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<b><span style="font-size: 48pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">BIRMINGHAM!</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 28pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">HIT AND RUN TOUR - PART II</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 28pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">STARTS WITH A BANG!</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; "> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><img width="384" height="530" id="Picture_x0020_2" alt="PRINCE-Birmingham" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF70F8.80BFD690"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL</span></b><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> opened their <b>Hit and Run Tour - Part II</b> last night, May 15<sup>th</sup>, at the LG Arena
in Birmingham, England. <b>Prince</b> and the band (guitarist Donna Grantis, bassist Ida Nielsen, drummer Hannah Ford-Welton with additional musicians keyboardists Joshua Welton and Cassandra O'Neal) took to the stage to play an astonishing set that mixed
brand new songs, rarely performed tracks and old school classics from Prince's massive catalogue to a rapturous reception from the West Midlands Arena. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The enigmatic icon arrived from America just yesterday and was escorted from the airport straight to the arena for a brief soundcheck and last-minute rehearsal. Forty minutes later than the scheduled
concert start time, <b>Prince</b> holding a huge bunch of purple and cream balloons released them to the roof as the band launched into 2014s <b>FUNKNROLL</b>. A turbo charged medley ensued with <b>Take Me With U</b>, <b>Raspberry</b> <b>Beret</b>,
<b>Kiss</b>, and <b>Lets Go Crazy</b> before Prince declared soundcheck over! and the band moved into brand new material, including a riotous version of the title track of the highly anticipated forthcoming <b>3RDEYEGIRL </b>album <b><i>PLECTRUMELECTRUM</i></b><i>,</i> which
is set for release this year. Lead track from the album, <b>PRETZELBODYLOGIC</b>, was performed fully live for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Running for nearly two and a half hours, the set was a master class in the very best of <b>Prince</b> incredible singing, electrifying guitar playing, breathtaking showmanship and some seriously
funky moves! As well as leading the band, Prince also took things down a notch with an evocative solo piano set which included <b>How Come You Dont Call Me Anymore?</b> and <b>Diamonds and Pearls</b>, before bringing the band back for a selection of
catalogue classics including <b>Controversy</b>, <b>1999</b>, and <b>Little Red Corvette</b>. After mixing it up with more hits the night closed with <b>Purple Rain</b> and a curfew-defying version of <b>Play That Funky Music</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The <b>Hit and Run Tour - Part II</b> follows on from Part I which saw <b>Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL</b> take over special and intimate venues in London and Manchester this February for a series of
history-making spontaneous shows announced at the 11</span><sup><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> hour via Twitter. Legendary venues included Ronnie
Scotts, Electric Ballroom and Shepherds Bush Empire, with the band often playing up to three shows in one night. <i>The Guardian</i> said it best, describing the Electric Ballroom shows in this way: These are performances by one of the greatest funk-rock
bands ever. The group has been showered in 5-star reviews from all major reviewing media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Now with <b>Hit and Run Tour Part II</b>, these exclusive arena shows in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds are his first since <b>Prince</b>s sold out residency at The O2 London in
2007. This will be the first time Prince has ever performed in Leeds and is also the first time he has headlined a show in Birmingham and Glasgow in 19 years. His Manchester show follows two nights at the Academy in February. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The tour in full:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Thursday 15th May 2014<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>Birmingham LG Arena<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Friday 16th May 2014<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>Manchester Phones 4u Arena<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Saturday 17th May 2014<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>Manchester Phones 4u Arena<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Monday 19th May 2014<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>Birmingham LG Arena<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Thursday 22nd May 2014<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>Glasgow The SSE Hydro<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Friday 23rd May 2014<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">
</span>Leeds First Direct Arena<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.instagram.com/prince" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; ">www.instagram.com/prince</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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