Saturday night, Samsung Galaxy culminated their SXSW presence with an exclusive concert featuring Prince and A Tribe Called Quest.
Fans lined up hours in advance to catch Prince’s first-ever SXSW appearance. Notable attendees included Nick Cannon, Solange Knowles, Dennis Quaid, Jesse Williams, Talib Kweli, Jim James, Mayer Hawthorne, Isaiah Washington and more.
Kicking off the evening’s line up, all four members of A Tribe Called Quest took the stage and performed to a packed house, delighting fans with old-school favorites including “Can I Kick It,” “Check The Rhyme” and “Bonita Applebum.”
Afterwards, Prince took the stage accompanied by a 22-piece brass band that paraded through the crowd to the stage and played for over three hours. His set included multiple costume changes and a soulful rendition of “Purple Rain” with the lights low.The legend brought down the house in front of a 40′ x 12′ foot LED screen, the largest in SXSW history, while singing classics like “1999,” and a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.”