Prince Ventures Outside Los Angeles

Prince temporarily exits Los Angeles next week to bring his Welcome 2 America tour to Fresno and San Jose.

Announcing dates only days before the shows are to take place, Prince has slotted Fresno’s Save Mart Center for May 18 and San Jose’s HP Pavilion for May 19 & 21.

Currently in the midst of his “21 Nite” Los Angeles residency, Prince plays The Forum tonight and tomorrow night as well as May 27-29.

Citi is the Welcome 2 America tour’s official credit card, giving cardholders access to “preferred” seats. Click on CitiPrivatePass.com for more information.

Photo: AP Photo

Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award from Chaka Khan at the BET Awards in Los Angeles.

The general onsales for Fresno and San Jose begin Saturday, May 14. For more information, click here for the Save Mart Center’s website and here for the HP Pavilion’s Web HQ.