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Fans to celebrate Prince's 60th birthday with Minnesota Festival

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Prince fans will soon come together for a three-day gathering in Henderson, Minnesota to celebrate the late music icon's 60th birth anniversary on June 7.

The city is famous for the shooting of the musician's film "Purple Rain".

According to Mankato Free Press, Minnesota resident Joel King, who served as a camera operator on Prince's "Graffiti Bridge" and several music videos, is co-organising the event.

The three-day festival will feature bus tours of "Purple Rain" locations, a screening of the 1984 film and performances by local musicians.

The event will also witness appearances by "secret guests" associated with Prince and a meet-and-greet with his family.

 

The donations from the festival will go toward the painting of a mural of Prince leaning against a "little red corvette."

Henderson, a city with population under 1,000 people, is already the home of a street dubbed "Purple Rain Road" and a stone bench dedicated to Prince, who resided at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota outside of the Twin Cities.

The singer passed away on April 21, 2016 from an accidental drug overdose.

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First Published: Jun 05 2018 | 1:45 PM IST

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