Prince Vault:Selected anniversaries/October 2

2 October

Releases

• 1985 – Release of America b/w Girl is released in the US as a 7" and 12"

Concerts

• 1988 – New York, NY, USA: Madison Square Garden
• 1997 – Fresno, CA, USA: Selland Arena
• 2002 – Birmingham, England: Carling Academy (tentatively planned, never public date)

Miscellaneous

• 1987 – Prince attends David Bowie’s second concert at the St. Paul Civic Center.
• 1990 – The single Thieves In The Temple is awarded gold by the RIAA (500.000 copies)
• 2013 – An excerpt of Big City is put up on the NPG Twitter Account

Associated Artists

• 1985 – Sheila E. performs in Tokyo, Japan: Nakano Sun Plaza Hall (中野サンプラザ ホール)
• 1987 – A reunited The Time perform at the 6th Annual Minnesota Black Music Awards held in St. Paul, MN, USA: Roy Wilkins Auditorium

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