![]() The Grammy® Award winning group is now rehearsing for the tour and are ready to bring back their powerful music and spread a message of hope, love, and unity. But the fans wanted the chance to feel the energy so we just want to give it back letting them experience what we were as a band for Prince," adds Wendy. “We’ve been really quiet, and we did that consciously, because we were grieving and didn’t want to be disrespectful. The Revolution would rise up and tour again in tribute and support of their beloved friend. Soon the answer became crystal clear - bring everyone together in the spirit of love and music. "The concerns were how many dates, what would the fans want, and what do we do as a band to heal?" said Wendy. Aside from three sold-out shows at the famous Minneapolis venue, First Avenue, the birthplace of Purple Rain, The Revolution has been quietly pondering its next steps. ![]() All five members of the band have traveled through the terrible gamut of emotions since learning of Prince’s passing. Since the sudden shocking death of their friend and musical mentor last April, the funk-rock- R&B band has remained mostly silent. The band officially disbanded in 1986 at the end of the Parade tour. The band achieved two number-one Billboard 200 albums (Purple Rain and Around the World in a Day), six top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and won three Grammy Awards. The band was one of the most successful music acts of the 1980s and sold over 16 million albums in the United States alone. The Revolution rose to international fame in the mid 1980s with Purple Rain, the album sold more than 13 million copies in the United States alone. The Revolution is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 by Prince. Whether you're a Prince fan, or just a fan of awesome music and want to see a great band, I would give The Revolution my highest recommendation. I'm honestly surprised that that many people fit in the House of Blues. One word of advice if you're going to see them, get there early. Was it something new? Either way, it was awesome!Īt one point they had two little kids come out and play with then on "Let's Work." Whoever these kids are, they will be stars in the future! The boy playing the bass was seriously getting DOWN! They were both very talented! They even played "All Day, All Night" which was never officially released by them (a version was released by Jill Jones in the late 80's.) They also played a funky instrumental that I wasn't familiar with. The band is known for being Prince's backing band in the 80s but they are so tight and such good musicians that they are great to see and we all respect them and are fans of them on their own too. Obviously everyone there was a Prince fan, and the band was respectful of him and the songs and the crowd. Everybody was excited and there was a really positive vibes throughout. Great singing from BrownMark, Wendy, and Stokley Williams (from Mint Condition). They kept things fast paced and got the crowd amped up from the first few notes.
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