Questo é un elenco degli show televisivi o cerimonie di premiazioni, i cosiddetti Awards, che hanno visto come protagonista Prince. La lista, ottenuta facendo un merge di quello che si trova su PrinceVault e l’elenco dei video che ho nella mia raccolta, racchiude solo quegli eventi televisivi nei quali Prince è stato invitato ad esibirsi dal vivo di fronte al pubblico presente. Tra questi anche avvenimenti sportivi come il SuperBall o le Special Olimpics. Non pensiate che le uniche comparsate televisive siano solo queste. Ho escluso le interviste, le cerimonie dove è stato premiato, le sue presenze come testimonial per la consegne di riconoscimenti, le conferenze stampa, le anteprime MTV dei sui film o eventi di presentazione di nuovi album come potrebbero essere “The Art Of Musicology” oppure “Emancipation Freedom MTV Day Concert”. Attenzione alle date. In alcuni casi la data indicata rappresenta il giorno in cui è stata registrata la trasmissione. Infatti la lista inizia con “American Bandstand”, ma la sua prima vera apparizione trasmessa sui teleschermi è stata quella del 11 gennaio 1980 a “The Midnight Special”. L’anno più’ prolifero? Il 1999 con la bellezza di 10 presenze solo nel mese di novembre a fronte di una forte promozione dell’album “Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic” pubblicato all’inizio dello stesso mese.

1979-12-16
Show: American Bandstand  (Link)
Hollywood – USA ABC Television Center Studios: Stage 55
Setlist:
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

1980-01-06
Show: The Midnight Special  (Link)
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

1981-02-21
Show: Saturday Night Live   (Link)
New York – USA NBC-TV Studios, RCA Building  Studio 8H
Setlist:
Partyup

1982-12-14
Show: Solid Gold
Los Angeles – USA KTLA Studios Stage 6
Setlist:
1999

1983-04-04
Show: Solid Gold
Los Angeles – USA KTLA Studios Stage 6
Setlist:
Little Red Corvette

1983-05-16
Show: Minnesota Music Awards
Bloomington – USA Carlton Celebrity Room
Setlist:
D.M.S.R.

1983-06-29
Show: Minnesota Black Music Awards
St. Paul – USA Prom Center Ballroom
Setlist: ?

1984-05-21
Show: Minnesota Music Awards
Bloomington – USA Carlton Celebrity Room
Setlist:
17 Days
When Doves Cry
Baby I’m A Star

1985-01-28
Show: 12 Annual American Music Awards
Los Angeles – USA Shrine Auditorium
Setlist:
Baby I’m A Star

1985-02-26
Show: 27th Grammy Awards
Los Angeles – USA Shrine Auditorium
Setlist:
Baby I’m A Star

1986-05-20
Show: Minnesota Music Awards
Bloomington – USA Carlton Celebrity Room
Setlist:
Raspberry Beret
Girls & Boys
Life Can Be So Nice
Controversy
Mutiny File
? or $

1987-09-11
Show: 1987 MTV Video Music Awards
Universal City – USA Universal Amphitheatre
Setlist:
Sign O’ The Times
Play In The Sunshine

1989-09-24
Show: Saturday Night Live New York – USA   (Link)
NBC-TV Studios, GE Building – Studio, 8H
Setlist:
Electric Chair

1991-08-14
Show: Special Olympics
Minneapolis – USA Metrodome
Setlist:
Diamonds and Pearls
Baby I’m a Star

1991-09-04
Show: Arsenio Hall show
Hollywood – USA Paramount Studios Stage 29
Setlist:
Let’s Go Crazy
Kiss
Cream
Purple Rain,
Daddy Pop
unknown NPG song
1991-09-05
Show: 1991 MTV Video Music Awards
Universal City – USA Universal Amphitheatre
Setlist:
Gett Off

1993-02-23
Show: Arsenio Hall show
Hollywood – USA Paramount Studios Stage 29
Setlist:
My Name Is Prince
The Morning Papers
Blue Light
The Max

1994-04-09
Show: Soul Train
Hollywood – USA Paramount Studios, Stage 30
Setlist:
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Now
Acknowledge Me
Love Sign

1994-05-04
Show: 1994 World Music Awards
(Monte-Carlo) Monaco – Monaco Sporting Monte-Carlo – Salle des Étoiles
Setlist:
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

1994-05-05
Show: Nulle Part Ailleurs
Paris – France Studios Canal+
Setlist:
Endorphinmachine

1994-06-26
Show: 1st annual VH-1 Honors
Los Angeles – USA Shrine Auditorium
Setlist:
Interactive
Endorphinmachine

1994-07-12
Show: The Today Show
New York – USA NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A)
Setlist:
Love Sign

1994-11-24
Show: 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards
Berlin – Germany Brandenburger Tor
Setlist:
Peach

1994-12-13
Show: The Late Show with David Letterman
New York – USA The Ed Sullivan Theater
Setlist:
Dolphin

1995-01-30
Show: 22th annual American Music Awards
Los Angeles – USA Shrine Auditorium
Setlist:
Billy Jack Bitch
Hate U
319

1995-03-15
Show: Top On Top Pops (The NPG)
Borehamwood – England BBC Elstree Centre (Studio C)
Setlist:
Get Wild

1995-04-05
Show: The White Room (The NPG)
London – England Westway Studio
Setlist:
Count the Days
Get Wild

1995-12-03
Show: 1st VH-1 Fashion & Music Awards
New York – USA Lexington Avenue Armory
Setlist:
P. Control (House Mix)

1996-07-02
Show: The Late Show With David Letterman
New York – USA The Ed Sullivan Theater
Setlist:
Dinner with Delores

1996-07-09
Show: The Today Show (Summer Concert Series)
New York – USA Plaza outside NBC TV Studios, GE Building
Setlist:
Dinner With Delores
Zannalee

1996-11-20
Show: Oprah Winfrey Show
Chicago – USA Harpo Studios
Setlist:
Do Me, Baby
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Sleep Around
Betcha By Golly Wow!

1997-01-03
Show: The Today Show (farewell to Bryant Gumble)
New York – USA NBC-TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 1A)
Setlist:
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothing

1997-01-07
Show: Rosie O’Donnell
New York – USA NBC-TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 8G)
Setlist:
Somebody’s Somebody
The Holy River

1997-02-07
Show: Chris Rock Show
New York – USA Circle in the Square Theatre
Setlist:
Face Down

1997-02-08
Show: 28th NAACP Image Awards Pasadena – USA
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Setlist:
Emancipation

1997-02-24
Show: 1997 BRIT Awards
London – England Earls Court
Setlist:
Emancipation

1997-02-26
Show: Top Of The Pops
Borehamwood – England BBC Elstree Centre (Studio C)
Setlist:
The Holy River

1997-04-10
Show: 4th annual VH-1 Honors
Universal City – USA Universal Amphitheatre
Setlist:
The Holy River
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret

1998-04-10
Show: 11th annual Essence Awards New York – USA
Madison Square Garden Theatre
Setlist:
The Christ

1998-05-29
Show: The Today Show (Summer Concert Series) New York – USA
Plaza outside NBC TV Studios, GE Building
Setlist:
Sweet Thing
Release Yourself

1998-06-08
Show: Vibe TV-show
Los Angleles – USA CBS Television City, Stage 46
Setlist:
Let’s Work
Delirious incl. Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)
Sweet Thing
Just B My Lady
The One
Everyday People

1998-07-24
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
Come On

1999-07-19
Show: 2nd annual Yahoo Internet Life Online Music Awards
New York – USA Studio 54
Setlist:
The Jam
Free
Everyday People

1999-11-16
Show: Tout Lara Fabian
Boulogne Billancourt – France TF1 Glem Production Studio
Setlist:
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold

1999-11-17
Show: Hit Machine
Saint-Denis – France Les Studios de la Plaine Saint-Denis Studio 233
Setlist:
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold

1999-11-17
Show: Nulle Part Ailleurs Paris – France
Studios Canal+
Setlist:
Baby Know
AlphabetSt

1999-11-18
Show: Top Of The Pops
Borehamwood – England Elstree Centre (Studio C)
Setlist:
Baby Knows

1999-11-19
Show: TFI Friday
London – England Riverside Studios
Setlist:
Baby Knows

1999-11-20
Show: The Tube Apocalypse
Newcastle – England Tyne Tees Studio 5
Setlist:
Baby Knows
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold

1999-11-22
Show: Séptimo
El Álamo – Spain Estudios El Álamo
Setlist:
Baby Knows
Prettyman
(Sometimes I Feel Like A) Motherless Child
The Jam
A Night In Tunisia
Everyday People

1999-11-25
Show: Harald Schmidt Show
Cologne – Germany Studio 449
Setlist:
Baby Knows

1999-11-27
Show: Glücksspirale
Aalsmeer – The Netherlands Joop van den Ende Studio’s
Setlist:
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold

1999-11-28
Show: Tros TV-Show
Almere-Haven – The Netherlands Cinevideo Studio’s
Setlist:
Baby Knows
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold

2001-05-03
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
The Work Pt. 1

2001-05-04
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

2002-12-13
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
Everlastin Now

2004-02-08
Show: 46th annual Grammy Awards Ceremony
Los Angeles – USA Staples Center
Setlist:
Purple Rain
Baby I’m A Star
Crazy In Love
Let’s Go Crazy

2004-02-12
Show: The Tavis Smiley Show
Hollywood – USA KCET Studios
Setlist:
Reflection

2004-02-26
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
Musicology

2004-03-02
Show: The Ellen Degeneres Show
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 11
Setlist:
Kiss
Nothing Compares 2 U
I Feel For You

2004-03-15
Show: 19th Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
New York – USA Waldorf Astoria
Setlist:
Let’s Go Crazy
Sign O’ The Times
Kiss
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

2004-07-28
Show: MuchMoreMusic Live!
Toronto – Canada MuchMusic Studios at the CHUM-City Building
Setlist:
Musicology
Kiss
D.M.S.R.

2005-03-19
Show: 36th NAACP Image Awards
Los Angeles – USA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Setlist:
D.M.S.R.
We’re A Winner
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
Satisfied
I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I’ll Get It Myself)
Housequake
The Bird
The Glamorous Life
Santana Medley

2006-02-04
Show: Saturday Night Live
New York – USA NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 8H)
Setlist:
Prince and Támar performed
Fury
Beautiful, Loved and Blessed

2006-02-15
Show: 2006 BRIT Awards
London – England Earls Court 2
Setlist:
Te Amo Corazón
Fury
Purple Rain
Let’s Go Crazy”

2006-05-24
Show: American Idol (finale)
New York – USA Kodak Theatre
Setlist:
Lolita
Satisfied

2006-06-12
Show: 10th annual Webby Awards
New York – USA Cipriani Wall Street
Setlist:
Don’t Play Me

2006-06-16
Show: Good Morning America (Summer Concert Series)
New York – USA Bryant Park
Setlist:
Get On The Boat
Redhead Stepchild
Let’s Go Crazy

2006-06-27
Show: 6th annual BET Awards
Los Angeles – USA Shrine Auditorium
Setlist:
3121

2007-02-04
Show: Superbowl 2007
Miami – USA Dolphin Stadium
Setlist:
Let’s Go Crazy incl. We Will Rock You intro
Baby I’m A Star Proud Mary incl. 1999
All Along The Watchtower / The Best Of You
Purple Rain

2007-06-01
Show: 9th annual ALMA Awards
Pasadena – USA Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Setlist:
The Word
Get On The Boat
The Glamorous Life

2008-04-25
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
Turn Me Loose

2009-03-25
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
Ol’ Skool Company

2009-03-26
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
Dreamer

2009-03-27
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Outdoor Concert Series)
Burbank – USA NBC Studio Lot
Setlist:
Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful

2009-04-22
Show: The Ellen Degeneres Show
Burbank – USA Warner Bros. Studios – Stage 1
Setlist:
Crimson & Clover

2009-05-28
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Burbank – USA NBC Studio 3
Setlist:
Somewhere Here On Earth

2009-10-14
Show: Le Grand Journal
Paris – France Studios Rive Gauche (Studio 3)
Setlist:
Dance 4 Me
No More Candy 4 U
1999
I Feel For You
Controversy

2010-05-04
Show: Time 100 gala
New York – USA Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Setlist:
?
Angel
Baby Love

2011-04-13
Show: Lopez Tonight
Burbank – USA Warner Bros. Studios – Stage 29
Setlist:
Laydown
The Beautiful Ones
You’re The One For Me incl short Controversy D.M.S.R.

2011-06-27
Show: Le Grand Journal
Paris France Studios Rive Gauche (Studio 3)
Setlist:
We Live (2 Get Funky) incl. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (instrumental)
People Pleaser tentative title
Peach
Anotherloverholenyohead incl. uptempo ‘rock jam’
Shhh
D.M.S.R.

2012-09-22
Show: iHeartRadio Music Festival 2012
Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
Setlist:
Sweet Thing (guesting w/ Mary J. Blige)
Nothing Compares 2 U (guesting w/ Mary J. Blige)

2012-10-23
Show: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Hollywood, California (Behind) El Capitan Theatre
Setlist:
Public soundcheck, not aired:
Lady Cab Driver (instrumental)
The Beautiful Ones
Rock & Roll Love Affair #1
Rock & Roll Love Affair #2
The Dance Electric (instrumental)
Superconductor (instrumental)

Aired
Rock & Roll Love Affair
The Dance Electric

Not aired:
Take Me With U (aborted)
Raspberry Beret
Cream
Cool

2013-03-01
Show:     Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
New York, NBC-TV Studios, GE building (Studio 6B)
Setlist:
Screwdriver
Bambi

2013-05-19
Show:     Billboard Music Awards
Las Vegas, NV  MGM Grand Garden Arena
Setlist:
Let’s Go Crazy (inc. Frankenstein interpolation)
FixUrLifeUp

2014-04-14
Show: The Arsenio Hall Show
Los Angeles, Sunset Bronson Studios Stage 19
Setlist:
Funknroll
She’s Always In My Hair
Mutiny

2014-11-01
Show: Saturday Night Live
New York, NBC TV Studios, GE Building (Studio 8H)
Setlist:
Clouds
Plectrumelectrum
Marz
Anotherlove