DAMN RIGHT!

purplethunder3121 said:

Like I experienced last year--when he doesn't deliver in the first concert, he makes up for it in subsequent performances...

2020 said:

Tweets that sums up tonights show:

HOLY FUCK, that was amazing. #Welcome2Chicago#WhatsMyName #Prince

He had his Hendrix on. His James Brown. He sang Michael. And again, people won't leave. Sounds like a riot.#prince

Act Of God as encore 4, now that's a treat for#welcome2chicago concert attendants. Well done#prince

Best concert I've ever been to. Hands down.#PRINCE #Welcome2Chicago

[Edited 9/25/12 20:59pm]

Dayum sounds like ya'll got treated to that good stuff! And I ain't gon' front, I'm salty! But happy for ya'll!

Diana80 said:

trax said:

yep he fucked all of us who went last night, ESPECIALLY the ones that drove 6 hours to see him

Wow, and I was pissed at driving 2 1/2 hours. I'm sorry you drove that far for such a shitty concert.

yeah it was my first and last show for Prince. NEVER AGAIN!!

trax said:

Diana80 said:

Wow, and I was pissed at driving 2 1/2 hours. I'm sorry you drove that far for such a shitty concert.

yeah it was my first and last show for Prince. NEVER AGAIN!!

You shouldn't just give up on Prince. I went to see him on April 23, 2011 at the Forum in LA. He played 3 hours and it was truly an amazing experience. One mediocre show shouldn't ruin seeing Prince live for you. I was actually worried when I went because the night before, he only played 90 minutes. But I got lucky. Maybe you will too, if you give him a chance to rock.

Sorry for your expierence but Prince is 1 of the greatest performers period.Yeah 1st night was a bad night sound wise which includes other folks like the soundman. Prince's track record as far as live performances is solid so if it's never again for you then fuck it..you look better gone.

trax said:

Diana80 said:

Wow, and I was pissed at driving 2 1/2 hours. I'm sorry you drove that far for such a shitty concert.

yeah it was my first and last show for Prince. NEVER AGAIN!!

Uh, how about a tweet, tweak, or a hint of how the concert is actually going tonight...

I'm so glad prince brought it for tonights concert. No matter how much it hurts that I went last night. Yes I feel cheated, and am generally pretty pissed off, but I'm glad that there was a turn around.

Lessons learned:

1. never buy tickets for the first night.

2. assume IF he comes to chicago again, that there will be at least 3 shows.

sigh.. congrats to those of you who got to see the show tonight. I need to stop reading these forums now. the anger is welling up again. lol

Did you not see the reviews in this thread so far? Did you not se the link #welcome2chicago for tweets?

Reading is fundamental.

purplethunder3121 said:

Uh, how about a tweet, tweak, or a hint of how the concert is actually going tonight...

Man, just ain't getting pix and updates like the W2A concerts at the end of 2010 and 2011...

Jboogiee said:

Sorry for your expierence but Prince is 1 of the greatest performers period.Yeah 1st night was a bad night sound wise which includes other folks like the soundman. Prince's track record as far as live performances is solid so if it's never again for you then fuck it..you look better gone.

trax said:

yeah it was my first and last show for Prince. NEVER AGAIN!!

So defensive on behalf of Prince... there's no need to get confrontational with trax... And blaming the soundman is weak. Isn't a soundcheck meant to get the sound right? Is Prince not allowed into the venue early enough to do a proper soundcheck and make sure it sounds good BEFORE he goes on stage? Maybe he can't soundcheck until after the stage is set up, and that takes a while... but surely by now he knows how long everything takes to set up, so why can't he just start earlier?

Lots of bands bring sound techs on the road with them... why doesn't Prince do this? I dunno, maybe there are sound guys on the org who can answer this: Can a good soundman make any venue sound good, or is each venue so different that it's a gamble how good anyone can make it sound? Does it make sense for Prince to just hire and keep sound techs who work well with him? Or is it not worth it to keep soundguys on retainer because maybe they're a dime a dozen?

Anybody at the actual concert want to give us a hint--is it better than last night?

Does anyone have a solid set list? Its scattered about.

Wow, this is a dud compared to the concert threads last year....

That was AMAZING! I am speechless.... by far the BEST Welcome2 show yet, hands down! Prince was insane! I lost count of the encores. He just kept coming out! I just can't believe I heard these songs (in no particular order):

Act of God

Party Man

She's Always in My Hair

Dreamer

Sometimes it Snows in April

How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

Forever in My Life (this was part of the medley, but he sang it full out to the instrumental music)

Nothing Compares to U (with our very own J Hud)

I Can Never Take the Place of Your Man (slow version)

That's was UNBELIEVABLE! I honestly did not think anything could top the NYC shows, but this? Prince was all in. And the guitar was on point. I nearly cried during his guitar solo on Purple Rain.

I didn't even mind Andy singing People Pleaser, and it was almost cute when he commented on how cute she was and when he serenaded her in Little Red Corvette. (He sang to her when he said "a body like your ought to be in jail...")

I am barely coherent right now. I can't wait until tomorrow. Thanks Prince! Could you be the most beautiful boy in the world? I don't have one negative comment about tonight's performance. Prince was a mad man tonight!

bertfuhr said:

No curfew tonight at HOB. Booze cut off at 2:30, but special deal struck with PO-PO/city that he can play as long as he wants. I think we are in for a treat tonight!

Wow I wish I could have made that one. I'll be there tomorrow...

PurpleChi said:

That was AMAZING! I am speechless.... by far the BEST Welcome2 show yet, hands down! Prince was insane! I lost count of the encores. He just kept coming out! I just can't believe I heard these songs (in no particular order):

Act of God

Party Man

She's Always in My Hair

Dreamer

Sometimes it Snows in April

How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

Forever in My Life (this was part of the medley, but he sang it full out to the instrumental music)

Nothing Compares to U (with our very own J Hud)

I Can Never Take the Place of Your Man (slow version)

That's was UNBELIEVABLE! I honestly did not think anything could top the NYC shows, but this? Prince was all in. And the guitar was on point. I nearly cried during his guitar solo on Purple Rain.

I didn't even mind Andy singing People Pleaser, and it was almost cute when he commented on how cute she was and when he serenaded her in Little Red Corvette. (He sang to her when he said "a body like your ought to be in jail...")

I am barely coherent right now. I can't wait until tomorrow. Thanks Prince! Could you be the most beautiful boy in the world? I don't have one negative comment about tonight's performance. Prince was a mad man tonight!

Did this not top the show last night, if you went? If P messes up, he tries to make up for it... Too bad those who attended the first show didn't get the make-up music in the second one...

[Edited 9/25/12 22:57pm]

purplethunder3121 said:

Hunh, did this not top the show last night, if you went? If P messes up, he tries to make up for it... Too bad those who attended the first show didn't get the make-up music in the second one...

I agree with that statement. I did go last night. I actually enjoyed myself last night, but of course he didn't play guitar which is a huge negative at a Prince show. But tonight more than made up for it. By the time he finished the set list I think I tweeted that Prince doesn't even need to give me an encore. He had already tore the house down. Then he proceeds to give several (I really did lose count) encores. It was just amazing.

But like you said, it is really too bad for those who only went to last night's performance. I think that part of the reason I was not bitter about last night was because I knew I had two more shows to go to.

PurpleChi said:

purplethunder3121 said:

I agree with that statement. I did go last night. I actually enjoyed myself last night, but of course he didn't play guitar which is a huge negative at a Prince show. But tonight more than made up for it. By the time he finished the set list I think I tweeted that Prince doesn't even need to give me an encore. He had already tore the house down. Then he proceeds to give several (I really did lose count) encores. It was just amazing.

But like you said, it is really too bad for those who only went to last night's performance. I think that part of the reason I was not bitter about last night was because I knew I had two more shows to go to.

Yup, what you just described were my experiences last year... I learned not to buy a ticket to the first show... But, Prince more than makes up for it in the following shows of a residency. Glad the second turned out great for you--thought it would. I was supposed to be there tonight... That's why I wanted to know how it turned out...

sounds like excellent show.

[Edited 9/25/12 23:04pm]

PurpleChi said:

purplethunder3121 said:

I agree with that statement. I did go last night. I actually enjoyed myself last night, but of course he didn't play guitar which is a huge negative at a Prince show. But tonight more than made up for it. By the time he finished the set list I think I tweeted that Prince doesn't even need to give me an encore. He had already tore the house down. Then he proceeds to give several (I really did lose count) encores. It was just amazing.

But like you said, it is really too bad for those who only went to last night's performance. I think that part of the reason I was not bitter about last night was because I knew I had two more shows to go to.

You must have "bank" to be going to so many shows!

Astasheiks said:

You must have "bank" to be going to so many shows!

I did last year--but not this year! Otherwise, I would be posting from the show in Chicago...

Damn shame, really... I was selected to be a volunteer for the Tuesday show and I couldn't schedule the flight connections or afford the flight and hotel rates this time... I figured P would knock it out the second night...

[Edited 9/25/12 23:18pm]

So was the sampler tonight the same as the 24th show? If he didn't sing I Would Die For U or When Doves Cry in their full form, I didn't miss anything because those were the songs I really wanted to hear in full versions. And did he sing U Got the Look?

purplethunder3121 said:

Astasheiks said:

You must have "bank" to be going to so many shows!

I did last year--but not this year! Otherwise, I would be posting from the show in Chicago...

Damn shame, really... I was selected to be a volunteer for the Tuesday show and I couldn't schedule the flight connections or afford the flight and hotel rates this time... I figured P would knock it out the second night...

[Edited 9/25/12 23:18pm]

I hear u; Seems like PurpleChi does to be going to all 3 shows.

purplethunder3121 said:

Like I experienced last year--when he doesn't deliver in the first concert, he makes up for it in subsequent performances...

21nights said:

trax said:

yeah it was my first and last show for Prince. NEVER AGAIN!!

You shouldn't just give up on Prince. I went to see him on April 23, 2011 at the Forum in LA. He played 3 hours and it was truly an amazing experience. One mediocre show shouldn't ruin seeing Prince live for you. I was actually worried when I went because the night before, he only played 90 minutes. But I got lucky. Maybe you will too, if you give him a chance to rock.

PurpleChi said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Like I experienced last year--when he doesn't deliver in the first concert, he makes up for it in subsequent performances...

You know your is really appropriate because as long as P been in the game; thats sad for those people that spent their cash and time some of them even long drives and flights to see that which transpired Monday night when he know he could have delivered Monday night also!

Unless he was sick or something....