Is Prince Returning To His Stomping Grounds?
The last time Prince played one of his (cough) “surprise” shows at First Avenue, the downtown Minneapolis nightclub where Purple Rain was filmed, he was previewing his new double-LP, Sign ‘O’ the Times. There have been so many rumors that he’d be putting in another appearance at the former Greyhound depot that usually they’ve been easily ignorable. Just now, though, a MySpace bulletin went up from a fairly reliable source claiming that Prince is playing First Avenue this Saturday night, after his concert across the street at the Target Center. “Absolutely no fucking guest list,” the message says. Tickets? $31.21. The First Avenue Web site states only that there will be a Har Mar Superstar show at 6 p.m. and the regular dance night, Too Much Love, at 10. But if it’s true, I can only kick myself for not extending my just-finished vacation in Minneapolis a few more days.
