Prince (July 6, 2014) Essence Festival Performance - The News-Star

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Publication: The News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana) Date: Sunday, July 6, 2014	Prince, 56, opened the 20th celebration of the Essence Festival in New Orleans with his signature line: “We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.” He delivered a high-energy set that had the Superdome crowd on their feet from the first notes of “Let’s Go Crazy.”

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Prince closed the festival’s main stage with a hit-filled performance including “Kiss,” “Raspberry Beret,” “When Doves Cry,” “Controversy,” “1999,” “Little Red Corvette,” and “Nothing Compares 2 U,” along with slower versions of several classics. The article also mentions actress Megan Fox jumping on Instagram.	All magazine scans, photographs, and original text excerpts referenced in this entry remain the property of their respective copyright holders. This Chronicle entry is a transformative, non-commercial archival summary created for historical documentation and educational reference. No ownership of the original material is claimed or implied.