thecompletist said:

So I've heard Prince is not a fan of phones and cameras at his shows I am assuming?

If not I would have offered to use "periscope" and stream the show Live from the Pit... too bad

You're not assuming; that's a fact!

thecompletist said:

So I've heard Prince is not a fan of phones and cameras at his shows I am assuming?

If not I would have offered to use "periscope" and stream the show Live from the Pit... too bad

Yeah don't pull out ur phone unless he says so otherwise they'll most likely kick U out...

inspireof said:

thecompletist said:

So I've heard Prince is not a fan of phones and cameras at his shows I am assuming?

If not I would have offered to use "periscope" and stream the show Live from the Pit... too bad

Yeah don't pull out ur phone unless he says so otherwise they'll most likely kick U out...

I still don't know how people get away with so many bootleg recordings.

Please let me know if anyone wants to sell me their used Prince concert ticket for this Toronto concert after the show. I collect Prince concert tikcets and would love to add it to my collection!
Please let me know!!
THANKS
Roald Bakker
The Netherlands
[Email addy snip. Use orgnotes or your own site link for contact info - luv4u]

Ok I can handle a show in the Pit without my phone up in there air, although I love sharing live music.

My other friend is going to both shows and he will be recording from fairly close 100% and he will not get caught, his equipment is very good and he knows how to go Stealth !!

xenophobia2002 said:

Please let me know if anyone wants to sell me their used Prince concert ticket for this Toronto concert after the show. I collect Prince concert tikcets and would love to add it to my collection!
Please let me know!!
THANKS
Roald Bakker
The Netherlands

[Email addy snip. Use orgnotes or your own site link for contact info - luv4u]

Wow, where do you put all these tix you've bought all these years?

thecompletist said:

Ok I can handle a show in the Pit without my phone up in there air, although I love sharing live music.

My other friend is going to both shows and he will be recording from fairly close 100% and he will not get caught, his equipment is very good and he knows how to go Stealth !!

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

thecompletist said:

Ok I can handle a show in the Pit without my phone up in there air, although I love sharing live music.

My other friend is going to both shows and he will be recording from fairly close 100% and he will not get caught, his equipment is very good and he knows how to go Stealth !!

thecompletist said:

Ok I can handle a show in the Pit without my phone up in there air, although I love sharing live music.

My other friend is going to both shows and he will be recording from fairly close 100% and he will not get caught, his equipment is very good and he knows how to go Stealth !!

they were all over people in Baltimore.........just a heads up............they will shine a bright flashlight on you while blinding everyone else around you until you put your stuff away...........it was also great to see the entire floor full of people who were not holding up phones.........meanwhile it looks like there are still Pit seats available so I wonder if some lucky fans will get bumped from the upper sections into the Pit

[Edited 5/19/15 15:09pm]

Not many pics of the 8pm show out there...Looks like canadians are respecting the rules

https://instagram.com/p/24xW4CECiR/

https://instagram.com/p/244QwJIkPf/

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looks like Prince came out in his pj's hehe...

https://twitter.com/Anabela_Neves

[Edited 5/19/15 22:00pm]

Someone is streaming audio of the 2nd show right now, although the sound isn't great - on periscope for the diehards that want to listen in and are ok with a broken rule.

It was a great show, better for me than the tour a few years ago. I didn't know the 1st half of the show, longer jams, lots of guitar, classic rock, blues... and for me that was the best, the musicianship, the way he worked the stage and "directed" his band respectfully.., the energy, the stage and instruments itself, the screen all set up so perfectly.... I was 4 feet or so from the centre mic where Prince was... the 2nd portion was enjoyable as well, I am not a huge fan of singalongs or medleys but I'll take what I can get... having our hometown girl do the guitar solo for Purple Rain is much different than the show I saw in 1984 in Buffalo (Purple Rain Tour)

I noticed speaker stacks in the audience on main floor as if he was running quadrophonic sound or something..? Being so close I only noticed them being used a couple times... any background on that ?

Sorry I cannot layout a setlist or give extreme details as a part timer but as a serious concert goer I knew it was a show not to miss and it was better than I expected.

inspireof said:

Not many pics of the 8pm show out there...Looks like canadians are respecting the rules

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Expen$ive tickets and rules?!

https://instagram.com/p/25BzbGqfpE/

https://instagram.com/p/25C51CKfqT/

[Edited 5/19/15 22:15pm]

where are the setlists?

purplethunder3121 said:

MarcelS67 said:

purplethunder3121 said:

You're not assuming; that's a fact!

And, No that's not too bad!!

everyone has their own opinion and that's mine

Set for the second show was very close to this (I'm a bit fuzzy on the sampler set, but otherwise this is correct). My wife had I had a great time, but I would have liked to hear some new stuff:

Let's Go Crazy
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
U Got The Look
Question Of U/The One/Electric Man
Controversy
1999
Little Red Corvette
Nothing Compares 2 U
-break-
Kiss
-sampler set-
When Doves Cry
Sign O' The Times
Housequake
Forever In My Life (tease)
Hot Thing
Nasty Girl (tease)
Darling Nikki (tease)
A Love Bizarre (tease)
17 Days (tease)
Pop Life (tease)
Mountains (tease)
Love (tease)
U Know (tease)
I Would Die 4 U (tease)

Cool
-break-
-piano set-
Diamonds & Pearls
Love Me Tender
The Beautiful Ones
Purple Rain

Edit - forgot Cool!

[Edited 5/19/15 23:36pm]

hmmm... I ALMOST made the trip from the States to this show but after that setlist I am glad I didn't. So he gave us 10 actual songs and then a bunch of bullshit until Purple Rain which is song 11. I love this band but really hate these shows if that makes any sense. This band can really turn the place out and yet Prince just plays pre-recorded samples for most of the show. i just will never understand that

trax said:

hmmm... I ALMOST made the trip from the States to this show but after that setlist I am glad I didn't. So he gave us 10 actual songs and then a bunch of bullshit until Purple Rain which is song 11. I love this band but really hate these shows if that makes any sense. This band can really turn the place out and yet Prince just plays pre-recorded samples for most of the show. i just will never understand that

You weren't there - you can't judge. The sampler set is much more than it used to be, with the band playing along on most tracks, but regardless, it was a fantastic way to spend a Tuesday night.

TwiliteKid said:

trax said:

hmmm... I ALMOST made the trip from the States to this show but after that setlist I am glad I didn't. So he gave us 10 actual songs and then a bunch of bullshit until Purple Rain which is song 11. I love this band but really hate these shows if that makes any sense. This band can really turn the place out and yet Prince just plays pre-recorded samples for most of the show. i just will never understand that

You weren't there - you can't judge. The sampler set is much more than it used to be, with the band playing along on most tracks, but regardless, it was a fantastic way to spend a Tuesday night.

yeah I saw it a few weeks ago in Detroit. I was not impressed. I really doubt it was much different. I am glad you liked it though. Its just not for me. This is the same show as Detroit just shorter. To me these are some of his worst shows. I don't mean to offend anyone, just stating my personal opinion

trax said:

TwiliteKid said:

You weren't there - you can't judge. The sampler set is much more than it used to be, with the band playing along on most tracks, but regardless, it was a fantastic way to spend a Tuesday night.

yeah I saw it a few weeks ago in Detroit. I was not impressed. I really doubt it was much different. I am glad you liked it though. Its just not for me. This is the same show as Detroit just shorter. To me these are some of his worst shows. I don't mean to offend anyone, just stating my personal opinion

You're not alone in your opinion. For a man who has touted "real music by real musicians" for years & obviously has the chops, this is lazy. For a man who has a more than ample catalog of songs, from the hits to the obscure, these standard setlists & the use of cover songs are inexplicable & frustrating. As a longtime fan, I'd like to see him cement his legacy, not coast on it.

That was the entire second show? Looks to me quite different than the first. I don't know PLEL well enough to ID all of the songs in the first hour of the 8pm show, but it was all new stuff. Then Guitar, a down-tempo rock groove Let's Go Crazy, and onto an hour or so of hits/sampler.

TwiliteKid said:

Set for the second show was very close to this (I'm a bit fuzzy on the sampler set, but otherwise this is correct). My wife had I had a great time, but I would have liked to hear some new stuff:

Let's Go Crazy
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
U Got The Look
Question Of U/The One/Electric Man
Controversy
1999
Little Red Corvette
Nothing Compares 2 U
-break-
Kiss
-sampler set-
When Doves Cry
Sign O' The Times
Housequake
Forever In My Life (tease)
Hot Thing
Nasty Girl (tease)
Darling Nikki (tease)
A Love Bizarre (tease)
17 Days (tease)
Pop Life (tease)
Mountains (tease)
Love (tease)
U Know (tease)
I Would Die 4 U (tease)

Cool
-break-
-piano set-
Diamonds & Pearls
Love Me Tender
The Beautiful Ones
Purple Rain

Edit - forgot Cool!

[Edited 5/19/15 23:36pm]

[Edited 5/20/15 3:57am]

trax said:

First setlist seems a little more interesting with: Wow/The Unexpected (Liv vox), Funknroll, Rock and Roll Love Affair, Pretzelbodylogic, Dreamer, Something in the Water (Does Not Compute), and The Love We Make.

Love Me Tender is an interesting choice on both setlists.

LittlePurpleYoda said:

trax said:

yeah I saw it a few weeks ago in Detroit. I was not impressed. I really doubt it was much different. I am glad you liked it though. Its just not for me. This is the same show as Detroit just shorter. To me these are some of his worst shows. I don't mean to offend anyone, just stating my personal opinion

You're not alone in your opinion. For a man who has touted "real music by real musicians" for years & obviously has the chops, this is lazy. For a man who has a more than ample catalog of songs, from the hits to the obscure, these standard setlists & the use of cover songs are inexplicable & frustrating. As a longtime fan, I'd like to see him cement his legacy, not coast on it.

funny thing is no one cares what uyou think..the fact that it takes soooo long to even get setlists tells you that although folks on here think they are the only fans they are not,,pleace insufferale at present

who is the bald headed bloke next to Prince in the first pic ?