Almost four years since his last Australian tour, Prince is returning later this month for a much more intimate tour. 
The solo shows, known as the Piano And Microphone tour, will be the most scaled back shows Prince has performed outside his now legendary (very) late night performances at small clubs and bars such as Bennetts Lane in Melbourne and the Basement in Sydney, hours after his stadium and arena shows have closed down. 
In typical cryptic Prince fashion there is no information available yet as to which cities and which venues he will play, on what dates these shows will take place or how much the sought after tickets will cost.
Prince will also perform in New Zealand in   February, having cancelled shows in Paris, firstly, and then Europe, late last year in favour of a residency at his Paisley Park estate in his home state of Minnesota, Initially the Paris show cancellations were in response to the security problems in the city after the terrorists attacks.
However, the subsequent tour cancellations were said to be a kind of protest at ticket touts who were offering, according to Prince in a statement, "sky-rocketing resell prices on secondary ticketing outlets even prior to the official on-sale date."
Reviews of the Paisley Park gigs suggest not just a sonically intimate show but also a personal and emotional one with Prince running through several hours of music covering his whole career and songs not yet released.
Another thing not revealed in the brief tour announcement is whether, as with the hometown shows, Prince will perform in purple pyjamas.