Anyone seen Prince on his latest tour?
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Anyone seen Prince on his latest tour?
Prince is playing 6 shows in the Carolinas this month on his current "Welcome 2 America" tour, and I've got tickets to the show in Greensboro, NC. Anyone been to any of the earlier shows in NY or CA?
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I felt ridiculous enough to get VIP tickets for the Charlotte show. I never thought he'd come through this way...
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the $500 ones??? I love me some Prince, but that's waaay to steep for me. I've seen him 4 times before..(Charlotte 3 times...Columbia once)...so the $50 seats were good for me this time.
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No, the second-tier VIP ones. $324, I think? Considering that the closest not-VIP seats were $199, I figured...eh, if I'm gonna spend that much, I might as well go all (well, most) of the way. This'll be my first time seeing him live and, honestly, my first show I'm going to of my own volition in a venue larger than a theater.
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Recent setlists:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/prince-13d6b9ed.html
Those are pretty awesome. Are his shows still heavy on the medleys and truncated versions of the songs?
http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/prince-13d6b9ed.html
Those are pretty awesome. Are his shows still heavy on the medleys and truncated versions of the songs?
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Adam, you should have a blast. I saw him in '88 at the Charlotte Coliseum on the Lovesexy tour, then same arena a few years later on the Emancipation tour, then Independence arena for the Hit N Run tour. Last time was the Musicology show in Columbia in...'04?
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I saw him on 12/29 at Madison Square Garden. I had never seen him before so I can't compare to previous tours but it was easily one of the best shows I've been to - he made the arena feel like a tiny club, like he was playing just for me and thousands of my closest friends.
The set list was also just about perfect - some would say a bit too nostalgic with nothing later than 1991's "Cream" - but I certainly found nothing to complain about.
A friend of mine saw one of the New Jersey shows and had similar to say.
If you've got the chance, go.
The set list was also just about perfect - some would say a bit too nostalgic with nothing later than 1991's "Cream" - but I certainly found nothing to complain about.
A friend of mine saw one of the New Jersey shows and had similar to say.
If you've got the chance, go.
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I got tickets to a show on the Purple Rain tour on my 15th birthday. He cancelled.
I got 20th row seats on the Lovesexy tour. He cancelled.
I vowed never to buy tickets to one of his shows again. But then a friend of mine who knew my plight bought me a ticket to the Musicology tour and it was glorious. Opening band was Morris Day & The Time. None of this has anything to do with the current tour.
I got 20th row seats on the Lovesexy tour. He cancelled.
I vowed never to buy tickets to one of his shows again. But then a friend of mine who knew my plight bought me a ticket to the Musicology tour and it was glorious. Opening band was Morris Day & The Time. None of this has anything to do with the current tour.
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I was in the sixth row at the Musicology show at the RBC Center in April 2004 and it still ranks as the best concert I have ever been to. The tickets were $75.00. I brought up floor seats for the March 23rd RBC Center show and they were $226
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Top Tix for the Greensboro show "VIP" package is $500. For that $$ I want to hand him a set list.
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He's announced a 21 night stint at the LA Forum, but only three dates are going on sale this morning. Interestingly, almost all of the tickets are $25, except the VIP ones. For Prince, I might have to splurge and go VIP.
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Well, it's Prince, so I splurged and got a VIP ticket. There was a higher tier of VIP where you sat at tables by the stage, but those were $700 and could only be purchased in pairs. Still, this is incredibly close and it's this Thursday, so fuck yeah.
Mabuse, the only tickets that went on sale so far were for this Thursday, next Thursday, and next Friday. I assume he'd do some Saturday night shows as well.
Mabuse, the only tickets that went on sale so far were for this Thursday, next Thursday, and next Friday. I assume he'd do some Saturday night shows as well.
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I saw him in '04... as a longtime fan I was disappointed. He played a lot of his new stuff and the older tracks were mixed up as one giant song. It was still cool as hell to see a legend (IMO) live. I hope he makes his way back to Motown soon.
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Well, this was his setlist from March 30th: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/prince...-3bd24ca0.html
Seems like he's going more classic this time around.
Seems like he's going more classic this time around.
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Is it possible any of these shows might be released on DVD?
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So is this a CA only "tour"? Nothing on Ticketmaster indicates that he's coming to the Midwest or East Coast.
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The other thing is that Prince hasn't been giving any lead time on his most recent shows...they've been announced the week of or the week prior. If he's gonna play anywhere else, you're probably not going to have much of a heads-up.
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BTW, as the OP I guess I should pop back in to say that the Greensboro show was epic! Of the 5 times I've seen him, it was probably the second best, bested only by Lovesexy tour back in '88. Pretty full house, despite the ticket prices. I almost went to the Greeneville SC show, but just couldnt get the time off from work.