This October will see the World Premiere of the first ever official exhibition about iconic superstar and legendary performer Prince.
Opening on 27 October, 2017 at The O2 in London, My Name Is Prince, will give fans the chance to get up close and personal with the music legend’s life and work, which will celebrate the legacy of one of pop music’s most influential figures, Prince Rogers Nelson.
Tickets for this exclusive exhibition go on sale tomorrow (Friday, 25 August).
My Name Is Prince will showcase hundreds of never before seen artefacts direct from Paisley Park, Prince’s famous Minnesota private estate. Visitors will get a unique insight into the life, creativity and vision of one of the most naturally gifted recording artists of all time.
Fans visiting My Name is Prince will have the chance to witness awe-inspiring exhibits including instruments, stage outfits, awards and handwritten song lyrics. Artefacts leaving Paisley Park for the first time in this unique exhibition include:
Clothing from the 1984/1985 Purple Rain tour and the 1988/1989 LoveSexy tour
Wardrobe from the 1990 film, Graffiti Bridge
Gibson L65 guitar that Prince used when he made his national television debut on American Bandstand in 1980. Also used on the Prince tour and Dirty Mind tour
The original bass that was the inspiration for the Cloud guitar
The orange Cloud guitar made for Prince’s 2007 Super Bowl halftime performance (used during The Earth tour in 2007)
Third-eye sunglasses from 2014
Diamond studded cane from 2015
Clothing worn during the 2007 3121 shows, 21 nights at The O2 shows and many more
Diamond vest worn during his 2013 V magazine shoot
The Raspberry Beret cloud suit from 1985
My Name is Prince will be in London for a limited 21-day engagement, reflecting the 21 unprecedented record-breaking, sold-out concerts that Prince played at The O2 in August and September 2007 – a record that still stands today.
Prince’s siblings, some who will visit London in October for the opening of the exhibition, said: “Our family is extremely honoured to have this exhibit at The O2, and we know Prince would be as well. He loved to share his work and life with his fans. We know him as a brother who became not only one of the most prolific songwriters of all time, but an entertainer and musician who was unlike any other. It’s only appropriate we share him and these amazing artefacts with the world now that he’s gone.”
Paisley Park’s Director of Archives, Angie Marchese, said: “At Paisley Park, Prince constructed and inhabited a creative reality that was wholly unique, allowing him to fluidly develop music and artistic works spontaneously and without limitation. He envisioned Paisley Park as one day being opened to the public.
"Through this exhibition, we are expanding his dream to share with a wider audience, and allow visitors to The O2 in London to experience all his greatness through the artefacts direct from his Paisley Park Archives.”
My Name Is Prince opens at The O2, London on 27 October. Click here for more.
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