He does a lot of tiny shows around the Twin Cities when he has new material before he actually records it or performs them anywhere else. I saw him once at a show at the Dakota Jazz Club, probably no more than 500 people... most amazing live show I've ever seen (most amazing ticket price I've ever seen too, lol). He did another string of shows there recently at the same club here in town. He used a different drummer in a few of them because he was auditioning new drummers to see how they did live. http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_22377287/prince-perfo... He had tickets for the sound check, tickets for jam sessions, and tickets for the "Surprise" shows each night. I had a couple friends who went to a jam session and they said they were just in awe the entire time. It was pretty much just prince shredding and improvising for like an hour. They said it was the sickest thing they've ever seen. Perk of living in the Twin Cities I guess.