There are many rumours going around about possible European concert dates and I know that the NPGMC hasnt confirmed them, but surely if the NPGMC is already booking venues then they should give a tentative announcement.....ie. 'Prince plans to tour Europe in November '(or whenever he plans to/2005?) / 'he is looking at touring at such and such a date'?
They could still say it is unconfirmed, but they could at least give a rough indication to stop all this rumour mongering and nutcases who claim they have inside knowledge (ive been hearing that since April when some fam wrote that the NPGMC was booking venues when of course they weren't).

They could beat the rumour mongers at their own game!

TheFreakerFantastic said:

NPGMC will announce concerts when they are ready to announce them. If they're not ready, they won't announce them. As a general rule, if there's no corroboration of some concert rumour on a particular date, it's best to treat it with a pinch of salt.

Ultimately, if, as a member, you can (at least try to) buy your tickets through NPGMC in advance of the general sale, then it matters not when he plans to tour.

(And ... as has already been pointed out, both Candy and Maceo are touring Europe individually during the Autumn, so ...)
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[Edited 10/2/04 13:32pm]

Aah, so the rumor IS true that he will Play Europe between November 2004 and March 2005.