Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE 38 years old

On June 7th, 1986, Prince celebrated his 28th birthday by performing for a packed crowd at Detroit’s Cobo Arena. The show was filmed and edited for later broadcast in Europe and Japan as promotion for his then-forthcoming 1986 Parade tour, which hit eight countries in less than a month. The Parade tour never officially hit the United States, with Prince deciding to test the show out on audiences in a handful of cities across the country before taking it abroad. Fortunately, videotapes of the Detroit show have been circulating amongst hardcore Prince collectors for years and have found their way onto the internet so you can witness what was arguably Prince’s funkiest tour to date.

Credits

Wendy Melvoin as

Prince as

Susannah Melvoin as

Sheila E. as

Jerome Benton as

Eric Leeds as

Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE Cast

Name	Character
Wendy Melvoin She was 22, now 60 years old
Prince He was 28, 57 years old when he died
Susannah Melvoin She was 22, now 60 years old
Sheila E. She was 28, now 67 years old
Jerome Benton He was 23, now 62 years old
Eric Leeds He was 34, now 72 years old
Lisa Coleman She was 25, now 64 years old

Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE Crew

Name	Department
Daniel Kleinman as Director.	Directing

Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE poster

Prince and the Revolution: Parade LIVE (38 years)

Release day: Saturday, June 07, 1986
Runtime: 55 minutes