Tour by Prince | |
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Associated album | Batman |
Start date | June 2, 1990 |
End date | September 10, 1990 |
Legs | 2 |
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Prince concert chronology |
The Nude Tour was a greatest-hits concert tour by American recording artist Prince. While his previous tour had drawn critical praise, the high cost of the concert tour production made it a financial disappointment; thus, Prince eliminated much of the excessiveness of the previous tour to be more financially viable. To make the tour as cost effective as possible, Prince decided not to tour in the U.S. this time, and thus he did not return to performing in North America until the Act I Tour in 1993.
Unlike the previous year's Lovesexy Tour, the Nude Tour promised a stripped-down, back to basics concert that saw Prince eliminate many of the excessive and expensive set designs that were produced for the Sign o' the Times and Lovesexy tours, thus the "Nude" moniker. The setlist was reduced to a limited number of his hits from the 1980s with a few tracks from the Batman and then-forthcoming Graffiti Bridge albums, resulting in all the songs being played in their entirety and much shorter shows. In a move to promote a more youth-friendly image, as well as cut costs, Prince chose to eliminate the veteran horn section from the band. [1] According to academic Joseph Vogel, "The new image was clear: Prince wanted to present as young, black, and hip." [2]
Although Prince had previously expressed negative views toward rap music on The Black Album [2] (which, at the time, had not been released but had been widely bootlegged), he included rapping by Tony Mosley (known as Tony M.) in the song "The Future" during the Nude Tour. [2] [3]
Tony M., Kirk Johnson, and Damon Dickson were referred to as the Game Boyz. [3]
This set list is based on an average setlist of the entire, it does not represent the entire tour. [6]
Encore
Alterations
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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June 2, 1990 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Stadion Feijenoord | 80,920 / 89,230 | $2,029,473 |
June 3, 1990 | |||||
June 5, 1990 [lower-alpha 1] | Copenhagen | Denmark | Gentofte Stadion | 18,128 / 18,128 | — |
June 6, 1990 | Kiel | Germany | Ostseehalle | 11,500 / 11,500 | $315,790 |
June 7, 1990 [lower-alpha 2] | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | 14,000 / 14,000 | $813,540 | |
June 9, 1990 | |||||
June 10, 1990 | Hanover | Niedersachsenstadion | 37,000 / 37,000 | $1,128,870 | |
June 12, 1990 | Berlin | Waldbühne | 22,560 / 23,000 | $702,067 | |
June 13, 1990 | Dortmund | Westfalenhallen | 26,109 / 26,109 [lower-alpha 3] | $2,382,446 [lower-alpha 3] | |
June 14, 1990 | Munich | Olympiastadion | 52,900 / 52,900 | $1,573,246 | |
June 16, 1990 [lower-alpha 4] | Paris | France | Parc des Princes | 45,677 / 45,677 | $1,911,125 |
June 17, 1990 [lower-alpha 5] | Lille | Escape Foire | 27,122 / 27,122 | $851,088 | |
June 19, 1990 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 [lower-alpha 6] | $4,363,364 [lower-alpha 6] |
June 20, 1990 | |||||
June 22, 1990 | |||||
June 23, 1990 | |||||
June 25, 1990 | |||||
June 26, 1990 | |||||
June 27, 1990 | |||||
June 29, 1990 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre | 52,000 / 52,000 [lower-alpha 7] | $1,339,000 [lower-alpha 7] | |
June 30, 1990 | |||||
July 1, 1990 | |||||
July 3, 1990 | London | Wembley Arena | [lower-alpha 6] | [lower-alpha 6] | |
July 4, 1990 | |||||
July 7, 1990 [lower-alpha 8] | Cork | Ireland | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 56,010 / 56,010 | $1,520,111 |
July 9, 1990 | London | England | Wembley Arena | [lower-alpha 6] | [lower-alpha 6] |
July 10, 1990 | |||||
July 11, 1990 | |||||
July 13, 1990 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre | [lower-alpha 7] | [lower-alpha 7] | |
July 15, 1990 [lower-alpha 9] | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob-Park | 51,015 / 51,015 | $2,524,732 |
July 17, 1990 [lower-alpha 10] | Rome | Italy | Stadio Flaminio | 13,000 / 13,000 | — |
July 18, 1990 | Cava de' Tirreni | Stadio Simonetta Lamberti | 19,980 / 30,000 | ||
July 22, 1990 [lower-alpha 11] | Madrid | Spain | Vicente Calderón Stadium | 64,912 / 64,912 | $1,862,325 |
July 24, 1990 | Valencia | Mestalla Stadium | 48,127 / 48,127 | $1,036,339 | |
July 25, 1990 [lower-alpha 12] | Barcelona | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 49,455 / 49,455 | $1,410,256 | |
July 27, 1990 [lower-alpha 13] | Marbella | Estadio Municipal de Marbella | 29,765 / 29,765 | $640,543 | |
July 29, 1990 | A Coruña | Estadio Santa Maria del Mar | 25,575 / 25,575 | $733,746 | |
August 4, 1990 [lower-alpha 14] | Werchter | Belgium | Festival Terrein | 22,980 / 22,980 | $679,748 |
August 5, 1990 [lower-alpha 15] | Heerenveen | Netherlands | Thialf | 12,090 / 12,090 | $317,640 |
August 6, 1990 [lower-alpha 16] | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | [lower-alpha 3] | [lower-alpha 3] |
August 8, 1990 [lower-alpha 17] | Mannheim | Maimarkthalle | 75,894 / 79,000 | $2,365,616 | |
August 10, 1990 [lower-alpha 18] | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | 10,550 / 10,550 | — |
August 11, 1990 [lower-alpha 19] | Stockholm | Globe Arena | 29,000 / 29,000 | $735,700 | |
August 12, 1990 [lower-alpha 20] | |||||
August 16, 1990 [lower-alpha 21] | Lausanne | Switzerland | Stade olympique de la Pontaise | 32,080 / 32,080 | $1,586,997 |
August 18, 1990 [lower-alpha 22] | Nice | France | Stade Charles-Ehrmann | 30,500 / 30,500 | $1,292,285 |
August 20, 1990 | London | England | Wembley Arena | [lower-alpha 6] | [lower-alpha 6] |
August 21, 1990 [lower-alpha 23] | Manchester | Maine Road | 35,770 / 35,770 | $921,077 | |
August 22, 1990 | London | Wembley Arena | [lower-alpha 6] | [lower-alpha 6] | |
August 23, 1990 | |||||
August 24, 1990 | |||||
August 30, 1990 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | 90,550 / 90,550 | $7,476,712 |
August 31, 1990 | |||||
September 2, 1990 | Nishinomiya | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 36,605 / 36,605 | $2,686,441 | |
September 6, 1990 | Sapporo | Makomanai Open Stadium | 22,500 / 22,500 | $1,652,275 | |
September 10, 1990 | Yokohama | Yokohama Stadium | 41,110 / 41,110 | $3,394,453 | |
Total | 1,208,605 / 1,219,351 (99.11%) | $50,247,005 |
Date [8] | City | Country | Venue |
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April 27, 1990 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt |
April 28, 1990 | |||
April 29, 1990 | |||
May 8, 1990 [lower-alpha 24] | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
May 9, 1990 | |||
May 15, 1990 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
May 22, 1990 | Lyon | France | Stade de Gerland |
May 23, 1990 | Strasbourg | Stade de la Meinau | |
May 25, 1990 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
May 30, 1990 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Rotterdam |
June 17, 1990 | Paris | France | Parc des Princes |
July 28, 1990 [lower-alpha 25] | Würzburg | West Germany | Talavera Wiesen |
July 20, 1990 [lower-alpha 26] | Turin | Italy | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
July 30, 1990 | Udine | Stadio Friuli | |
August 7, 1990 [lower-alpha 27] | Dortmund | West Germany | Westfalenhallen |
August 14, 1990 [lower-alpha 28] | Oldenburg | Weser-Ems Halle | |
August 18, 1990 | Nimes | France | Arena of Nimes |
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