Prince has been gone for 10 years. Do you remember his unforgettable Long Island concerts?

Prince's performance of "Anna Stesia" was a highlight of “Lovesexy” tour stop at the Nassau Coliseum in 1988. Credit: John Roca
In what seems like something of a purple haze, it's hard to imagine that a decade has passed since the rock icon Prince died on April 21, 2016.
He was only 57 at the time, but it was a lifetime of excess, from his energetic and super-funky guitar riffs to his over-the-top purple outfits and the "Let's Go Crazy" atmosphere of his concerts.
Long Island was a frequent concert stop for the man in purple. Here are some of those memorable shows where both artist and audience got to party like it was 1999.
The 'Purple Rain' Tour

Prince got into a giant bathtub during the "Purple Rain" Tour concert at Nassau Coliseum in 1985. Credit: Newsday/Jim Cummins
WHEN | WHERE March 17-24, 1985 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale
HIGHLIGHTS The rock icon opened the show by rising from a platform beneath the stage and then telling the crowd: "My name is Prince and I've come to play with you" before launching into "Let's Go Crazy."
Near the end of the show, Prince climbed into a giant purple bathtub, where he teased the audience by asking "Do you want to spend the night? Do you want to take a bath with me?"
"Prince works hard at purveying the pleasure principle," wrote Newsday's Wayne Robins in his review, "which made most of his two hours on stage exhilarating."
WHAT The "Lovesexy" Tour
WHEN | WHERE Oct. 24, 1988 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
HIGHLIGHTS Prince outdid himself with this extravagant, technical marvel of a concert, which began with him inviting everyone to "get on the floor" in his first number "Erotic City." One of the most dramatic moments came when Prince performed "Anna Stesia," which opened with him emerging from a fog thick enough to be in an old Universal horror movie. He then played piano on a heart-shaped platform and sang the ballad about finding one’s faith.
Other numbers also featured a 3/4-scale replica of his father's 1969 white Ford Thunderbird Landau — complete with power Windows and working headlights —- a basketball hoop, a bed and a playground swing,
WHAT "Jam of the Year" World Tour
WHEN | WHERE July 23, 1997, Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh
HIGHLIGHTS Always known for his grand entrances, Prince didn't disappoint as he arrived on stage via speedboat. Not only he did perform his own hits ("Purple Rain," "Little Red Corvette"), but he got into a James Brown groove with the Godfather of Soul's "Talkin' Proud and Sayin' Nothing."
The Purple One also took on the Gloved One in the comic number "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore," where he sang in his best and boyish Michael Jackson voice.
In writing about Prince's dance and piano rendition of "The Most Beautiful Girl" for Newsday, Richard Torres noted "only the artist can play keyboard one moment and then simulate sex with it in the next second."
WHAT The "Musicology" Tour
WHEN | WHERE July 20, 2004 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
HIGHLIGHTS For his closing number, "Purple Rain," Prince amped things up with a soaring rock solo "full of little curlicues and swooping lines," wrote Newsday’s Rafer Guzmán, and new lyrics at the end of the song which reflected his spiritual reawakening: "Open up your Bible, and let God guide us, shall we?" As a bonus, he gave away copies of his "Musicology" CD to everyone who bought a ticket to the show.
"With an eight-piece band of crackerjack musicians," Guzman also wrote, "the 46-year-old Prince reinvented himself as a new-school James Brown, fast on his high-heeled feet and able to shift gears among funk, pop, dance and soul."
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