What a night! It was fantastic to hear 1999 for the first time, Chelsea Rodgers was awesome, as was Satisfied...Phenomenal middle piano set that just blew me away and that final encore was so incredible...My highlight has to be I would Die 4 U....but dammit if he doesn't play all of Erotic City on 21st I'll bust a blood vessel!...

It was wicked to know all the orgers were out there, and....in case anyone heard, it was me who shouted 'make some funkin noise' I couldn't help myself!

I am so very content, easily my best night yet

these shows are so amazing I was at last Saturday's concert and I thought that was the best ever. I'm going tomorrow night and the final one YIPEE
I'd love to hear America' Do me baby, Scandelous, and please Prince play The Cross !!!

omnithanos said:

Well, you know I'd be loving you forever if that worked!

it was definitely free during the piano segment.
we even got a taste of gett off (houstyle) during the final keyboard encore.
highlight for me was a taste of kylie's 'can't get you out of my head' at the end of shelby's crazy as opposed to p singing 'one nation'.

off the hook!

other highlights.. superbowl medley: we will rock you, lets go crazy, baby i'm a star, proud mary, all along the watchtower and best of you. amazing!!

the 1999 piano segment was so special.. plus the addition of a piano version of 'i would die 4 u' and 'how come u don't call..'

seriously amazing show.
roll on the 21st!!

james said:

was trying to work out if it was baby im a star / proud mary as i knew that was the set on sunday night. Had been listening to those two this afternoon to try and be able to pick them out but obv not familiar enough with them to name them still grrrr

Missed the tease of gett Off - at what point did he play that?

Thanks for the corrections

MegCraig said:

Oh and only flippin' "something in the water does not compute"!
sigh...

No Forever in my Life tho

Just got home from the show...my daughter is knackerd and went 2 bed
thank u o2 4 saying hi. gem thinks he played rasberry beret 4 her as he was going from the stage looked at her and went back & played it.. she had 1 on... she is floating bless... Only thing is she carnt tell any 1 at school in morning as she is late strat from the dentist...

Ellie said:

Planet Earth was the opening song of the fabulous main show on saturday 25th August Ellie

Just got back from the aftershow. No Prince but loved what I saw.

The main show was great tonight. Can't believe that after having seen 8 shows I could see so much that I hadn't heard so far on this tour.

To hear, Delirious, Something In The Water, I Would Die 4 U and Free in the solo piano set was amazing, especially as they were all pretty much full versions. The we also had Baby I'm A Star/Proud Mary, All Along The Watchtower/The Best Of You, a bit of We Will Rock You and Chelsea Rodgers. I'm sure I've forgotten something...

Ah yes, the first 2 lines of Mountains were sung in the synth set encore. The full version must be coming soon!

Special thanks to Aliuk1 for the fine company tonight.

FunAndJames said:

On the piano and it was pretty much all of it.

james said:

When did he tease Gett Off? I don't remember hearing that, which bit did he do?

Why hasn't anyone else mentioned the 2 lines from Mountains?

TheEnglishGent said:

we're on exactly the same page here, brother

although if he DID tease gett off my head would have exploded so i probably wouldnt remember it

how good was it to hear mountains though - albeit half a second of it

free, baby im a star and chelsea rodgers have to be my highlights from tonight

anyone else notice they did the intro to if i was your girlfriend then changed their minds or something.....
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Absolutely fantastic last night,i've woken up singing contoversy!! brilliant view bk102 row b (the first time we went, we were right up top, good view, but just a little to high for my liking)! . Just wish i could go again. One amazing man.

Totally fantastic show, hearing chelsea was the highlight of my tour. The best show so far.

ionlywannafeeluup said:

On the sampler he started the House version of Gett Off.

o2review said:

Hi everyone. I was actually standing next to 02 last night and I have to agree that A2 Row A are the best seats in the house. This was my 7th main show and by far and away the best. It really was a show for the fans. There are some stage suites in front of the block too now and the very nice security man let me and the mrs in for the final encore. Prince on piano about 5 metres away playing in our direction. Whatever happens now, for as long as I live, no one can ever take those memories away. Going tonight too but slumming it in 105.....mind you have aftershow tickets and I hear he was a no show last night....

Anyway, have to work now, very difficult to get the mind focussed on anything...!!!

funksoldier said:

Know how you feel!!

he played a remix of gett off, that loop is on the maxi single - its a horn or flute based track remix - sounds a little like "you showed me" by salt and pepa

ionlywannafeeluup said:

Yep, we noticed that too, I'm sure lots of the crowd did too as there was a huge cheer before he switched into something else.

That was easily my best night so far - covers were fewer and shorter, and hearing so many songs from 1999 was incredible (although I'd much rather he'd done International Lover at the piano instead of Free, but hey, you can't have everything).

One of the best things about it was that Prince was obviously in a great mood from the start, lots of mischievous glances and throwaway lines, and it seemed like he was dancing a lot more than usual too.

And that final synth set with the lights still up - wow (and thanks to the security guards who didn't stop us from climbing down from the lower tier to get onto the floor and get real close for that final bit).

funksoldier said:

I'm in Row F in A2 on Sunday, You think the whole of A2 would have a good view?

bungle said:

Yes. Although some seats will obviously be better than others we were in 24 and 25 and I am pretty sure there cant be many better.

o2review said:

What was that track after Delirious? Also, 'rolling down the river' is a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Proud Mary and Watchtower is a Dylan song. Just sayin

The gap between Nothing Compares and him coming back for the synth bit was about 10 minutes and the place was half empty. It was utterly fantastic! Total surprise. I need a ticket for Sunday! LOL.

LizSK2 said:

That was 'Free'.

To add to the set list, he also did 'The Rules' during Satisfied. And for what it's worth, it was a really great version of Satisfied that he did.

Adore, When 2 R in Love, Horny Toad, My Name is Prince, Pope, Blue Light and 4ever in my lIfe tonight please PE if you're on here today. Ta xx

"Drip, drop.....drip, drop.....water, water, water.."

WOW what a night Was in blk 110 row E and could'nt bear to leave when everyone else was, so decided to just hang on 4 a little while longer when I saw the box reappear under full house lights!!! Adrenaline pumping, I decided to take a chance and hot-footed it over the wall to get on the floor and it worked, Managed to get right to the steps on the trumpet side at just the right point where I could c him sat there..... And if that was'nt enough, I got about 5 seconds of eye contact during pop life
I know I took a risk but it was well worth it and am sooooo happy I made the choice at that time because now I'll b on for a very long time

vofherlove said:

Ahhh Blue light....I luuuurrrrve that song!!
My Name is Prince or It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night as openers on 21st please!!

Distinct lack of Lovesexy tracks through the tour as a whole don't ya think??
I couldn't ever pick a favourite, but Lovesexy is right up there...

Oh yeh, and Violet the Organ Grinder and New Position wouldn't go amis...thanks xx

Could you throw in International Lover as well, just for good measure, oh and For You because that's 'our' song!!!! me and hubby xx We're in E2 on Sunday for mainshow xx so can you be down in the 'o' for most of sunday please??

OK late post on this one but just wanted to say that this show blew me away.

I've only been to four but this one and the 6th were by far and away the best. Great atmosphere too and loved the little man for coming back out again.

Still smiling two days later!

TheEnglishGent said:

I have to admit I haven't taken much notice of Free on the 1999 album but after reading this thread I made a point of putting it on and listening. What a lovely song. Well done Prince for pulling that one out of the bag. I wasn't at the show so didn't hear it live but it's a great reminder of a great track.