of the Love Symbol album, Act II minimized the album promotion and instead focused on Prince's greatest hits. The songs which required rap were dropped from the set or handled by Prince alone. The encore section premiered many newly written songs that appeared on future albums like Come and The Gold Experience. The tour incorporated many elements of the US tour, however was quite different as it was announced as the last tour under the name Prince and the promotional campaign for this tour even indicated that the audience was hearing certain hits live for the last time, such as "Raspberry Beret". The began with an introduction "2 Whom It May Concern",with a speech by a male voice announcing Prince & The New Power Generation. Prince then announced in a prerecorded message "There are no kings on this Earth, only princes" which started the show, beginning with "My Name Is Prince". During the Act II portion of the tour, a seated platform was brought forward on to the main stage with "Prince" sitting on it, which was actually be Mayte wearing a chain hat and cape. At a certain point towards the end of this performance, the chain hat and cape were removed by Mayte revealing herself to the audience and "Sexy M.F." then began, with Prince making his entrance on stage. This tour was the final tour under Prince's name; after which his symbol became his name and moniker until June 7, 2000.

Set list
Act I

This show setist is for the show in Universal City in the Universal Amphitheatre on 17 April.

  1. "Intro"
  2. "My Name is Prince"
  3. "Sexy MF" (contains elements of "Love 2 the 9's")
  4. "Damn U"
  5. "The Max"
  6. "The Morning Papers"
  7. "Peach"
  8. "Blue Light"
  9. "The Continental"
  10. "Everybody Get On Up" / "Get On Up"
  11. "The Flow"
  12. "Johnny"
  13. "And God Created Woman" / "3 Chains O' Gold" (contains elements of "Love 2 the 9's" and "Sweet Baby")
  14. "Arabic Intro"
  15. "7"
  16. "Let's Go Crazy"
  17. "Kiss"
  18. "Irresistible Bitch"
  19. "She's Always in My Hair"
  20. "When You Were Mine"
  21. "Insatiable"/"Scandalous!"
  22. "Gett Off / "Goldnigga" (contains elements of "Gett Off (Houstyle)")
  23. "Purple Rain"
  24. "Partyman"
  25. "1999" / "Baby I'm A Star" (contains elements of "Push")
Act II

This show setlist is for the show in Gijon, Spain in the Hipódromo de las Mestas on 19 August.

  1. "Intro"
  2. "My Name is Prince"
  3. "Sexy MF" (contains elements of "Love 2 the 9's")
  4. "The Beautiful Ones"
  5. "Let's Go Crazy"
  6. "Kiss"
  7. "Irresistible Bitch"
  8. "She's Always in My Hair"
  9. "Raspberry Beret"
  10. "Sometimes It Snows in April"
  11. "The Cross"
  12. "Sign o' the Times"
  13. "Purple Rain
  14. "Instrumental Interlude: "Thunder" / "When Doves Cry" / "Nothing Compares 2 U" / "And God Created Woman" / "Diamonds and Pearls"
  15. "Piano Medley: "The Arms of Orion (Instrumental)" / "Under the Cherry Moon (Instrumental)" / "Venus de Milo" / "Strange Relationship" / "Anna Stesia (Instrumental)" / "Dark" / "Little Red Corvette"
  16. "Strollin'"
  17. "Scandalous"
  18. "Girls & Boys"
  19. "Arabic Intro"
  20. "7"
  21. "1999 / "Baby I'm A Star"
  22. "America"/"D.M.S.R."

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Attendance / Capacity
North America—Leg 1[3] ACT I
March 8, 1993 Sunrise United States Sunrise Musical Theater 8,168 / 8,168
March 9, 1993
March 11, 1993 Atlanta Fox Theatre 8,400 / 8,400
March 12, 1993
March 15, 1993 Fairfax Patriot Center 10,956 / 10,956
March 16, 1993
March 17, 1993 Washington, D.C. Warner Theatre 2,000 / 2,000
March 19, 1993 Richmond The Mosque 3,667 / 3,667
March 21, 1993 Worcester The Aud 7,600 / 7,600
March 22, 1993
March 24, 1993 New York City Radio City Music Hall 17,187 / 17,187
March 25, 1993
March 26, 1993
March 29, 1993 Montreal Canada Montreal Forum 11,766 / 11,766
March 30, 1993 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens 12,730 / 12,730
April 1, 1993 Detroit United States Fox Theatre 7,314 / 7,314
April 2, 1993
April 4, 1993 Chicago Chicago Theatre 10,434 / 10,434
April 5, 1993
April 6, 1993
April 10, 1993 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 12,712 / 12,712
April 11, 1993
April 15, 1993 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre 18,753 / 18,753
April 16, 1993
April 17, 1993
Europe—Leg 2 ACT II
26 July 1993 Birmingham England National Indoor Arena 22,563 / 22,563
27 July 1993
29 July 1993 Edinburgh Scotland Meadowbank Stadium 26,000 / 26,000
31 July 1993 London England Wembley Stadium 67,010 / 67,010
1 August 1993 Sheffield Sheffield Arena 23,110 / 23,110
2 August 1993
5 August 1993 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena 13,766 / 13,766
6 August 1993 Gothenburg Scandinavium 10,981 / 10,981
7 August 1993 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum 9,700 / 9,700
9 August 1993 Den Bosch Netherlands Brabanthallen 29,120 / 29,120
10 August 1993
13 August 1993 Cádiz Spain Estadio Ramón de Carranza 17,125 / 17,125
15 August 1993 Lisbon Portugal Estádio José Alvalade 44,557 / 44,557
17 August 1993 Santiago de Compostela Spain Auditorio Monte do Gozo 25,000 / 25,000
19 August 1993 Gijón Hipódromo de las Mestas 11,121 / 11,121
21 August 1993 Madrid Plaza de Toros de las Ventas 16,880 / 16,880
22 August 1993 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi 23,800 / 23,800
25 August 1993 Vienna Austria Donauinsel 26,875 / 26,875
27 August 1993 Munich Germany Alter Flughafen 66,099 / 66,099
28 August 1993 Wegberg Flugplatz Wildenrath 59,110 / 59,110
29 August 1993 Zurich Switzerland Hardturm 24,232 / 24,232
31 August 1993 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 33,011 / 33,011
1 September 1993
3 September 1993 Lüneburg Germany Flugplatz Lüneburg 63,444 / 63,444
4 September 1993 Ghent Belgium Flanders Expo 11,767 / 11,767
5 September 1993 Mainz Germany Flughafen Finthen 58,000 / 58,000
7 September 1993 London England Wembley Arena 11,980 / 11,980

References
  1. "prince-live.com|ACT I Tour". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  2. "ACT II Tour 1993|prince-live". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  3. Prince Tour History
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