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| date                  = 23 March 1985
 
| date                  = 23 March 1985
 
| tour name            = Purple Rain Tour
 
| tour name            = Purple Rain Tour
| image                = [[File:1985-003-23.jpg]]
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| image                = [[File:1985-003-23-UNIONDALE.jpg|280px]]
| comment              = Ticket courtesy of roaldbakker@hotmail.com
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| comment              =  
 
| venue                = [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]
 
| venue                = [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]
 
| city, state          = Uniondale, New York
 
| city, state          = Uniondale, New York
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{{Concert-setlist|1=|t1=Songs|t2=Additional Songs|t3=Remarks / Personnel}}
 
{{Concert-setlist|1=|t1=Songs|t2=Additional Songs|t3=Remarks / Personnel}}
 
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| {{l}} [[Let's Go Crazy]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[Let’s Go Crazy]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[Delirious]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[Delirious]] {{segue}} {{l}} ''incl.'' [[Let’s Go Crazy]] ''instrumental reprise'' {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[1999]] {{segue}} {{l}} ''incl.'' [[Reveille]] {{Inter}} {{l}}  
 
| {{l}} [[1999]] {{segue}} {{l}} ''incl.'' [[Reveille]] {{Inter}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[Little Red Corvette]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
| {{l}} [[Little Red Corvette]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[Take Me With U]] {{l}} ''incl.'' [[All The Critics Love U In New York]] {{Inter}} ''(instrumental)''  {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[Take Me With U]] {{l}} ''incl.'' [[All The Critics Love U In New York]] {{Inter}}   {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[Yankee Doodle]] ''(instrumental) interlude'' {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} ''[[Purple Rain Tour Interlude|"Interlude"]]'' {{l}} {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[Do Me, Baby]] {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''w/ band backing'' </small>
 
| {{l}} [[Do Me, Baby]] {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''w/ band backing'' </small>
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| {{l}} [[Irresistible Bitch]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
| {{l}} [[Irresistible Bitch]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[Possessed]] {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[Possessed]] {{l}} ''incl.'' [[Licking Stick - Licking Stick]] {{Inter}} {{l}}  
 
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| {{setP}} {{l}} [[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{setP}} {{l}} [[How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
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| {{setP}} {{l}} [[Condition Of The Heart]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
| {{setP}} {{l}} [[Condition Of The Heart]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{setP}} {{l}} [[Head]] {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''w/ band backing'' </small>
 
| {{setP}} {{l}} [[Head]] {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''w/ band backing'' </small>
 
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| {{l}} [[Let's Pretend We're Married]] / [[International Lover]] {{l}} ''incl. 'Temptation' {{T}} intro'' {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[Let’s Pretend We’re Married]] / [[International Lover]] {{l}} ''incl. 'A bad case of temptation' tease intro'' {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[God]] {{l}} {{l}}  
 
| {{l}} [[God]] {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[I Would Die 4 U]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
| {{l}} [[I Would Die 4 U]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}}  
 
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| {{l}} [[Baby I'm A Star]] {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''w/ [[Jerome Benton|Benton]], [[Greg Brooks|Brooks]], [[Wally Safford|Safford]] & [[Sheila E.]] & band members '' </small>
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| {{l}} [[Baby I’m A Star]] {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''w/ [[Sheila E.]], [[Miko Weaver]], [[Eddie M.]], [[Juan Escovedo]], [[Susie Davis]], [[Jerome Benton]], [[Greg Brooks]] & [[Wally Safford]]'' </small>
 
{{encore}}
 
{{encore}}
 
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| {{l}} [[Purple Rain]] {{l}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[Purple Rain]] {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''w/ [[Sheila E.]], [[Miko Weaver]], [[Eddie M.]], [[Juan Escovedo]], [[Susie Davis]] & [[Jerome Benton]]'' </small>
 
{{encore}}
 
{{encore}}
 
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| {{l}} [[America]] {{l}} ''incl.'' [[When The Saints Go Marching In]] {{Inter}} {{l}}  
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| {{l}} [[America]] {{l}} ''incl.'' [[Spanish Key]] {{H-Int}} & [[When The Saints Go Marching In]] {{Inter}} {{l}}  
 
{{blank}}
 
{{blank}}
 
{{setlist-footer-new}}  
 
{{setlist-footer-new}}  
 
{{Concert-footer|
 
{{Concert-footer|
| trivia                =  
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| trivia                = * Tickets for this (and four other Uniondale shows) went on sale on Saturday 16 February 1985. Nearly 10,000 people were lining up since Friday 15 February for the initially announced first five shows.
| soundcheck            = * ''Instrumental Jam #1: A New Funk'' / ''Instrumental Jam #2: Miles Of Eric'' / [[Let's Go Crazy]] / [[When Doves Cry]]
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| soundcheck            = * ''Instrumental Jam #1: A New Funk'' (incl.'' [[100 MPH]] ''bassline) / ''Instrumental Jam #2: Miles Of Eric'' / [[Let’s Go Crazy]] ''(Instrumental )'' / [[When Doves Cry]]
 
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| advertised start time = 8:00 p.m.
 
| advertised start time = 8:00 p.m.
 
| length of show        = ?
 
| length of show        = ?
| ticket price          = $ 17.50
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| ticket price          = $17.50
| attendance/capacity  = ? / 16,700
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| attendance/capacity  = 16,700 / sold out
 
| previous concert      = [[22 March 1985]]  
 
| previous concert      = [[22 March 1985]]  
 
| date                  = 23 March 1985
 
| date                  = 23 March 1985

Latest revision as of 20:31, 11 December 2023

22 March 1985   < < < Tour Overview All Shows > > >   24 March 1985


Purple Rain Tour
23 March 1985
Venue Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
City, Country Uniondale, New York, USA
Band Prince (vox, guitar, keyboard), Bobby Z. (drums), Brown Mark (bass), Wendy Melvoin (guitar), Lisa Coleman (keyboards), Dr. Fink (keyboards), Eric Leeds (saxophone)
Guest(s) Jerome Benton (dance), Greg Brooks (dance), Wally Safford (dance), Sheila E. (percussion), Miko Weaver (guitar), Eddie M. (saxophone), Juan Escovedo (percussion), Susie Davis (tambourine)
1985-003-23-UNIONDALE.jpg
Setlist
Songs Additional Songs Remarks / Personnel

Let’s Go Crazy Arrow.png
Delirious Arrow.png incl. Let’s Go Crazy instrumental reprise
1999 Arrow.png incl. Reveille [Int]
Little Red Corvette Arrow.png
Take Me With U incl. All The Critics Love U In New York [Int]
"Interlude"
Do Me, Baby w/ band backing
Irresistible Bitch Arrow.png
Possessed incl. Licking Stick - Licking Stick [Int]
SetPiano.png How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore Arrow.png
SetPiano.png Condition Of The Heart Arrow.png
SetPiano.png Raspberry Beret w/ band backing
SetPiano.png Head w/ band backing
Let’s Pretend We’re Married / International Lover incl. 'A bad case of temptation' tease intro
God
Computer Blue Arrow.png
Darling Nikki
The Beautiful Ones Arrow.png incl. 'backwards' The Dance Electric / wind chime intro
When Doves Cry
 
I Would Die 4 U Arrow.png
Baby I’m A Star w/ Sheila E., Miko Weaver, Eddie M., Juan Escovedo, Susie Davis, Jerome Benton, Greg Brooks & Wally Safford
 
Purple Rain w/ Sheila E., Miko Weaver, Eddie M., Juan Escovedo, Susie Davis & Jerome Benton
 
America incl. Spanish Key [H-int] & When The Saints Go Marching In [Int]
 
 

See here for index, code, and color legend

Show Facts
Advertised Start Time / Start Time Length Of Show Attendance/Capacity Ticket Prices

8:00 p.m. / ? ? 16,700 / sold out $17.50
 
Trivia

  • Tickets for this (and four other Uniondale shows) went on sale on Saturday 16 February 1985. Nearly 10,000 people were lining up since Friday 15 February for the initially announced first five shows.
 
Soundcheck Support Act(s)


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