For the second consecutive year, Prince's Paisley Park will host an event in the late icon's honor. Celebration 2018 will feature performances, panels, and presentations at the Chanhassen, Minn. compound celebrating Prince's remarkable work and commemorating the two-year anniversary of his death.
Set for April 19—22, Celebration 2018 will feature musical performances from the likes of Sheila E, fDeluxe (formerly known as the Family), and a debut appearance from a new supergroup composed of members of Paisley Park and New Power Generation alumni, according to Rolling Stone.
On April. 21, the festivities will move to Minneapolis' Target Center for Prince: Live On The Big Screen featuring "newly remastered and never-before-released audio and video of Prince accompanied live on the Target Center stage by an all-star ensemble of musicians who performed alongside him throughout his storied career."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">N.E.W.S. for our Purple Friends and Fams: <br>Programming details announced for Celebration 2018! <a href="https://twitter.com/SheilaEdrummer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SheilaEdrummer</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFdeluxe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheFdeluxe</a> & new super-group of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PaisleyPark?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PaisleyPark</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NPG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NPG</a> musical alumni to perform live at Paisley Park. Full details = <a href="https://t.co/NzlV2uW69F">https://t.co/NzlV2uW69F</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrinceCelebration2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrinceCelebration2018</a> <a href="https://t.co/y6eRirnaGA">pic.twitter.com/y6eRirnaGA</a></p>— Paisley Park (@PaisleyPark) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaisleyPark/status/967071085832351744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The four-day event will also feature several guest speakers, including Sheila E., Susannah Melvoin and a host of other Prince collaborators and friends. Tickets for Celebration 2018 are now on sale through Paisley Park's website.
