Act I Tour

1993

Y’all make me sorry I stayed away so long!

The Act I Tour was the name given to leg one of a wider world tour to promote Prince‘s Love Symbol Album. It was followed by the European leg of the tour, of course named Act II.

The Act I Tour marked Prince’s first full scale of tour in the USA since 1988’s Lovesexy Tour. Since 1986 Prince had been enjoying better success in Europe, where he had a string of albums sell better there than at home, and because of his confidence on dwindling home audiences Act I performed 25 dates, to small and medium sized venues.

The two legs were essentially different tours, for they marked Prince’s transition from the New Power Generation, to solo act again. The NPG’s Tony Mosley, Kirky Johnson, Damon Dickson appearances in Act I were dropped for Act II, and whereas Act I focused on tracks from the Love Symbol Album, Act II centered on Prince’s greatest hits.

The New Power Generation

Vocals/Guitar

Prince

Drums

Michael Bland

Rhythm Guitar

Levi Seacer Jr.

Keyboards

Morris Hayes

Tommy Barbarella

Bass Guitar

Sonny Thompson

Vocals

Tony Mosley

Percussion

Kirky Johnson

Trombone

Mike Nelson

Tenor Sax

Brian Gallagher

Baritone Sax

Kathy Jensen

Trumpet

Dave Jensen

Steve Strand

Dancer

Mayte Garcia

Dancer/Vocals

Damon Dickson

Total dates played

• 25 shows from 8 March to 7 April, 1993

Sample setlist

1. My Name Is Prince
2. Sexy MF
3. 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
11. The Flow
12. Johnny
13. I Wanna Melt With U
14. Sweet Baby
15. And God Created Woman
16. 3 Chains O’ Gold
17. 7
18. Let’s Go Crazy
19. Kiss
20. Irresistible Bitch
21. She’s Always In My Hair
22. Insatiable
23. Scandalous!
24. Gett Off
25. GoldNigga
26. Purple Rain
27. Partyman
28. Loose!
29. Baby I’m A Star
30. Push

Supporting album

Love Symbol Album

Warner Bros. Records

Released

5 October 1992

US Chart Peak

5

UK Chart Peak

1

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