Celebrate with this exclusive excerpt from Chapter 5 of Alan Light’s upcoming Let’s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain, out December 2014. Pre-order the book here.

The book begins two months into the “Purple Rain” tour, when Prince & the Revolution were selling out multiple nights in arenas all across North America, but this creatively restless artist ...

To tell the full story of Purple Rain, the book includes over 200 images including live photography, album-related artwork, posters, ticket stubs, tour passes, press clippings, and fan memorabilia.

The "Purple Rain" tour opened on Nov. 4, 1985 in Detroit, the first of a seven night stand at Joe Louis Arena. Tickets for the two Birmingham shows, Jan. 19 and Feb. 3, were $17.50 each.

There’s also a limited edition box set featuring three colored LPs, two CDs, the Blu-ray video, a 44-page book with never-before-seen photos of the Purple Rain Tour, and new liner notes penned ...

The “Purple Rain” tour opened on Nov. 4, 1984 in Detroit, the first of a seven night stand at Joe Louis Arena. Tickets for the two Birmingham shows, Jan. 19 and Feb. 3, were $17.50 each.

Prince’s tour in support of his 1982 release “1999” found him following closely behind Bob Seger in headlining arenas around the country. One night, he asked his keyboardist, Matt Fink, to ...

The Prince Estate and Sony Music have announced a deluxe release of “Prince and The Revolution: Live,” the legendary concert toward the end of the 100-date “Purple Rain” concert tour which ...