You know I keep hearing a lot of people saying how we should expect less because the tickets only cost 31.21
well that just isnt true for a lot of people add to the 31.21 the cost of air/train fares hotel bills childminders days off work etc etc and the cost is far f=greater not everyone lives in London and though it may just be another gig to Prince for some people its their one and only chance to see him ... He should think about that?
and give all his fans what they deserve!

kornie said:

I can agree on that. I'm in the same situation but I got a different approach. Since we'll make a weekend trip out of it which is supplemented with a show + aftershow, we'll just go there 2 ... I leave my stopwatch, notebook and bored face @ home and just have fun Really there's nothing else one can do ...

One4All4Ever said:

Definitely!
Also went this weekend, travelling from Amsterdam, expecting to see Prince perform 2 mainshows and maybe 5 or 10 minutes at the aftershows. What we got was a good show by the NPG on Friday and a show that was just amazing on Saturday

One4All4Ever said:

Yeah thats fine but what if he doesnt turn up at the aftershow? like he did when i was down? I wasnt told it was an aftershow party to me it was an aftershow implying just that a show!
I hope you have a brilliant time all the best

Ehrm.....we took a plane on friday night...we booked a room in the Hilton (Paddington) for 2 nights...I bought a tamborine for £ 55...We had VIP-tix...we also joined the aftershow...and we took a cab back to the hotel....and on sunday evening we took a plane back home..

Eeeeeehhhh....so what ?
I was so glad to see him again after 5 years...think ´bout one track....called..."Money don´t matter tonight".....
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Housequake777 said:

And i would have been happy with 5 or 10 mins of him at an aftershow but to get nothing has really pissed me off!

shockadelica1969 said:

but it does matter to a lot of people! and to be let down with a no show on the 3rd was just shocking!

kornie said:

if the goods you purchased were not as advertised, you can ask for a refund.
Prince is just an artist and I know damn well he doesn't care when I start whining cuz he didn't show up at my aftershow. There's people dying in Iraq for nothing, there's babies with no future in Darfur ... I know my place.

kornie said:

Okay...from that point of view...I must confess that we bought the tix for the aftershow only 2 days before....when I realised that there is no gig on sunday...and we were the lucky one.

But (as it is discussed somewhere else) this is not Prince´s fault...


And....I´m not living in Las Vegas or L.A. or even Mpls to get a chance to see him....
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One4All4Ever said:

I have asked for my refund and been offered aftershow tickets for another night?
have asked for sep21 which will be sold out what will they offer me then?
I'd hope they would offer me tickets for another night and through in airfares hotels etc but i very much doubt it!
and knowing my luck even if i did get tickets for the 21st he wouldnt show anyway!!!!!

kornie said:

Exactly my last trip was 37.80 (ticket, booking fee, handling charge) £60 petrol, £10 parking, £7 tube....not to mention dinner and drinks.

Now that well over £100 and Im not complaining but you do start to question if you got he same value as previous gigs when Prince says "Good night London" after 1 hour (the first 15 of which he wasnt on stage anyway).

Still teh cheapest tour hes done yet though

This old chestnut again?

kornie said:

To be fair as much as I don't like people moaning about him, I do think about that and feel bad for people coming from far off and having a shorter gig(but good none the less) and then reading of longer shows on other dates.

Im very pleased with my weekend. I was coming over to the UK from the States anyway. Total cost for the weekend including transport from Worcester England was about $750 US. Im not rich but I certainly feel that I got my moneys worth. A weekend in London with 2 Prince shows and 2 aftershows. I certainly did not mind that I paid extra for the Kings Row ticket Saturday night. I think his last show in Boston was better than the O2 shows but they were still amazing performances. Nobody "ruined" my fun either. People need to worry about themselves and stop bitching about the drunk guy or the dude with his arms crossed. Its not your problem. ENJOY. My only complaint is the whole picture thing. This was part of my holiday and a few pictures woulda been nice. I respected the policy though.

By the way, Why would people spending so much on transportation and such only go to 1 show? Whats another £60 pounds at that point?
As for the aftershow it has always been known that MAYBE he will perform and MAYBE he wont. He did not perform on Friday but there WAS a show. Its the "Official Prince Aftershow" There was a show and it was after Prince. Exactly as advertised. Prince not playing on Friday was much less shocking than what happened Saturday.

Dacoolen said:

Exactly ! Our total costs for 2 tix incl. flight plus hotel and catering: £ 1.100. So what ? Okay, my bankbook is blasted...but otherwise: waiting for a chance to see him in Germany ? Never in this life.
It´s senseless to discuss about that. It was even cheaper than a weekend trip to Las Vegas...and...I was disappointed when he started his gigs in Vegas in Oct./Nov last year..´cause we visited Las Vegas in September...
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shockadelica1969 said:

As ive said before i spent thousands on my trip and it was ruined by Prince not turning up to the 3rd aug aftershow!
I cant make it down to another show so my memory of his show is spoiled...

kornie said:

Not quite sure what the solution is here though to be fair....are you saying that Prince should make the tickets even cheaper than £30?? Or have an option to type into Ticketmaster how many kids you have, or how far away from the venue you live so that your ticket can be priced accordingly??

kornie said:

Oh my god.....what kind of ticket you´ve bought ? A ticket for a "Aftershow" or for a "Aftershow WITH Prince" ?

kornie said:

Im pretty sure he made an appearance at the main show ;o) Are you seriously telling us that the whole night was a waste and ruined because you didnt get an extra 10 minutes of Prince? Thats all he has been doing when he shows up. Last Saturday was just the luck of the draw and way more than I ever would have expected.

@ dacoolen:
Thank u.
And superimposing: That saturday night aftershow was the FIRST aftershow for me since 22 years of listening to his music and joining his gigs ´cause in the past I wasn´t the lucky one to get informations about the clubs where the shows took place. Just the first prize in lottery for me at this time.

No offence intended but I might also add that the whole "it's alot harder for me as I've got kids" thing doesn't cut it for me....I still presume that having children is a voluntary thing and not forced upon anyone?? That being the case, it must be the case that those that choose to have kids do so with their eyes open to the fact that going on holiday, going clubbing, pubbing or to concerts (such as Prince) is going to be that much more difficult from there on in. There's a guy in this office who is always moaning about holidays being so much more hassle now he has kids...like he didn't know that before he chose to have them!!!

Right...I'll get down off my soapbox now!! Apologies for the whinge!!

kornie said:

Kornie ... where are u from ... I'm from Belgium and my current bill including travel and hotel is around 600 euros... if you spent 1000's then either you took a private jet and/or stayed at an expensive hotel ... neither of which is required for this tour

I have also spend quite a lot of money on travel and hotel for my Prince weekend the 11th of August. I can relate with Kornie, it's a disappointment there was no "real" aftershow and tickets for another night don't work for me either.
BUT I AM NOT GOING TO LET THAT SPOIL THE GREAT EVENING I HAD AT THE MAINSHOW

Petsie said:

Right. Enough squabbling people. I live 2 stops from the O2. All back to mine on the final night of the tour!!!

DaveT said:

No i'm saying that if he's supposed to turn up to an aftershow that is exactly what he should do!!!!!

shockadelica1969 said:

Listen you i was sold a ticket to an AFTERSHOW!!!!! NOT an aftershow party!!!!! what part of that cant u get into your head?????

Dacoolen said:

Yes I am because I dont live in london stayed in the indigo after waiting in queues for ages then waited for prince for hours left indigo at 4.30am then waited over an hour for a taxi then had to get my bags and go for a flight back home..

yes it did ruin my whole trip I'm so disapointed i feel let down i was sold the ticket from the box office and had asked the guy will prince be there were upon he told me yes he'll play an hour set

yes im fucking upset with people like you who ccant understan anyone elses feelings mine me my trip was ruined! who are you to tell me any different?