PRINCE - PRINCE 'TO PLAY LA RESIDENCY'

PRINCE 'TO PLAY LA RESIDENCY'

Pop superstar Prince is set to play a seven-week residency at the Los Angeles Roosevelt Hotel.

According to the Los Angeles Times, pending contract negotiations, the Purple Rain singer will play seven Friday-night performances as part of a dining and musical experience.

Special guests will join the musician as the hotel closes off its lobby area at 21:00 and gives itself over to a Prince concert from 23:30 until the early hours.

The reports come hot on the heels of Prince's landmark London tour announcement which will see the singer play a record number of arena shows.

Overall, Prince will play 21 dates in the capital, breaking the 14-night residency record put on at one arena by Pink Floyd.

Fans who buy a ticket for the 3121 tour will also get a copy of Prince's new album, also called 3121, as well as only paying £31.21 no matter where they buy a ticket for.

At one point the ticketing agency dealing with the tour, AEG, was selling 1,000 tickets per minute.

The star last released a studio album in 2004 during a prolific career which has seen the release of hundreds of songs as well as collaborations and tracks written for other artists.