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Associated album
  
Diamonds and Pearls

End date
  
July 12, 1992

Start date
  
April 3, 1992

Legs
  
3

No. of shows
  
4 in Asia 14 in Australia 32 in Europe 50 in total

The Diamonds and Pearls Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince and The New Power Generation promoting his Diamonds and Pearls album, released the previous year. The tour itinerary were scheduled dates in Asia, Europe, and for the first time, Australia. Like several of his then-recent tours, Prince chose not to tour the United States, the exception being the Lovesexy Tour in 1988. It would be 1993's Act I Tour before Prince did a full tour of the United States.

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History

More extravagant than the previous year's Nude Tour, the Diamonds and Pearls Tour had more expensive set design, and additional band members. The setlist focused mainly on songs from the album, but was spattered with a number of greatest hits. Most songs were played in their entirety. Prince added a new horn section to the band and promoted a new hip-hop image with raps by Tony M. The concerts were preceded with footage and teases from his forthcoming album, indicating that videos had already been shot and ready to be released

Opening act

  • Carmen Electra (select venues)

    • Band

  • Prince — vocals, piano and guitar
  • Levi Seacer, Jr. — guitar and vocals
  • Sonny T. — bass guitar and vocals
  • Rosie Gaines — keyboards, organ and vocals
  • Tommy Barbarella — keyboards
  • Michael Bland — drums, percussion
  • Tony M. — dancing and lead raps
  • Kirky J. and Damon Dickson — dance and vocals
  • The NPG Hornz — brass
  • Mayte Garcia, Diamond and Pearl — dancing

    • After the departure of the remaining members of The Revolution after 1990's Nude Tour, Prince decided to officially dub this new band The New Power Generation. Most of the band transferred over from the Nude Tour. Levi Seacer, Jr. was switched from bass to guitar to replace the departed Miko Weaver while Sonny T. took over for Levi on bass. Tommy Barbarella was brought in as a replacement for Doctor Fink on keyboards.

    Prince added a new horn section to the band, dubbed the NPG Hornz who, while not being active on the Diamonds and Pearls album, would contribute greatly to Prince's albums for several years.

    Dancers Diamond and Pearl were mainly eye candy and holdovers from promotional videos, but Mayte would be elevated to the focus of his next album, and eventually become Prince's bride.

    Set lists

    Setlist of 24 April 1992, at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia

    1. "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" (Introduction)
    2. "Thunder"
    3. "Daddy Pop"
    4. "Diamonds and Pearls"
    5. "Let's Go Crazy"
    6. "Kiss"
    7. "Jughead" (Includes "Dead on It" intro)
    8. "Purple Rain"
    9. "Live 4 Love"
    10. "Willing and Able" (Includes "Lively Up Yourself" intro)
    11. Interlude
    12. "Nothing Compares 2 U"
    13. "Sexy M.F."
    14. "Thieves in the Temple" (Includes snippets of "It")
    15. Medley
    16. "A Night in Tunisia" / "Strollin'" (Instrumental)
    17. "Insatiable"
    18. "Gett Off" (Includes snippets of "Gett Off (Houstyle)" and "The Flow")

    Encore I

    1. "Cream" (Includes "La, La, La, He, He, Hee" interpolation)
    2. "Chain of Fools" (Vocals by Rosie Gaines)

    Encore II

    1. Medley
    2. "1999" / "Baby I'm a Star" / "Push" (Includes "A Love Bizarre" and "My Name is Prince" interpolations)
  • Show coda (Includes "Peter Gunn Theme" interpolation)

    • References

    Diamonds and Pearls Tour Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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