Prince’s 10th Death Anniversary Marked With 5-Day Festival
THE NEWS
Ten years after Prince died, Minneapolis is turning June into a five-day celebration of everything he built. Prince Celebration 2026 runs June 3–7 across Paisley Park, First Avenue, and downtown, with The Revolution and The New Power Generation reuniting on the same stage for the first time in years *.
THE LEGACY
- The Revolution — Bobby Z, Lisa Coleman — and The New Power Generation — Morris Hayes, Tony M, Levi Seacer, Sonny T — perform together June 5 at The Armory *
- Chaka Khan opens the festival June 3 at First Avenue with DJ Lenka Paris *
- Morris Day, Miguel, Tevin Campbell, Bilal, and Sounds of Blackness confirmed across the five days *
- Bootsy Collins, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis appear as panel guests *
- Previously unreleased recording “With This Tear” recently unveiled by the estate *
- Sunday programming includes exclusive unreleased music listening session and rare concert footage screening *
WHY IT MATTERS
This isn’t a tribute show — it’s the bands Prince actually played with, in the city where he recorded, with vault material still surfacing a decade later. The question hanging over every Celebration is whether the estate will keep opening the archives or let the anniversary circuit replace the music itself.