jonylawson said:

Adorecream said:

Wow just got back from the show and it must be the best yet on the tour. The playing was beyond great. Prince funked it up big time. There was Shelby as guest vocalist and Public enemy came in. Flavor Flav rapped with Prince between Play that funky music, and Chuck D rapped during Days of wild.

My seats were great only 3 rows from the front and I was nearly eye level with Prince. The set up was excellent. I have never danced so hard in my life. This concert was totally worth all the hype. Even better I got 2 t shorts for the price of one.

The set list I recorded in the show on the back of my Programme

Arrived 7.30 videos on screen, Taja Sevelle, Time (777 -9311 I think), The Family - Screams of Passion, I think a Brown Mark/Mazarati one/ Jessie Johnson (They were mute so not sure what songs)

8.10Andy McKee - 3 acoustic guitar numbers - okay

8.25

Enter NPG to opening sounds of controversy

Controversy (Prince comes in "U have chosen the right night to come and c me")

Sexy Dancer (By this stage I was shaking my ass (I swear I have lost 5 pounds tonite)

Happy Feet (Short but funky)

Play that funky music

Fight the power with Flavor Flav and Aussie Aussie chants

Lets Go Crazy/ Delirious medley (He really got teh audience involved)

1999 (Great)

I could never take the place of yo man (Absolutely mind blowing, funky, soloing, blistering guitar work, Prince 80 feet from me watching me shake my ass)

Quiet bit, show moves down tempo to

"This song is a cover but heres Shelby J"

Nothing Compares 2 U

Raspberry Beret and then

Cream!!!

Dont stop til you get enuff/Cool medley, segues of both songs in with bass and drum lines for got to be real by Cheryl Lynn in parts 2.

Shelby J, Damaris, Liv, Elisa vocal of 2 make u feeling love (not familiar with this song, but great, shelby's voice was on fire)

Purple Rain (Long but great, again Prince was just smoking tonight, audience participation and all)

End of main show

First encore Sampler

Lets Go Crazy/Nasty Girl/Sign o the Times/ Hot thing/Dance 4 me/ Love Bizarre (all well done and funky at least 60 seconds of each)

Pop Life

Second Encore - Kiss (Prince Frolicing about)

Third Encore - Mountains

Eye like funky music (Sample)

Dance electric (Really good)

Fourth Encore (After 10 minutes)

Love Thy will be done

Rapping with Chuck D and bass looping - Wave yo hands in the air, Aussie Aussie Rap

Fifth Encore (After 10 more minutes)

Days of Wild (Again fxxking mind blowing.

Overall nearly 3 hours, Prince was in a great mood and great form. He jammed like you wouldn't believe and his dancing in Dance electric was beyond belief. This show was excellent. I have no more to say, but it will be a cold day in hell before he tops it in my eyes.

I went back to my hotel exhausted, hands padded flat, lost my voice and sore feet.

fight the power??

wasnt it was 911 is a joke..!

Yes, it was 911 Is A Joke.

Also missing here is LRC.

And replace Lets Go Crazy with When Doves Cry in the Sampler Set.

Thank u Prince 4 adding my request 4 the long version of "SEXY DANCER". Thank 4 reading my request...

So many highlights but two greatest

1. The guitar solo in ICNTTPOYM

2. The manic dance sequence, in the Dance Electric

callimnate said:

jonylawson said:

fight the power??

wasnt it was 911 is a joke..!

Yes, it was 911 Is A Joke. (Sorry are not familiar with their music)

Also missing here is LRC. (Yes I did in the main set, I was dancing and writing at the same time and could only update every 4 or 5 songs).

And replace Lets Go Crazy with When Doves Cry in the Sampler Set. (Yes you are right)

Sorry about this guys, I just found it hard to write down song names and dance at the same time. Anyone saw a fat dude in a Prince tshirt dancing real badly, that was me (And about 5000 other people in the stands)

It was like I was under a voodoo curse of dancing, the funk was zapping the synapses of my mind. Yet I loved it. Still I feel my review (Done on a pay computer using Dial Up in my hotel, after the show) was FAIRLY accurate.

I also started a chain of Aow wows! in my part of the stadium, and Prince winked at me when I did the correct hand movement in some song (Oh my god I have forgotten, but it is off the 1999 or Purple Rain album).

This show was just so good!!!!!!

PRINCE & Public Enemy Take Over Down Under!

Prince Photo: AP Images For NPG Records

PRINCE took over The Ivy, a club in Sydney, Australia where he performed into the wee hours of the morning with special guests Flavor Flav of Public Enemy and rocker Seal. You know when it comes to Prince, he is never done, and during the Welcome 2 Australia tour, he is proving it yet again.

Prince then performed in Melbourne and at the second show bringing out Flavor Flav again to rap "911 Is A Joke" and then later on, the leader of Public Enemy, Chuck D.

Chuck D. was tweeting during the show and after taking the stage with Prince that there is no one better in music now or then, than Prince. We couldn't agree more.

At the aftershow and the previous 2 concerts, Prince has performed a slowed down bluesy version of "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" a little bit of "Pheromone" a groove of "Dance Electric" and a long, sweaty, funky version of "Days Of Wild" that left concert goers with their mouths dropped.

It shows that Prince may just have been looking at the songs you were requesting here.

The band gets a 2 day break...well, already one day has passed, til they take over Brisbane and give them a good funkin.-DocFB

http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2012/05/15/prince-public-enemy-take-over-down-under/

Bohemian67 said:

mrfreeze said:

ScissorsRockPaper said:

Oh my, sooooo precious! Look at the way she's looking at Prince and he's returning the same. Was the dance captured on video?

I have some video of it. Just got to find time to sort all my photos and video out.

Flew back home yesterday, flying to Brisbane tomorrow - need sleep

Yes, please get some rest and then let us know....thanks!

callimnate said:

jonylawson said:

fight the power??

wasnt it was 911 is a joke..!

Yes, it was 911 Is A Joke.

Also missing here is LRC.

And replace Lets Go Crazy with When Doves Cry in the Sampler Set.

Have corrected these in my main entry on Page 1

prb said:

Bohemian67 said:

Now that is cute! Super pic!

That little girl was so cute, P was awesome with her Second nite topped the first for me, Controversy opener set the scene. And I actually got to hear jonylawson say it was the best out of 14 P gigs he'd seen

except mebbes the ONA tour!

but yes that was a helluva gig on tuesday

i NEEEED to hear that encore again...just once

somehow.........

[Edited 5/20/12 12:18pm]

serpan99 said:

I can't stop gazing at this particular picture...in a good way! Loving his "not so straight" hair.

Just heard ICNTTPOYM, wow. If an ear could be impregnated, that guitarpart would be flat broke on alimony.

callimnate said:

jonylawson said:

fight the power??

wasnt it was 911 is a joke..!

Yes, it was 911 Is A Joke.

Also missing here is LRC.

And replace Lets Go Crazy with When Doves Cry in the Sampler Set.

You guys are so quick to criticise, why don't you list a set list instead so I can TROLL and cadge you guys. Seriously dudes, come on, have you got nothing better to do. Yawwnnn!!!!

feffles said:

Does anyone have footage of the audience members dancing on stage??!!! ID LOVE TO HAVE A COPY.. I was fortunate enough to go up there...TWICE last night.. Not bragging, just happy.. any footage would be appreciated! Let me know xxx

Yes me too after being up on that stage i dont think i will ever be the same again hahahahha

Wow what an amazing show

Yes Feffles i also would like to see some footage or pics of me up there on stage also. I did see one video but now its gone already

I soooo wish i was going to the last Melb show its going to go off i reakon hope you all have a great night xoxoxoxoxoox

AndyAllo just posted a clip of Something in the water on her facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/andyallo

edit: it's for the 30th, sorry

[Edited 6/10/12 4:47am]

theonly4ever said:

AndyAllo just posted a clip of Something in the water on her facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/andyallo

edit: it's for the 30th, sorry

[Edited 6/10/12 4:47am]

Thanks for that!
Lucky enough to have been there