File: AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 16: Prince performs at the Samsung Galaxy presents Prince and A Tribe Called Quest at SXSW on March 16, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (John Sciulli/Getty)

Prince is coming to Oakland -- this weekend.

The Purple One performs two shows -- at 7 and 10 p.m. -- on Sunday (Feb. 28) at the comparatively intimate Paramount Theatre in Oakland. The tickets, $99-$275, went on sale at noon Wednesday (Feb. 24), and have already sold out. The secondary market might be tight, as well, since Prince, as is his nature, used ticket-buying restrictions that are aimed at squelching scalpers and secondary ticket sellers.

These are the first North American dates of Prince's Piano and A Microphone Tour.

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