Tribute band Yacht Rock Revue will pay tribute to Prince with a concert in Piedmont Park.
Performing songs from the singer’s “Purple Rain” album, the Atlanta band will dedicate a three-hour show to performing songs such as “Purple Rain,” “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy” on April 29.
"Purple Rain," which also served as the soundtrack for the artist's film of the same name, topped Billboard's album chart for more than half a year in 1984, according to Time.
The project also helped Prince win “Best Original Song Score” at the Oscars.
The concert will take place one week after Prince was found dead at his home in Minnesota and just two weeks he performed his last concerts at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
The singer originally postponed the shows, saying that he was battling the flu. Shortly after leaving Atlanta, news broke that his plane made an emergency landing. The singer was rushed to the hospital.
A rep later told TMZ that Prince "wanted to make Thursday night's performance in Atlanta, even though he was still not feeling well." He started feeling worse after leaving Atlanta, hence the emergency landing. After a brief hospital stay in Moline he boarded the plane and "is now back home.'"
Prince performed a brief concert at Paisley Park on Saturday.
“Wait a few days before you waste any prayers,” he told fans at that show.
If You Go: 7:30 p.m. April 29. The Legacy Fountain in Piedmont Park, Park Lane, Atlanta. pleaserock.com.
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