prince to perform 4 nights on leno

March 23, 2009 by ksolo
Filed under dinner and a movie, dinner and a song

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The year was 1999. The place: New York City. The time: New Year’s Eve. The mood: uncertain. Rumors had been flying around for months about what might occur at the dawn of the new millenium. Would all computer-based electronics stop working at the stroke of midnight? Would people start rioting and looting in the streets? Would spaceships land on our planet and beam up a portion of the populace, leaving the rest of us behind to deal with post-apocalyptic turmoil? Nobody knew for sure.

So, instead of spending New Year’s Eve in Times Square watching the apple drop, I was holed up in my then-boyfriend’s basement with friends, family, drinks, and a television tuned to Prince’s live concert performance at Paisley Park Studios. If it had been any other performer, on any other New Year’s Eve, I’d probably have been pissed to be inside. But, as I found out from watching that night’s concert…no other music maker can mark the end of an era as well as Prince.

Very soon, another era will come to an end. Jay Leno will officially end his tenure as the host of The Tonight Show on May 29. This week, Prince will play 3 nights on the Leno show (Mar 25-27), and on May 28 – the eve of Leno’s departure – Prince will play a final set.

Prince’s 3-disc set drops next Sunday, March 29, so I’m guessing that we’ll hear some of that material on this week’s show and more of the all-time classics during the May 28 performance.

cheers,