scandalousalan said:

The is no statement saying Prince will perform in the main arena either, but based on the description of sale, you should be able to clearly understand what service is for sale.

The aftershow tickets are being sold in exactly the same context. If you go to Ticketmaster.co.uk and click on concerts for tonight, the aftershow is listed, just like all the other aftershows, and the main arena show. No mention of a "party", no mention of a disco. It is clearly listed in the "Concert" section.

Noun - Concert - a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate in a public performance: recital:

Ticketmaster are advertising, and taking bookings for the afterSHOW as a "Concert" by "Prince".

I'm not trying to start an arguement, I didn't even go last night, but I do sympathise with those people who feel shafted, as the night was not what was sold.

I don't think its fair to dismiss them or ask them to stop moaning when they are technically right, regardless of the more emotional side of things and the general feeling of being let down.

whaaaaa???

£25 to see Dr. John how could you not be happy with that?
The man is superb!

IRISHFAN said:

Irish your right, it was my 1st night and although over the 3 other nights inc 1 other aftershow ill be at im sure itll be made up, i felted pissed off cos its the last thing il remember after a great show.

It couldnt have been DJ rashida playing tunes either - i would have thought shed be in a booth - did anyone see her?? tunes seemed prerecorded, and i was so happy walking in at 12.30 to hear sexxy dancer, there was a good mix of everybody dance now/sexy MF which i was feeling - maybe thats what turned P's mood sour.

Given the whole situation, we should complain as the "no guarantee clause" only appeared recently. £25 is also the most ive paid to get into a night club, didnt really feel Dr John. some ppl are saying that we shouldnt moan - but remember some of us stayed till the early hours in loyalty of seeing him, after many ppl had made there way out of the club at 2am - this dont earn us the right to see him but i believe he should at least have played a short set.

They should at least announce who the main act will be at the indigo so that poor ppl dont buy a ticket on the night if they dont face watching someone for 2 odd hours. Next time ill settle on a couple of well seated shows - given the chance i cant see him filling another 21 nights in the future, ppl should wise up.

Oh and a tip, we didnt get to the indigo till 12.30 as the hoardes of ppl leaving the arena were mad and we had a drink and waited 30mins for a table at frankie and benies. Even at 12.30 we were able to get a good standing area - the floor is sloped so dont go too far up, leaning on the railings is the best position imo

georgeguitar said:

yep true, but i guess thats if its your thing! The band were great and the sound was awesome given what wed heard in the arena earlier.

ppl were in anticipation of prince so after about an hour they were getting tired.

[/quote]

Perspective is needed? the dude sold tickets to a Prince show when Prince didn't appear. I doesn't matter if he gets the queen to appear, let alone Dr John. the paying public bought Prince tickets.

The "Be happy he is here" attitude from some fans is the entire reason he gets away with screwing people over time and time again.[/quote]

RIGHT ON !!!

yael72 said:

Perspective is needed? the dude sold tickets to a Prince show when Prince didn't appear. I doesn't matter if he gets the queen to appear, let alone Dr John. the paying public bought Prince tickets.

The "Be happy he is here" attitude from some fans is the entire reason he gets away with screwing people over time and time again.[/quote]

RIGHT ON !!! [/quote]

agree with you totally, heres a man whos prided on hes aftershows to the point that even non fans know about it. If hes gonna do the odd show or a full on 90 min aftershow then that, as with all good things, should be shceduled in advance and tickets sold accordingly.

Stitched up

check this out - its from a schedule sent to me from TM:

http://www.ticketmaster.c...BFE2FC4032

so Dr John did 2 sets - the 2nd was unshceduled

TM/indigo put on the same act on again??

Raajput said:

And suprise suprise this has just been removed.

I'll be honest - if he doesn't play on the night I got an aftershow ticket I will be thoroughly pissed off! I bought these tickets BEFORE any disclaimer was put up anywhere. There is also no mention of the posibility that he may not play on the ticket.

I understand that people are saying that we should just be grateful that he's here at all - and I AM grateful but I think that it should have been stated from the outset that he may not play, not let most of the tickets be sold before mentioning it - that's selling under false pretences, whichever way you look at it

MrsGoodnight said:

I bet even if he had stated fully in advance that he may not show the tickets
would still have sold , just the prospect of possibly seeing him live would be enough for lots to take the chance . Not taking any side in this argument , I can see it from everyones POV

drcoldchoke said:

Hi came down from Scotland to see Prince wed and fri. went to the aftershow party on friday which was a complete non event! feel totally ripped off and cheated... have been on to ticketmaster their passing the buck to the venue! something has to be done about this as they simpley cant get away with treating people this way its fraud!!!!!
been a fan of prince since i was 8 years old and cant believe he would treat his fans so badly! we waited 6hours had no sleep for a 7am flight back to glasgow and you so called fans out there who say well its prince he's unpredictable well i'm sorry theres no excuse give me my money back if he changes his mind!
this has just ruined my whole experience i wish i'd never went and i never thought i'd say those words!!!!!

I had heard of Dr John before the after show but i had never really heard any of his material.
The people who were chanting "We Want Prince" during his set were IMO absolutely ignorant.Fair enough we were there hoping to catch Prince perform but for people who claim to be fans of live music,i thought this behaviour was unnaceptable.Here was a man who had just finished a set of his own at The IndigO2 and Prince must have asked him to go out and perform for us which he did.We had all speculated that Prince might not play at every aftershow so what was the problem?Granted that they might have told us but i believe that the staff did think that Prince was going to perform,I was at the front next to Prince;s guitar pedals and his guitar tech seemed to genuinly not know wether Prince was going to play...even though his hohner was set up and had been soundchecked.Those who were fortunate to be at the front,me included, will tell you that Prince did infact attend the aftershow...he had a "Do-rag" on and a black jacket with gold trim.He watched Dr John play for a while then he about turned and left.It was then that his guitar tech(who was a thouroughly decent guy)came and lifted the pedals and took the hohner backstage,not before giving Unique and I the plectrums that Prince might have used .
I do feel sorry for all the people who had come from Holland,Germany,France and Scotland and felt let down,I really do!!But at the end of the day we were giving a chance to see a legend who when he tours probably counts London as an extensive UK tour.
What happens now?Do we now put this down to experience and accept that Prince will not perform at every aftershow?Should we consider ourselves privelaged if he does infact decides to grace ourselves with his presence?On Wednesday night he probably only played for a total of 20 minutes out of a 2 hour set...to me it seems as though we are punishing him for being good to us....and if he ever drops below of what we expect of him then we complain.
Id like to say hello to everyone who was at the front of the queue on Friday...your company was fun and helped to pass in the time...and thank you for putting up with a couple of excited Scotsmen

People paid to watch Prince not DR John.

I think the aftershows should be done by members of the NPG if Prince does not turn up, we would not react so bad then.

How cool would it be if The Time done the aftershows, something atleast connected to Prince.

Jonfun said:

Im in no way defending Prince,but who did say we were going to get a Prince performance at the aftershow?

muirdo said:

Come on Muirdo mate, you're being a little facetious now. We're talking about an event billed as "Prince - The Official Aftershow at Indigo2", with prices (after TM charges etc) comparable to those of the main event. Is it so surprising that everyone turned out to see Prince? Let's be real - no one is there for DJ Rashida, or Dr John. The events have been promoted in a rather dishonest and misleading manner - and all this trouble was totally avoidable. True, no one came out and promised performances, but you can see why people might assume so right?

Yes yes, we all know that 3121.com "clarified" the matter eventually (after the tickets had already been on sale for several days) by effectively saying that no performances were guaranteed, and we were all idiots for handing over cash under those circumstances. But if it was me, after all the money, travel, tiredness, standing around in a poncey overpriced bar for hours into the night... to then find out that Prince isn't going to show after all? Frankly, anyone who steps on that stage who isn't Prince is lucky to get out in one piece at all.

muirdo said:

Ticketmaster, when they advertised it as a "concert".

SquirrelMeat said:

Yes they also as per my earlier post-put the 7pm indigo show on again - DR JOHN!!

This is reasonable grounds to get a refund esp since the ticket prices for DR JOHN were less than £25 for the earlier show - id like know if anyone saw the 7pm show at the indigo and if DR JOHN played as booked or were they saved for us mugs

Raajput said:

well im sorry i didnt realise that they had done that.
Please disregard my previous post

Oh and also - one other thing - when that girl crawled across the stage and put her head under the curtain to look what was going on - then turns around to he crowd and puts her hands in the air as if to say 'I don't know' .. how dopey are security that they didn't see her until she'd done it ! it was funny though!




Hee Hee Hee...that was me!

I was trying to say "there's definately no show here" rather than " I don't know" They were nearly all packed up!