That review by The Biscuit is why I'm on the Org.

Thank you mate.

strawberrybubblegum said:

Nice review the biscuit Also NO CHECKS ON ID. anyone get checked...? [Edited 6/5/14 6:04am]

For the first show they were checking photo ID at first, and then when they realised it was taking too long to get people through they just stopped.

It's a good idea, but if you haven't got the resources it doesn't work.

calciumpaul said:

That review by The Biscuit is why I'm on the Org.

Thank you mate.

Second that, brilliant review!

calciumpaul said:

That review by The Biscuit is why I'm on the Org.

Thank you mate.

My pleasure!

Sly said:

Trying to piece last night together in my mind.

Anyone got a full setlist for the first show?

According to the Vault (I was at the second show so not sure if it's 100% accurate?):

-------------------------------
4 June, 2014 (show 1)

-------------------------------
Let's Go Crazy //incl. Frankenstein interpolation
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
U Got The Look //incl. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) (instrumental) interpolation
Cool
Kiss
-------------------------------
SAMPLER SET:
When Doves Cry
Housequake
Hot Thing
-------------------------------
Controversy //incl. Love Rollercoaster (instrumental) interpolation
Play That Funky Music //incl Controversy coda
1999
Little Red Corvette
Nothing Compares 2 U
Guitar
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
-------------------------------
PIANO SET:
Diamonds And Pearls
The Beautiful Ones
Under The Cherry Moon (instrumental)
A Case Of U
-------------------------------
The Love We Make
Purple Rain
-------------------------------
She's Always In My Hair
The Max //Prince on bass

alpinemonkey said:

MrGooodNight said:

Just read the forum rules so I'll not attack you personally. My point is that there are many people on forums who are lazy, selfish and downright ungrateful 'fools'.

I am no apologist for Jay, he is sometimes over excitable, prone to going a wee bit mental at the front and occasionally screaming like an excitable One Direction fan.....but that's it, I ran out of criticisms.

'Certain people' have: not spent 12 hours queuing (24 hours for the 1st ticketless Q in Manchester in Feb), not made time to befriend security, not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay, attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping, done his best to create a decent vibe where the queue looks after itself to let people head off for a pee and a sandwich and folk then letting them back in.....and all of it for no more preferential treatment than a spare drumstick at the end of the show.

So, the self-imposed 'king of the fans' is a pathetic jibe at someone who is actually incredibly humble. Who will make sure that a smaller fan can see when some fat lazy bloke wanders up and barges past her. A man who has never had the temerity to say he is more important than any other fan, a guy who actually created a hugely positive vibe by shaking every hand in the queue.

The keyboard warriors of this world (you know who you are) are on this and other forums desparate for 'info' - well somebody is stood in the pi**ing rain trying their level best to find out that info for the fans. NEVER known him to keep anything back - and if it's wrong it's because some ill-informed security guard misleads him.

So flame me, I couldn't give a sh*t, but the next time you want to know the low down on a gig, albeit with the occasional wrong piece of information, then get your lazy a**e down to the venue and find out. Or u could ask Jay. And he will tell you with all the honesty he can.

"...not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay..." - and then pulled his friends into a VIP entrance with the hope of skipping queuing, despite having handed numebering duties over to someone else who then had to take the flack from all the people who saw his select group find their way into a VIP entrance (Manchester Arena).

.

"...incredibly humble..." - despite being on a TV dating show and also turning around pointing at himself to the crowd during Manchester Arena gigs.

.

"...attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping..." - even though, at Manchester Arena, a group of people who knew his friends turned up 20 minuites before doors opening and were given lower numbers so they could be at the front of the queue.

Yeah- I agree. Happy to shove any mates of his in at the front of the queue- not so happy if he doesn't know them.

Frankly, I couldn't really care less what he wants to do with his life (doubtless he'll be a 'super-fan' of something else as soon as this tour finishes) but I'm certainly not going to praise and thank him, or even listen to him really. I don't care who he is, about his appearance on some naff-dating show about 3 years ago (which he insists on talking loudly about all the time, which is frankly, bizaare), or where comes from.

I come to watch a Prince gig- not to massage the ego of some fan that wants to be the star of ths show.

I don't know him personally, I'm sure he may well be perfectly pleasant, but I don't think it's 'ungrateful' to say I'm sick of hearing about him. Not even sure what I'm meant to be grateful for really! it's of no relevance at all to me what time he wants to stand in a queue from!

No point in arguing about it anyway- he's clearly a pal of yours, which is fine, but really the only thing I want to listen to at a Prince show is Prince!

Yes - the very best way of not perpetuating a discussion is not to discuss it further and please stick to the topic.

langebleu - moderator

MrGooodNight said:

honer said:

Is Jay the guy who danced on stage at the Manc show (Feb 22) - Personal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

Amazing - deleted - langebleu moderator

i'm entitled to my opinion and call it how I saw it, deleted - langebleu - moderator

JellyJam said:

honer said:

Is Jay the guy who danced on stage at the Manc show (Feb 22) -Personal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

or as prince himself said after he was on stage at the manchester academy in february " thanks to everyone for dancing...especially mumford and sons "

geetee71 said:

honer said:

GrahamS said:

And I thought that SOTT featured in both sets? I don't even remember HQ at all!

agreed no HQ in 1st set...!

Top review Biscuit...

honer said:

MrGooodNight said:

Amazing - deleted - langebleu - moderator *

i'm entitled to my opinion deleted - langebleu - moderator

Following your logical reasoning, I too am entitled to my opinion, and my logic says that you if you only know the guy for dancing on a stage and refernce to reference to personal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

ersonal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

ADAMSKI123 said:

1st show had the best and longest version of Plectrum Electum I've heard to date too

MrGooodNight said:

SquirrelMeat said:

ADAMSKI123 said:

agreed no HQ in 1st set...!

Top review Biscuit...

It was there. He started it, but changed his mind and flipped to Hot Thing.

How do you remember all this? Standing by the bar too? What you ordering? Special waters?!

ADAMSKI123 said:

GrahamS said:

And I thought that SOTT featured in both sets? I don't even remember HQ at all!

agreed no HQ in 1st set...!

Top review Biscuit...

RE show 1

He definitely dropped a few seconds of housequake in the sampler set. Pretty sure just before Hot Thing. SOTT was deff in show 1 too.

There was also that Jam cover of a RATM or Audioslave track.

geetee71 said:

Sly said:

Trying to piece last night together in my mind.

Anyone got a full setlist for the first show?

According to the Vault (I was at the second show so not sure if it's 100% accurate?):

-------------------------------
4 June, 2014 (show 1)

-------------------------------
Let's Go Crazy //incl. Frankenstein interpolation
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
U Got The Look //incl. I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me) (instrumental) interpolation
Cool
Kiss
-------------------------------
SAMPLER SET:
When Doves Cry
Housequake
Hot Thing
-------------------------------
Controversy //incl. Love Rollercoaster (instrumental) interpolation
Play That Funky Music //incl Controversy coda
1999
Little Red Corvette
Nothing Compares 2 U
Guitar
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
-------------------------------
PIANO SET:
Diamonds And Pearls
The Beautiful Ones
Under The Cherry Moon (instrumental)
A Case Of U
-------------------------------
The Love We Make
Purple Rain
-------------------------------
She's Always In My Hair
The Max //Prince on bass

This is great - thank you!

I was at the first show last night, and it was stunning!

Anyone know what the song was that was played after 3EG went off stage after their mobile phone speech, and just before Prince came on?

allwaystired said:

alpinemonkey said:

"...not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay..." - and then pulled his friends into a VIP entrance with the hope of skipping queuing, despite having handed numebering duties over to someone else who then had to take the flack from all the people who saw his select group find their way into a VIP entrance (Manchester Arena).

.

"...incredibly humble..." - despite being on a TV dating show and also turning around pointing at himself to the crowd during Manchester Arena gigs.

.

"...attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping..." - even though, at Manchester Arena, a group of people who knew his friends turned up 20 minuites before doors opening and were given lower numbers so they could be at the front of the queue.

Yeah- I agree. Happy to shove any mates of his in at the front of the queue- not so happy if he doesn't know them.

Frankly, I couldn't really care less what he wants to do with his life (doubtless he'll be a 'super-fan' of something else as soon as this tour finishes) but I'm certainly not going to praise and thank him, or even listen to him really. I don't care who he is, about his appearance on some naff-dating show about 3 years ago (which he insists on talking loudly about all the time, which is frankly, bizaare), or where comes from.

I come to watch a Prince gig- not to massage the ego of some fan that wants to be the star of ths show.

I don't know him personally, I'm sure he may well be perfectly pleasant, but I don't think it's 'ungrateful' to say I'm sick of hearing about him. Not even sure what I'm meant to be grateful for really! it's of no relevance at all to me what time he wants to stand in a queue from!

No point in arguing about it anyway- he's clearly a pal of yours, which is fine, but really the only thing I want to listen to at a Prince show is Prince!

You utterly missed the point but I've said what I wanted to say and if u deleted - langebleu moderator to go back and read what I said then you'll see its not about him in the slightest in the Q.

Its about Prince's management not looking after those who turn up early and making sure they get the best spot - as is only fair.

Jay (as I keep saying - if you'd only listen) is not perfect and a bit loud mouthed but he tried his best for everybody he met. There are plenty of 'I've been seeing Prince since Parade' types who lord it over newer fans and it is frankly disgusting.

The number of Prince virgins I met this year has been amazing - Jay was one of them. And they are the ones who will continue to buy tickets as they get infected by the experience of seeing Prince live - something we all went through at various times. All this boll**ks about him becoming a super fan is just 'what-abouttery'. He is a pal but I'm old enough and wise enought to see through peoples intentions and all he cares about is the music and making sure there is a good atmosphere.

You don't have to be grateful, none of us do but if someone can do a bit of work to prevent the kind of scrum that happened outside EB or RS then I'm all for it.

strawberrybubblegum said:

SquirrelMeat said:

ADAMSKI123 said: It was there. He started it, but changed his mind and flipped to Hot Thing.

How do you remember all this? Standing by the bar too? What you ordering? Special waters?!

I was up top on the first gig, and gave up my seat to stand behind them with a cool fan I met. It also meant I could pop to the bar easily. I didn't want to drink too much as I knew I was going down the front for the second show and I didn't want to be holding the bladder once Prince mentioned Something in the Water!

Rico said:

I was at the first show last night, and it was stunning!

Anyone know what the song was that was played after 3EG went off stage after their mobile phone speech, and just before Prince came on?

WOW.

blackbob said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Rico said:

I was at the first show last night, and it was stunning!

Anyone know what the song was that was played after 3EG went off stage after their mobile phone speech, and just before Prince came on?

WOW.

Thank you! Great tune. Hadn't heard it before....

Rico said:

Rico said:

SquirrelMeat said:

WOW.

Thank you! Great tune. Hadn't heard it before....

Could have been The Breakdown, heard that for the first time last night before the second show started

I can understand why he plugged the Song on the Arsenio show, funky as!!!!

[Edited 6/5/14 9:00am]