I'm really hoping Prince will extend an invitation to Jesse Johnson to open for him on either May 12 or 14. He'll be performing that Friday, the 13th, at The Federal in N. Hollywood! Now THAT would be friggin' HOT!!

802 said:

He played Strange Relationship.

Getting my plane tickets together... gotta get my happy ass to LA...

lPoeticl said:

802 said:

He played Strange Relationship.

Getting my plane tickets together... gotta get my happy ass to LA...

GOOD! Good for you!!

It all makes sense now. Prince has been holding back so that we appreciate it when he plays this stuff. Something in the Water?!?!? This is shaping up to be one of those "you had to be there" runs. I'm waiting for Face Down-show them wassup Prince!

ihatephish said:

StevenAnthony said:

Whole Lotta Love with Nikka Costa now... tonight's setlist is pretty good.

shit was off the hook! though it seemed only the white folk knew what song was being played, lol.

Well, I'm not white, but I recognized the song instantly. However, I had no idea who that chick was singing it with Prince! I really liked how Prince added some funk to it!

yesterday was a beautiful day. it started and ended just perfect. the show was off the chain. i couldn't imagine the shows getting better and better but they just are. i have a feeling he's going to build this thing up more than the early prognostigator's predictions on him sputtering out or going away. people were losing their minds on the floor. i think some of the people in the seats need to get in shape and stay standing up but hey, i'm not a trainer... just dance 2 the fonky music people.

the highlight of the night has to be watching the brother from hot tub time machine losing his mind and dancing all night long. he was hilarious. at one point i saw him take a speaker off the stage and put it on his afro. totally amazing. all the while dancing with a drumstick. rad.

pfunkpilot said:

It all makes sense now. Prince has been holding back so that we appreciate it when he plays this stuff. Something in the Water?!?!? This is shaping up to be one of those "you had to be there" runs. I'm waiting for Face Down-show them wassup Prince!

I saw Prince April 1998 in Chicago at the Aragon Ballroom on a Friday Night. About 3,000 folks packed in extra tight. He played just shy of three hours. He had Larry Graham and Chaka Kahn with him and mostly did Sly and Rufus material. He played a grand total of THREE Prince songs the entire evening. Personally I didn't give a fuck because those three songs were "Purple Rain" "Days of Wild" and "Face Down." This is when Prince was still one down-ass, buckwild, filthy-ass, pussy-getting-talking-about motherfucker. Prince did "Face Down" with no shirt on in some white stretch pants and a gold chain, jumping off the piano, doing splits, dripping sweat, the whole theatre chanting "Dead Like Elvis" in unison while he ripped that track macked-out don't-give-a-fuck four-letter-word style. It was transcendent than a motherfucker, let me tell ya.

Hopefully you you have gathered from my post that I second its return to the setlist!

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

darkstranger521 said:

Man, I don't remember exactly which song it was - perhaps it was during "Kiss" - but twice the band stopped playing it and it was just John playing kick and snare and I SWORE - *I SWORE* - they were about to launch into "IT." I mean, they most definitely WERE playing the opening beat to "IT" if only for a few seconds each time. That would have been the ONLY thing that could have made this unbelievable, incredible show any better. "Something in the Water Does Not Compute" just Prince at the piano?? Are you kidding?? I was Loge 7 row E I must've been 25 feet from that piano with a far better view than anyone on the floor when that went down. Are you kidding me?? That more than makes up for no Amel Larrieux. Then he does "Strange Relationship" and RIGHT AFTER "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore"?? People - a hundred, two hundred, three hundred years from now - the ENTIRE WORLD will be marveling over this man's catalog - and whether 1,000 live DVDs eventually come outta the vault or not - NONE will have AN INKLING of what the TRUE live experience was like. We are the luckiest people that EVER LIVED.

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darkstranger521 said:

Hopefully you you have gathered from my post that I second its return to the setlist!

Yea, I gathered that It's time. "said he's go down as a washed up singer" So sorry, naysayers. The Kidd is in rare form, and I am loving this! See ya'll in LA for the final weekend.

lovesigne said:

DMSR
Pop Life
Musicology
Prince n the band (with no doubt)
The question Of U intro
the one
Cock-Eyed Woman
I Feel 4 U
Controversy
Love Rollercoaster
Glamorous Life (with sheila e)
Nothing Compares 2 U (with shelby)
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Cream
Cool avec Don't Stop Til U Get Enough
Let's Work (with gwen stephanie)
U Got The Look

encore
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) prince piano alone
Strange Relationship (with the band)
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
If I Was Ur Girlfriend (piano)

encore 2
Kiss
Purple Rain

encore 3
Sexy Dancer with le freak
Play that funky music
Inglewood swinging

encore 4
sampler set
When Doves Cry
Nasty girl
Single Ladies (beyonce sample)
Sign O The Times
Darling Nikki
Hot Thing
Black sweat

encore 5
jungle love (sheila e on the drum) no boubt on stage
a love bizarre

[Edited 5/1/11 0:15am]

*blank stare*

...If I could've gone to any of the shows, THIS is the one I would've wanted to see.

edarai said:

IamFunkay7 said:

I got an addiction problem, anyway uhhh this might be my last night >_> I won't spend anymore money but its a perfect opportunity, three nights in a row, my mom called me insane but dammit I'm like Prince with Larry Graham's Sly.. I am young with alot of energy and I really wanna go... It is rare that anyone gets to see their favorite Musician three times in a row, I have a problem, but thats alright!!! it's going down like the wall of berlin!! lol

antoinet said:

Oh, & Prince's face while playing the Eddie Murphy Party All the Time sampler Saturday Night was lol hilarious to me. He was looking around the crowd with that crazy eyes wide open kinda scared what the he!l look making everyone laugh. U so funny, Love u Prince! (He didnt have jokes Friday night)

Where did he play this in the Set List?

so pretty when everyone turns on their cell phones and waves them back and forth, looks like its raining

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Astasheiks said:

antoinet said:

Oh, & Prince's face while playing the Eddie Murphy Party All the Time sampler Saturday Night was lol hilarious to me. He was looking around the crowd with that crazy eyes wide open kinda scared what the he!l look making everyone laugh. U so funny, Love u Prince! (He didnt have jokes Friday night)

Where did he play this in the Set List?

It was during the sampler set. It's missing from some of the set lists. Here's an amended set list based on what's been posted and what I remember:

DMSR
Pop Life
Musicology
Prince & the Band
So Far, So Pleased w/Gwen Stefani
The Question of U/The One/Cockeyed Woman
I Feel 4 U
Controversy
Love Rollercoaster (intro only)
Glamorous Life
Nothing Compares 2 U (duet w/ Shelby J)
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Cream
Cool/Don't Stop Til Your Get Enough
Let's Work
U Got The Look

Whole Lotta Love (w/Nikka Costa)
Something In The Water Does Not Compute (piano only)
Strange Relationship
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
If I Was Your Girlfriend (full band)

Kiss
Purple Rain

Sexy Dancer (w/"le Freak" lyrics)
Play That Funky Music
Hollywood (Inglewood) Swingin'

House lights on:

Samples:
When Doves Cry (he sang some of this)
Nasty Girl (music only)
Party All The Time (snippet of Eddie Murphy song)
Single Ladies (snippet only)
Sign O' The Times (sample only)
Most Beautiful Girl In The World (sample only)
Darling Nikki (sample only, shaking his head, Y'all ought to be ashamed of yourselves)
Hot Thing (he sang and danced_
Black Sweat (he sang one verse, said he didn't care if he ever on the radio again)

*(one more sample I didn't recognize... someone said it was "Love"?)

The Bird
Jungle Love
A Love Bizarre

Thats So Cool!!!

I'm so jealous

you guys in LA are so lucky

My sister texted me Prince's playlist throughout the concert. She was bragging about going to his concert while I'm stuck in Chicago. Alas, it was only her second Prince concert. I've seen him in concert 78 times, so I'm still... WINNING!

incognito said:

My sister texted me Prince's playlist throughout the concert. She was bragging about going to his concert while I'm stuck in Chicago. Alas, it was only her second Prince concert. I've seen him in concert 78 times, so I'm still... WINNING!

yeah, but she still has 14 shows, at least, to start catching up w/ ya!

Awwww man I just wrote this long review and it didnt post on here for some reason! : (

Just to make a long story short.... SOMETHING IN THE WATER DOES NOT COMPUTE/STRANGE RELATIONSHIP... OMG! That made my night! Period! Nuff said!

Oh and Sexy Dancer/Le Freak..... I was just aching for him to sing a verse or two of Sexy Dancer. What a tease.

I been to three shows so far in the LA run and 1st night was an extended Prince extravaganza! Last Sat was him in rare form being super flity, sexy, naughty (almost). That was my fav Prince and last night was like a party but with some rare gems thrown in to make it so special. Im still recovering from the purple funk so need to hydrate and rest...

EXTRA special thanks to ladyleap2you for the tix! You are awesome. Prince fans are truly the best in the world. Sorry Lorena but Adore wasn't performed last night but I did say a audible happy birthday to you during A Love Bizarre when I realized the show was ending.

Oh and security was ON everyone who was taking video..it was tough to get footage. I took a little... im sorry in know it is against Prince's whishes but dang it I couldn't help it. I got him doing Something in the Water. I will share with those interested PM me. Won't post on youtube..you know how that goes.

phew.. i need rest.

[Edited 5/1/11 12:37pm]

Love me some Gwen but her guest performance was just a reminder of what a shit song that was.

girl7 said:

lPoeticl said:

Getting my plane tickets together... gotta get my happy ass to LA...

GOOD! Good for you!!

and 4 u?

HonEMan said:

Love me some Gwen but her guest performance was just a reminder of what a shit song that was.

it´s a nice song 2 make love...

Hot thing made me dance on the stairs with heels and care nothing less about falling down them lol. Besides I love that song so much, why? because I dance my shoes off that song everytime I hear it. I enjoyed it though lol, we left thinking it was over then he came out and did love bizarre lol and we waited outside and was dancing lol.

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