Cheers erupt as Prince takes Coachella stage




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viewaskew said:

Prince said his first goodnight, returning moments later to encore with “Purple Rain,” which boasted yet another ridiculously impressive guitar solo (this one on a beat-up old red Telecaster),

L4OATheOriginal said:

send them my way then

.....WTF

Setlist from http://www.brooklynvegan....html#more:

The Bird (performed by Morris Day) /
Jungle Love (performed by Morris Day) /
Glamorous Life (performed by Sheila E.) /
Instrumental Jam /
1999 /
I Feel For U /
Controversy (with snippet of “Housequake”) /
Little Red Corvette /
Musicology /
Cream /
U Got the Look /
Shh /
Anotherloverholeinyourhead /
Creep (Radiohead cover) /
The Arms of an Angel (Sarah McLachlan cover performed by backup singers) /
7 --> Come Together (Beatles Cover) /
Purple Rain /
Let's Go Crazy


Sheila looks great in the pic above. Wow! Like someone said last year when they were holding hands: "Prince, you goddamn cunt, marry her already, damn!"

Creep is the diamond in the setlist, imho.
"But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo" Strange lyrics for Prince to sing...

So, I'm guessing from the setlist that is was mostly a rock outing. Am I right?

.....WTF

From rolling stone:


Huh, never heard of this guitar before. Is there a picture of this one?

Sander said:

thank u 4 providing the set list and i'm even MORE thankful that this wasn't brodcasts so i was spared the boredom of hearing the same ole same ole..tho hearing creep could have woke me up

Creep is the diamond in the setlist, imho.
"But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo" Strange lyrics for Prince to sing...

Cheers erupt as Prince takes Coachella stage

11:36 PM PDT on Saturday, April 26, 2008
By VANESSA FRANKO
The Press-Enterprise



http://www.pe.com/reports...4b4e2.html

When Prince stepped onto the stage, everyone in the packed audience at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival knew they were witnessing Coachella history, and the crowd erupted into applause and cheers accordingly.

The stage was filled with fog as he took it, about 25 minutes late, dressed in a flowing white suit.

Festival promoter Paul Tollett said he has been wanting to get Prince to play the festival for years.

At one point, Sheila E joined Prince on stage and sang her hit, "Glamourous Life."

After 20 minutes of a Morris Day and Sheila E. reunion with Prince on the guitar, he launched into 1999.



Prince plays Coachella, covers Radiohead!!!
By JAKE COYLE
http://ap.google.com/arti...wD90A3MIG0

INDIO, Calif. (AP) — "Coachella, I am here." Prince hit the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with that announcement, heralding his arrival as the much-anticipated headliner of the summer festival.

Shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, Prince strutted onto the stage wearing white pants and a white shirt with glittery fringe. His performance, the centerpiece of the three-day festival, was announced only two weeks ago, immediately making an already very hip festival of 125-plus bands significantly more in-demand. And Prince knew it.

"You are the coolest place on earth right now!" Prince declared to a sea of tens of thousands.

Prince, who had been sought out to perform at Coachella since the festival was founded nine years ago, told the crowd that when he agreed to perform, he informed the organizers that he would not only play, but party too. True to his word, Prince then launched his band — complete with a horn section and background singers — into "Jungle Love." Morris Day came out to sing his song, while Prince strolled around the stage with his guitar.

For the beginning of the show, Prince preferred to let his guitar do the talking. He also welcomed the singer and drummer Sheila E, who took the lead for a song and then joined Prince in an extended jam. Finally, Prince satisfied the crowd with a celebratory performance of "1999." His classic "Little Red Corvette" soon followed.

One of the big surprises of Prince's concert was his cover of Radiohead's "Creep," which was sure to be one of Coachella's most talked-about performances. With some lyrics adjusted, a ripping guitar solo and extended falsetto crooning for a finale, Prince's "Creep" had the crowd slack-jawed. To close the set, he gave another unique take on a song not his own: the Beatles' "Come Together." He urged the audience — whom he called his "choir" — to sing "Come together, yeah" over and over.

And just as trepidation was beginning to take hold in the crowd that Prince might actually leave without playing "Purple Rain," he returned to confirm that even in the desert, it could rain purple. Even after the encore, though, he came back for more. "They're telling me that we got to go, but I can't leave!" Prince shouted. He then flew through a torrid version of "Let's Go Crazy."

Prince had widely been considered the one act most all concertgoers — a diverse 60,000 of indie rockers, electronica dancers and pop fans — were certain to see. And by the end of "Let's Go Crazy," Prince had seemed to put his stamp on Coachella lore. "From now on, this is Prince's house," he shouted before triumphantly strutting off stage and tossing his guitar 30 feet behind him.
























































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L4OATheOriginal said:

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Yes the boredom of going to a concert to hear the songs that the artist is known for

From rolling stone:


Huh, never heard of this guitar before. Is there a picture of this one?

Paris9748430 said:

and that's precisely y didn't bother going since I AM SICK of the hits

L4OATheOriginal said: