This might've been posted by someone else in one of the other threads but I didn't see it, so here goes...

I was at the taping yesterday (thanks to a friend at work who was able to get tickets) and it was amazing! At first I wasn't sure if "Turn Me Loose" was a new song or a cover, but the lyrics gave it away as Prince. You all basically saw what I saw as far as that goes, but here's the cool part---after they were done taping the announcer told us all to sit, because Prince was going to perform for us! Everyone cheered and sat, and after just a few minutes he came back out and started fiddling with the opening to "Guitar." Fans started screaming, but Prince gave everyone a "hold on a minute" look while he adjusted his effects peddle. After about a minute of playing around he started playing "Guitar" again. The band joined in and he ripped through it. Sounded much better live!

When he was done he walked off and the fans kept applauding. After a moment, the horn players came back out on the set and Prince returned again (without his jacket...I guess he had to do some sort of wardrobe change ha ha). The slow-voice intro to "1999" started playing and the crowd went WILD. Prince ran through the entire song, which I had never been able to hear him do in person before. The back-up singers joined in towards the end for the "PAR-tay" chants. The whole audience was singing "party" as the song wound down. P did the "Mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?" finale, then finally left the stage. As he left he said something like "See ya'll at Coachella tomorrow." Everyone was wiped out,and grinning from this little mini-concert!

I was able to leave through the employee exit thanks to my friend who got the tickets for me. As I was in the lobby waiting on friends, Renato walked past me. All I could get out was "That was amazing!" and he smiled and said "Thanks!" We walked past Prince's gear, which had the symbol stenciled on it, and I asked my friend if artists usually performed after the show like that. She said "Never, no one ever does more than one song unless they messed up and need to re-tape." Jay was on the side of the stage bobbing his head the whole time. Prince came back out and played just for the fans, and it was incredible. When I went out through the backstage area to get to my car, we actually got to walk past his limo (which he was inside at the time). I tried to keep calm and as I walked past the tinted windows, I just mouthed "Thank you." I have no idea if he was even looking, but I had to say something, right?

It was incredible, almost better than the times I've seen him in concert, given the intimate setting. My girlfriend went with me and she got to see him live for the first time. It was very cool of him to come back and play the extra songs, and much appreciated by everyone in attendance.

Sorry to be so long-winded, just thought some of ya'll out there might be interested! And no, I didn't get any pictures...they were watching us like hawks!

thanx 4 the report....u lucky bastard!

lucky duck! good write up of your xperience!

Thanks 4 the report!

Sounds absolutely amazing!

WOW!

Thanks, Renfield!

renfield said:

What? Prince performed for the fans? Impossible!

Just waiting for the haters to come in and nag that he hates his fans and doesn't do anything for them at all

Renfield, thanks for the report, I love these kind of backstage stories.

Prince rocks

That's a great insight, ur account is the next best thing 2 being there! Thanks 4 passing it on.
So, there we have it...Prince, not so much the tight-lipped Diva some would have u believe

Yes, I was very fortunate to be able to attend! I thought someone else would have mentioned the extra performance by now---it was definitely a Prince crowd (lots of t-shirts and symbol necklaces and such) so I figured there HAD to be another orger in attendance!

My girlfriend was in disbelief...she didn't realize at first that the other songs weren't part of the show. She was like "He just did that for our benefit?" We all know Prince can be kind of a jerk sometimes, but he can also be really cool.

Very cool....I was out in Burbank yesterday ( I live in Sherman Oaks which is 10 minutes away) and I drove by NBC studios purposely to see if it was a line of folks outside. Indeed it was.. Very cool P played 1999 as well as Guitar. I taped the show but I haven't even watched it yet.

Fantastic story!!!!

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

Cool, Thanks for posting,wish they would have taped it. Was there in thought though

renfield said:

Hi Renfield,

Thanks again 4 an amazing review! Ur so lucky!

Do you have any footage of the extra songs?
Or know of anyone that does?

Thanks
N3B
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That is AWESOME. Glad you were there!

Thank you for sharing you are so lucky ATLEAST this will show some HATERS prince loves his fans

Dayum!!! I would of loved to have been the one mouthing the words "thank you".

Thanks for the report.

very cool !!

Thank you for the excellent report!

Did anyone tape this? I so mad I missed it. I thought I set up my TV up to record and it didn't. I looked on YouTube, hoping someone would put it on there, but there's a block on it.

I wish we'da been able to see the other two songs as well. Oh, well. Sounds cool.

That's cool that you got to go!

WOW!!!! Good for you!!! Prince is alive...

That's wonderful, thanks!

Didn't Prince retire "1999"? I'm confused

paisley2002 said:

So why are you Paisley2002?


Fashionably retro before the rest?????

Way cool report, dude...it's like I was there taking it all in myself but without incurring the costly airfare and hotel accommodations. Thanx 4 sharing!!!!! Just another affirmation that Prince is the funkiest homosapien currently walking the face of the earth...!!!

So very sweet of you to walk by Prince's Limo and say "Thank You" that was very kind. And Thank you for sharing the night with us.

Wow!!!!

That must have been amazing

thx 4 sharing!!


jealous as hell