# Nude Tour

The Nude Tour was a greatest-hits concert tour by American recording artist Prince. While his previous tour had drawn critical praise, the high cost of the concert tour production made it a financial disappointment; thus, Prince eliminated much of the excessiveness of the previous tour to be more financially viable. To make the tour as cost effective as possible, Prince decided not to tour in the U.S. this time, and thus he did not return to performing in North America until the Act I Tour in 1993.

## Background

Unlike the previous year's Lovesexy Tour, the Nude Tour promised a stripped-down, back to basics concert that saw Prince eliminate many of the excessive and expensive set designs that were produced for the Sign o' the Times and Lovesexy tours, thus the "Nude" moniker. The setlist was reduced to a limited number of his hits from the 1980s with a few tracks from the Batman and then-forthcoming Graffiti Bridge albums, resulting in all the songs being played in their entirety and much shorter shows. In a move to promote a more youth-friendly image, as well as cut costs, Prince chose to eliminate the veteran horn section from the band. According to academic Joseph Vogel, "The new image was clear: Prince wanted to present as young, black, and hip."
Although Prince had previously expressed negative views toward rap music on The Black Album (which, at the time, had not been released but had been widely bootlegged), he included rapping by Tony Mosley (known as Tony M.) in the song "The Future" during the Nude Tour.

## Opening act

* Jenny Morris
* Mavis Staples
* The Naked Mazurs
* Loïs Lane

## Band lineup

New Power Generation
* Levi Seacer Jr.: Bass
* Miko Weaver: Guitar
* Michael Bland: Drums
* Doctor Fink: Keyboards
* Rosie Gaines: Vocals / Dance
* Tony M.: Rap Vocals / Dance
* Kirk Johnson: Vocals / Dance / Percussion
* Damon Dickson: Dance
Tony M., Kirk Johnson, and Damon Dickson were referred to as the Game Boyz.

## Set list

This set list is based on an average setlist of the entire, it does not represent the entire tour.
* "DAT Intro" (prerecorded samples of various hits)
* "The Future"
* "1999"
* "Housequake" (contains excerpts of "Sexy Dancer")
* "Kiss" (contains excerpts of "Let's Jam It")
* "Purple Rain"
* "Take Me with U"
* "Alphabet St." (contains excerpts of "It Takes Two" and "The Latest Fashion")
* "The Question of U" (contains excerpts of "Electric Man")
* "Controversy" (contains excerpts of "D.M.S.R.")
* "Do Me, Baby"
* "Ain't No Way" (Rosie Gaines solo)
* "Nothing Compares 2 U"
* "Batdance"
* "Partyman" (contains excerpts of "What Have You Done for Me Lately")
Encore
* "Baby I'm a Star" (contains excerpts of "Respect")
Alterations
* "A Song for You" was performed in replacement of "Ain't No Way" on the second Rotterdam show, the Copenhagen show, the second Hamburg show, the Berlin show, the Paris show, the second and fourth Birmingham shows, the second Stockholm show, and the Lausanne show.
* "Little Red Corvette" was performed before "Batdance" and on rare occasion before "Purple Rain" on the second Rotterdam show, the second Hamburg show, the Berlin show, the Paris show, the second and fourth Birmingham shows, the Mannheim show, the second Stockholm show, the Lausanne show, the second Tokyo show, the Nishinomiya show, the Sapporo show and the Yokohama show.
* "Venus De Milo" was performed on piano before "The Question of U" as a medley on the Kiel show, the Berlin show, the first, fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth London shows, the first and fourth Birmingham shows, the Basel show, the Rome show, the Heerenveen show, the Mannheim show, the Gothenburg show, the second Stockholm show, the Nice show, the Manchester show, and all Japan shows.
* "Raspberry Beret" was performed before or after "Purple Rain" on the second Hamburg show, the sixteenth London show, the Nishinomiya show, the Sapporo show, and the Yokohama show.
* "Do Me, Baby" was not performed on both of the Rotterdam shows, the Copenhagen show, the Kiel show, the first Hamburg show, the third, fifth, seventh, eighth, and eleventh London shows, the second, third and fourth Birmingham shows, the Basel show, the second Stockholm show, and the Lausanne show.
* "Under the Cherry Moon (instrumental)" was performed on piano before "The Question of U" as a medley on the Berlin show, the first, and fourteenth London shows, the fourth Birmingham show, the Basel show, the Rome show, the Madrid show, the Heerenveen show, the second Dortmund show, the Mannheim show, the Gothenburg show, the second Stockholm show, the Lausanne show, the Nice show, the Manchester show, the second Tokyo show, and the Yokohama show.
* "Don't Make Me Pay For His Mistakes" and "Blues in C (If I Had A Harem)" was performed after "Take Me With U" on the first, sixth, ninth, tenth, and fifteenth London shows, the first and second Birmingham shows, the Cava de' Tirreni show, the Madrid show, the Werchter show, the second Dortmund show, the first Stockholm show, the Nice show, and the Manchester show.
* "We Can Funk" was performed in a medley with "Baby I'm A Star" on the first and second London shows, the Heerenveen show, and the Nice show.
* "Irresistible Bitch" was performed in the encore on the first and second London shows.
* A medley of "Respect" and "Rescue Me" was performed by Rosie Gaines during the encore on the second London show.
* "A Case of U" was performed on piano before "The Question of U" on the third London show.
* A cover of Joni Mitchell's "Blue Motel Room" was performed on piano before "The Question of U" on the fifth, sixth and seventh London shows.
* "When Doves Cry" was performed in replacement of "Controversy" and on rare occasions it was performed after "Partyman" and closed the main show on the third and fourth Birmingham show, the Cork show, the twelfth, the fourteenth and fifteenth London shows, the Basel show, the Rome show, the Madrid show, the Barcelona show, the second Stockholm show, the Lausanne show, the Manchester show, and all Japan shows.
* "Bambi" was performed after "Take Me With U" on the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth London shows, the fourth Birmingham show, the Barcelona show, the Gothenburg show, the second Stockholm show, and the second Tokyo show.
* A "The Question of U" intro was played on piano in a medley before "The Question of U" on the Basel show, the Rome show, the Madrid show, the Heerenveen show, the second Dortmund show, the Gothenburg show, the second Stockholm show, the Lausanne show, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and sixteenth London shows, the Manchester show, the second Tokyo show, the Sapporo show, and the Yokohama show.
* "An Honest Man" was performed on piano in a medley before "The Question of U" on the Madrid show, the second Dortmund show, the thirteenth and fifteenth London shows.
* "Batdance" was not performed on the fourteenth London show
* An instrumental version of "The Arms of Orion" was performed on piano in a medley before "The Question of U" on the Lausanne show.
* "Baby I'm A Star" was not performed on the Manchester show
* "Jerk Out" was performed after "Take Me With U" on the Nishinomiya
* "Partyman" was not performed on the fifteenth and sixteenth London shows, the first Tokyo show and the Nishinomiya show.
* "Thieves in the Temple" closed the show in Yokohama.
* "Nothing Compares 2 U" was not performed on the second Hamburg show, the eighth London show, the fourth Birmingham show, the second Stockholm show, the Lausanne show, the second Tokyo show, the Sapporo show, the Nishinomiya show and the Yokohama show.

## Tour dates

List of 1990 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
| June 2 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Stadion Feijenoord | 80,920 / 89,230 | $2,029,473 |
| June 3 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Stadion Feijenoord | 80,920 / 89,230 | $2,029,473 |
| June 5 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Gentofte Stadion | 18,128 / 18,128 | — |
| June 6 | Kiel | Germany | Ostseehalle | 11,500 / 11,500 | $315,790 |
| June 7 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | 14,000 / 14,000 | $813,540 |
| June 9 | Hamburg | Germany | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | 14,000 / 14,000 | $813,540 |
| June 10 | Hanover | Germany | Niedersachsenstadion | 37,000 / 37,000 | $1,128,870 |
| June 12 | Berlin | Germany | Waldbühne | 22,560 / 23,000 | $702,067 |
| June 13 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | 26,109 / 26,109 | $2,382,446 |
| June 14 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | 52,900 / 52,900 | $1,573,246 |
| June 16 | Paris | France | Parc des Princes | 45,677 / 45,677 | $1,911,125 |
| June 17 | Lille | France | Escape Foire | 27,122 / 27,122 | $851,088 |
| June 19 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 | $4,363,364 |
| June 20 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 | $4,363,364 |
| June 22 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 | $4,363,364 |
| June 23 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 | $4,363,364 |
| June 25 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 | $4,363,364 |
| June 26 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 | $4,363,364 |
| June 27 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 179,120 / 179,120 | $4,363,364 |
| June 29 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre | 52,000 / 52,000 | $1,339,000 |
| June 30 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre | 52,000 / 52,000 | $1,339,000 |
| July 1 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre | 52,000 / 52,000 | $1,339,000 |
| July 3 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| July 4 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| July 7 | Cork | Ireland | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 56,010 / 56,010 | $1,520,111 |
| July 9 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| July 10 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| July 11 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| July 13 | Birmingham | England | National Exhibition Centre | | |
| July 15 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob-Park | 51,015 / 51,015 | $2,524,732 |
| July 17 | Rome | Italy | Stadio Flaminio | 13,000 / 13,000 | — |
| July 18 | Cava de' Tirreni | Italy | Stadio Simonetta Lamberti | 19,980 / 30,000 | — |
| July 22 | Madrid | Spain | Vicente Calderón Stadium | 64,912 / 64,912 | $1,862,325 |
| July 24 | Valencia | Spain | Mestalla Stadium | 48,127 / 48,127 | $1,036,339 |
| July 25 | Barcelona | Spain | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 49,455 / 49,455 | $1,410,256 |
| July 27 | Marbella | Spain | Estadio Municipal de Marbella | 29,765 / 29,765 | $640,543 |
| July 29 | A Coruña | Spain | Estadio Santa Maria del Mar | 25,575 / 25,575 | $733,746 |
| August 4 | Werchter | Belgium | Festival Terrein | 22,980 / 22,980 | $679,748 |
| August 5 | Heerenveen | Netherlands | Thialf | 12,090 / 12,090 | $317,640 |
| August 6 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhallen | | |
| August 8 | Mannheim | Germany | Maimarkthalle | 75,894 / 79,000 | $2,365,616 |
| August 10 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | 10,550 / 10,550 | — |
| August 11 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globe Arena | 29,000 / 29,000 | $735,700 |
| August 12 | Stockholm | Sweden | Globe Arena | 29,000 / 29,000 | $735,700 |
| August 16 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Stade olympique de la Pontaise | 32,080 / 32,080 | $1,586,997 |
| August 18 | Nice | France | Stade Charles-Ehrmann | 30,500 / 30,500 | $1,292,285 |
| August 20 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| August 21 | Manchester | England | Maine Road | 35,770 / 35,770 | $921,077 |
| August 22 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| August 23 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| August 24 | London | England | Wembley Arena | | |
| August 30 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | 90,550 / 90,550 | $7,476,712 |
| August 31 | Tokyo | Japan | Tokyo Dome | 90,550 / 90,550 | $7,476,712 |
| September 2 | Nishinomiya | Japan | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 36,605 / 36,605 | $2,686,441 |
| September 6 | Sapporo | Japan | Makomanai Open Stadium | 22,500 / 22,500 | $1,652,275 |
| September 10 | Yokohama | Japan | Yokohama Stadium | 41,110 / 41,110 | $3,394,453 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,208,605 / 1,219,351 (99.11%) | $50,247,005 |

### Cancelled dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| April 27, 1990 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt |
| April 28, 1990 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt |
| April 29, 1990 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Simmonscourt |
| May 8, 1990 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| May 9, 1990 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall |
| May 15, 1990 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| May 22, 1990 | Lyon | France | Stade de Gerland |
| May 23, 1990 | Strasbourg | France | Stade de la Meinau |
| May 25, 1990 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| May 30, 1990 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy Rotterdam |
| June 17, 1990 | Paris | France | Parc des Princes |
| July 28, 1990 | Würzburg | West Germany | Talavera Wiesen |
| July 20, 1990 | Turin | Italy | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
| July 30, 1990 | Udine | Italy | Stadio Friuli |
| August 7, 1990 | Dortmund | West Germany | Westfalenhallen |
| August 14, 1990 | Oldenburg | West Germany | Weser-Ems Halle |
| August 18, 1990 | Nimes | France | Arena of Nimes |