Jam of the Year Tour

Jam of the Year Tour was a North American concert tour by American recording artist Prince from July 21, 1997 to January 23, 1998. The tour breaks the record for the biggest tour in the Americas by the same artists performed during the Purple Rain Tour. The group of The New Power Generation was completely new. Some songs from the album Emancipation were played, and others from Chaos and Disorder. Willie Donwell was the tour organizer. [1]

Jam of the Year Tour

Tour by Prince
Associated album	Emancipation
Start date	July 1, 1997
End date	January 22, 1998
Prince concert chronology

Band

• Prince (vox, guitar, piano)
• Kirk Johnson (drums)
• Rhonda Smith (bass, vox)
• Morris Hayes (keyboards)
• Kat Dyson (guitar)
• Mike Scott (guitar)

Set lists

Set list of July 21, 1997, at the Pine Knob Music Center, Clarkston, Michigan[2]

DAT intro: "Please take your seats"

1. "Jam of the Year"
2. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" (includes "Rock 'n' Roll is Alive! (and It Lives in Minneapolis)" instrumental coda)
3. "Purple Rain"
4. "Little Red Corvette"
5. "Get Yo Groove On" (includes "Six" sample)
6. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
7. "Face Down" (includes "777-9311" instrumental interpolation)
8. "The Cross"
9. "One of Us"
10. "Do Me, Baby" (includes "Adore", "Insatiable", "Scandalous!" and "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" interpolations)
11. "Sexy MF" (includes "♥ or $" instrumental interpolation)
12. "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
13. "Take Me with U"/"Raspberry Beret" (includes "Mr. Happy" instrumental coda)

Encore

14. "Girls & Boys"/"Erotic City" (spoken lyrics)
15. "Sleep Around" (includes James Brown's "I Feel All Right" samples, and "Take the "A" Train" interpolation)
16. "Baby I'm a Star"/"1999"

Setlist of January 2, 1998, at the Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana[3]

DAT intro: "Please take your seats"

1. "Jam of the Year"
2. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"
3. "Let's Work"
4. "Delirious" (includes "Rock 'n' Roll is Alive! (and It Lives in Minneapolis)" instrumental coda)
5. "Purple Rain"
6. "Little Red Corvette"
7. "I Would Die 4 U" "Six" / "Get Yo Groove On" incl. "Jingo-Lo-Ba" interpolation
8. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
9. "Face Down"
10. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
11. "The Cross"
12. "Dreamin' About U"
13. "Do Me, Baby" (includes "Adore", "Insatiable", "Scandalous!" and "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" interpolations)
14. "Sexy MF" (includes "♥ or $" instrumental interpolation)
15. "If I Was Your Girlfriend"

piano set

16. "Louisiana Angel" improvised blues
17. "The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker"
18. "Darling Nikki"
19. "Diamonds and Pearls"
20. "The Beautiful Ones"

end piano set

21. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
22. "Take Me with U"/"Raspberry Beret" (includes "Mr. Happy" instrumental coda)

Encore

23. "(Eye Like) Funky Music" (includes " Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose" interpolation)
24. "Baby I'm a Star"/"1999"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
July 21, 1997	Clarkston	United States	Pine Knob Music Center
July 23, 1997	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheatre
July 25, 1997	Boston		Fleet Center
July 26, 1997	Philadelphia		CoreStates Center
August 1, 1997	Landover		USAir Arena
August 2, 1997	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
August 3, 1997	Atlanta		Lakewood Amphitheatre
August 5, 1997	Oklahoma City		Myriad Convention Center
August 8, 1997	San Antonio		Alamodome
August 9, 1997	Dallas		Starplex Amphitheatre
August 10, 1997	Houston		The Summit
August 13, 1997	Lafayette		Cajundome
August 15, 1997	Miami		Miami Arena
August 18, 1997	Raleigh		Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
August 20, 1997	Jackson		Mississippi Coliseum
August 22, 1997	Nashville		Nashville Arena
August 23, 1997	Memphis		Pyramid Arena
September 13, 1997	Buffalo		Marine Midland Arena
September 14, 1997	Wallingford		Oakdale Theatre
September 16, 1997	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
September 19, 1997	Fairborn		WSU-Ervin J. Nutter Center
September 20, 1997	Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh Civic Arena
September 21, 1997	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
September 24, 1997	Calgary	Canada	Canadian Airlines Saddledome
September 26, 1997	Vancouver		GM Place
September 27, 1997	George	United States	The Gorge Amphitheatre
September 28, 1997	Portland		Rose Garden
October 1, 1997	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
October 2, 1997	Fresno		Selland Arena
October 4, 1997	West Valley City		The E Center
October 5, 1997	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
October 10, 1997	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 11, 1997	Los Angeles		Hollywood Bowl
October 12, 1997	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
October 24, 1997	Paradise		MGM Grand Garden Arena
October 25, 1997	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion
October 28, 1997	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
October 29, 1997	Las Cruces		Pan American Center
October 31, 1997	Mobile		Mobile Civic Center
November 2, 1997	Austin		Frank C. Erwin Jr. Special Events Center
November 4, 1997	Columbia		Carolina Coliseum
November 5, 1997	Lexington		Rupp Arena
November 6, 1997	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
November 8, 1997	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum Complex
November 9, 1997	Cincinnati		The Crown
December 8, 1997	Fargo		Fargodome
December 10, 1997	Minneapolis		Target Center
December 11, 1997
December 13, 1997	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
December 14, 1997	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
December 16, 1997	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
December 17, 1997	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
December 18, 1997	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena
December 27, 1997	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
December 30, 1997	Dallas		Reunion Arena
December 31, 1997	Houston		Compaq Center
January 2, 1998	New Orleans		Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena
January 3, 1998	Little Rock		T. H. Barton Coliseum
January 4, 1998	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
January 5, 1998	Evansville		Roberts Municipal Stadium
January 8, 1998	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
January 9, 1998
January 10, 1998
January 13, 1998	Tampa		Ice Palace Arena
January 22, 1998	Oakland		Oakland Arena

References

1. "Jam of the Year World Tour". Prince Vault. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
2. "21 July, 1997". Prince Vault. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
3. "02 January, 1998". Prince Vault. Retrieved 2012-03-24.