Goodnight, Sweet Prince

Prince's final performance was at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, on April 14. 

On April 21, Prince died at his home in Chanhassen, Minn. The news of the legendary American musician's death triggered reactions and tribute from around the world including a number of venues that he had played or impacted in some way. 

Prince's final public performance was at The Fabulous Fox Theatre, Atlanta. Senior Director of Sales & Marketing, Jamie Vosmeier, said the overall “pop up” nature of the event made it unique. The event was announced on March 29, went on sale March 30 and was originally scheduled for April 7 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. There was a two-ticket limit and the entire event was will-call only, with pick up solely the day of. With 9,000 tickets in will call for the two shows, over 4,500 purchasers arrived at The Fox to pick up their tickets, which started at 10 a.m. for the 7 p.m. show. 

However, at 1 p.m. the day of the shows, they announced that both events were postponed, as Prince was battling the flu. Will call distribution stopped immediately and at the time of the announcement they didn’t have a rescheduled date for the show. On April 11, they were able to announce the new date of April 14 for the rescheduled shows, and guests were offered anopportunity to receive a refund if they could not attend the new date. Vosmeier said Fox Theatre doesn’t have the ticket office real estate to tackle such an enormous will call task, so they had to move will call pick up to remote locations in the building, which required a team of 24 to execute.

“The Fox was honored to host Prince for Atlanta," said Vosmeier. "This was definitely an under play for an artist of his caliber. The energy that this show brought to the Fox lasted long after he left the stage. We couldn’t recall a time when there were literally hundreds of people wrapped around the building ready to purchase tickets the day the show went on sale. That energy was carried on through the excitement of the Fox staff until the day of the show. Prince’s performance was electric! He had everyone right in the palm of his hand. Every song outdid the one before, and the crowd loved every second. The fact that we shared a space with 9,000 fans on what turned out to be his final public show is surreal.”

Fans gathered for an impromptu vigil on the Friday after Prince's death in Atlanta, a week after what was his final performance at the Fox Theatre.

In Prince's hometown of Minneapolis, Target Field was wrapped in purple while the LED boards displayed tributes to the artist, and the Minnesota Twins hosted a free viewing of Prince's "Purple Rain" just outside the ballpark.

Target Center, Minneapolis, turned all their suite-level lights purple during during an Amy Schumer show on April 21 and a Brantley Gilbert concert on April 23. The arena also turned its logo from red to purple on social media and purpleized the sidewalk outside First Avenue. (Photo by Aaron Liepins)

The memeory of Prince will live on in New Orleans as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome lit up purple the night of April 21. Prince first headlined the Superdome in 1985, during his tour for "Purple Rain," and most recently took the stage there for Essence Fest in 2014. 

Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Oakland, Calif., hosted Prince during his A Piano & A Microphone tour for two sold-out, back-to-back performances on Feb. 28. On April 21, the theater remembered the artist with messages on its two marquees. ‪

On April 21, fans remembered Prince beneath the marquee of Harlem, N.Y.'s Apollo Theater, emblazoned with some of the music icon's most famous lyrics. A crowd of people came to celebrate the late artist and dance to his hits being played over the PA system. (Photo by Will Valutz Photography) 

In 2011, Prince began his Los Angeles takeover with a 12-show run at The Forum that began on April 11 in Inglewood, Calif. Five years later, the venue lit its columns purple in tribute to the legend. (Photo by Rita Pepaj)

Starting on April 22, the Los Angeles Convention Center's west and south towers were lit in purple for three days to honor the music icon. Prince made a special appearance at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2011 to present Barbra Streisand with the MusiCares Person of the Year Award and had performed at a number of L.A. Live venues over the years.