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The Superdome Was Lit Purple to Pay Tribute to Prince

It rained, too

Pop legend Prince, who died yesterday, was honored last night when the Superdome was lit purple. Coincidentally, it rained last night, too.

☔️☔️☔️ #ripprince #purplerain #purpledome

A photo posted by @jerkstin on

In 2014 the Dome was lit purple when Prince headlined Essence Festival.

NOLA.com has a round-up of Prince tribute events here.

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