Prince’s Backing Band The Revolution Expands Tour Into Summer

As reported, Prince’s one-time backing band The Revolution will embark on a Spring run. After a big response to the initial dates, The Revolution have expanded the run to a multi-leg tour with even more stops yet to be announced.

The lineup of guitarist Wendy Melvoin alongside keyboardists Lisa Coleman and Dr. Fink, bassist BrownMark and drummer Bobby Z begin 2017 with an appearance at Paisley Park as part of Celebration 2017. From there, The Revolution will play two shows in Chicago ahead of previously announced visits to Silver Spring, New York City, Philadelphia and Port Chester.

On May 12, The Revolution begins a series of just-announced dates at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin. The rest of the May run includes stops in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit and Toronto. After a few weeks off the quintet returns to the road in mid-June for dates in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. In July, The Revolution will play The Fillmore in San Francisco on the 12th ahead of concerts in Reno, Portland and Seattle with additional dates expected to be announced soon.