Publication: Ottawa Sun [Can]
Date: May 22, 1997
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Title: "Princely blind date?"
Written By: Paul Cantin

Sources say Ottawa may still receive a royal visit

The phone lines were burning up yesterday with rumors that an Ottawa date would be included in a planned lightning Canadian club tour by The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.

TAFKAP has been showing up on short notice at various small venues around the continent, and confirmation of a Toronto date is expected imminently. A Montreal announcement is also anticipated, but various sources said Ottawa had also been in the discussions, and had even been included in an aborted schedule of shows for last weekend. Any Ottawa show seems to hinge on whether His Royal Badness opts to play a second show in Toronto. One source said plans for a royal visit have been on and off for months, and no one is betting the Purple One won't continue changing his plans.