Piano & a Microphone Tour


The Piano & a Microphone Tour was the final concert tour by American recording artist Prince. In a December 2015 interview in anticipation of the tour, he said that "I'm doing it to challenge myself, I won't know what songs I'm going to do when I go on stage. I won't have to, because I won't have a band". It was ultimately Prince's final tour due to his sudden death at age 57, from a fentanyl overdose on April 21, 2016, one week after the last tour date.

Personnel

Set list

Setlist of show in Melbourne:
Early show
  1. "Big City"
  2. "Ruff Enuff"
  3. "Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind"
  4. "The Dawn"
  5. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
  6. "Waiting in Vain" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  7. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
  8. "The Ladder"
  9. "1000 X's & O's"
  10. "When She Comes"
  11. "Satisfied"
  12. "I Love U in Me"
  13. "Automatic"
  14. "Sometimes It Snows in April"
  15. "The Beautiful Ones"
  16. "Raspberry Beret"
  17. "Starfish and Coffee"
  18. "Paisley Park"
  19. ;Encore
  20. "Adore"
Late show
  1. "The Love We Make"
  2. "Over the Rainbow"
  3. "Batman Theme"
  4. "Big City"
  5. "Ruff Enuff"
  6. "Little Red Corvette" / "Dirty Mind"
  7. "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker"
  8. "The Max"
  9. "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
  10. "Do Me, Baby"
  11. "Sweet Thing"
  12. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore"
  13. "Waiting in Vain" / "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
  14. "The Ladder"
  15. "The Beautiful Ones"
  16. "1000 X's & O's"
  17. "Black Muse"
  18. "Raspberry Beret"
  19. ;Encore
  20. "Starfish and Coffee"
  21. "Paisley Park"
  22. "Purple Rain"
;Notes
  • The first show on February 16, in Melbourne, Australia, Prince dedicated performances of "Little Red Corvette", "Dirty Mind", "The Ladder", "The Beautiful Ones" and "Adore" in special tribute to Vanity, who died on February 15, 2016. He also shared memorable heart-felt stories when they were together. Prince also performed "The Dawn", an unreleased track from 1984 seemingly in connection with the passing of Vanity.

Shows

DateCityCountryVenue
January 21, 2016MinneapolisUnited StatesPaisley Park
Two shows
February 16, 2016MelbourneAustraliaState Theatre
Two shows each evening
February 17, 2016MelbourneAustraliaState Theatre
Two shows each evening
February 20, 2016SydneyAustraliaSydney Opera House
Two shows
February 21, 2016SydneyAustraliaState Theatre
Two shows
February 24, 2016AucklandNew ZealandASB Theatre
Two shows
February 25, 2016PerthAustraliaPerth Arena
February 28, 2016OaklandUnited StatesParamount Theatre
Two shows
March 4, 2016OaklandUnited StatesOracle Arena
March 21, 2016MontrealCanadaThéâtre Maisonneuve
Two shows
March 25, 2016TorontoCanadaSony Centre for the Performing Arts
Two shows
April 14, 2016AtlantaUnited StatesFox Theatre
Two shows

;Cancellations and/or rescheduled shows
Prince was also scheduled to perform in the UK, including the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, Glasgow, and Birmingham. However, these were cancelled due to ticket touts and the Paris attacks.