npggirl77 said:

xpertluva said:

Like everybody's been saying, the show was terrific! I was hoping to hear "Shhh" and a full version of "When Doves Cry", but I had a great time regardless. The highlights for me were "Little Red Corvette" (hadn't heard that slow arrangement - loved it), "Cool" (too funky) and "Adore" (no explanation needed). Oh, "Musicology" was thumping too!

And yeah, the big dude prancing around the stage with the handkerchief was hilarious!

Oh yes it was! That dude was a trip. Wish I could have seen you there!

Me too.

shiloh66 said:

This was my first Prince concert... and I have to echo what everyone else has said... it was absolutely f*ing incredible... I was in the upper level, but had a great view of the stage (seriously wish I had a camera phone that worked!)... the place was rockin' and it was just awesome. Even my boyfriend, who is not necessarily a fan, thought it was a great show, and said it was abundantly clear that Prince still loves what he does. I definitely could have stayed there all night listening to him play.

(And I was curious if that was really him walking around before the show... glad to hear that I was right that it was an impersonator)

Both of my daughters and my sisters told me that after the show the guy walked right in front of them and they could tell that it wasn't Prince. My seat was in row 9 but I was in the first row the whole time. This was my best concert because i never been this close 2 Prince

This was my children first Prince concert. One of my daughters said that she can see why I love him, she said ma he is bad!!! and my other daughter said she feel like buying all of his cd's...We had a ball !!!! I still can't belive that I was the next one on stage when they decided 2 not let any one eles on the stage.

Wow

He is looking great! Fit, strong & healthy looking.

No more of that frail Mr. Burns look thank god.

The show was really good, crowd was into it completely, an overall better show than in Raleigh (except DMSR and the duet with Chaka) I haven't seen him crawl around on stage in years. So seeing that was really a surprise and cool.

Just wished he had come out for one more last jam.

But then again I am a greedy hardcore Prince fanatic.

FindingMyself said:

shiloh66 said:

This was my first Prince concert... and I have to echo what everyone else has said... it was absolutely f*ing incredible... I was in the upper level, but had a great view of the stage (seriously wish I had a camera phone that worked!)... the place was rockin' and it was just awesome. Even my boyfriend, who is not necessarily a fan, thought it was a great show, and said it was abundantly clear that Prince still loves what he does. I definitely could have stayed there all night listening to him play.

(And I was curious if that was really him walking around before the show... glad to hear that I was right that it was an impersonator)

Both of my daughters and my sisters told me that after the show the guy walked right in front of them and they could tell that it wasn't Prince. My seat was in row 9 but I was in the first row the whole time. This was my best concert because i never been this close 2 Prince

This was my children first Prince concert. One of my daughters said that she can see why I love him, she said ma he is bad!!! and my other daughter said she feel like buying all of his cd's...We had a ball !!!! I still can't belive that I was the next one on stage when they decided 2 not let any one eles on the stage.

Hi. I'm new here. Are you the one who bought a floor ticket for yourself and then two in the upper level for your daughters? If so, I remember you posting that your girls would freak out if you got on stage, and you almost did!! What section were you sitting in? I'm dying for Prince to announce some Southern California dates. I saw him once at the Nokia here in Los Angeles and he was incredible. The concert wasn't super long though because that was the night he did 3 concerts in one night at different clubs. I can't wait to see him again!!

jmfd said:

The show was really good, crowd was into it completely, an overall better show than in Raleigh (except DMSR and the duet with Chaka) I haven't seen him crawl around on stage in years. So seeing that was really a surprise and cool.

Just wished he had come out for one more last jam.

But then again I am a greedy hardcore Prince fanatic.

That would be my criticism as well.

FindingMyself said:

shiloh66 said:

This was my first Prince concert... and I have to echo what everyone else has said... it was absolutely f*ing incredible... I was in the upper level, but had a great view of the stage (seriously wish I had a camera phone that worked!)... the place was rockin' and it was just awesome. Even my boyfriend, who is not necessarily a fan, thought it was a great show, and said it was abundantly clear that Prince still loves what he does. I definitely could have stayed there all night listening to him play.

(And I was curious if that was really him walking around before the show... glad to hear that I was right that it was an impersonator)

Both of my daughters and my sisters told me that after the show the guy walked right in front of them and they could tell that it wasn't Prince. My seat was in row 9 but I was in the first row the whole time. This was my best concert because i never been this close 2 Prince

This was my children first Prince concert. One of my daughters said that she can see why I love him, she said ma he is bad!!! and my other daughter said she feel like buying all of his cd's...We had a ball !!!! I still can't belive that I was the next one on stage when they decided 2 not let any one eles on the stage.

Glad to hear you had a great time. I knew you would. Too bad you didn't quite make it onstage. I was looking for you!

Ahhh, the gold satin shirt..so sexy! Sounds like an incredible show!!!

thefourthman said:

brinak2005 said:

I really don't think it was this guy....I told my friends that I know Prince's mouth and lips and this guys lips were exactly like Prince's. He came out of the arena after 95% of the crowd had cleared out. I don't know, I'm gonna keep my dream and say I got to hug Prince last night....lol

It was indeed that guy, by the way.

For sure!

jmfd said:

The show was really good, crowd was into it completely, an overall better show than in Raleigh (except DMSR and the duet with Chaka) I haven't seen him crawl around on stage in years. So seeing that was really a surprise and cool.

Just wished he had come out for one more last jam.

But then again I am a greedy hardcore Prince fanatic.

I know!!!!!! When he got down on the stage and began crawling around, I was like....OH Lawd! He is KILLING me. LOL

It has been a while since I have seen him do that.

Worth the wait? Why yes, it was!

[Edited 3/27/11 11:23am]

Tootall4yall said:

This was the ninth time I've seen him live and easily the best experience! The Coliseum Authority needs to send him a bill for a new roof, cause the old one was blown completely off! I had floor seats, sitting directly behind John Blackwell, in front of the riser that Mr. Hayes was on. At first I was a little upset by the seating, as I thought it wasn't going to be a good vantage point, but instead I got to watch the concert from the band's point of view. The NPG was a finely tuned wrecking crew last night, killing us w/precision and turning on a dime at Prince's instruction. The coliseum was packed, and the energy was great throughout the night. I think Prince wanted to "bring it" a little bit because this is Shelby's home area, and he fulfilled! Here is the playlist:

D.M.S.R.

Pop Life

Musicology

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

Cool

U Got the Look

Misty Blue (Sung by Shelby, P went to change)

Raspberry Beret

Take Me With U

She's Always In My Hair

Controversy

Housequake (just a snippet)

The Cross (instrumental, used as intro to>)

Let's Go Crazy

Delirious

1999

Little Red Corvette (verses sung as a slow jam, chorus regular)

Purple Rain

Piano/DJ set (Band break):

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Darling Nikki

Sign O'The Times

Alphabet St.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

The Bird (band returns)

Jungle Love

Love Rollercoaster

Play That Funky Music (big fruity brotha was HILARIOUS!!! P was like "WTF!?!")

Which Way Is Up?

Kiss ("U don't have to watch...Real Housewives")

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

I heard a blurb of Black Sweat in there somewhere too. I think it was the second encore?

npggirl77 said:

jmfd said:

The show was really good, crowd was into it completely, an overall better show than in Raleigh (except DMSR and the duet with Chaka) I haven't seen him crawl around on stage in years. So seeing that was really a surprise and cool.

Just wished he had come out for one more last jam.

But then again I am a greedy hardcore Prince fanatic.

I know!!!!!! When he got down on the stage and began crawling around, I was like....OH Lawd! He is KILLING me. LOL

It has been a while since I have seen him do that.

Worth the wait? Why yes, it was!

[Edited 3/27/11 11:23am]

PREACH! I was there with my best friend (and some of our kids) and we were sharing some serious "knowing glances," not wanting to downright squeal in ecstacy in front of the kids.

You are saying Prince crawled around on the stage floor? For real???? My goodness, when was the last time he did something like that?!!! Sounds like he was in an extra-great mood last night!!! So envious of all of you who were there, but I love to read your reviews! Thanks for sharing!!

Dreamer20ten said:

You are saying Prince crawled around on the stage floor? For real???? My goodness, when was the last time he did something like that?!!! Sounds like he was in an extra-great mood last night!!! So envious of all of you who were there, but I love to read your reviews! Thanks for sharing!!

He crawled around on the stage! I mean, crawled and wriggled a bit. Now, he did not go humping the floor...obviously trying to keep it PG, but the man got ON the floor and, basically, got all sexy. He also got on top of the piano...ok, that is nothing new right? But when he decided to lay on TOP of the piano on his belly, and PULL himself to the other side, while making that "Let's make serious love" face.....well that was it for me. I was in awe. I had not seen that from him in a while! A long while!

CLR said:

Tootall4yall said:

This was the ninth time I've seen him live and easily the best experience! The Coliseum Authority needs to send him a bill for a new roof, cause the old one was blown completely off! I had floor seats, sitting directly behind John Blackwell, in front of the riser that Mr. Hayes was on. At first I was a little upset by the seating, as I thought it wasn't going to be a good vantage point, but instead I got to watch the concert from the band's point of view. The NPG was a finely tuned wrecking crew last night, killing us w/precision and turning on a dime at Prince's instruction. The coliseum was packed, and the energy was great throughout the night. I think Prince wanted to "bring it" a little bit because this is Shelby's home area, and he fulfilled! Here is the playlist:

D.M.S.R.

Pop Life

Musicology

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

Cool

U Got the Look

Misty Blue (Sung by Shelby, P went to change)

Raspberry Beret

Take Me With U

She's Always In My Hair

Controversy

Housequake (just a snippet)

The Cross (instrumental, used as intro to>)

Let's Go Crazy

Delirious

1999

Little Red Corvette (verses sung as a slow jam, chorus regular)

Purple Rain

Piano/DJ set (Band break):

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Darling Nikki

Sign O'The Times

Alphabet St.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

The Bird (band returns)

Jungle Love

Love Rollercoaster

Play That Funky Music (big fruity brotha was HILARIOUS!!! P was like "WTF!?!")

Which Way Is Up?

Kiss ("U don't have to watch...Real Housewives")

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

I heard a blurb of Black Sweat in there somewhere too. I think it was the second encore?

You are correct!!! He did do Black Sweat.

And the "welcome the band" song, I believe is what it is.

^ you mean to say, Prince and the Band, lyrics within Musicology.

npggirl77 said:

Dreamer20ten said:

You are saying Prince crawled around on the stage floor? For real???? My goodness, when was the last time he did something like that?!!! Sounds like he was in an extra-great mood last night!!! So envious of all of you who were there, but I love to read your reviews! Thanks for sharing!!

He crawled around on the stage! I mean, crawled and wriggled a bit. Now, he did not go humping the floor...obviously trying to keep it PG, but the man got ON the floor and, basically, got all sexy. He also got on top of the piano...ok, that is nothing new right? But when he decided to lay on TOP of the piano on his belly, and PULL himself to the other side, while making that "Let's make serious love" face.....well that was it for me. I was in awe. I had not seen that from him in a while! A long while!

And please let me clarify that, it was not all that sexiness that made the show so great. All that sexiness is always an extra bonus, but all that talent and energy from him and the NPG. That band is banging. Prince is on fire....moving as if he were a teenager. I mean, the man is such an awesome dancer/performer.

I took a friend (I took several friends to this show) that knows Prince, but was never a huge fan. She walked out of there saying, "Omg, he is such a wonderful performer."

The other ladies I took already loved his work.

npggirl77 said:

Dreamer20ten said:

You are saying Prince crawled around on the stage floor? For real???? My goodness, when was the last time he did something like that?!!! Sounds like he was in an extra-great mood last night!!! So envious of all of you who were there, but I love to read your reviews! Thanks for sharing!!

He crawled around on the stage! I mean, crawled and wriggled a bit. Now, he did not go humping the floor...obviously trying to keep it PG, but the man got ON the floor and, basically, got all sexy. He also got on top of the piano...ok, that is nothing new right? But when he decided to lay on TOP of the piano on his belly, and PULL himself to the other side, while making that "Let's make serious love" face.....well that was it for me. I was in awe. I had not seen that from him in a while! A long while!

Yes, girl. Pulled himself across that piano just like he was stalking you. . .you know what that was? That was the look from the Violet the Organ Grinder video---when he was in the sheets moving all around . . .oh man. . .I gotta stop. If you haven't seen that video, you must find it NOW.

He was so sexy last night. . .Purple Rain was nearly 13 minutes long. . .he toyed with us more than usual, made some very suggestive comments. . . I think all that is even sexier than humping the stage.

He must have killed it with Insatiable and Scandalous togehter!!!

And don't know how he can hold back from keep playing Dance 4 Me, Sticky Like Glue, Old School Company, 3121, Future Soul Song, etc etc.????

CLR said:

Tootall4yall said:

This was the ninth time I've seen him live and easily the best experience! The Coliseum Authority needs to send him a bill for a new roof, cause the old one was blown completely off! I had floor seats, sitting directly behind John Blackwell, in front of the riser that Mr. Hayes was on. At first I was a little upset by the seating, as I thought it wasn't going to be a good vantage point, but instead I got to watch the concert from the band's point of view. The NPG was a finely tuned wrecking crew last night, killing us w/precision and turning on a dime at Prince's instruction. The coliseum was packed, and the energy was great throughout the night. I think Prince wanted to "bring it" a little bit because this is Shelby's home area, and he fulfilled! Here is the playlist:

D.M.S.R.

Pop Life

Musicology

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

Cool

U Got the Look

Misty Blue (Sung by Shelby, P went to change)

Raspberry Beret

Take Me With U

She's Always In My Hair

Controversy

Housequake (just a snippet)

The Cross (instrumental, used as intro to>)

Let's Go Crazy

Delirious

1999

Little Red Corvette (verses sung as a slow jam, chorus regular)

Purple Rain

Piano/DJ set (Band break):

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Darling Nikki

Sign O'The Times

Alphabet St.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

The Bird (band returns)

Jungle Love

Love Rollercoaster

Play That Funky Music (big fruity brotha was HILARIOUS!!! P was like "WTF!?!")

Which Way Is Up?

Kiss ("U don't have to watch...Real Housewives")

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

I heard a blurb of Black Sweat in there somewhere too. I think it was the second encore?

towards the end of the Sample set

Astasheiks said:

He must have killed it with Insatiable and Scandalous togehter!!!

Right before he started Scandalous, he said he couldn't play that, someone would get pregnant up in the place. When he started adore, he asked if anyone got pregnant yet...

npggirl77 said:

npggirl77 said:

He crawled around on the stage! I mean, crawled and wriggled a bit. Now, he did not go humping the floor...obviously trying to keep it PG, but the man got ON the floor and, basically, got all sexy. He also got on top of the piano...ok, that is nothing new right? But when he decided to lay on TOP of the piano on his belly, and PULL himself to the other side, while making that "Let's make serious love" face.....well that was it for me. I was in awe. I had not seen that from him in a while! A long while!

And please let me clarify that, it was not all that sexiness that made the show so great. All that sexiness is always an extra bonus, but all that talent and energy from him and the NPG. That band is banging. Prince is on fire....moving as if he were a teenager. I mean, the man is such an awesome dancer/performer.

I took a friend (I took several friends to this show) that knows Prince, but was never a huge fan. She walked out of there saying, "Omg, he is such a wonderful performer."

The other ladies I took already loved his work.

My daughter said he was an amazing dancer for an old guy in high heels... lol

CLR said:

thefourthman said:

Yeah he did. I loved it when Prince came around the circle and was like uh uh, this is my stage...

Or when Prince swooned and fell back into the people dancing. They picked him right back up without missing a beat.

OMG, I was one of the girls dancing on stage when Prince fell back into our arms twice! That was one of the best moments of my life! I love that man!

jmfd said:

^ you mean to say, Prince and the Band, lyrics within Musicology.

Yes! Thank you!

proud2bafan said:

npggirl77 said:

He crawled around on the stage! I mean, crawled and wriggled a bit. Now, he did not go humping the floor...obviously trying to keep it PG, but the man got ON the floor and, basically, got all sexy. He also got on top of the piano...ok, that is nothing new right? But when he decided to lay on TOP of the piano on his belly, and PULL himself to the other side, while making that "Let's make serious love" face.....well that was it for me. I was in awe. I had not seen that from him in a while! A long while!

Yes, girl. Pulled himself across that piano just like he was stalking you. . .you know what that was? That was the look from the Violet the Organ Grinder video---when he was in the sheets moving all around . . .oh man. . .I gotta stop. If you haven't seen that video, you must find it NOW.

He was so sexy last night. . .Purple Rain was nearly 13 minutes long. . .he toyed with us more than usual, made some very suggestive comments. . . I think all that is even sexier than humping the stage.

Oh yes! I have seen that vid...many times. Lawd!

anhila2 said:

CLR said:

Or when Prince swooned and fell back into the people dancing. They picked him right back up without missing a beat.

OMG, I was one of the girls dancing on stage when Prince fell back into our arms twice! That was one of the best moments of my life! I love that man!

Awwwww....lucky lady!

Do you know any info on the gal who fell off the stage?

This is really the only good picture I got from my crappy phone camera. This was during Purple Rain.

[Edited 3/27/11 13:03pm]

npggirl77 said:

anhila2 said:

OMG, I was one of the girls dancing on stage when Prince fell back into our arms twice! That was one of the best moments of my life! I love that man!

Awwwww....lucky lady!

Do you know any info on the gal who fell off the stage?

No, I was in such an awe state of mind, didn't know anyone had fallen off the stage:-P I hope she's ok!

He definately did P&the Band in Musicology. He also did Let's Work after Cool. I agree that ist was a great show and better than Raleigh. I think holding the piano medley and slow jams until the end helped raise the energy early. More jamming on the guitar than Raleigh and it seemed like he played more full songs.

Oh and that gold suit was kicking. My wife's only complaint was that he did not do enough costume changes.