Soul singer Prince who shot to fame in the 80s has proved that he is still a crowd-puller with tickets for his two upcoming concerts being sold out in less than eight minutes.

According to contactmusic.com, the tickets went on for sale on Saturday and eager fans snapped up more than 7,000 tickets for his performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland scheduled for later this month in just seven minutes and 58 seconds!

The singer on the legendary classic album "Purple Rain" will close the event with two consecutive shows on July 18.

This is not the first time Prince has received such a warm ovation. In 2007, Prince set a record after selling more than 4,500 concert tickets for the Swiss event in just 10 minutes.