Hi I am very disapointed by this as I had booked flights from Edinburgh and the hilton hotel. So I will get my ticket money back but not the rest. Surely Prince must have realised this. As for people saying we must expect this from Prince I don't see why Neil Dimond has not canceled why has Prince? I will still remain a fan and will still buy his music but will only go to a concert if it is in the area I live and I don't have any extra costs to cover. I am more sorry for me than Prince as he will never notice but I will.

I have put this on another thread but I would like to think Princes people might just read a sticky and report back about the uproar here.

Ach well such is life...Ive never been to Dublin so Im still going

Chin up folks.

He was scared that 50000 + people might sing happy birthday

whaa?

I was telling everyone at work today about how much I was looking forward to it and then I read my email. I'm in shock I feel totally like crying I mean the week before why wait so long they so could of told us earlier.

Echoes of Blenheim 1991

Sorry for you all.

mfcuker said:

i triple that, treble it? .....ahhh me 2!

maddie372 said:

i think the diff with other none sell outs is that the artist in question is usually over in europe anyway and the dubling gig is part of a tour

not a one off

the costs therefore are greater

I knew this would happen though.

Wow,it seemed like people were anxious about this show because they were scared he was gonna pull something like this...and well,he or somebody did.I feel sorry 4 you guys.

Wolfy will be crying into his Guiness for a longggg time

Shit news this for peeps who were going

me and funandjames werent going to this one but i feel totally gutted for all you guys who were going. they better have the decency to tell everyone what the reasons were behind the cancellation but i'd bet you get no such thing!!
again,i feel sooooo sorry for everyone who was going.

pippa123 said:

What? That's not possible

What exactly is not possible?

I'm totally numb. Gold circle tickets, flights, hotel. Anyone fancy a few beers on Monday?

beautifullandb said:

You are fabulous love the quote about the bastard boyfriend. You go gal x

Sorry guys. This is why I would never ever ever plan to go to one of his concerts that required flight and hotel. It happens way too often. If you make a vacation out if it fine, but for one night that's a lot of money.

I don't know what you are all getting so worked up about. Sure I can understand people being upset that they lost money on flights / accommodation, but

A) Dublin is a fantastic city, come, have fun !

B) At the end of the day it's just a GIG. It's not the end of the world. I read comments like it was the event of the year, that it would make 2008 for people. I think that's some pretty crazy sh*t right there.

Everyone on here loves this guys output for lots of different reasons, but seriously folks.....it's just how it is.

I feel sorry for all of you people that made plane/hotel arrangements..

I am so shocked and feel deeply sorry for all of you who had been looking forward to this concert for months, made plane and hotel arrangement, and much more.

Thoughts of Love go out 2 all who were goin' 2 the show ! Prince is a lil prick(If it's his fault) he needs 2 release and apology 2 all who planned 2 attend ! Now get your lil purple ass stateside,plan a concert in New York ,let me buy tickets,get all excited,and cancel on me a week B 4 the show !!!
[Edited 6/10/08 8:56am]

what a bummer for all the folks that made extensie plans and spent so much time and money to get there

ive got non refundable hotel and flights!!!!! what the f* am i meant to do now!

I always thought another gig in Europe was too good to be true.

But me and my boyfriend will still be going to Dublin so I say we organise Prince fan drinks and all the croker rejects can drown their sorrows together!

I'm looking forward to hearing the real reason this date was canceled. Unbelievable that he would do this...

That said, Ireland is a truly BEAUTIFUL country and I hope those of you that made plans still go.

Devestated. There can't be any reason for him to have to leave it this late, other than weak ticket sales. but, its his own fault for trying to fill a huge stadium, with expensive tickets and shit seats, in a country nextdoor to his last tour location. It was a cock up from the start, with people not knowing where they stood in terms of gold circle A and B, and now this?!?!

I've heard stories of him cancelling gigs in the past, but to fall prey of such a thing is crippling! i mean, it's 6 days away. i, and im sure many others did too, went around gleefully yesterday, boasting about what i would be doing in a weeks time. now, i feel like i'v been stood up.

not only did i book time off work, flights and a hotel. i took time off to sit on ticketmaster at 9am and go through the ticket release farce again. its a joke.

i saw prince plenty of times in london, and im sure i would have felt quite content, but then rumours of more gigs this year cropped up, and suddenly i felt compelled to go. so to find out with less than a week to go that it's not going ahead, is wank!

It's a shame really, i've always wanted to go to Dublin, and this whole experience is just going to take a bit of magic out of the visit. Sometimes, Prince is one of those people you just hate to love.....

Just to echo everyone else, I'm ABSOLUTELY GUTTED. Really could not afford the money I've laid out for this, most of which I won't get back.

To all of those gutted by the cancellation

HUGE HUGS!!

How utterly frustrating!! If I were in your place I'd be so upset!

CarrieLee said:

Agreed. I was lucky to have seen him 3 times last year,because the O2 is only an hr away. I've seen too many fans stung who live overseas(not talking about Prince fans but Boy George fans who shelled out for flights and hotels). Its too much of a risk tbh.

Claire73 said:

You have been going around saying were over reacting and you saw him 3 times last year.

God that's stupid