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Flamingo Las Vegas presents special limited dates of legendary Minneapolis funk band, The Time, June 24 - July 5 and July 29 - Aug. 2. These exclusive performances mark the first time the original band members have performed together in 18 years, following their acclaimed appearance at this year's Grammy Awards.
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The master of cool, Morris Day, will reunite with his original band mates, valet Jerome Benton, drummer Jellybean Johnson, bass player Terry Lewis, guitarist Jesse Johnson and keyboard artists Jimmy Jam and Monte Moir to perform all of their classic hits including, "Jungle Love," "Get it Up," "777-9311," "The Bird," "Cool" and "The Walk".
The Time has carved out a unique niche in musical history since their beginnings in Minneapolis with the legendary artist, Prince. The band quickly developed a loyal fan base in the early 1980's as a result of their distinct sound, energetic vocals, witty lyrics, infectious dance moves and sizzling live shows. In 1984, The Time appeared as Prince's rivals in the widely popular movie "Purple Rain," catapulting the group to worldwide fame. From 1981 to 1984, The Time recorded three groundbreaking albums, "The Time", "What Time Is It?" and "Ice Cream Castle". These albums forever changed the face of music and put the fun into funk like never before.
In 1990, after several years on hiatus as a group, the original members of the band felt that the timing was right to begin recording again. The result was the album "Pandemonium" which sold over a million copies and contained the #1 hit "Jerk Out". The reunion; however, was short lived and the group once again went their separate ways. The 18 year hiatus from recording and performing ended when the band was invited to perform on "Music's Biggest Night", the 50th annual Grammy Awards telecast.
"In order for us to perform again it had to be all of the original members," said Jimmy Jam, "Once that was set, it wasn't a hard decision because it doesn't get any bigger or better than the Grammys".
The spectacular performance, viewed by over 40 million people around the world, included an appearance by Rihanna and featured the classic song, "Jungle Love". The show-stopping moment had fans around the world wondering what the band would do next.
"After the Grammys the fan response was so overwhelming we knew we had to do it again" said Jesse Johnson. Jerome Benton added, "But we had to wait for just the right moment and place to perform together again."
Terry Lewis agrees, "The timing needed to be perfect, the energy needed to be right and the venue needed to be in the center of it all." And the man himself, Morris Day, sums it up stating, "I figured when Elvis made his long awaited return to the stage he did it in Vegas, so if it was good enough for the king, it's cool with me!"
Showtime is 7:30 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday.
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