The Revolution: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary Of Purple Rain

Fri Jun 21 2024 at 07:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC-05:00

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The Revolution: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary Of Purple Rain
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Paisley Park and First Avenue present....
THE REVOLUTION - Celebrating the 40th Anniversary Of Purple Rain
First Avenue
Friday, June 21 & Saturday, June 22
Tix for the Fri, June 21 performance are included when purchasing VIP or General Admission Celebration 2024 tix & can be purchased exclusively through Paisley Park. Tix for Sat, June 22 are on sale Fri, April 12 at 11am.
More info: first-avenue.com/home/2024-06-the-revolution/
18 & Over with Valid Government ID
7pm doors l 8pm show
cover photo credit: ©Nancy Bundt/Photographer 2024
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Ticketing info:
There is a strict 4 ticket limit for General Admission tickets and 2 ticket limit for VIP Packages.
All tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE. Orders will be delivered via AXS Mobile Delivery, and are redeemable only by the original purchaser via the AXS Mobile App with valid ID. You MUST download the AXS app to receive your tickets for this event. Your entire party must enter the venue at the same time.
NO RESALE. Tickets being resold on any platform other than AXS are INVALID. Attempts to exceed the ticket limit per customer or household, or to game the system in any way, will result in cancellation of your entire order(s) without notice.
A $1.00 per ticket charity fee benefitting the Paisley Park Development Fund will be added at checkout.
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The Revolution is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince.
The Revolution rose to international fame in the mid 1980s with Purple Rain, the album sold more than 13 million copies in the United States alone. The band was one of the most successful music acts of the 1980s and sold over 16 million albums in the United States alone. The band achieved two number-one Billboard 200 albums (Purple Rain and Around the World in a Day), six top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and won three Grammy Awards. The band officially disbanded in 1986 at the end of the Parade tour.
Since the sudden shocking death of their friend and musical mentor last April, the funk-rock- R&B band has remained mostly silent. All five members of the band have traveled through the terrible gamut of emotions since learning of Prince’s passing. Aside from three sold-out shows at the famous Minneapolis venue, First Avenue, the birthplace of Purple Rain, The Revolution has been quietly pondering its next steps.
"The concerns were how many dates, what would the fans want, and what do we do as a band to heal?" said Wendy. Soon the answer became crystal clear -- bring everyone together in the spirit of love and music. The Revolution would rise up and tour again in tribute and support of their beloved friend. “We’ve been really quiet, and we did that consciously, because we were grieving and didn’t want to be disrespectful. But the fans wanted the chance to feel the energy so we just want to give it back letting them experience what we were as a band for Prince," adds Wendy.
The Grammy® Award winning group is now rehearsing for the tour and are ready to bring back their powerful music and spread a message of hope, love, and unity. “Prince said that music is medicine,” Bobby relates, “People need it, and we need it, and we can make it as authentic as we can. In honor of him, we’ll give it everything we’ve got.”
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