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The Rolling Stones & Prince · 1981

The Rolling Stones & Prince

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

Description

The Rolling Stones performed at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles as part of their North American tour. Prince appeared as the opening act, but the audience booed him off the stage. The situation escalated after he opened his trench coat to reveal bikini-style underwear. Rioting also broke out, and 95 fans were arrested. The tour became the highest-grossing tour of 1981, generating $50 million in ticket sales.

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  1. The Rolling Stones & Prince
    The Rolling Stones played the first of two nights at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during their North American tour, with Prince as the support act. Prince, wearing his controversial bikini briefs and trench coat, left the stage after about 15 minutes when the crowd booed and threw beer cans at him.