Musicology Live 2004ever explained

Concert Tour Name:Musicology Live 2004ever
Type:Continental
Location:North America
Artist:Prince
Album:Musicology
Number Of Shows:88
Attendance:1.240 million
Gross:US$87.4 million
Last Tour:World Tour 2003
(2003)
This Tour:Musicology Live 2004ever
(2004)
Next Tour:Per4ming Live 3121
(2006–07)

Musicology Live 2004ever was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince to promote his Musicology album. The tour began on March 27, 2004 in Reno, Nevada and concluded on September 11 in San Jose, California. It was a commercial success earning $87.4 million from 77 shows in 52 cities across the United States and selling more than 1.4 million tickets.[1] [2] Prince said one of the goals of the tour was "to bring back music and live musicianship."[3]

Background and development

In April 2004, Prince released his thirtieth studio album Musicology from Columbia Records after leaving former record labels Warner Bros. and Arista. The album followed the 2003 releases Xpectation and N.E.W.S. When speaking about the album, Prince stated:

"I am really an artist and a musician at heart, that's what I do. Musicology has no boundaries or formats. It is long overdue to return to the art and craft of music, that's what this album is about. School's in session."

The singer gave a small performance at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles in February to preview some of the new songs from the album where he also announced plans for an upcoming tour. Tour dates were announced later that month in North America. He opened the 2004 Grammy Awards with Beyoncé and was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the same year. More tour dates were announced shortly afterward.[3] [4]

The Musicology Tour also increased sales of the Musicology album because concertgoers received a copy of Musicology, with the album cost included in the ticket price for the tour. This prompted Billboard magazine and Nielsen SoundScan to change its chart data methodology: For future album releases, Billboard says that customers "must be given an option to either add the CD to the ticket purchase or forgo the CD for a reduced ticket-only price."[5]

Set list

This set list is representative of the first show in Los Angeles on March 29, 2004. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.

  1. "Musicology"
  2. "Let's Go Crazy"
  3. "I Would Die 4 U"
  4. "When Doves Cry"
  5. "Baby I'm a Star"
  6. "Shhh"
  7. "D.M.S.R."
  8. "I Feel for You"
  9. "Controversy"
  10. "God" (interlude)
  11. "The Beautiful Ones"
  12. "Nothing Compares 2 U"
  13. "Insatiable"
  14. "Sign 'O' the Times"
  15. "The Question of U"
  16. "Let's Work"
  17. "U Got the Look"
  18. "Life O' the Party"
  19. "Soul Man"
  20. "Kiss"
  21. "Take Me with U"

Encore

  2. Acoustic Medley: "4ever in My Life" / "12:01" / "On the Couch" / "Little Red Corvette" / "Sometimes It Snows in April" / "7"
  3. "Purple Rain"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America - Leg 1[6]
March 27, 2004RenoUnited StatesLawlor Events Center11,777 / 11,777$748,253
March 29, 2004Los AngelesStaples Center17,367 / 17,367$1,249,585
March 30, 2004BakersfieldCentennial Garden7,987 / 7,987$599,025
March 31, 2004GlendaleGlendale Arena16,094 / 16,094$1,035,859
April 2, 2004DallasAmerican Airlines Center18,483 / 18,483$1,161,356
April 6, 2004Oklahoma CityFord Center13,651 / 13,651$845,412
April 7, 2004OmahaQwest Center12,398 / 12,398$632,148
April 8, 2004AmesHilton Coliseum11,009 / 11,009$510,195
April 10, 2004ChampaignUI Assembly Hall11,867 / 11,867$560,008
April 12, 2004IndianapolisConseco Fieldhouse10,859 / 10,859$678,557
April 13, 2004CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena12,805 / 12,805$800,568
April 14, 2004PittsburghMellon Arena14,092 / 14,092$869,272
April 16, 2004ColumbusSchottenstein Center16,381 / 16,381$928,386
April 17, 2004ClevelandGund Arena18,558 / 18,558$1,101,243
April 18, 2004University ParkBryce Jordan Center10,913 / 10,913$548,586
April 21, 2004ColumbiaColonial Center16,165 / 16,165$873,620
April 22, 2004KnoxvilleThompson–Boling Arena11,614 / 11,614$651,685
April 23, 2004RaleighRBC Center18,494 / 18,494$1,159,331
April 25, 2004SunriseOffice Depot Center18,231 / 18,231$1,051,164
April 26, 2004TampaSt. Pete Times Forum17,079 / 17,079$1,038,895
April 27, 2004JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena14,791 / 14,791$880,132
April 29, 2004BirminghamBirmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex16,889 / 16,889$826,669
April 30, 2004AtlantaPhilips Arena17,977 / 17,977$1,168,393
May 1, 2004BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum10,365 / 10,365$606,474
May 4, 2004Kansas CityKemper Arena14,941 / 14,941$752,126
May 5, 2004St. LouisSavvis Center17,393 / 17,393$953,651
May 6, 2004NashvilleGaylord Entertainment Center16,680 / 16,680$983,425
North America - Leg 2
May 24, 2004AnaheimUnited StatesArrowhead Pond of Anaheim15,467 / 15,467$968,729
May 26, 2004Los AngelesStaples Center34,651 / 34,651$2,527,148
May 28, 2004
May 29, 2004ParadiseMandalay Bay Events Center22,594 / 22,594$2,432,651
May 30, 2004
June 1, 2004San JoseHP Pavilion35,269 / 35,269$2,332,326
June 2, 2004
June 3, 2004Los AngelesStaples Center34,642 / 34,642$2,478,030
June 4, 2004
June 9, 2004San AntonioSBC Center12,607 / 12,607$774,980
June 11, 2004DallasAmerican Airlines Center18,093 / 18,093$1,043,408
June 12, 2004Bossier CityCenturyTel Center12,552 / 12,552$670,239
June 14, 2004MemphisThe Pyramid17,202 / 17,202$942,981
June 16, 2004Saint PaulXcel Energy Center60,044 / 60,044$3,615,429
June 17, 2004
June 18, 2004
June 20, 2004Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills39,009 / 39,009$2,274,438
June 21, 2004
June 24, 2004MilwaukeeMarcus Amphitheater21,475 / 21,475$1,167,219
June 25, 2004RosemontAllstate Arena17,642 / 17,642$1,063,791
North America - Leg 3
July 12, 2004New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden57,023 / 57,023$3,973,848
July 13, 2004
July 14, 2004
July 16, 2004East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena40,502 / 40,502$2,567,168
July 17, 2004HartfordHartford Civic Center12,698 / 12,698$674,076
July 18, 2004East RutherfordContinental Airlines Arena
July 20, 2004UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum16,661 / 16,661$1,007,320
July 22, 2004RosemontAllstate Arena50,089 / 50,089$2,770,944
July 23, 2004
July 24, 2004
July 27, 2004TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre39,366 / 39,366$2,899,618
July 28, 2004
July 30, 2004DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis Arena18,993 / 18,993$1,214,610
July 31, 2004Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills19,505 / 19,505$1,679,045
August 1, 2004Grand RapidsVan Andel Arena10,354 / 10,354$632,130
August 3, 2004RosemontAllstate Arena16,697 / 16,697$1,081,453
August 6, 2004HoustonToyota Center31,504 / 31,504$1,816,214
August 7, 2004
August 9, 2004AtlantaPhilips Arena33,214 / 33,214$2,031,926
August 10, 2004
August 12, 2004Washington, D.C.MCI Center54,927 / 54,927$3,549,885
August 13, 2004
August 14, 2004
August 17, 2004BostonFleetCenter49,085 / 49,085$2,799,722
August 18, 2004
August 19, 2004
August 22, 2004PhiladelphiaWachovia Center56,624 / 56,624$3,450,758
August 23, 2004
August 24, 2004
August 27, 2004DenverPepsi Center34,348 / 34,348$2,207,112
August 28, 2004
August 30, 2004SeattleKeyArena30,282 / 30,282$1,688,379
August 31, 2004
September 1, 2004PortlandRose Garden Arena13,271 / 13,271$897,300
September 3, 2004SacramentoARCO Arena16,334 / 16,334$908,656
September 4, 2004FresnoSave Mart Center14,940 / 14,940$770,623
September 5, 2004San DiegoCox Arena12,545 / 12,545$918,333
September 7, 2004West Valley CityUSANA Amphitheater
September 9, 2004OaklandOakland Arena16,492 / 16,492$949,192
September 10, 2004San JoseHP Pavilion33,534 / 33,534$1,838,670
September 11, 2004
Total1,240,269 / 1,240,269 (100%)$75,515,157

Band

Source:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prince rules supreme in concert halls. Randy Lewis. Los Angeles Times. December 27, 2004. May 23, 2014.
  2. Web site: Prince heads list of concert moneymakers. Kevin Mazur. USA Today. December 24, 2004. May 23, 2014.
  3. Prince to Teach "Musicology". Steve Baltin. Rolling Stone. February 24, 2004. May 23, 2014.
  4. Prince Sets "Musicology" Date. Andrew Dansby. Rolling Stone. March 24, 2004. May 23, 2014.
  5. Web site: Billboard Sours On Prince's Musicology Sales Experiment . https://web.archive.org/web/20040712211519/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488027/05282004/prince.jhtml . dead . July 12, 2004 . Joe . D'Angelo . 28 May 2004 . . 17 September 2011.
  6. North America box score data:

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