--- description: He's expected to play "Baltimore," the as-yet-unreleased song he wrote about the unrest in the city title: Prince to Play 'Rally 4 Peace' Concert in Baltimore on Mother's Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4da797e94225986/6987ee8d5f570f51bab19796/prince2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Prince to Play 'Rally 4 Peace' Concert in Baltimore on Mother's Day  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 6, 2015 1:50 PM CUT  Prince presents the award for album of the year at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Prince presents the award for album of the year at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.John Shearer—Invision/AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 6, 2015 1:50 PM CUT The Purple One is [coming to Baltimore](http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/midnight-sun-blog/bal-prince-to-play-surprise-concert-in-baltimore-sunday-20150505-story.html "undefined") to keep the peace. In the wake of unrest over the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, Prince announced he will play a “Rally 4 Peace” concert on Mother’s Day this Sunday at the Royal Farms Arena, the _Baltimore Sun_ reports. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 5 p.m. “As a symbolic message of our shared humanity and love for one another, attendees are invited to wear something gray in tribute to all those recently lost in the violence,” read the concert announcement, which arrived a little more than a week after rioting broke out in the city. Prince, who also said he’s going to talk to Jay Z about [streaming the concert on Tidal](http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/28955948/exclusive-prince-releases-baltimore-in-peaceful-protest-at-paisley-park "undefined"), is expected to perform “Baltimore,” a new, unreleased song he wrote about the “the unrest in Baltimore and the socio/political issues around the country in the wake of a slew of killings of young black men,” [according to his spokesperson](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/05/01/prince-records-song-for-baltimore/26690057/ "undefined"). The song’s [official lyrics](http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/28955948/exclusive-prince-releases-baltimore-in-peaceful-protest-at-paisley-park "undefined") are: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3848420/prince-baltimore-concert-rally-4-peace/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3848420/prince-baltimore-concert-rally-4-peace/"},"headline":"Prince to Play 'Rally 4 Peace' Concert in Baltimore on Mother's Day","datePublished":"2015-05-06T13:50:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:58:07.728Z","description":"He's expected to play \"Baltimore,\" the as-yet-unreleased song he wrote about the unrest in the city","url":"https://time.com/3848420/prince-baltimore-concert-rally-4-peace/","keywords":["Music","Prince","baltimore","freddie gray"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4da797e94225986/6987ee8d5f570f51bab19796/prince2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte4da797e94225986/6987ee8d5f570f51bab19796/prince2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince","caption":"Prince","creditText":"John Shearer—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3848420/prince-baltimore-concert-rally-4-peace/","name":"Prince to Play 'Rally 4 Peace' Concert in Baltimore on Mother's Day"}}]}] ```