NEW YORK: The Revolution, Prince’s backing band during the 1999 and Purple Rain era, will reunite for a pair of tribute shows honoring the late music star, the BBC reports.
The group will perform in Minneapolis — which was the partial setting of the Purple Rain film — on Sept. 2 and 3.
Key members Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Brown Mark, Bobby Z and Matt “Doctor” Fink will all take part.
Announcing the shows, they called Prince’s death a “profound loss.”
“Only by playing for you, the fans, can we be Prince’s Revolution,” they added. “He gives us to one another now, as we all start to heal and fill forever emptiness with sound. Together we are The Revolution.”
Bassist Brown Mark hinted more dates could be announced soon, writing on Facebook: “Minneapolis First Avenue is just the beginning.”
’The Revolution’ announces Prince tribute shows
