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The Revolution echo Prince's greatness at Rock the Garden

The Revolution take a bow.
The Revolution take a bow.Emmet Kowler for The Current
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August 10, 2017

Take Me With U
by MPR
Let's Work
by MPR
1999
by MPR
Kiss
by MPR
When Doves Cry
by MPR
I Would Die 4 U / Baby I'm a Star
by MPR
Purple Rain
by MPR
Mountains
by MPR
America
by MPR
Erotic City
by MPR

The Rock the Garden audience went wild for The Revolution, Prince's backing band from the early '80s. Wendy Melvoin (guitar), Lisa Coleman (keys), Dr. Fink (keys), Bobby Z (drums), and Brownmark (bass) were unstoppable, opening with "Computer Blue" and storming through six other Purple Rain hits with vocal assists from Stokley of Mint Condition. They even played "Erotic City" with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on lead vocals. "These songs belong to you. We're just the band," Melvoin says before the renowned opening chords of "Purple Rain."

Songs performed


Computer Blue
Take Me With U
Let's Work
1999
Kiss
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
I Would Die 4 U
Baby I'm a Star
Purple Rain

Tune in at 10 a.m. each day the week of August 7 to hear highlights from the main stage acts at Rock the Garden 2017.