Prince, one of the most prolific and groundbreaking
artists of our time, has announced acclaimed singer/songwriter Janelle Monáe as
the supporting act for his September 26th, 2012 “Welcome 2 Chicago” show at the
United Center. The show follows two previously announced dates taking
place Monday, September 24th and Tuesday, September 25th,
also at the United Center and will all be in support of Rebuild the
Dream. Rebuild the Dream, founded by Van Jones, is a
mobilization of hundreds of thousands of everyday people—from seniors
to students, moms, dads, brothers and sisters—who come together to build
strong vibrant communities and to fix our economy from the ground up.
The Wednesday, September 26th show with
opener Janelle Monáe is currently on sale at LiveNation.com.
Additional tickets for the September 24th show have been
released and are currently on sale at LiveNation.com along with tickets for the September 25th show.
On site at the United Center, Prince and Rebuild the Dream
will offer opportunities to learn about, support, and take part
in rebuilding vibrant and sustainable communities. Socially-conscious
businesses, tech start-ups, entrepreneurs, and other innovators will offer
specific tools that individuals and communities can use to improve their
economic situation in the short- as well as long-term.
The collaboration is part of ongoing efforts of
Rebuild the Dream to engage artists and the creative community in telling the
stories of real people affected by our broken economy and lifting up new,
innovative solutions to rebuild our communities and create a better and fairer
economic future.
“We couldn’t be more excited about partnering with a
legend like Prince,” said Van Jones, Co-founder and President of Rebuild the
Dream. “Our economic system is broken. Rebuild the Dream exists to unite
arts and organize into a potent force to support the Dreams of Our Communities.
There are few artists who have Prince’s unwavering commitment to a vision of a
sustainable, fair economic future.”
Rebuild the Dream is a platform for bottom-up,
people-powered innovations to help fix the economy not just here in the U.S.
but Globally as well. Using 21st-century digital technology, we advance highly
inventive solutions that are designed to protect and expand our communities,
while creating pathways to prosperity for those who are locked out of it. Our
goal is to put People back to work—and pull our communities back together. For
additional information visit RebuildTheDream.com.
The upcoming Chicago dates will mark Prince first
return to the area since 2004.
With Prince's Welcome 2 America New York show, Rolling Stone
said, “He had the crowd panting as soon as he hit the stage…It was unbelievably
great. Do you go to a Prince show for predictable consistency? Ah, no. You go
for moments of divinely inspired madness — and last night, he delivered as many
of those as a fan could expect.”
The New York Daily News raved, “Prince worthy of all royal
accolades…The hit-friendly show had a kinetic confidence and racing pace that
spoke of his singular place in pop history,” while the New York Times said
“It’s easy to envision Prince as another Chuck Berry or James Brown, barnstorming
for decades to come.”
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