Purple Rain performed by Foo Fighters

• Original Artist Prince
• From the release Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
• Total Plays 6 times by Foo Fighters
•   4146 times by 680 artists
• First Played in Concert August 17, 1995 at Black Cat, Washington, DC, USA
• Most Recently Played September 23, 2025 at Toad's Place, New Haven, CT, USA

Years

	Year	Song Performances
1	1997	2
2	1995	1
	1998	1
	2000	1
	2025	1

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