Prince has booked six last-minute intimate shows at a Minneapolis jazz club in order to audition for a new drummer.
The iconic musician and some yet unnamed pre-picked drummers are reported to play two sound check shows Wednesday night, two jam session shows Thursday night and two shows Friday simply billed as "surprise".
Tickets, which cost between $70 and $200, went on sale Tuesday morning and have already sold out for all of the dates.
Prince's acknowledgement that he is auditioning a new live drummer has sparked rumours that he'll be heading out on a wider tour this year, although no dates are scheduled at the moment of writing.
In October 2012 Prince performed a new track called Rock 'n' Roll Love Affair on Jimmy Kimmel Live with Hannah Ford as guest drummer:
