Prince (October 31, 1982) – “Prince 1999 Tour” Concert Advert - The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on October 31, 1982, this striking concert advertisement promotes Prince’s forthcoming 1999 Tour appearance at the University Center on Wednesday, November 24, 1982. The advert gives Prince top billing beneath the emphatic “LIVE IN CONCERT!” heading and large hand-rendered PRINCE lettering, while The Time are announced as special guests and Vanity 6 are given the particularly notable billing “And Introducing Vanity 6.” The concert was scheduled for 8:00 p.m., with reserved tickets offered at $10.50 and $11.50.

As an archive piece, the advertisement does more than document a forthcoming Prince concert. It captures the way the 1999 Tour was being promoted at the time, bringing Prince and two closely connected acts together within a single presentation while preserving the original billing hierarchy, ticket prices and local sales information. The absence of a conventional artist photograph also makes the design particularly distinctive: the oversized illustrated PRINCE logo itself becomes the main visual attraction, with the practical concert information arranged underneath. The result is a compact but valuable contemporary document of the 1999 era as it was originally being advertised to concert audiences in late 1982.

Advert Details	Concert Details
Artist: Prince	Concert Date: November 24, 1982
Publication: The Philadelphia Inquirer	Venue: University Center
Publication Date: October 31, 1982	Time: 8:00 p.m.
Tour: Prince 1999 Tour	Tickets: $10.50 / $11.50 reserved
Item: Concert advertisement	Special Guest: The Time
Country: United States	Introducing: Vanity 6

The Advert

Visual Presentation	Billing
The advertisement uses a black background with a large stylised PRINCE logo occupying much of the upper section.	Prince receives top billing under “LIVE IN CONCERT!” and “PRINCE 1999 TOUR.”
The hand-rendered lettering gives the advert a deliberately distinctive appearance rather than relying on a conventional photograph.	The Time are billed as the special guest, while Vanity 6 are introduced beneath them.
Practical venue, date, ticket and outlet information fills the lower portion.	The hierarchy clearly presents the three connected acts as part of the same concert presentation.

Concert Information

Event	Details
Tour	Prince 1999 Tour
Venue	University Center
Date	Wednesday, November 24, 1982
Time	8:00 p.m.
Reserved Tickets	$10.50 / $11.50

The Bill

Artist	Advert Billing
Prince	Prince 1999 Tour
The Time	Special Guest
Vanity 6	Introducing

The advert captures the three-act presentation associated with this period, placing Prince at the centre while giving prominent billing to The Time and the newly introduced Vanity 6.

Ticket Outlets

Philadelphia Area	Additional Outlets
Spectrum Box Office	King James Records
U.C.C. Box Office	Webb’s Department Store
All Ticketron locations	Ida’s Restaurant, 19th and Columbia
	Dazz Records, Camden

Context And Notes

The Tour	The Advert
The advertisement promotes Prince’s 1999 Tour during the opening period of the campaign surrounding the 1999 era.	The advert is particularly useful as an archival item because it preserves the original billing, ticket prices, date, time and sales outlets in one contemporary piece.
The Time appear as the featured special guest.	Vanity 6 are specifically presented with the wording “And Introducing Vanity 6.”
The advertised performance was scheduled for November 24, 1982.	The stylised PRINCE lettering provides the dominant visual element, with no concert photograph required.

Feature Highlights

Publication	Concert
The Philadelphia Inquirer	Prince 1999 Tour
Date: October 31, 1982	Date: November 24, 1982
Item: Full concert advert	Venue: University Center
Main Artist: Prince	Special Guest: The Time
Additional Artist: Vanity 6	Time: 8:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $10.50 / $11.50 reserved	Ticketing: Multiple local outlets

What The Advert Shows

Promotion	Practical Information
“LIVE IN CONCERT!”	University Center
“PRINCE 1999 TOUR”	Wednesday, November 24, 1982
The Time as special guest	8:00 p.m.
Vanity 6 introduced on the bill	Reserved tickets at $10.50 and $11.50
Large stylised Prince logo	Full list of local ticket outlets

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