Watch Prince's first television appearance in 1980

Publish date: Monday, 21 Apr 2025, 9:00AM

Prince fans, this one’s for you.

This Wednesday, we're serving up a triple play from Prince's legendary Purple Rain album in the All '80s Lunch.

To celebrate, we're rewinding to his very first TV appearance back in 1980 on NBC’s Midnight Special, where a 22-year-old Prince was introduced by none other than Dr Hook.

Watch above!

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