Prince 20Ten

{{Short description|2010 concert tour by Prince}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Prince 20Ten

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| artist = Prince

| location = {{hlist|Europe|Asia}}

| album = 20Ten

| start_date = July 4, 2010

| end_date = November 18, 2010

| number_of_legs = 2

| number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|14 in Europe|1 in Asia|15 in total (24 scheduled)}}

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| last_tour = The Earth Tour: 21 Nights in London
(2007)

| this_tour = Prince 20Ten
(2010)

| next_tour = Welcome 2
(2010–12)

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Prince 20Ten was a concert tour performed by American recording artist Prince in 2010 to promote his 20Ten album. The tour was divided in two legs, the first set of shows were from July 4 to July 25. The tour kicked off in Denmark and took Prince to Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, and Portugal.{{cite web |url=http://simoneniga.wordpress.com/prince-%E2%80%9C20ten%E2%80%9D-tour-2010/ |title=Prince "20TEN" Tour 2010 « Prince@Music.Niga |access-date=2010-08-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714101352/http://simoneniga.wordpress.com/prince-%E2%80%9C20ten%E2%80%9D-tour-2010/ |archive-date=2010-07-14 }} Larry Graham and Mint Condition were supporting acts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawnation.com/menu2/ontour.html|title=DAWNATION: Ontour}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Prince_20TEN_Tour|title=Prince 20TEN Tour - Prince Vault}} He rehearsed them in Paisley Park Studios.{{Cite web|url=http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2010/09/24/janelle-monae-jams-with-prince/|title = Janelle Monae Jams with PRINCE!|date = 24 September 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2010/09/24/prince-set-to-funk-up-northern-europe/|title=PRINCE Set to Funk up Northern Europe|date=24 September 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2010/09/30/official-prince-tour-announcement/|title = Official PRINCE Tour Announcement|date = 30 September 2010}} The second leg was from October 15 to November 18.{{Cite web|url=http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2010/09/28/prince-announces-more-20ten-tour-dates/|title = PRINCE Announces More 20Ten Tour Dates|date = 28 September 2010}} He played these dates with a slightly different band and no supporting acts. This leg of the tour took him to Norway, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He also took the tour to the United Arab Emirates where he performed at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Set list

The set list and duration varied heavily during the tour. During a single concert Prince would perform between 25 and 45 songs from the list below.

;Set list of July 4, 2010, at the Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark{{Cite web|url=http://www.princevault.com/index.php/04_July,_2010|title = 04 July 2010 - Prince Vault}}

  1. "Venus de Milo" (performed by Cassandra O'Neal on keyboards and vocals, sans Prince)
  2. "Let's Go Crazy"
  3. "Delirious" ft Frederic Yonnet (includes "Let's Go Crazy" coda)
  4. "1999"
  5. "Little Red Corvette"
  6. "Controversy" (includes "(I Like) Funky Music" chants)
  7. "Sexy Dancer"/"Le Freak" (includes "Controversy" coda and "Housequake" chants) (performed with Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease)
  8. "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"
  9. "Take Me with U" (performed with Sheila E.)
  10. "Guitar"
  11. "Angel" (performed with Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease)
  12. "Lean on Me" (performed with Elisa Dease)
  13. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (performed with Shelby J., with fake jazz arrangement)
  14. "Purple Rain"

Encore

  1. "Mountains" (includes "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", performed by Elisa Dease)
  2. "Everyday People"
  3. "I Want to Take You Higher" (includes "Love Rollercoaster" interpolation)

Encore 2

  1. "Kiss"

Encore 3

  1. "Dance (Disco Heat)" (performed with Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease)

;Set list of July 13, 2010, at the Wiener Stadhalle, Vienna, Austria{{Cite web|url=http://www.princevault.com/index.php/13_July,_2010|title = 13 July 2010 - Prince Vault}}

  1. "Purple Rain" (performed with Sheila E.)
  2. "Let's Go Crazy" (performed with Sheila E.)
  3. "Delirious" (includes "Let's Go Crazy" coda) (performed with Sheila E.)
  4. "1999" (performed with Sheila E.)
  5. "Shhh"
  6. "Cream" (performed with Sheila E.)
  7. "Dreamer"
  8. "Stratus"
  9. "The Glamorous Life" (performed with Sheila E., sans Prince)
  10. "The Question of U" (Instrumental)/"The One" (includes "Fallin'" and "Electric Man" interpolations) (performed with Sheila E.)
  11. "Musicology" (includes "Housequake" percussion interpolation, "Tighten Up" vocal interpolation and "Watermelon Man" segue-coda) (performed with Sheila E.)
  12. "Take Me with U" (performed with Sheila E.)
  13. "Kiss" (performed with Sheila E.)
  14. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (performed with Shelby J.)

Encore

  1. "The Bird" (performed with Sheila E.)
  2. "Jungle Love" (includes "Play That Funky Music" and "(I Like) Funky Music" chants) (performed with Sheila E.)
  3. "A Love Bizarre" (includes "(I Like) Funky Music" chants and "I Know You Got Soul" interpolation) (performed with Sheila E.)
  4. "Dance (Disco Heat)" (includes "Everybody Loves Me" chants and "Love Rollercoaster" guitar interpolation) (performed with Shelby J., Liv Warfield and Elisa Dease)

Encore 2

  1. "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" (includes "Please, Please, Please")

Encore 3

  1. "Mountains" (includes "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", performed by Elisa Dease and Sheila E.)
  2. "Everyday People" (performed with Sheila E.)
  3. "I Want to Take You Higher" (performed with Sheila E.)
  4. "Ol' Skool Company" (includes "Purple Rain" tease intro and "Also Sprach Zarathustra" interpolation) (performed with Sheila E.)

Encore 4

  1. "Peach" (performed with Sheila E., sans Cora Coleman-Dunham)

Tour dates

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|+ List of 2010 concerts{{Cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/97737/9|title = Prince Reveals New Album 20TEN Giveaway, Tour Dates & Tickets - Stereoboard}}{{Cite web |url=http://roskilde-festival.dk/index.php?id=2917 |title=Prince to Roskilde Festival |access-date=2011-12-17 |archive-date=2012-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527182647/http://roskilde-festival.dk/index.php?id=2917 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2010/09/28/prince-announces-more-20ten-tour-dates|title=PRINCE Announces More 20Ten Tour Dates|date=28 September 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5602/Muziek/article/detail/1919486/2010/11/19/Prince-geeft-intiem-optreden-in-Gelredome.dhtml|title = }}

! style="width:150px;"| Date

! style="width:150px;"| City

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! style="width:250px;"| Venue

July 4, 2010

|Roskilde

|Denmark

|Roskilde Festival

July 5, 2010

|Berlin

|Germany

|Waldbühne

July 9, 2010

|Arras

|France

|La Citadelle

July 10, 2010

|Werchter

|Belgium

|Werchter Festival Park

July 13, 2010

|Vienna

|Austria

|Wiener Stadthalle

July 18, 2010

|Lisbon

|Portugal

|Super Bock Super Rock

July 25, 2010

|Nice

|France

|Stade Charles-Ehrmann

October 18, 2010

|Bergen

|Norway

|Vestlandshallen

October 20, 2010

|Copenhagen

|rowspan="2"|Denmark

|Forum Copenhagen

October 22, 2010

|Herning

|Jyske Bank Boxen

November 2, 2010

|Rome

|rowspan="2"|Italy

|PalaLottomatica

November 3, 2010

|Milan

|Mediolanum Forum

November 8, 2010

|Antwerp

|Belgium

|Sportpaleis

November 14, 2010

|Abu Dhabi

|United Arab Emirates

|Du Arena

November 18, 2010

|Arnhem

|Netherlands

|GelreDome

=Box office score data=

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! width="250"|Venue

! width="150"|City

! width="180"|Tickets Sold / Available

! width="150"|Gross Revenue

Sportpaleis

|Antwerp

|14,391 / 15,719 (92%)

|$1,865,020

Band

  • Prince: Lead Vocals and Guitar
  • Cora Coleman Dunham: Drums [First Leg]
  • John Blackwell: Drums [Second Leg]
  • Joshua Dunham: Bass [First Leg]
  • Ida Nielsen: Bass [Second Leg]
  • Cassandra O' Neal: Keyboards
  • Morris Hayes: Keyboards
  • Renato Neto: Keyboards [Second Leg]
  • Shelby Johnson: Vocals
  • Elisa Dease: Vocals
  • Liv Warfield: Vocals
  • Frédéric Yonnet: Harmonica [First Leg]
  • Sheila E.: Percussion and Vocals [Second Leg]

Due to unknown reasons, Sheila E. did not appear after the October 22 show.{{Cite web|url=http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2010/10/25/sheila-e-is-out-for-rest-of-prince-tour/|title = Sheila e. Is Out for Rest of Prince Tour|date = 25 October 2010}}

  • Madje Malki : FOH Sound
  • Tifred Lucas : Monitor Sound
  • Andy Doig : Lights

References