Listen to Prince's final "Piano & Microphone" concert in Atlanta

A recording of the late pop superstar's last concert at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on April 14 has surfaced online.

April 28, 2016 at 8:52PM
This undated photo released by Yamaha Entertainment Group shows a custom-made purple piano the company manufactured for musician Prince. Days before his death, Prince tweeted a photo of the piano intended to be a centerpiece of his scheduled tour. The acoustics of the piano were fine-tuned to Prince's specifications. The artist, 57, who was found dead in his suburban Minneapolis home Thursday, April 21, 2016, had intended it for his Prince, Piano and a Microphone tour.
This undated photo released by Yamaha Entertainment Group shows a custom-made purple piano the company manufactured for Prince. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In 2016, Prince changed his live concerts, forgoing a full band in favor of a sparsely decorated stage featuring only a grand piano and a microphone. He debuted the new format with a pair of shows at his home, studio and concert space at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minn., in January, followed by several shows in Australia and New Zealand and a few more in the United States.

The last of these shows took place at Atlanta's Fox Theatre on April 14. An audience recording of this final concert and has surfaced online. You can listen to it here.

Here is the show's setlist:

When Will We Be Paid (The Staple Singers cover)

The Max

Black Sweat

Girl

I Would Die 4 U

Baby I'm a Star

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

Dark

Indifference

Eye Love U, But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore

Little Red Corvette / Dirty Mind

Linus and Lucy (Vince Guaraldi cover)

Nothing Compares 2 U

Encore:

Cream

Black Muse

How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

Encore 2:

Waiting in Vain (Bob Marley & The Wailers cover)

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Encore 3:

Sometimes It Snows in April

Purple Rain / The Beautiful Ones / Diamonds and Pearls

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