Musicology_Live_2004ever

Musicology Live 2004ever

2004 concert tour by Prince

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]

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Musicology Live 2004ever
Prince concert chronology
Tour by Prince
Associated album	Musicology
Start date	March 27, 2004 (2004-03-27)
End date	September 11, 2004 (2004-09-11)
No. of shows	88
Attendance	1.240 million
Box office	US$87.4 million
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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.

"Musicology"
"Let's Go Crazy"
"I Would Die 4 U"
"When Doves Cry"
"Baby I'm a Star"
"Shhh"
"D.M.S.R."
"I Feel for You"
"Controversy"
"God" (interlude)
"The Beautiful Ones"
"Nothing Compares 2 U"
"Insatiable"
"Sign 'O' the Times"
" The Question of U"
"Let's Work"
"U Got the Look"
"Life O' the Party"
"Soul Man"
"Kiss"
"Take Me with U"

Encore

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

Shows

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date	City	Country	Venue	Attendance	Revenue
North America - Leg 1^[6]
March 27, 2004	Reno	United States	Lawlor Events Center	11,777 / 11,777	$748,253
March 29, 2004	Los Angeles		Staples Center	17,367 / 17,367	$1,249,585
March 30, 2004	Bakersfield		Centennial Garden	7,987 / 7,987	$599,025
March 31, 2004	Glendale		Glendale Arena	16,094 / 16,094	$1,035,859
April 2, 2004	Dallas		American Airlines Center	18,483 / 18,483	$1,161,356
April 6, 2004	Oklahoma City		Ford Center	13,651 / 13,651	$845,412
April 7, 2004	Omaha		Qwest Center	12,398 / 12,398	$632,148
April 8, 2004	Ames		Hilton Coliseum	11,009 / 11,009	$510,195
April 10, 2004	Champaign		UI Assembly Hall	11,867 / 11,867	$560,008
April 12, 2004	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse	10,859 / 10,859	$678,557
April 13, 2004	Cincinnati		U.S. Bank Arena	12,805 / 12,805	$800,568
April 14, 2004	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena	14,092 / 14,092	$869,272
April 16, 2004	Columbus		Schottenstein Center	16,381 / 16,381	$928,386
April 17, 2004	Cleveland		Gund Arena	18,558 / 18,558	$1,101,243
April 18, 2004	University Park		Bryce Jordan Center	10,913 / 10,913	$548,586
April 21, 2004	Columbia		Colonial Center	16,165 / 16,165	$873,620
April 22, 2004	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena	11,614 / 11,614	$651,685
April 23, 2004	Raleigh		RBC Center	18,494 / 18,494	$1,159,331
April 25, 2004	Sunrise		Office Depot Center	18,231 / 18,231	$1,051,164
April 26, 2004	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum	17,079 / 17,079	$1,038,895
April 27, 2004	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	14,791 / 14,791	$880,132
April 29, 2004	Birmingham		Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex	16,889 / 16,889	$826,669
April 30, 2004	Atlanta		Philips Arena	17,977 / 17,977	$1,168,393
May 1, 2004	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum	10,365 / 10,365	$606,474
May 4, 2004	Kansas City		Kemper Arena	14,941 / 14,941	$752,126
May 5, 2004	St. Louis		Savvis Center	17,393 / 17,393	$953,651
May 6, 2004	Nashville		Gaylord Entertainment Center	16,680 / 16,680	$983,425
North America - Leg 2
May 24, 2004	Anaheim	United States	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim	15,467 / 15,467	$968,729
May 26, 2004	Los Angeles		Staples Center	34,651 / 34,651	$2,527,148
May 28, 2004	Los Angeles		Staples Center	34,651 / 34,651	$2,527,148
May 29, 2004	Paradise		Mandalay Bay Events Center	22,594 / 22,594	$2,432,651
May 30, 2004	Paradise		Mandalay Bay Events Center	22,594 / 22,594	$2,432,651
June 1, 2004	San Jose		HP Pavilion	35,269 / 35,269	$2,332,326
June 2, 2004	San Jose		HP Pavilion	35,269 / 35,269	$2,332,326
June 3, 2004	Los Angeles		Staples Center	34,642 / 34,642	$2,478,030
June 4, 2004	Los Angeles		Staples Center	34,642 / 34,642	$2,478,030
June 9, 2004	San Antonio		SBC Center	12,607 / 12,607	$774,980
June 11, 2004	Dallas		American Airlines Center	18,093 / 18,093	$1,043,408
June 12, 2004	Bossier City		CenturyTel Center	12,552 / 12,552	$670,239
June 14, 2004	Memphis		The Pyramid	17,202 / 17,202	$942,981
June 16, 2004	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center	60,044 / 60,044	$3,615,429
June 17, 2004
June 18, 2004
June 20, 2004	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills	39,009 / 39,009	$2,274,438
June 21, 2004	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills	39,009 / 39,009	$2,274,438
June 24, 2004	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater	21,475 / 21,475	$1,167,219
June 25, 2004	Rosemont		Allstate Arena	17,642 / 17,642	$1,063,791
North America - Leg 3
July 12, 2004	New York City	United States	Madison Square Garden	57,023 / 57,023	$3,973,848
July 13, 2004
July 14, 2004
July 16, 2004	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena	40,502 / 40,502	$2,567,168
July 17, 2004	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center	12,698 / 12,698	$674,076
July 18, 2004	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
July 20, 2004	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	16,661 / 16,661	$1,007,320
July 22, 2004	Rosemont		Allstate Arena	50,089 / 50,089	$2,770,944
July 23, 2004
July 24, 2004
July 27, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	39,366 / 39,366	$2,899,618
July 28, 2004	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	39,366 / 39,366	$2,899,618
July 30, 2004	Detroit	United States	Joe Louis Arena	18,993 / 18,993	$1,214,610
July 31, 2004	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills	19,505 / 19,505	$1,679,045
August 1, 2004	Grand Rapids		Van Andel Arena	10,354 / 10,354	$632,130
August 3, 2004	Rosemont		Allstate Arena	16,697 / 16,697	$1,081,453
August 6, 2004	Houston		Toyota Center	31,504 / 31,504	$1,816,214
August 7, 2004	Houston		Toyota Center	31,504 / 31,504	$1,816,214
August 9, 2004	Atlanta		Philips Arena	33,214 / 33,214	$2,031,926
August 10, 2004	Atlanta		Philips Arena	33,214 / 33,214	$2,031,926
August 12, 2004	Washington, D.C.		MCI Center	54,927 / 54,927	$3,549,885
August 13, 2004
August 14, 2004
August 17, 2004	Boston		FleetCenter	49,085 / 49,085	$2,799,722
August 18, 2004
August 19, 2004
August 22, 2004	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center	56,624 / 56,624	$3,450,758
August 23, 2004
August 24, 2004
August 27, 2004	Denver		Pepsi Center	34,348 / 34,348	$2,207,112
August 28, 2004	Denver		Pepsi Center	34,348 / 34,348	$2,207,112
August 30, 2004	Seattle		KeyArena	30,282 / 30,282	$1,688,379
August 31, 2004	Seattle		KeyArena	30,282 / 30,282	$1,688,379
September 1, 2004	Portland		Rose Garden Arena	13,271 / 13,271	$897,300
September 3, 2004	Sacramento		ARCO Arena	16,334 / 16,334	$908,656
September 4, 2004	Fresno		Save Mart Center	14,940 / 14,940	$770,623
September 5, 2004	San Diego		Cox Arena	12,545 / 12,545	$918,333
September 7, 2004	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheater
September 9, 2004	Oakland		Oakland Arena	16,492 / 16,492	$949,192
September 10, 2004	San Jose		HP Pavilion	33,534 / 33,534	$1,838,670
September 11, 2004	San Jose		HP Pavilion	33,534 / 33,534	$1,838,670
Total				1,240,269 / 1,240,269 (100%)	$75,515,157

Band

Lead vocals & guitar – Prince
Rhythm guitar – Mike Scott
Bass – Rhonda Smith
Drums – John Blackwell
Keyboards – Renato Neto and Rad
Saxophones – Maceo Parker and Candy Dulfer
Trombone – Greg Boyer
Keys — Chance Howard

Source:^[4]

Notes

The score data is representative of the two shows in East Rutherford, New Jersey at the Continental Airlines Arena on July 16 and July 18 respectively.

References

[1]
Randy Lewis (December 27, 2004). "Prince rules supreme in concert halls". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
[2]
Kevin Mazur (December 24, 2004). "Prince heads list of concert moneymakers". USA Today. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
[3]
Steve Baltin (February 24, 2004). "Prince to Teach "Musicology"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
[4]
Andrew Dansby (March 24, 2004). "Prince Sets "Musicology" Date". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
[5]
D'Angelo, Joe (28 May 2004). "Billboard Sours On Prince's Musicology Sales Experiment". MTV.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
[6]
North America box score data:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 16. 17 April 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 18. 1 May 2004. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 19. 8 May 2004. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 20. 15 May 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 21. 22 May 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 25. 19 June 2004. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 27. 3 July 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 28. 10 July 2004. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 29. 17 July 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 32. 7 August 2004. p. 13. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 33. 14 August 2004. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 35. 28 August 2004. p. 31. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 37. 11 September 2004. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 39. 25 September 2004. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

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