And a snippet from USA Today announcing the November 4th Detroit show.

And a US newspaper report about that opening night in Detroit, 40 years ago 2day.

Here is a Dutch review from that first night, pictures by Govert de Roos (who has just released a book with all of his pictures from the opening night of the Purple Rain tour).

And after the show the same TV-2 Eyewitness News did broadcast another report, this time featuring some footage of @prince and @therevolution live in Detroit on November 4, 1984.

'4th day of November, we need a purple high' - On this day in 1984 @prince and @therevolution started their Purple Rain tour in Detroit, MI. Here is a pre-show news report from that day.

And finally, let's throw our favourite in as well. Morris Day starring in a slasher movie called '777-9311'

'Something Funky This House Comes'...

What if 'Under The Cherry Moon' was a vampire movie?

'The Undertaker' reimagined as a horror movie poster based on the poster for the movie 'The Undead'.

'Rockhard In A Funky Place' as a spoof on the 'Fearless Vampire Killers' movie poster.