The New Power Generation - Celebrating Prince
Sat 29 Oct 2022 (note: this event has already taken place)
7pm
€39.50 + booking fee
The New Power Generation, also known as the NPG, is the name of a group of musicians who
accompanied Prince from 1990 till 2013. Prince officially introduced them during his « Nude Tour »
in 1990, and they first appeared on record (as “Prince & The New Power Generation”) with the
release of the 1991 album « Diamonds & Pearls », which was one of Prince’s biggest successes,
both critically and commercially.
During two decades the NPG accompanied Prince (with a line-up that changed several times over the
years), they played all over the world and became one of the most admired backing bands.
Following the acclaim from the October 2016 “Official Prince Tribute Concert” in Minnesota, the
NPG decided to reunite to perform under the banner “Celebrating Prince”, celebrating the musical
genius of their former boss. The band’s musical director is none other than Morris Hayes, who of all
the musicians who worked with Prince is the one
who worked with Prince for the longest time, not
only as the NPG’s band leader, but also fulfilling production duties, like on Prince’s album “Welcome
2 America”, released last Summer by Sony Music. The lead vocal duties are taken care of by an
amazingly talented singer named MacKenzie, who is accompanied by the NPG’s original rapper Tony
M.
The band also includes NPG alumni Sonny Thompson on bass, Mike Scott on lead guitar, and Keith
Anderson (of the NPG Hornz) on saxophone. They are accompanied on drums by Chaka Khan
drummer Chris Bailey.
Having been part of Prince’s incredible legacy, The New Power Generation considers it their mission
to keep Prince’s music alive to share, enjoy and celebrate with music lovers all over the world. Like
Prince used to say, the NPG stands for “Real music by real musicians”.
*Tickets may be subject to a booking fee.
