Recorded at The Forum in Los Angeles on 28 April 2011, during the “Welcome 2 America” residency, this filmed live concert shows Prince as a total showman. A singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, he fuses funk, soul, rock and pop into a single flow of energy on stage, shifting from minimal grooves to bursts of guitar. Backed by a tight band and a horn section, he runs through his hits and reworkings in a show where dance, voice and improvisation become one. The recording captures the stagecraft of an artist who could command an arena like a club, alternating collective peaks with suspended moments at the piano. This 2011 performance belongs to one of Prince’s last major American tours, five years before his death, and reminds us why he remains an absolute reference of the funk and soul scene. For fans, this full concert distils his live genius: precision, spontaneity and a sense of groove pushed to their peak.
Setlist
- Joy in Repetition (introduction)
- Joy in Repetition
- Brown Skin (reprise d'India.Arie, avec Shelby J.)
- Shhh
- Controversy
- Theme From "Which Way Is Up" (reprise de Stargard)
- What Have You Done for Me Lately (reprise de Janet Jackson)
- Make You Feel My Love (reprise de Bob Dylan, avec Shelby J.)
- Misty Blue (reprise d'Eddy Arnold, avec Shelby J.)
- Let's Go Crazy
- Delirious
- 1999
- Little Red Corvette
- Purple Rain (rappel)
- The Bird (reprise de The Time)
- Jungle Love (reprise de The Time)
- A Love Bizarre (reprise de Sheila E.)
- Kiss
- Play That Funky Music (reprise de Wild Cherry)
- Hollywood Swingin' (reprise de Kool & the Gang)
- Fantastic Voyage (reprise de Lakeside)
- More Than This (reprise de Roxy Music)
Personnel & credits
- Prince — vocals, guitar
- Shelby J. — backing vocals
- Liv Warfield — backing vocals
- Elisa Fiorillo — backing vocals
- Morris Hayes — keyboards
- Renato Neto — keyboards
- Cassandra O'Neal — keyboards
- Ida Nielsen — bass
- John Blackwell — drums
- Maya McClean — dance
- Nandy McClean — dance
