Questlove Will Curate a Prince Orchestral Tribute Tour
Questlove is the perfect person to curate a Prince tribute tour
Questlove is probably one of the biggest, and most knowledgeable, Prince fans on the planet. So it's only right that Questlove is teaming up with the Prince estate to curate an orchestral Prince tribute tour called 4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince.
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The music on the tour will be performed by the live band Wolf Trap Orchestra and an assortment of vocalists. Questlove was the one who picked the songs. He also worked on the orchestral arrangements. The Prince Estate is providing videos and photos for the tour.
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The tour kicks off on September 6th at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. The tour concludes at the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in Kansas City, Missouri on October 21.
Check out the dates for the tour below.
New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre
9/8 Washington, DC - Wolftrap
9/9 Richmond, VA - Altria Theatre
9/11 Norfolk, VA - Chrysler Hall
9/12 Charlotte, NC - Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/13 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheatre
9/14 Asheville, NC - Cellular Center
9/15 Atlanta, GA - Verizon Amphitheatre
9/19 Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Center for the Arts
9/20 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
9/21 Binghamton, NY - Anderson Center
9/22 Lynn, MA - Lynn Memorial Hall
9/24 Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
9/25 Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre
9/26 Nashville, TN - Jackson Hall (TPAC)
9/27 Nashville, TN - Jackson Hall (TPAC)
9/28 Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
9/29 Cleveland, OH - State Theatre
9/30 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10/2 Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center
10/3 Gainesville, FL - O'Connell Center
10/4 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Broward Center
10/5 Tampa, FL - Sun Dome
10/6 Jacksonville, FL - Florida Theatre
10/7 Orlando, FL - Dr. Phillips Center
10/10 Grand Rapids, MI - 20 Monroe
10/11 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
10/12 Louisville, KY - The Palace
10/13 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
10/14 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
10/16 Midland, TX - Wagner Noel
10/17 Dallas, TX - Music Factory
10/18 Houston, TX - Smart Financial Centre
10/19 San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theater
10/21 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
Source: Rolling Stone