In addition to her VIVID Live appearance with the ArchAndroid Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, sci-fi-R&B-soul-pop-funk-rap-rock revivalist Janelle Monáe has pretty much revealed she'll also be the support act for Prince on his Welcome 2 Australia tour. Having previously supported Prince on his Welcome 2 America tour and with her own dynamic live presence that has seen her dubbed as the natural successor to Prince, Monae's role as support act is a pretty perfect fit and should make for a pretty spectacular evening of in-the-round cinematic stadium concert excellence.
Earlier this morning, Monáe tweeted the following, attached to a SoundCloud track with a blurb reading:
Here is the latest rehearsal jam from PRINCE & THE NPG. We have been waiting to share this with you and now, we finally can!!
As we first told you about late last week, this is Prince's musical response to Terry Lewis asking if Prince needed an opening act for his upcoming Australian Tour and was also sent to Paul Peterson of Fdeluxe (Formerly The Family) before anyone else.
We promised you that it is hot, funky, dirty, and will leave you in puddle of sweat.
We want to thank PRINCE for sending this to us! The rehearsal jam features "Mutiny" and....."Ice Cream Castles"....
We are loving it and digging it big time! Australia, are you ready? Good Gawd!
As we said over the weekend, Janelle Monae and Deliah are possible opening acts for Prince's "Welcome 2 Australia" leg of the tour. Will anyone else be coming along?
So what do U guys think of the latest rehearsal jam?-DocFB
Diagnosis: 1, 2, 3, 4, EVERYBODY ON THE DANCE FLOOR!!!
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