Prince announces "Welcome 2 Chicago" residency
Fri. August 31, 2012 10:51 AM by GoPride.com News Staff
Shows in collaboration with Rebuild The Dream
Chicago, IL -
Prince, one of the most prolific and groundbreaking artists of our time, has announced his return to Chicago with a multi-date residency at the United Center beginning September 24.
"Welcome 2 Chicago" follows similar stints in New York City and Los Angeles.
With Prince's Welcome 2 America New York show, Rolling Stone said, "He had the crowd panting as soon as he hit the stage... It was unbelievably great. Do you go to a Prince show for predictable consistency? Ah, no. You go for moments of divinely inspired madness — and last night, he delivered as many of those as a fan could expect."
The residency will also be a collaboration of support for Rebuild the Dream, an organization founded by Van Jones that seeks to "build strong vibrant communities and to fix our economy from the ground up."
"We couldn't be more excited about partnering with a legend like Prince," said Jones. "Our economic system is broken. Rebuild the Dream exists to unite arts and organize into a potent force to support the Dreams of Our Communities. There are few artists who have Prince's unwavering commitment to a vision of a sustainable, fair economic future."
On site at the United Center, Prince and Rebuild the Dream will offer opportunities to learn about, support and take part in rebuilding vibrant and sustainable communities.
Tickets for the September 24th show will go on sale beginning September 6 at Ticketmaster.com. Additional shows will be announced shortly.
The upcoming Chicago dates will mark Prince first return to the area since 2004.
On The Web: RebuildTheDream.com
"Welcome 2 Chicago" follows similar stints in New York City and Los Angeles.
With Prince's Welcome 2 America New York show, Rolling Stone said, "He had the crowd panting as soon as he hit the stage... It was unbelievably great. Do you go to a Prince show for predictable consistency? Ah, no. You go for moments of divinely inspired madness — and last night, he delivered as many of those as a fan could expect."
The residency will also be a collaboration of support for Rebuild the Dream, an organization founded by Van Jones that seeks to "build strong vibrant communities and to fix our economy from the ground up."
"We couldn't be more excited about partnering with a legend like Prince," said Jones. "Our economic system is broken. Rebuild the Dream exists to unite arts and organize into a potent force to support the Dreams of Our Communities. There are few artists who have Prince's unwavering commitment to a vision of a sustainable, fair economic future."
On site at the United Center, Prince and Rebuild the Dream will offer opportunities to learn about, support and take part in rebuilding vibrant and sustainable communities.
Tickets for the September 24th show will go on sale beginning September 6 at Ticketmaster.com. Additional shows will be announced shortly.
The upcoming Chicago dates will mark Prince first return to the area since 2004.
On The Web: RebuildTheDream.com