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Positives: Stage View for a large percentage of the audience Prince in great form Guitar live Planet Earth Live Negatives: Sound was hit and miss Too much horns. It bordered on caberet at times Still cutting most songs short Many VIPS fucked over. Lower tier view is better in a lot of cases. Teases crowd for hits, then picks lolita over When Doves Cry. Why Prince, Why. . | |
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kitkatb said:[quote] Krish said: pyramidseye said: Most people were in their 30s, maybe late 20s or early 40s. There were almost NO, I REPEAT, NO youngsters.
lol im only 16 and i LOVE Prince! im going to try and go! im surprised there werent many ''youngsters'' there even though my friends tease me for liking Prince i still know quite a few that do like him  HmLOL! that made me laugh but the really funny thing is people made fun of me for liking prince back in 85 when I was 16! some things don't change..though good to see some young people with refined music taste. | |
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machinegun said: kitkatb said: lol im only 16 and i LOVE Prince! im going to try and go! im surprised there werent many ''youngsters'' there even though my friends tease me for liking Prince i still know quite a few that do like him HmLOL! that made me laugh but the really funny thing is people made fun of me for liking prince back in 85 when I was 16! some things don't change..though good to see some young people with refined music taste. yeah! my mums always loved him, i think i get it from her. if young people today actually sat down and listened to some of his music old or new they would love it but because hes almost 50 years old they think its uncool. Stupid really. `i Like em Fat, i Like em Prouddd` | |
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CarrieLee said: pyramidseye said: We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down. That's not nice. I'm sorry but if I were in front of you I wouldn't have been sitting down either. The man is too funky to sit on your ass all night. I was standing the whole time, but would have sat down if asked, afterall it's a time that 'fun' is supposed to be had and if my fat ass was obstructnig anyone's view that would be out of order. Suffice to say the dancing may contribute to said fattie becoming thinner and perhaps not obscuring the view so much. I am however short AND fat so maybe if I was tall the view when you were standing would have been obscured as well.. Oh dear. I will make a not to myself to sit through the whole concert on Saturday night, just so the atmosphere gets really pumping. The Hottest chip of them all - www.hotchip.co.uk - Get down with Prince
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pyramidseye said: We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down.
Ummm... no offense but who the hell wants to sit down? What are we 60 years old? YOu paid yer money... stand the fuck up and party! Even the slow jams deserve to be swayed to. Man if i was in a section where people sat down i'd wanna move. ----------
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We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down.
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nuthinbuttamuffin said: pyramidseye said: We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down.
Ummm... no offense but who the hell wants to sit down? What are we 60 years old? YOu paid yer money... stand the fuck up and party! Even the slow jams deserve to be swayed to. Man if i was in a section where people sat down i'd wanna move. That's what I'm saying. And if someone asked me to sit down I'd tell them to go F**K themselves!!! Some places do not allow the audience to stand up, if that were the case I would abide by the rules, or not buy tickets at all. | |
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sag10 said: We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down.
You can sit during a Prince concert?I am giving the person who will be sitting behind me prior warning - I wont be sitting down, I'll be shaking my fat 36 year old ass, sweating buckets, and singing as much as possible. Nobody is gonna spoil my Prince experience. I can never understand why people sit through a concert, especially something as lively as Prince.. | |
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IRISHFAN said: sag10 said: We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down.
You can sit during a Prince concert?I am giving the person who will be sitting behind me prior warning - I wont be sitting down, I'll be shaking my fat 36 year old ass, sweating buckets, and singing as much as possible. Nobody is gonna spoil my Prince experience. I can never understand why people sit through a concert, especially something as lively as Prince.. Also, if everyone did sit down I think it would actually put Prince off big time. He's certainly one who prefers his crowd standing up and dancing and getting animated which you can't do sitting down. | |
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IRISHFAN said: sag10 said: We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down.
You can sit during a Prince concert?I am giving the person who will be sitting behind me prior warning - I wont be sitting down, I'll be shaking my fat 36 year old ass, sweating buckets, and singing as much as possible. Nobody is gonna spoil my Prince experience. I can never understand why people sit through a concert, especially something as lively as Prince.. But you can spoil theirs?  . | |
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maxwell said: great show guys
prince gave a great show tonight guys - full of energy, humour and funk. even way up high in the clouds everyone was on their feet as he effortlessly blended new songs with old faves for an adoring 20,000 fams a longer version of purple rain than we've been used to recently kicked everything off and then in no particular order: lolita ballad with the words to i'm the 1 u wanna c sung over it satisfied u got the look gnarls' crazy wonderful sax solo by maceo on what a wonderful world take me with u planet earth if i was your girlfiend (so pleased to hear this) controversy feel 4 u (a highlight - went down very well) kiss (also worked very well) shh musicology black sweat west from news (just kidding) the guitar solo work was wonderful to see and hear and the stage looked great london gave prince a lot of energy back and it looks like he's going to have a fun time here any bad points? merchandise is a little yicky and i see he's trying to offload the excess copies of news that have been cluttering up paisley park. also, the twins' roller blading during the encore of planet earth just looked rather bizarre and detracted from the song i'd never been to the dome before but it's a great venue and for those that are going i'd recommend taking the boat and avoiding the tube - the river views were a beautiful start to the evening i just can't wait until friday...and as i don't have work the next day, the aftershow aww thats it? Im still glad Mpls show was much longer I dont have to feel jealous Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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kitkatb said:[quote] Krish said: pyramidseye said: Most people were in their 30s, maybe late 20s or early 40s. There were almost NO, I REPEAT, NO youngsters.
lol im only 16 and i LOVE Prince! im going to try and go! im surprised there werent many ''youngsters'' there even though my friends tease me for liking Prince i still know quite a few that do like him Hmim 16 too and im going on the 17th flying in from paris for this! my very first prince concert im so excited "You could say I'm a terminal case/You could burn up my clothes/Smash up my ride...well, maybe not the ride" | |
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rolyateel said: How big a camera are u allowed to take in? Obviously they'll not allow professional cameras, but I have a 5mp 12x zoom one I was hoping to take  I have one of those too - a Canon S2-IS. Would be great to bring for some lower and upper tier shooting, but I don't know if I dare.. A little to large to hide in my underpants.. [Edited 8/2/07 10:13am] | |
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ladymisskat said: CarrieLee said: That's not nice. I'm sorry but if I were in front of you I wouldn't have been sitting down either. The man is too funky to sit on your ass all night. I was standing the whole time, but would have sat down if asked, afterall it's a time that 'fun' is supposed to be had and if my fat ass was obstructnig anyone's view that would be out of order. Suffice to say the dancing may contribute to said fattie becoming thinner and perhaps not obscuring the view so much. I am however short AND fat so maybe if I was tall the view when you were standing would have been obscured as well.. Oh dear. I will make a not to myself to sit through the whole concert on Saturday night, just so the atmosphere gets really pumping. i feel if u r at a concert, u r there 2 party. so if u'r blocking someone's view, there is a courteous way of asking that person 2 kindly move or sit down without having 2 say that "a fat ass" was blocking u'r vision of the stage. I am 6ft 4 and when i have stood up 2 dance, someone has asked me kindly 2 sit down so they can c. it's all about being polite. man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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L4OATheOriginal said: ladymisskat said: I was standing the whole time, but would have sat down if asked, afterall it's a time that 'fun' is supposed to be had and if my fat ass was obstructnig anyone's view that would be out of order. Suffice to say the dancing may contribute to said fattie becoming thinner and perhaps not obscuring the view so much. I am however short AND fat so maybe if I was tall the view when you were standing would have been obscured as well.. Oh dear. I will make a not to myself to sit through the whole concert on Saturday night, just so the atmosphere gets really pumping. i feel if u r at a concert, u r there 2 party. so if u'r blocking someone's view, there is a courteous way of asking that person 2 kindly move or sit down without having 2 say that "a fat ass" was blocking u'r vision of the stage. I am 6ft 4 and when i have stood up 2 dance, someone has asked me kindly 2 sit down so they can c. it's all about being polite. Well then consider me rude! I can see if someone is standing on their chair or on someone's shoulders (which I am guilty of as well!!) but just standing up at a show???!! Get over it! | |
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IRISHFAN said: sag10 said: We had to stand during the whole show because the fat idiots right in front of us never sat down.
You can sit during a Prince concert?I am giving the person who will be sitting behind me prior warning - I wont be sitting down, I'll be shaking my fat 36 year old ass, sweating buckets, and singing as much as possible. Nobody is gonna spoil my Prince experience. I can never understand why people sit through a concert, especially something as lively as Prince.. Im getting stocked up on my painkillers as i'm disabled with arthritis and 23 weeks pregnant and even then I wont be sitting down LOL | |
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i had a family in front of me,with 2 young kids who where singing along to ALL his songs,plus to teenagers 3 seats along (about 15-16yrs) who where singing and dancing all night!
i couldnt believe the different ages that where there....pure prince magic for all ages | |
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SquirrelMeat said: Teases crowd for hits, then picks lolita over When Doves Cry. Why Prince, Why. Yes that was strange. But we expect strange dont we. "I ve had more hits than Madonnas got children" what 2 or 3? Id come up with a different joke. http://www.goldiesparade.co.uk/ - Prince discography, tour history, news and more. | |
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I really hope they sort out the acoustics in time for Friday as I am going to that concert. Thought O2 was meant to be state of the art ?! Hopefully only some teething problems. | |
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CarrieLee said: L4OATheOriginal said: i feel if u r at a concert, u r there 2 party. so if u'r blocking someone's view, there is a courteous way of asking that person 2 kindly move or sit down without having 2 say that "a fat ass" was blocking u'r vision of the stage. I am 6ft 4 and when i have stood up 2 dance, someone has asked me kindly 2 sit down so they can c. it's all about being polite. Well then consider me rude! I can see if someone is standing on their chair or on someone's shoulders (which I am guilty of as well!!) but just standing up at a show???!! Get over it! so u're gonna tell a row of people 2 sit down then rudely? good luck on getting results man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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Hey, my first post here
i'm 16 and went to the 1st prince concert of the dates - and it was my first prince concert. Went with my friend who's also 16 and had the best night of our lives. I was nearly in tears when he came onstage.
SO happy he played Raspberry Beret as that's the song that first got me into Prince 
We were sat in block 101, row Y - i think, really good view of the whole stage. Everyone near us were stood up, n most were dancing, apart from the man stood next to me, he showed no emotion thorugh the whole thing, and just clapped a bit at the end of songs - dont understand how someone can be like that during a PRINCE concert Haha, ah well i guess people are just differnt. Me and my friend both took pictures with digital cameras during the show despite the warnings you'd be kicked out, but no staff told us off, they can't kick hundreds of people out taking pictures i figured, but maybe it'll get stricter after the first gig, i dunno. I feel sorry for the people who may have missed the last half hour or so i would've been really pissed off, that was the best bit of the concert for me in my opinion, most people ran down to the front for a better view
His band were amazing i thought, the best of the best! It took me and my friend A LOT of effort to see him, but it was WELL worth it! Nothing Compares To Him! | |
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EmmaUK said: Hey, my first post here
i'm 16 and went to the 1st prince concert of the dates - and it was my first prince concert. Went with my friend who's also 16 and had the best night of our lives. I was nearly in tears when he came onstage.
SO happy he played Raspberry Beret as that's the song that first got me into Prince
We were sat in block 101, row Y - i think, really good view of the whole stage. Everyone near us were stood up, n most were dancing, apart from the man stood next to me, he showed no emotion thorugh the whole thing, and just clapped a bit at the end of songs - dont understand how someone can be like that during a PRINCE concert Haha, ah well i guess people are just differnt. Me and my friend both took pictures with digital cameras during the show despite the warnings you'd be kicked out, but no staff told us off, they can't kick hundreds of people out taking pictures i figured, but maybe it'll get stricter after the first gig, i dunno. I feel sorry for the people who may have missed the last half hour or so i would've been really pissed off, that was the best bit of the concert for me in my opinion, most people ran down to the front for a better view
His band were amazing i thought, the best of the best! It took me and my friend A LOT of effort to see him, but it was WELL worth it! Nothing Compares To Him! WELCOME NEWBIE 'I loved him then, I love him now and will love him eternally. He's with our son now.' Mayte 21st April 2016 = the saddest quote I have ever read! RIP Prince and thanks for everything. | |
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jaypotton said: EmmaUK said: Hey, my first post here
i'm 16 and went to the 1st prince concert of the dates - and it was my first prince concert. Went with my friend who's also 16 and had the best night of our lives. I was nearly in tears when he came onstage.
SO happy he played Raspberry Beret as that's the song that first got me into Prince
We were sat in block 101, row Y - i think, really good view of the whole stage. Everyone near us were stood up, n most were dancing, apart from the man stood next to me, he showed no emotion thorugh the whole thing, and just clapped a bit at the end of songs - dont understand how someone can be like that during a PRINCE concert Haha, ah well i guess people are just differnt. Me and my friend both took pictures with digital cameras during the show despite the warnings you'd be kicked out, but no staff told us off, they can't kick hundreds of people out taking pictures i figured, but maybe it'll get stricter after the first gig, i dunno. I feel sorry for the people who may have missed the last half hour or so i would've been really pissed off, that was the best bit of the concert for me in my opinion, most people ran down to the front for a better view
His band were amazing i thought, the best of the best! It took me and my friend A LOT of effort to see him, but it was WELL worth it! Nothing Compares To Him! WELCOME NEWBIE Awww Thanks Lot jaypotton¤ xx | |
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Regarding the issue on standing up, you should read the terms and conditions. About a quarter of the way up from the very bottom it says, "In seated areas other members of the audience may stand up during the event".
I'm firmly in the camp that says you shouldn't sit during a Prince concert, so am quite happy to stand. In fact, in the floor seats standing is essential. Not sure how my 60 year old mum with a dodgy leg and a disabled badge will find it but she does insist she'll be ok. RIP  | |
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L4OATheOriginal said: CarrieLee said: Well then consider me rude! I can see if someone is standing on their chair or on someone's shoulders (which I am guilty of as well!!) but just standing up at a show???!! Get over it! so u're gonna tell a row of people 2 sit down then rudely? good luck on getting results No. I meant I'm rude for NOT sitting down if someone asks me politely. You will not catch me sitting at Prince concert. Nope. Not gonna do it. | |
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CarrieLee said: L4OATheOriginal said: so u're gonna tell a row of people 2 sit down then rudely? good luck on getting results No. I meant I'm rude for NOT sitting down if someone asks me politely. You will not catch me sitting at Prince concert. Nope. Not gonna do it. okay i gotcha now  man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81 | |
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L4OATheOriginal said: CarrieLee said: No. I meant I'm rude for NOT sitting down if someone asks me politely. You will not catch me sitting at Prince concert. Nope. Not gonna do it. okay i gotcha now  | |
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