The Orpheum Theater

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This longstanding Minneapolis performance venue, built in 1921 to host vaudeville acts, was later converted into a movie theater. Minnesota native Bob Dylan purchased the shuttered theater in 1979, and repurposed it into a performance space. Reborn as a musical venue, this is where Prince first headlined a major downtown venue as part of his Prince tour on February 9, 1980. It also served as a filming location for the film Purple Rain (1984). All of the backstage scenes from the movie were filmed here.