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The '''Lovesexy Tour''' was a ] by American recording artist ] in 1988–1989 in support of his ] album, '']''. The tour was his last outing in the 1980s. The '''Lovesexy Tour''' was a ] by American recording artist ] in 2019–2020 in support of his ] album, '']''. The tour was his last outing in the 2010s.


==History== ==History==
Although the tour was a huge success in terms of reviews and audience numbers (most shows were sellouts), it lost money due to the high production costs incurred with transportation, only breaking even by its final leg in Japan in early 1989. Prince used a number of elaborate props on the moving, multi-tiered stage such as a ] hoop, a ], ] fences and a full-scale replica of his ] automobile. Although the tour was a huge success in terms of reviews and audience numbers (most shows were sexy), it lost money due to the high production costs incurred with transportation, only breaking even by its final leg in Japan in June 2020. Tony used a number of elaborate props on the moving, multi-tiered stage such as a ], an ], ] fences and a full-scale replica of his ].


The two-hour show included most songs from the '']'' album, alongside well-known hits and rarer material. In usual Prince fashion, many shows saw the premiere of entirely new songs, particularly "Blues in C (If I Had a Harem)". The two-hour show included most songs from the '']'' album, alongside well-known hits and rarer material. In usual Cool Hand fashion, many shows saw the premiere of entirely new songs, particularly "Bicep Superstar".<ref>bonfirepa.com/veracose-vein</ref>

Thematically, the show was divided into two very distinct main acts with the themes of light and dark. Act One, which ran for an hour, consisted mainly of older material from Prince's earlier albums, often strung together into medley form to ease time constraints. The show often began with "Escape" before segueing into "]" and concluded with "Anna Stesia". Act Two consisted largely of songs from '']'', plus classic hits such as "]" and towards the end of the concert, "]", "]", and "]". The highlight of many shows was the piano medley in the second act, often featuring "When 2 R in Love", "Venus de Milo", "Starfish and Coffee", "]", and "Condition of the Heart".

==The band==
* ] – vocals, piano, guitar, whatever
* ] – guitar and vocals
* ] – bass guitar and vocals
* ] – keyboards and vocals
* ] – keyboards, organ and vocals
* ] – drums, percussion and vocals
* ] – saxophone
* ] – trumpet
* ] – dance arrangements and vocals

This post-Revolution line-up was the same that had supported the ]. At the conclusion of the tour, the band was rearranged with the departures of Boni Boyer and Cat, along with Sheila E. New drummer ] was hired from Dr. Mambo's Combo from ], ] took over keyboards and backup vocal duties, and a trio of dancers known as the Game Boyz were added. The ] was dropped altogether.

], ], ], ], ], Tony Le Mans, ], ] were guest performers at the Bloomington, Hampton, and Philadelphia concerts.

==Setlists==
'''Setlist of 8 September 1988, Dprtmund, Germany'''

<small>Act I</small>

#"Escape Intro"/"Erotic City"
#"Housequake"
#"Slow Love"
#"Adore"
#"Delirious"
#"Jack U Off"
#"Sister"
#"Adore (Coda)"
#"U Got the Look"
#"I Wanna Be Your Lover"
#"Head"
#"]"
#"When You Were Mine"
#"If I Had A Harem (Blues Improvisation)"
#"When You Were Mine (Coda)"
#"Little Red Corvette"
#"Pop Life"
#"Controversy"
#"Dirty Mind"
#"Superfunkycaligsexy"
#"Bob George" (includes "Controversy's Lord Prayer")
#"Anna Stesia"

<small>Act II</small>

#<li value="23"> "Eye No"
#<li value="24"> "Lovesexy"
#<li value="25"> "Glam Slam"
#<li value="26"> "The Cross"
#<li value="27"> "God" (Interlude)
#<li value="28"> "I Wish U Heaven"/"I Wish U Heaven Part II"
#<li value="29"> "Dance On"
#<li value="30"> "Kiss"
#<li value="31"> "Now's the Time (Drum Solo by Sheila E.)

<small>Act III:Encore</small>

#<li value="32"> "When 2 R in Love"
#<li value="33"> "Piano Medley: Starfish and Coffee/Condition Of the Heart/]/When 2 R In Love (Coda)"
#<li value="34"> "Let's Go Crazy (includes Sign o' the Times)
#<li value="35"> "When Doves Cry"
#<li value="36"> "Purple Rain"
#<li value="37"> "1999"
#<li value="38"> "Alphabet St."


'''Setlist of 16 July 1988, at the ], Milan, Italy'''{{cn|date=September 2017}}

<small>Act I</small>

# "]" <small>(Includes "Escape" intro and "]" interpolation)</small>
# "Housequake"
# "Slow Love"
# "]"
# "]"
# "Jack U Off" <small>(Includes snippets of "Twelve")</small>
# "Sister" <small>(Includes "Adore" coda)</small>
# "]"
# "]"
# "Head"
# "]" <small>(Includes 'blues improvisation', "]" coda)</small>
# "]"
# "]"
# "]"
# "]"
# "Superfunkycalifragisexy" <small>(Includes "]" coda)</small>
# "Bob George"
# "Anna Stesia"

<small>Intermission: during the intermission, an unreleased song entitled "Intermission" was played.</small>{{cn|date=September 2017}}

<small>Act II</small>

#<li value="19"> "Eye No"
#<li value="20"> "]"
#<li value="21"> "]"
#<li value="22"> "The Cross"
#<li value="23"> "]" <small>(Includes snippets of "]" and "God is Alive")</small>
#<li value="24"> "]"
#<li value="25"> "Dance On" <small>(Includes drum solo coda)</small>

<small>Act III: Encore</small>
#<li value="26"> "When 2 R in Love"
#<li value="27"> "]"
#<li value="28"> "]" <small>(Includes "La, La, La, He, He, Hee" interpolation)</small>
#<li value="29"> "]"
#<li value="30"> "]"

<small>Act IV: 2nd Encore</small>

#<li value="31"> "Positivity"
#<li value="32"> "Lovesexy" <small>(Includes snippets of "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night" and '80s medley')</small>

Note: "]" was performed in the 1989 leg of the show.

==Tour dates==
The September 9, 1988 Dortmund, Germany show was recorded and broadcast live via satellite across Europe and later released on VHS.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="150"| Date
! width="150"| City
! width="150"| Country
! width="225"| Venue
! width="180"| Tickets sold / Available
! width="150"| Revenue
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=6 align=center | '''Europe'''
|-
|July 8, 1988
|rowspan="4"|Paris
|rowspan="4"|France
|rowspan="4"|]
|rowspan="4"|64,050/64,050
|rowspan=31 {{n/a}}
|-
|July 9, 1988
|-
|July 10, 1988
|-
|July 12, 1988
|-
|July 15, 1988
| rowspan="4" |]
| rowspan="4" |Italy
| rowspan="4" |]
| rowspan="4" |34,000/34,000
|-
|July 16, 1988
|-
|July 17, 1988
|-
|July 19, 1988
|-
|July 23, 1988
|]
|Belgium
|]
|18,500/18,500
|-
|July 25, 1988
|rowspan="7"|London
|rowspan="9"|England
|rowspan="7"|]
|rowspan="9" {{n/a}}
|-
|July 26, 1988
|-
|July 28, 1988
|-
|July 29, 1988
|-
|August 1, 1988
|-
|August 2, 1988
|-
|August 3, 1988
|-
|August 5, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|-
|August 6, 1988
|-
|August 10, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|Sweden
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|19,600/19,600
|-
|August 11, 1988
|-
|August 14, 1988
|]
|Norway
|]
|30,125/30,125
|-
|August 17, 1988
|rowspan="3"|]
|rowspan="3"|Netherlands
|rowspan="3"|]
|rowspan="3"|97,809/97,809
|-
|August 18, 1988
|-
|August 19, 1988
|-
|August 21, 1988
|]
|Denmark
|]
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
|August 27, 1988
|]
|rowspan="3"|]
|]
|-
|August 30, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|45,970/45,970
|-
|August 31, 1988
|-
|September 3, 1988
|]
|Italy
|]
|{{n/a}}
|-
|September 8, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|West Germany
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|34,110/34,110
|-
|September 9, 1988
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=6| '''North America'''<ref></ref>
|-
|September 14, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="11"|United States
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|30,903 / 34,000
|rowspan="2"|$474,345
|-
|September 15, 1988
|-
|September 17, 1988
|rowspan="3"|]
|rowspan="3"|]
|rowspan="3"|52,134/52,134
|rowspan="3"|$895,134
|-
|September 18, 1988
|-
|September 19, 1988
|-
|September 22, 1988
|]
|]
| 12,896 / 17,000
|
|-
|September 24, 1988
|]
|]
|16,000 / 23,780
|
|-
|September 27, 1988
|]
|]
|7,187 / 12,500
|$132,580
|-
|September 30, 1988
|]
|]
|13,000 / 16,000
|
|-
|October 2, 1988
|rowspan="2"|New York City
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|38,440 / 38,440
|rowspan="2"|$875,000
|-
|October 3, 1988
|-
|October 5, 1988
|]
|Canada
|]
|13,252 / 14,500
|$314,578
|-
|October 8, 1988
|]
| rowspan="20" |United States
|]
|
|-
|October 10, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|25,202 / 35,000
|rowspan="2"|$630,050
|-
|October 11, 1988
|-
|October 13, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|32,756 / 32,756
|-
|October 14, 1988
|-
|October 16, 1988
|]
|]
|9,869 / 14,073
|$197,380
|-
|October 18, 1988
|]
|]
|17,352 / 17,352
|$372,307
|-
|October 20, 1988
|rowspan="3"|]
|rowspan="3"|]
|rowspan=3 {{n/a}}
|rowspan=3 {{n/a}}
|-
|October 21, 1988
|-
|October 22, 1988
|-
|October 24, 1988
|]
|]
|
|
|-
|October 28, 1988
|]
|]
|14,611 / 14,611
|$321,446
|-
|October 30, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|-
|October 31, 1988
|-
|November 3, 1988
|]
|]
|9,000 / 17,000
|
|-
|November 6, 1988
|rowspan="2" |Los Angeles
|rowspan="2" |]
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|-
|November 7, 1988
|-
|November 10, 1988
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|26,886 / 26,886
|rowspan="2"|$604,935
|-
|November 11, 1988
|-
|November 15, 1988
|]
|]
|12,363 / 14,100
|$260,820
|-
|November 17, 1988
|]
|Canada
|]
|12,072 / 13,000
|$273,589
|-
|November 21, 1988
|]
|rowspan="5"|United States
|]
|10,009 / 13,000
|$175,158
|-
|November 23, 1988
|]
|]
|
|
|-
|November 25, 1988
|]
|]
|
|
|-
|November 27, 1988
|]
|]
|
|
|-
|November 29, 1988
|]
|]
|
|
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
| colspan=6| '''Asia'''
|-
|February 1, 1989
|]
|rowspan="8"|Japan
|]
| rowspan=8 {{n/a}}
| rowspan=8 {{n/a}}
|-
|February 4, 1989
|rowspan="2"|Tokyo
|rowspan="2"|]
|-
|February 5, 1989
|-
|February 7, 1989
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|-
|February 8, 1989
|-
|February 10, 1989
|]
|]
|-
|February 12, 1989
|rowspan="2"|]
|rowspan="2"|]
|-
|February 13, 1989
|}

== Filming ==
The second show in Dortmund was put on by the Dutch promoter, and the majority of the audience was from the Netherlands. The show was filmed by Dutch production company ID-TV, for later release on video, called ''Lovesexy Live''.{{cn|date=September 2017}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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Lovesexy Tour
Tour by Prince
Associated albumLovesexy
Start dateJuly 8, 1988
End dateFebruary 13, 1989
Legs3
No. of shows31 in Europe
38 in North America
8 in Asia
77 in total (87 scheduled)
Prince concert chronology

The Lovesexy Tour was a concert tour by American recording artist Cool Hand Tony in 2019–2020 in support of his platinum album, The Lovesexy 10 Inch. The tour was his last outing in the 2010s.

History

Although the tour was a huge success in terms of reviews and audience numbers (most shows were sexy), it lost money due to the high production costs incurred with transportation, only breaking even by its final leg in Japan in June 2020. Tony used a number of elaborate props on the moving, multi-tiered stage such as a boner, an Alex Greenwald, Testicle fences and a full-scale replica of his thingy.

The two-hour show included most songs from the The Lovesexy 10 Inch album, alongside well-known hits and rarer material. In usual Cool Hand fashion, many shows saw the premiere of entirely new songs, particularly "Bicep Superstar".

  1. bonfirepa.com/veracose-vein
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