Prince Adds Madison Square Garden Date to 'Welcome 2 America' Tour

Posted on Dec 2nd 2010 8:30PM by Benjy Eisen
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The artist currently known as Prince has always been one of those "due to popular demand" types. Indeed, after selling out two upcoming Madison Square Garden performances in a matter of minutes, Prince announced on Thursday an additional date at the storied New York arena on January 18. Tickets will go on sale Friday, December 10 at noon, local time.

Additionally, a show at the IZOD Center, just across the New Jersey border in East Rutherford, has been rescheduled from Dec. 14 to Dec. 15 instead. Ticket holders will receive an email, automatically assigning them a new seat on the rescheduled date. Additional options, including a full refund, are also available.

This short run of just five dates -- all at the above two, nearby venues -- are being billed as the 'Welcome 2 America' tour. At a press conference announcing the tour back in October, Prince warned audiences to "bring foot spray -- because it's going to be funky."

He's not kidding. Special guests at these shows are likely to include Cassandra Wilson, Maceo Parker, Esperanza Spalding and more, with no two shows being the same. But good luck getting tickets to even just one.

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