He’s one of the greatest performers on the face of this funky earth and he’s about to touch down in Dublin for his first Irish show in nearly a decade. Celina Murphy talks to the people who know and revere him, including drummer John Blackwell – the man Prince himself describes as The Best In The World.

23 Aug 2011 - Interview

The diminutive superstar will play Malahide Castle

24 May 2011 - News

It was another Irish no-show from Prince, at Dublin’s High Court today, where the legal action over his cancelled 2008 Croke Park gig is being heard.

23 Feb 2010 - News

MCD's court case against Prince for the cancellation of last year's Croke Park date crossed an important hurdle yesterday.

16 Dec 2008 - News

There’s bad news for Prince fans with His Royal Purpleness pulling his June 16 visit to Croke Park for what are described as “reasons beyond the control” of both himself and MCD.

10 Jun 2008 - News

MCD have spoken of being “devastated” by the cancellation of Prince’s Croke Park headliner, and confirmed that booking fees will be included in ticket refunds, which will be available from 9am on Friday June 13.

10 Jun 2008 - News

The audience witnesses Prince in his full-blown, mercurial, magisterial pomp. The Earth Tour is a misnomer – it’s out of this world.

29 Aug 2007 - REVIEW

At the very least, 3121 demonstrates that Musicology was no anomaly. The new album sounds exactly like vintage Prince in everything but innovation.

12 Apr 2006 - REVIEW

Parliament-ary Party

26 Apr 2004 - REVIEW

Fans of The Artist Commonly Known As Prince can expect his upcoming Europe tour to include at least one Dublin appearance

01 Mar 2004 - News

Right now, Prince is caught in the twilight zone between tributary minnow and nostalgia act, unwilling (or unable) to advance, yet refusing to plunder the back catalogue for a classic hits roadshow

05 Nov 2002 - REVIEW

The credits may read – “produced by PRINCE and arranged, composed and performed by (insert stupid squiggle symbol),” but I think we can treat this album as the real return to the fray by the Purple Poet of Pervdom himself.

24 Nov 1999 - REVIEW

No, the purple one hasn't renounced his symbol or his completely independent stance with regard to recording. Instead this is a collection of previously unreleased material, which is being billed as the last Prince release on Warner Brothers.

01 Sep 1999 - REVIEW

The Artist formerly known as prince Soul (BMG)

08 Jul 1998 - REVIEW

PRINCE: The Hits/The B-Sides (Paisley Park/Warner Bros.)

22 Sep 1993 - REVIEW

PRINCE (Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England) ONCE UPON a time-warp, Black Superman Cassius Clay adopted Islam and name-switched to Muhammad Ali.

08 Sep 1993 - REVIEW

For the first time in over a decade, Prince has identified himself as a band member rather than a solo artist.

17 Oct 1991 - REVIEW

There's no middle ground with Prince - you either love him or you loathe him. And so it is with his music; he either touches the skies or plummets the depths.

26 Aug 1990 - REVIEW

First, the bad news: there’s another Prince film on the way.

10 Apr 1986 - REVIEW

Prince may be a pop playboy forever searching for his perfect playmate but he doesn't necessarily copy the seduction schemes of other black musicians.

13 Jul 1984 - REVIEW

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