Prince was honoured with a tribute concert lasting almost five hours in his homestate of Minnesota yesterday evening.
The gig, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, featured a cast of 15 performers including Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Tori Kelly and more.
As Minnesota’s Star Tribune points out, the concert was slightly lacking in star power due to a number of musicians dropping out at the last minute. Christina Aguilera was forced to cancel due to a sore throat; John Mayor backed out due to recording obligations; and Anita Baker was a no-show due to injury.
The show, however, went on and featured a few performances befitting of the Purple One.
Khan performing “I Feel for You,” with Wonder on harmonica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3d7zGj7dIQ
As well as a duet of ‘1999’ with Stevie Wonder:
While Kelly and Wonder covered ‘Take Me With U’:
#OfficialPrinceTribute Stevie Wonder + Tori Kelly on "Take Me With U." This one's for U, @ApolloniaKotero. pic.twitter.com/2QrA7S4ohW
— Local Current (@LocalCurrent) October 14, 2016
Kelly also sang another classic ‘Let’s Go Crazy’:
