Las Vegas remembers Prince — PHOTOS

A tribute to Prince, who passed away at age 57, is shown at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto

People watch as a tribute to Prince, who passed away at age 57, is shown at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto

A tribute to Prince, who passed away at age 57, is shown at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto

A tribute to Prince, who passed away at age 57, is shown at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto

A tribute to Prince, who passed away at age 57, is shown at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto

Las Vegas City Hall is shown lit up purple in honor of Prince, who passed away at age 57, on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @csstevensphoto

The High Roller is lighted purple in memory of Prince in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Prince died at his Minnesota home on Thursday. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

Artwork depicting Prince rests against an artist's workbench at the Linq Promenade in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. The High Roller was lighted purple in memory of Prince, who died Thursday at his Minnesota home. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

Artist Jose Colon airbrushes a portrait of Prince at the Linq Promenade in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Prince died Thursday at his Minnesota home. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

Artist Jose Colon airbrushes a portrait of Prince with the High Roller lighted purple in the background at the Linq Promenade in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

The High Roller at the Linq is lighted purple to remember Prince in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Prince died Thursday at his home in Minnesota. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

Eric Lucear of Atlanta and Roche Ferrell of Valdosta, Ga., pose for a picture in front of a display of Prince memorabilia at the Hard Rock hotel-casino at 4455 Paradise Road in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

Louise Biancalana of Pahrump and Byron Lemmons of Las Vegas pose for a photo in front of a display of Prince memorabilia at the Hard Rock hotel-casino at 4455 Paradise Road in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

Tourists walk past a display of Prince memorabilia at the Hard Rock hotel-casino at 4455 Paradise Road in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

A Cloud guitar is displayed at the Hard Rock hotel-casino at 4455 Paradise Road in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Prince made the guitar famous with "Purple Rain." (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

The Brooklyn Bowl marquee carries the message,"RIP to the Purple One" at the Linq Promenade in Las Vegas on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Prince died at his Minnesota home on Thursday. (Greg Haas/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @RJgreg09

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April 21, 2016 - 10:56 pm

Las Vegas tributes to Prince took a variety of forms on Thursday in the wake of the artist’s death. The Fremont Street Experience featured a Prince-themed show. The High Roller was lit in Prince’s trademark color purple as was Las Vegas City Hall. The Hard Rock hotel-casino featured a display of Prince memorabilia including a purple guitar and the Brooklyn Bowl marquee carried the message,”RIP to the Purple One” at the Linq Promenade.

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