Prince’s Debut

March 9, 1981

March 9, 1981: Prince made his first appearance here, when it was still Sam’s. He had already appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and in Rolling Stone and Newsweek magazines. Curtiss A was the opening act.

Photo copyright Steven Laboe with thanks.

Prince at Sam’s, March 9, 1981. Photo by Duane Braley, Minneapolis Star

Image courtesy Don Hughes. From First Avenue: Minnesota’s Mainroom by Chris Riemenschneider, MNHS Press, 2017

Another ticket from Colleen Foley