Not sure how true this is but just seen this on a french site:

Our good friend Raphy over in Europe is trying to nail down confirmation that Prince and The Band will perform three nights in a row July 24-26 at the famed L'Olympia Paris, the oldest music hall in Paris (opened in 1888).

Additional details, in French, but it's all good. If you read French, like me, many of our friends over in Europe are excited. Details, as I said, from Raphy, are changing by the moment and was to have been kept a secret.

http://www.pabw.net/pabw/...hp?t=12228

So, after the Montreaux Jazz Festival closer Saturday evening, Prince and the Band, it appears will remain in Europe, setting up a brief residency in France.

govinda said:

Translation??

missminky100 said:

This is a french forum and I`m not going to translate the couple of hundred messages...
But there`s still no confirmation,I do check several times a day and I will let you know if any interesting news.

there will be NO shows !!

msg of Raphy op PABW : NO SHOW
bon vous avez voulu deplacer le sujet de l'olympia ici, c'est de bonne guerre, mais ca ne fera rien avancer.
Nous sommes plusieurs a avoir passé la journée a tenter d'en savoir plus et on a juste vecu l'enfer..

Autour de midi l'amie de l'un d'entre nous telephone a l'olympia, et s'entend dire "c'est confirmé, vente dans l'apres midi sur notre site"

de la divers journalistes ou personnes habituées a travailler avec l'olympia ont aussi des infos que Prince va jouer et "que c'est dans les tuyaux"

mais plus le temps passe et ... rien ne se passe justement

autour de 19 c'est avec une voix agacée que l'olympia repondait en disant "non il n'y aura rien".

en gros l'olympia est "une salle" donc pas a l'origine de la production de l'evenement. Et c'est la que tout semble coincer. Prince semble de plus en plus emmerdant sur les negociations, il demande enormement sachant que ca va etre negocié, et les bras de fers se poursuivent jusqu'a la toute derniere minute

Montreux a ete une rumeur jusque tard dans les negociations
ce qui est certain c'est qu'il y a bien (eu) des choses qui se trament, mais avec un artiste ingerable, et des prods frileuses qui ne comprennent pas que le risque n'est pas si grand, car Prince remplira. Que ce soit un bercy ou 3 olympia, il fera salle comble.
[Edited 7/20/09 14:35pm]

It was too good to be true

Cheater07 said:

Unfortunately can't speak French. Any update as of today, July 21st ?

psyche2 said:

As far as I know, nothing new for the moment. Last info I read was published on a french site and was pretty optimistic but that's it. Apparently, negociations are going on between promoters, the Olympia concert hall and Prince's management.

I surely hope not. As i´m in Paris by chance exactly on these dates, i´m super excited.

Nightcrawler said:

Still practising my french...It seems that Prince's appearance could be posponed to August/September due to organisational problems.

laurentb2 said:

They could still sell out the place releasing the tickets online tomorrow or even Thursday. All they have to do is just LET THE PEOPLE KNOW!

Raphy is very unreliable...

Raphy is very unreliable...

Raphy is very unreliable...

eireboy34 said:

Trying to cause trouble again Eireboy..disgusting

eireboy34 said:

No...I think he's sincerely doing his best to get reliable infos but it's certainly not easy. The first step would be to know where Prince is at the moment. As I said earlier, if he is in Paris or in Europe than that could be a sign?