To honor the life and legacy of the singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and all-around pop-culture icon Prince on the anniversary of his death, his former home Paisley Park will host a four day extravaganza. Simply titled Celebration 2017, the event will be hosted on April 20-23 (Prince died on April 21st).
Paisley Park was recently turned into a museum to commemorate Prince. Located in the suburban town of Chanhassen outside of Minneapolis, it was the home of the singer for many years before his death.
Celebration 2017 will include live music, panel discussions and presentations. The discussions and presentations will be focused on the talent and influence of Prince as a producer, composer, musician, performer and filmmaker. According to the event flyer, artists that will perform at the festival include The Revolution (Prince’s original band), New Power Generation (Prince’s backing band from 1990-2013) and Morris Day & the Time – Day performed with Prince in a band in high school and The Time are one considered pioneers of what is now known as the “Minneapolis sound.” Also performing will be Shelby J and Liv Warfield of New Power Generation perfomring with members from 3rdEyeGirl (Prince’s backing band from 2014 until his death). Festival goers will also be treated to guided tours of the Paisley Park museum.
The Revolution recently reunited to perform a pair of reunion shows in Minneapolis at the famed venue First Avenue. The venue served as a filming location for scenes of the Purple Rain film as well as one of the launching pads for Prince’s career.
General admission for this inaugural Celebration festival will run at $499. VIP passes are priced at $999 – these passes include special VIP seating, on-site parking, photo and autograph opportunities with special guests and special merchandise and a meal pass. Find tickets for the event here.
Last month Prince fans got some more good news when it was revealed that a future greatest hits album and reissue of Purple Rain would include previously unreleased and unheard music. That promise was made good just few days ago when the song “Moonbeam Levels” was unveiled via ABC News.
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