BoySimon said:

Why do people keep bringing up a cancelled concert from almost 20 years ago??? Prince has done 100s of scheduled shows since then and I'm sure he has cancelled less than 10 of those. So I'm really confused why folks are still harping about something that happened in 1991.

SCNDLS said:

quite true, anyway that show was canceled cause the land owner wouldnt let the show go ahead cause the promoters didnt get the sufficient insurance so that was out of princes control and he made up for it with fans not getting a refund by dipping into his own pocket. in his 30 year career how many concerts has the guy done and how many has he canceled i bet the percentage is low.

how many concerts are canceled by different artists every year for whatever reason but they don't get the same shit has prince is getting.

List of cancelled concerts from HQ. And the list is not yet complete!


Prince 1981 dec 29 Columbus Veterans Memorial cancelled
Prince 1983 jan 1 Dallas Reunion Arena cancelled
Prince 1983 apr 15 Amsterdam Jaap Edenhal cancelled
Prince 1983 apr 18 London Dominion Theatre cancelled
Prince 1983 apr 19 London Dominion Theatre cancelled
Prince 1987 may 17 Mannheim Maimarkthalle cancelled
Prince 1987 may 27 Frankfurt Festhalle cancelled
Prince 1987 may 28 Wien Stadthalle cancelled
Prince 1987 jun 5 Stuttgart Liderhalle cancelled
Prince 1987 jun 25 London Wembley Stadium cancelled
Prince 1987 jun 26 London Wembley Stadium cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 1 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 2 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 2 Rome Stadio Flaminio cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 3 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 4 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 4 Torino Stadio Comunale cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 7 Birmingham NEC cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 8 Birmingham NEC cancelled
Prince 1990 apr 27 Dublin Royal Dublin Showgrounds cancelled
Prince 1990 apr 28 Dublin Royal Dublin Showgrounds cancelled
Prince 1990 apr 29 Dublin Royal Dublin Showgrounds cancelled
Prince 1990 may 8 Helsinki Helsingin Jaahalli cancelled
Prince 1990 may 9 Helsinki Helsingin Jaahalli cancelled
Prince 1990 may 15 Oslo Spektrum cancelled
Prince 1990 may 25 Vienna cancelled
Prince 1990 may 22 Lyon cancelled
Prince 1990 may 23 Strasbourg cancelled
Prince 1990 may 30 Rotterdam Ahoy cancelled
Prince 1990 jun 7 Hamburg Schonen Aussichten cancelled
Prince 1990 jul 6 Cork Pairc Ui Chaoimh cancelled
Prince 1990 jul 20 Torino Stadio Comunale cancelled
Prince 1990 jul 30 Udine Stadio Friuli cancelled
Prince 1991 aug 31 Blenheim Palace cancelled
Prince 1992 jun 3 Koln Sporthalle cancelled
Prince 1993 mar 14 Columbia Township cancelled
Prince 1993 mar 14 Fairfax Patriot Center cancelled
Prince 1993 mar 20 New York Apollo Theatre cancelled
Prince 1995 mar 18 Birmingham Studebaker's cancelled
Prince 1995 jun 29 Tokyo Budokan cancelled
The Time 1996 mar 19 Detroit Palace Of Auburn Hills cancelled
Prince 1996 mar 19 Detroit Palace Of Auburn Hills cancelled
The Time 1996 mar 25 Largo US Air Arena cancelled
Prince 1996 mar 25 Largo US Air Arena cancelled
Prince 1996 jun 14 Copenhagen Idraetsparken cancelled
Prince 1997 apr 13 am San Francisco DNA Lounge cancelled
Prince 1997 may 22 Montreal PQ cancelled
Prince 1997 may 25 Ottawa NAC cancelled
Prince 1998 jan 24 San Diego Cox Arena cancelled
Prince 1998 may 10 Birmingham Boutwell Auditorium cancelled
Prince 1998 jun 3 Baton Rouge Riverside Controplex Arena cancelled
Prince 1998 jun 4 Montgomery Joe L Reed Acadome ASU cancelled
Prince 1998 oct 6 Los Angeles Great Western Forum cancelled
Prince 1999 nov 26 Koln Kolnarena cancelled
Prince 2001 feb 3 Columbus Columbus Civic Center cancelled
Prince 2002 mar 25 Baltimore Lyric Opera House cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 4 Sunrise Sunrise Musical Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 5 Jacksonville Times Union Center cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 10 Auburn Hills Palace Of Auburn Hills cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 11 Portsmouth NTELOS Pavilion cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 21 Hollywood Kodak Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 24 Denver Du Magness Arena cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 25 St.Louis Fox Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 may 3 Concord Chronicle Pavilion cancelled
Prince 2002 may 4 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium cancelled
Prince 2002 may 5 Las Vegas cancelled
Prince 2002 may 29 Vancouver Orpheum Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 jun 4 Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium cancelled

swanny said:

With all due respect Swanny - this list is a very misleading. On the one's I'm familiar with , I'm dure the RDS in Dublin was never actually confirmed and the only gigs scheduled that year were the two in Pairc Ui Chaoimh. prince didn't cancel the July 6th one. This was cancelled as there were not enough tickets sold. Those who had bought tickets were accomodated at the July 7th gig.

I'm as peeded off about croker as the next guy (perhaps more so as my two kids were so looking forward to it) - but lets' keep to the facts. The facts as I can see is Prince in acting the prxxk. Wether it's his fault or not he should come out and make a statement, and should have cancelled months ago. He's very quick to react when someone puts a clip on youtube!

List of cancelled concerts from HQ. And the list is not yet complete!


Prince 1981 dec 29 Columbus Veterans Memorial cancelled
Prince 1983 jan 1 Dallas Reunion Arena cancelled
Prince 1983 apr 15 Amsterdam Jaap Edenhal cancelled
Prince 1983 apr 18 London Dominion Theatre cancelled
Prince 1983 apr 19 London Dominion Theatre cancelled
Prince 1987 may 17 Mannheim Maimarkthalle cancelled
Prince 1987 may 27 Frankfurt Festhalle cancelled
Prince 1987 may 28 Wien Stadthalle cancelled
Prince 1987 jun 5 Stuttgart Liderhalle cancelled
Prince 1987 jun 25 London Wembley Stadium cancelled
Prince 1987 jun 26 London Wembley Stadium cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 1 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 2 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 2 Rome Stadio Flaminio cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 3 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 4 London Earls Court cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 4 Torino Stadio Comunale cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 7 Birmingham NEC cancelled
Prince 1987 jul 8 Birmingham NEC cancelled
Prince 1990 apr 27 Dublin Royal Dublin Showgrounds cancelled
Prince 1990 apr 28 Dublin Royal Dublin Showgrounds cancelled
Prince 1990 apr 29 Dublin Royal Dublin Showgrounds cancelled
Prince 1990 may 8 Helsinki Helsingin Jaahalli cancelled
Prince 1990 may 9 Helsinki Helsingin Jaahalli cancelled
Prince 1990 may 15 Oslo Spektrum cancelled
Prince 1990 may 25 Vienna cancelled
Prince 1990 may 22 Lyon cancelled
Prince 1990 may 23 Strasbourg cancelled
Prince 1990 may 30 Rotterdam Ahoy cancelled
Prince 1990 jun 7 Hamburg Schonen Aussichten cancelled
Prince 1990 jul 6 Cork Pairc Ui Chaoimh cancelled
Prince 1990 jul 20 Torino Stadio Comunale cancelled
Prince 1990 jul 30 Udine Stadio Friuli cancelled
Prince 1991 aug 31 Blenheim Palace cancelled
Prince 1992 jun 3 Koln Sporthalle cancelled
Prince 1993 mar 14 Columbia Township cancelled
Prince 1993 mar 14 Fairfax Patriot Center cancelled
Prince 1993 mar 20 New York Apollo Theatre cancelled
Prince 1995 mar 18 Birmingham Studebaker's cancelled
Prince 1995 jun 29 Tokyo Budokan cancelled
The Time 1996 mar 19 Detroit Palace Of Auburn Hills cancelled
Prince 1996 mar 19 Detroit Palace Of Auburn Hills cancelled
The Time 1996 mar 25 Largo US Air Arena cancelled
Prince 1996 mar 25 Largo US Air Arena cancelled
Prince 1996 jun 14 Copenhagen Idraetsparken cancelled
Prince 1997 apr 13 am San Francisco DNA Lounge cancelled
Prince 1997 may 22 Montreal PQ cancelled
Prince 1997 may 25 Ottawa NAC cancelled
Prince 1998 jan 24 San Diego Cox Arena cancelled
Prince 1998 may 10 Birmingham Boutwell Auditorium cancelled
Prince 1998 jun 3 Baton Rouge Riverside Controplex Arena cancelled
Prince 1998 jun 4 Montgomery Joe L Reed Acadome ASU cancelled
Prince 1998 oct 6 Los Angeles Great Western Forum cancelled
Prince 1999 nov 26 Koln Kolnarena cancelled
Prince 2001 feb 3 Columbus Columbus Civic Center cancelled
Prince 2002 mar 25 Baltimore Lyric Opera House cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 4 Sunrise Sunrise Musical Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 5 Jacksonville Times Union Center cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 10 Auburn Hills Palace Of Auburn Hills cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 11 Portsmouth NTELOS Pavilion cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 21 Hollywood Kodak Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 24 Denver Du Magness Arena cancelled
Prince 2002 apr 25 St.Louis Fox Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 may 3 Concord Chronicle Pavilion cancelled
Prince 2002 may 4 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium cancelled
Prince 2002 may 5 Las Vegas cancelled
Prince 2002 may 29 Vancouver Orpheum Theatre cancelled
Prince 2002 jun 4 Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium cancelled

Just feel bewildered. Only found out about 3 hours ago, after finally allowing myself to get hugely excited. This was my 30th birthday pressie and family/friends had all clubbed together to get tickets/flights/accomodation etc. Didn't look like it was going to be a reality for a long time, managed to overcome all the obstacles and then boom. Over. sniff.

Can't bring myself to be mad at the guy though. Love him way too much.

I'd just like to know why it took so long to be cancelled. Why did tickets go on sale and posters and promotion around Ireland while all the other European dates were never confirmed?

Surely well over a moth ago when the other European dates that had been penciled in were cancelled, that would have been the time to officially cancel Dublin. That might have saved a good few people who were late booking flights and hotels a trip and more wasted cash.

Really sorry everyone but just found this statement -

http://www.crokepark.ie/p...a_id=23773

Please post your thoughts, opinions, perspectives, updates, criticisms, grievances, existential angst, or any other comments (within reason) on this thread.

Please understand that starting any new threads about the cancellation of the Croke Park concert will most likely result in that thread being locked and redirected to this thread.

Respectfully,
Anx

Poison Prince is still receiving plenty of negative press this morning, not that he cares on anything. These two are from The Irish Times, a high quality broadsheet, I can only imagine what the tabloids are saying...key point is that 55,000 fans are still in the dark, there is no work from him "yet" on the cancellation. details posted here


article 1:
June 13, 2008
Still perplexed by Prince? You’re not the only one
Filed under: Cancelled gigs — Jim Carroll @ 9:28 am
It has been a bad week for Irish gig-goers, as first Prince and then MIA cancelled shows.

On Wednesday, MIA pulled her entire European tour, including a planned date at Dublin’s Tripod. This cancellation was later attributed to her wanting to get her nails done, go shopping and start gardening.

Recent weeks have also seen Santogold, Mystery Jets, Gregory Isaacs, Black Mountain and Animal Collective cancel or postpone Dublin shows, citing everything from illness and missed ferries to “unforeseen circumstances”. The latter is usually taken as promoter-speak for poor ticket sales.

But sorriest of all were the 55,000 Prince fans, after the pop star cancelled his only European show, which had been due to take place in Dublin’s Croke Park next Monday.

Promoters MCD said the cancellation was “due to reasons beyond the control of Prince and MCD Productions”. In an unprecedented move, MCD also cited sales of 55,161 tickets. This quashed most rumours about a poor-selling show.

So why was it cancelled? When the Dublin date was announced in February, it was said in the initial press release to be one of just three European shows in which Prince would perform his greatest hits for the last time.

However, the other shows in Milan and Paris didn’t go ahead. While there were also online rumours of mooted shows in the Netherlands and Denmark, Dublin was the only Prince date in Europe for which tickets went on sale. Was there something different about the Dublin gig that would have made it viable as a one-off show?

If the Italian and French shows weren’t on, why would Prince fly with his band and crew across the Atlantic the week after his 50th birthday to play just one show? It wouldn’t seem to make any financial, logistical or practical sense.

As long ago as March, experienced industry observers in the United States were telling On The Record that they thought it unusual that Prince would play just one show in Europe.

So was the artist really to blame? Early on, some people inferred from the healthy ticket sales and from Prince’s silence that this was the case.

However, in a post on fan site Housequake, it was pointed out that Prince is contractually forbidden from commenting on what happened. So his silence may not in itself be meaningful.

Many of the other allegations on the site made about the reasons for the cancellation were dismissed as false by an MCD spokesperson.

At the time of The Ticket going to press, no statement has been made by Prince or his agents explaining why there will be no purple rain at Croke Park next week.


Article 2:

Prince: not a creep, not a weirdo, not on YouTube (or in Croker)
Brian Boyd on music.

SINCE Tuesday, websites, airwaves and newspapers have been speculating over why Prince's Croke Park gig is not taking place next week. It remains to be seen just who is responsible, but one thing's for sure: the 55,000 ticket holders aren't the first of his fans to question whether the Purple One really deserves their devotion.

The annual Coachella Festival takes place every April in a parched California desert. Coachella is known for getting feuding musicians to reunite - usually for a huge pay cheque. Over the years, The Pixies, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Gang of Four and Kraftwerk have all renounced their "never again" vows in order to play the festival.

The "reformation" acts at this year's festival were Portishead and The Verve, but they aren't all that big in the US, so organisers were left with a major headlining slot to fill.

Brought in at a fee of $4.8 million, Prince had the desired effect (tickets sold out within seconds). However, his Coachella performance may well be remembered for something other than the being the festival's most expensive act ever.

Midway through his set, Prince launched into a very unlikely cover version of Radiohead's Creep . He extended the song by a few minutes, gave it a soul sheen and changed the lyrics from "I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo" to "you're a creep, you're a weirdo".

A friend of Thom Yorke's was at the show and texted the Radiohead man about the song. Anxious to see what Prince had done with Creep , Yorke went to YouTube to view fan footage of the performance. When he found it, however, the video wouldn't play and a message stated that "this video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NPG Records".

NPG (Prince's own label) had contacted Google/YouTube and told them the Coachella performance of Creep was copyrighted by Prince and couldn't go up on the video-sharing site.

Prince does have form here: he already had most of his clips erased from YouTube, citing "copyright" issues, and has otherwise generally hassled any fans who so much as post a photograph of him on a fan website.

There is now a stand-off between YouTube, Prince and Thom Yorke as to who actually owns the footage. Yorke has been quoted as saying "Tell him to unblock it - it's our song". It appears YouTube didn't know what to do and took the clip down on Prince's request while waiting for someone to come up with a robust legal definition of who owns it.

Meanwhile, Prince fans (and non-fans) have been playing a cat-and-mouse with whoever is responsible for taking down YouTube clips. The Creep footage keeps getting posted and keeps getting blocked. It was available on Pitchfork for a while, but now that too has been removed. If you search for it outside of YouTube, you will find numerous links, but it seems that the clips are taken down within hours.

This sort of tangled legal scenario was never envisaged when the music copyright laws (now hopelessly out of date) were being written. What is clear is that if Prince had recorded the version of Creep he played at Coachella, he would have been in clear breach of copyright laws. You can only get a licence to record a cover if you agree that you won't change the lyrics of the song. This is to stop people putting in unsuitable/ libellous/political lyrical messages into well-known songs. If Prince had wanted to use the line "You're a creep, you're a weirdo" on a recorded version of Creep then he would have had to get advance permission from the song's copyright holders: Radiohead and their publishing company.

Where the law stands on a live, as opposed to a recorded, cover version remains a moot point - there are rights in composition (Radiohead) and rights in performance (Prince), but which outweighs which? If Radiohead want the clip unblocked, the lyric change breach is surely one legal avenue they could explore.

The stupid thing is that Prince's cover of Creep has been described by reviewers as "spine-tingling" and "one of Coachella's best-ever moments".

If you really want to piss Prince off (consider it moral retaliation) hunt down the Creep clip and e-mail it to everyone you know.

i'm sure this won't take away the dissappointment from the cancellation, but perhaps this will encourage Prince to bring back an official website, so that we will know for sure what's official if its posted directly on his own website.

damn said:

Oh don't be so melodramatic, your saying this is worse than natural disasters, wars, famine, terrorism etc etc

Pathetic!

He needs to do more shows for his Hollywood friends.

He needs to do more shows for his Hollywood friends.

2freaky4church1 said:

His personal life is nothing to do with us, he's entitled to have as many parties as he wants. I just love his music, and want him to continue making it.

oh no that fiasco at the o2 was really crap i can see why you are so annoyed i dont blame you i would be furious too, the more i read the more i wonder about this man.

EXCELLENT unobstructed view from seats. Less than face value accepted as must get rid of tickets NOW.

List of cancelled concerts from HQ. And the list is not yet complete!

(snip)