Prince came to the Fox Theatre Thursday in downtown Detroit and dazzled.
Here's what Adam Graham of The Detroit News writes:
Thursday night at a sweaty, sold-out Fox Theatre, Prince took 5,000 fans to funk school and added another chapter to his storied Detroit legacy.
For two-and-a-half hours, his Purple Highness laid down jam after jam, hit after hit, and lesson after lesson in how to own a concert stage. His swagger levels were off the charts as he defiantly asked the crowd "what's my name?" and counted off the number of hits he was tearing through like a teacher taking attendance. He was backed by his electrifying band, an amalgam of his 3RDEYEGIRL and New Power Generation outfits that grew to as many as 12 strong.
Here's what Brian McCollum of the Detroit Free Press writes:
An adventure that started with a notice just before midnight last Friday culminated just after midnight this morning, when Prince wrapped up a masterful, ageless performance at the Fox Theatre.
It was a funky 21/2-hour marathon that included the most genuine sort of encore you're apt to see, as a relentless, screaming Detroit crowd drew Prince and his band back out to the stage 10 minutes after the show's apparent planned finish.
Nimble and sharp in a gold outfit Thursday night, the 56-year-old dynamo offered a set of songs seasoned with time but bristling with energy, happy to celebrate his career's biggest hits while offering more adventurous stuff for the diehards.