The Earth Tour: 21 Nights in London was a

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by American recording artist

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that commenced on 1 August 2007 and concluded on 21 September 2007. Tickets for all 21 nights were sold-out. The residency was announced at a press conference on 8 May 2007. It was nominally in support of his recently released ''

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'' album which had been distributed in the UK for free with copies of ''

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'' newspaper on 15 July 2007, although the performances themselves primarily concentrated on earlier hits. Tickets for the concerts were priced at £31.21, echoing the title of Prince's 2006 album '' 3121''. The show featured Prince and his band playing "

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" on a stage in the shape of Prince's iconic Love Symbol #2 in the centre of the arena, surrounded by the audience. The

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changed nightly as Prince used code-words to direct his band to his next song choice (from a list of 200 songs that they had rehearsed in advance) on the fly. The concerts were followed by an after-party held at the neighbouring

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venue, also housed within

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facility, and which often saw Prince continue to perform, although these appearances were not guaranteed. The Earth Tour remains the longest residency to have been held at the venue. The total audience attendance at the concerts was over 351,000.

Set list

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U Got the Look "U Got the Look" is a song by American musician Prince. It opens the second disc of Prince's double album ''Sign o' the Times'' (1987), and became the album's runner-up chart single. Musically, the song is a standard 12-bar rock song with emphasis ...

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If I Was Your Girlfriend "If I Was Your Girlfriend" is the second single from American musician Prince's 1987 double album ''Sign o' the Times''. The song was a hit in the United Kingdom but was only a minor hit in America. It was originally from the '' Camille'' project ...

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Pink Cashmere "Pink Cashmere" is a song by American musician Prince, released as a single from his 1993 compilations, '' The Hits 2'' and ''The Hits/The B-Sides''. In the US, the B-side was the 1978 track, "Soft and Wet", while Germany backed the song with the ...

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Take Me with U "Take Me with U" is a song by Prince and the Revolution, and the final US single released from their album, '' Purple Rain'' (1984). Background The song is sung as a duet with Apollonia Kotero, and was originally intended to be performed by Va ...

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Nothing Compares 2 U "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a song written and composed by Prince for his side project, The Family; the song featured on their eponymous 1985 debut album. The song features lyrics exploring feelings of longing from the point of view of an abando ...

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Let's Go Crazy "Let's Go Crazy" is a 1984 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album '' Purple Rain''. It was the opening track on both the album and the film '' Purple Rain''. "Let's Go Crazy" was one of Prince's most popular songs, and was a staple f ...

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Little Red Corvette "Little Red Corvette" is a song by American recording artist Prince. The song combines a Linn LM-1 beat and slow synth buildup with a rock chorus, over which Prince, using several automobile metaphors, recalls a one-night stand with a beautiful pro ...

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Raspberry Beret "Raspberry Beret" is a song written by American musician Prince and is the lead single from Prince & the Revolution's 1985 album ''Around the World in a Day''. Background The sound of the song expanded upon previous Prince arrangements, incorpor ...

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A Love Bizarre "A Love Bizarre" is a song written by Prince and Sheila E. The song is a duet between both singers and it appears on Sheila E.'s 1985 album ''Romance 1600''. It clocks in at 12:16, but the single version is 3:46 in duration. It made its debut in t ...

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Sexy Dancer "Sexy Dancer" was the follow-up single to Prince's self-titled second album in the UK. It was the first Prince single released outside the United States that was not released as a single stateside. The disco number has few lyrics but is not short o ...

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Band lineup

Shows

References

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