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Prince image by NPG Records

Prince image by NPG Records

Chuck D and Flava Flav Join Prince On Stage In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere on May 16, 2012

in Live,News

Prince’s second Melbourne show last night featured special guests Chuck D and Flava Flav.

Prince image by NPG Records

Prince image by NPG Records

Flava Flav was on stage early out of ‘Play That Funky Music’ merged with Public Enemy’s ‘911 Is A Joke’. Later in the show Chuck D joined Prince on stage during the Prince composed Martika hit ‘Love … Thy Will Be Done’.

The setlist from May 15’s Rod Laver Arena Prince show was:

Controversy
Sexy Dancer/Le Freak
Theme from Which Way Is Up
Thank You
Play That Funky Music / 911 Is A Joke
Let’s Go Crazy
Delirious
1999
Little Red Corvette
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Nothing Compares 2 U
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Cream
Cool/Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough

Make You Feel My Love
Purple Rain

When Doves Cry
Nasty Girl
Sign O The Times
Hot Thing
Darling Nikki
Pop Life
A Love Bizarre
I Would Die 4 U

Kiss

Mountains
The Dance Electric

Love … Thy Will Be Done
Days of Wild

Remaining shows on the Prince Welcome2Australia tour are:

May 18, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
May 22, Sydney, Allphones Arena
May 26, Brisbane, Entertainment Centre
May 30, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena

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