Where's Purple Rain?

chriss said:

I'm still floating on air...I supposed to go to work

But I can't come down from this high

Awesome show every second of it....was screaming the whole night

Dancing, waving my arms in the air...I love Prince....I love him I love him and

I love him

He looked absolutely perfect in every way, petite yet very masculine and strong.

I was mesmerized all night long watching him.

he kept outdoing hisself one hit after another. The only song i feel that was missing

is "Erotic City", but I can understand why he probably left it out.

And "Do Me Baby", oh my Gawd!!! loved it loved it loved it he let us sing every other verse

So intimate... Wow i can't come down off this high..

Some more points to mention "Purple Rain"....Wow I've seen my man

about 20 times and this was special I was so feeling him and the lighting spectacular.

My son was recording pieces throughout the show, but have not had time to see it yet.

That's gonna be like reliving it.

I am 50 and my son is 18, this is our first concert together and wow did I pick the right

one. Now he knows why I've been a die hard my whole life.

This show is up there, way up there. Before this show the best Prince concert

to date I would say is Musicology in Reno the opening show in 2004, but now here it is

7 years later and the man hasn't aged a bit. Justs keeps getting better.. Oh Yeah

I love Prince I love you..

Larry and Prince reminded me of the Brothers Johnson, remember thunder thumbs and lightening

licks? ..well that was them last night

And oh yes Sheila you go girl

those drumsticks are like extensions of her arms flawless motion

I feel like a giddy school girl

Love you guys 4 ever

...chriss...

I might go to work now

HI! Were you in 113? If so I saw you and your son and was telling my friend about when I took my 14 yr old to Portland for One Night Alone...we sat front row and he was instantly in love with Rhonda!! Prince sat on the edge of the stage rite in front of my son and shredded

a guitar solo in the symbol guitar..anyway, I was watching your sons reaction too!! Very cool.

ksdaaky

This thread needs more pics

sextonseven said:

He really did "The Love We Make"??? Nobody tell L4OATheOriginal that because he's going to be pissed off that Prince finally honored his request on the West Coast where he couldn't hear it.

I said the same thing. He was hoping Prince played it at MSG, but that didn't happen.

[Edited 2/25/11 16:18pm]

brechten said:

Chiquetet said:

I think it ended up being just over 3hrs...sounds like he's off stage again now...

no way it was 3 hours..

in a couple of hours the bootleg will surface and it will be around 110-125 minutes.

Only in europe he gives shows over 3hours ( + aftershows)

It was actually just under 3 hours. I looked at my phone right when he went on and it was 8:35.... he left the stage for the last time at 11:29. Close enough to call it 3.... I was trippin off that too as we were walking out. Dude was on a mission.

[Edited 2/25/11 16:18pm]

Cyra said:

Take Me With U followed immediately after The Love We Make, which was then followed by Guitar. Man, these setlist reports are awfully shoddy = /

Great show, as always, but I wasn't feeling the crowd as much on this one. I was sat next to mostly old fogies or casual concert goers who didn't give much of a shit. Plus I was right at the arrowhead where two aisles meet, and had to constantly watch security eject people and guide others to their seats with flashlights the whole show. Very distracting. The drunk chick during Raspberry Beret was particularly good.

Wednesday's show was without a doubt the best between the three, in my estimation.

LOL. Not to be ageist, but there were 2 senior citizens, in particular that were either high or lost their meds. LOVED the show, but I couldn't express myself freely because security was escorting, blocking and tackling and flashing their light. I felt there was plenty of room for people to dance (near guitar tip section) without impeding the foot traffice. Really bummed about that. There was a big komotion in back of me by another lady who should of "act you age mama, not your shoe size".

I tried really hard to make a note of each song and order he played Thursday Night (Feb 24 AKA Lastnight). I went as far as jotting notes on my iPhone using the Notes app that it comes with.

1. The Love We Make (what album is this from? I'm not familiar with it. The guitar was crazy)

2. Take Me With You

3. Guitar

4. Anotherloverholeinyohead followed by an unrecognizable hard rocker I've seen some here saying it was Rock Lobster, but to me it sounded more like Dr. Feelgood by Motley Cru (don't really know)

5. Shhh

Sheile E comes out

6. Glamorous Life

7. Controversy, then some unknown funk groove. May be they were just extending the song. Sounded crazy good though

8. A Love Bizarre

9. Backup singer sings sings a slow R&B song. Sorry, I don't know her name or the song

10 Nothing Compares 2 U (backup singer reminded me of the version Prince did with Rosie Gaines) that's on the Hits compilation pack.

11. She's Always In My Hair

12. Welcome 2 America (is this song available?)

13. Let's Go Crazy

14. Delirious

15. 1999

16. Little Red Corvette (new version, slowed down and romantisized - AWESOME)

17. Mountains

I can't remember if Larry Graham came out before or after Mountains. I do remember some microphone feedback when he first came out and Prince introducing him

18. Everyday People

19. Alphabet Street

20. Thank You For Letting Me Be Mice Elf Again

21. Unknown Larry Graham funker

22. Purple Rain

23. Kiss

24. Piano Medley: Started with what I think was Under The Cherry Moon, Do Me Baby and then I Wanne Be Your Lover

25. Sampler Fun. The same piano had some kind of sampler on it where he would hit a key and it would start to play songs, All little snippets.

I heard When Doves Cry, 777-9311, Nasty Girl, Darling Nikki, Single Ladies (Beyonce), I Would Die 4 U, Sign Of The Times, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Pop Life. The band came back out to finish Pop Life with him.

26. Raspberry Beret

27. Cream

28. Cool (sounded AWESOME!)

The lights came on and people started to leave. But many of us stuck around for the hope that maybe it wasn't quite over yet. After several minutes, he came back to an almost half empty arena.

29. Let's Work

30. U Got The Look

I lost a little bit of track with all the encores and where they were. My extra spaces represent where I think they were. I am so glad I went ahead and got a last minute ticket. At the same time I am kicking myself in the ass for not leaving early from work to catch the soundcheck. Morris Day was there? Are you freaking kidding me?I've seen prince during the Emancipation tour, and multiple times during the Musicology tour. He did some songs I haven't heard live before.

That drive over the bay bridge was absolutely horrible.

Something that surprised me was outside of the stage area, there was a 3rd keyboard player. At the beginning of the night I though he was a sound or light guy until the camera went on him and you could see him standing there playing.

FunkyRob said:

1. The Love We Make (what album is this from? I'm not familiar with it. The guitar was crazy)

Emancipation

FunkyRob said:

Something that surprised me was outside of the stage area, there was a 3rd keyboard player. At the beginning of the night I though he was a sound or light guy until the camera went on him and you could see him standing there playing.

ksdasky said:

chriss said:

I'm still floating on air...I supposed to go to work

But I can't come down from this high

Awesome show every second of it....was screaming the whole night

Dancing, waving my arms in the air...I love Prince....I love him I love him and

I love him

He looked absolutely perfect in every way, petite yet very masculine and strong.

I was mesmerized all night long watching him.

he kept outdoing hisself one hit after another. The only song i feel that was missing

is "Erotic City", but I can understand why he probably left it out.

And "Do Me Baby", oh my Gawd!!! loved it loved it loved it he let us sing every other verse

So intimate... Wow i can't come down off this high..

Some more points to mention "Purple Rain"....Wow I've seen my man

about 20 times and this was special I was so feeling him and the lighting spectacular.

My son was recording pieces throughout the show, but have not had time to see it yet.

That's gonna be like reliving it.

I am 50 and my son is 18, this is our first concert together and wow did I pick the right

one. Now he knows why I've been a die hard my whole life.

This show is up there, way up there. Before this show the best Prince concert

to date I would say is Musicology in Reno the opening show in 2004, but now here it is

7 years later and the man hasn't aged a bit. Justs keeps getting better.. Oh Yeah

I love Prince I love you..

Larry and Prince reminded me of the Brothers Johnson, remember thunder thumbs and lightening

licks? ..well that was them last night

And oh yes Sheila you go girl

those drumsticks are like extensions of her arms flawless motion

I feel like a giddy school girl

Love you guys 4 ever

...chriss...

I might go to work now

HI! Were you in 113? If so I saw you and your son and was telling my friend about when I took my 14 yr old to Portland for One Night Alone...we sat front row and he was instantly in love with Rhonda!! Prince sat on the edge of the stage rite in front of my son and shredded

a guitar solo in the symbol guitar..anyway, I was watching your sons reaction too!! Very cool.

ksdaaky

Hi, Yep that was us....where were u at?

NDRU said:

Larry & Sheila were perfect additions tonight. I don't want to hear Larry sing a whole set, but a bit of riffing between he & Prince is worth watching.

Sheila looked gorgeous and she played drums on Purple Rain.

I thought the outfits were tame until the people in the expensive seats got onstage. Biggest tits ever.

LOL I saw those enormous chocolate boobies after the show up close by the bar. Holy Moley!

2020 said:

... She's always in My Hair (yes!!!) Prince just said "Oakland! Stop yer tweeting ... And start clapping your hands! [Edited 2/24/11 21:49pm]

He also said, "stop tweeting and be here". Ok, I was a little guilty of that. He didn't have to tell me twice. Then I put down my phone and started "funking out" I was tranced. So Hype.

A couple pics from my iphone

http://twitpic.com/43ra6w

http://twitpic.com/43r5qh

jaynoonan said:

Last night was the last night of the Oakland shows…..I attended Monday’s show, had a great time and was very impressed but it could not hold a candle to what I witnessed on Thursday night.

One thing that I recommend for people (if you can) is to sit in lower level for a show, and floor for another. You get a completely different experience. For lower level, I got a great overall feel for the show with a view slightly above the stage so I can see the lighting as well as the performance.

The floor gives you a very intimate experience of the show but you have no idea what the actual stage looks like. Both were awesome, but I always prefer up close & personal on the floor.

So why do I consider Thursday nights show one of Prince’s best arena shows that I have ever attended? It was all over the place, he played rarities, fairly new songs, and hits galore. I won’t go into the setlist cause that has been done but it was sooooo unpredictable and a completely different show that I saw on Monday.

Couldn’t believe he opened with “The Love We Make”, and that version of LRC is literally the best I have ever seen! Prince and Sheila have amazing chemistry and I have not seen them act this playful since the Lovesexy days!

The encores are what floored me….one after another. I felt he basically took Monday and Tuesdays show and combined them for Thursday night. This is one show I left thinking “He did just about everything!” Hit after Hit for the encore and he invited floor people to rush the stage for COOL. Being 2 feet away dancing to COOL was insane!!! Almost everyone thought the show was over…lights were on but crowd continued to chant….he came back for 2 more "Lets Work” and U got the Look. (again dancing right next to the stage with other hard core fans!!)

Are you kidding me? Thursdays show was at least 1 hour longer than Monday nights show. 3+ hours….I think I prefer not having an opening act!!!

I know some have witnessed Prince 100s of times in concert. This was my 21^st time and it was the best arena show I saw him put on! (along with Lovesexy).

Absolutely blew me away…..and paying $280 for Section A seats with last nights set, was worth every penny and the 2 hour drive home to SACRAMENTO!!!!

Still in awe this morning!!!

[Edited 2/25/11 8:59am]

I agree w/ya. I was sitting in floor section - which is a wonderful vibe in itself. BUT I couldn't see the entire stage. . Wish he planted himself near D. Next time I will buy upper level seats to see entire stage and floor for that intimate experience. If he has the same config at other shows, I know where to sit. Obviously the band instruments has to be in the "O". I felt that section was used more than $500 seats& beyond section. (sorry I don't have a seating chart in front of me)

SquirrelMeat said:

funkyhead said:

Jesus, it's called good planning. Get over yourself.

[Edited 2/24/11 15:43pm]

So by definition, should we start a thread on the next tour or album?

Yes we are going to discuss the 2020 tour. You go start the topic and we will check it out later.

He did play a full version of Dreamer on Thurs. night

lovieluvslux said:

2020 said:

... She's always in My Hair (yes!!!) Prince just said "Oakland! Stop yer tweeting ... And start clapping your hands! [Edited 2/24/11 21:49pm]

He also said, "stop tweeting and be here". Ok, I was a little guilty of that. He didn't have to tell me twice. Then I put down my phone and started "funking out" I was tranced. So Hype.

Busted!

FunkyRob said:

A couple pics from my iphone

http://twitpic.com/43ra6w

[Edited 2/25/11 18:23pm]

FunkyRob said:

NDRU said:

Larry & Sheila were perfect additions tonight. I don't want to hear Larry sing a whole set, but a bit of riffing between he & Prince is worth watching.

Sheila looked gorgeous and she played drums on Purple Rain.

I thought the outfits were tame until the people in the expensive seats got onstage. Biggest tits ever.

LOL I saw those enormous chocolate boobies after the show up close by the bar. Holy Moley!

funkyrob, if you have pics of Elle I would love to see them I was trying to take a picture with her after the show but this security guard would not let us.. there was actually a little ine of people anting to take pics of her. and I don't think she went to the bar upstairs I saw her and security and her driver going towards the private exit doors. ( I was watching I did get one pick sent to me via phone form a guy in vip

masterl said:

FunkyRob said:

LOL I saw those enormous chocolate boobies after the show up close by the bar. Holy Moley!

funkyrob, if you have pics of Elle I would love to see them I was trying to take a picture with her after the show but this security guard would not let us.. there was actually a little ine of people anting to take pics of her. and I don't think she went to the bar upstairs I saw her and security and her driver going towards the private exit doors. ( I was watching I did get one pick sent to me via phone form a guy in vip

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masterl said:

masterl said:

funkyrob, if you have pics of Elle I would love to see them I was trying to take a picture with her after the show but this security guard would not let us.. there was actually a little ine of people anting to take pics of her. and I don't think she went to the bar upstairs I saw her and security and her driver going towards the private exit doors. ( I was watching I did get one pick sent to me via phone form a guy in vip

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this is the pic I was able to get from a concert goer.. she took it after she got off... onstage to prince,, lol I thought prince was going to take her with him, the way he was looking at her on stage he was wacthing her on the screens and we saw him mouth .. wow..... he was checking her out.. but she is very beautiful and humble.. she and shelby were smiling and laughing together

Thanks for the link Elle.. it helped me solve a mystery. I just like to figure things out.. nice pics, you look like my aunt.

[Edited 2/25/11 21:13pm]

For the record, this picture was posted by Elle LeMasters herself on her facebook with the caption "Danced on stage with prince.. feb 24th so much fun.. he his still a very sexy performer.. would love to work with him" >>102px × 130px (scaled to 95px × 121px)7.38 KB (7553 bytes)http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184201_143929325670035_100001589047032_285765_1888807_s.jpg<<

This picture is your own picture taken, by you, and posted on your facebook, by you, and posted on this site, by you. And as investigators would say, 'Whoever is behind the Elle Lemasters facebook account is the same person who posts on this site. or Same typewriter!'

[Edited 3/3/11 2:11am]

jaynoonan said:

Last night was the last night of the Oakland shows…..I attended Monday’s show, had a great time and was very impressed but it could not hold a candle to what I witnessed on Thursday night.

One thing that I recommend for people (if you can) is to sit in lower level for a show, and floor for another. You get a completely different experience. For lower level, I got a great overall feel for the show with a view slightly above the stage so I can see the lighting as well as the performance.

The floor gives you a very intimate experience of the show but you have no idea what the actual stage looks like. Both were awesome, but I always prefer up close & personal on the floor.

So why do I consider Thursday nights show one of Prince’s best arena shows that I have ever attended? It was all over the place, he played rarities, fairly new songs, and hits galore. I won’t go into the setlist cause that has been done but it was sooooo unpredictable and a completely different show that I saw on Monday.

Couldn’t believe he opened with “The Love We Make”, and that version of LRC is literally the best I have ever seen! Prince and Sheila have amazing chemistry and I have not seen them act this playful since the Lovesexy days!

The encores are what floored me….one after another. I felt he basically took Monday and Tuesdays show and combined them for Thursday night. This is one show I left thinking “He did just about everything!” Hit after Hit for the encore and he invited floor people to rush the stage for COOL. Being 2 feet away dancing to COOL was insane!!! Almost everyone thought the show was over…lights were on but crowd continued to chant….he came back for 2 more "Lets Work” and U got the Look. (again dancing right next to the stage with other hard core fans!!)

Are you kidding me? Thursdays show was at least 1 hour longer than Monday nights show. 3+ hours….I think I prefer not having an opening act!!!

I know some have witnessed Prince 100s of times in concert. This was my 21^st time and it was the best arena show I saw him put on! (along with Lovesexy).

Absolutely blew me away…..and paying $280 for Section A seats with last nights set, was worth every penny and the 2 hour drive home to SACRAMENTO!!!!

Still in awe this morning!!!

[Edited 2/25/11 8:59am]

WORD!! I was there all 3 nights! My son and I feel that Wednesday was even better than Thursday, performance wise... but that setlist and the way the crowd was able to bring them back for that last encore on Thursday night was fuckin' awsome!!! I gotta hand it to every trooper who stuck it out and and practically gave P no choice but to come back out to the Intense Bay Area Love he loves us for!

Monday will always be a very special show for me because it was my son's first and I've waited 17 years for that. Wednesday & Thursday, EASILY, are also in my top 5 in nearly 30 shows!!!

jaynoonan said:

brechten said:

no way it was 3 hours..

in a couple of hours the bootleg will surface and it will be around 110-125 minutes.

Only in europe he gives shows over 3hours ( + aftershows)

The show started at 8:26 and ended at 11:34

OVER 3 HOURS!!!

Yep! It's true!!

wildgoldenhoney said:

masterl said:

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this is the pic I was able to get from a concert goer.. she took it after she got off... onstage to prince,, lol I thought prince was going to take her with him, the way he was looking at her on stage he was wacthing her on the screens and we saw him mouth .. wow..... he was checking her out.. but she is very beautiful and humble.. she and shelby were smiling and laughing together

Thanks for the link Elle.. it helped me solve a mystery. I just like to figure things out.. nice pics, you look like my aunt.

[Edited 2/25/11 21:13pm]

I have been through this before the .. Hi elle : P it is not elle and I noice people here seem to like to think some are like us and would post but she has not posted ( I think ) I am on her facebook as others are and ther is no crime to take pictures I have of her and post them. and her breast are not a crime they are beautiful. Prince seems to be in to that look now.. have you seen misty?

masterl said:

wildgoldenhoney said:

Thanks for the link Elle.. it helped me solve a mystery. I just like to figure things out.. nice pics, you look like my aunt.

[Edited 2/25/11 21:13pm]

I have been through this before the .. Hi elle : P it is not elle and I noice people here seem to like to think some are like us and would post but she has not posted ( I think ) I am on her facebook as others are and ther is no crime to take pictures I have of her and post them. and her breast are not a crime they are beautiful. Prince seems to be in to that look now.. have you seen misty?

And I would love to see a pic of your aunt? I love elle's look she reminds me of sophia loren or lola falana.. this post was about what happen at the concert thursday the 24th right? so it was a highlight to see her dancing on stage and prince totally checking her out.. prince is an amazing artist shelia e is a monster on the drums an unstoppable force.

I just noticed she was there and got on stage and was very happy so stop the hate. Be happy I wanted to know if I could get more pics.. she said on her facebook she would still love to work with him... it look like alot more to me,,

All of a sudden you blocked your posts and your facebook is now private..

[Edited 2/25/11 22:45pm]

wildgoldenhoney said:

All of a sudden you blocked your posts and your facebook is now private..

[Edited 2/25/11 22:45pm]

so your on her facebook ,, strange you are not a friend i think it was always private ,, dr. funk has a link you can get it there

Here's some pics:

Not the best quality, but whatevs