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sactojd said:

START TIME? Hi. Going to my first Forum show tonight. Well, second if you count the Purple Rain tour...and I do! Wondering what the actual start times have been. I've seen a few 8:30's here and there. Is that about right? So excited! Taking the family...MY family, not "The Family" (but wouldn't that be a hoot?) See y'all tonight! JD

I say get there at least by 8 if you dont want to miss anything!

Does Esperanza still open tonight?

sactojd said:

START TIME?
Hi. Going to my first Forum show tonight. Well, second if you count the Purple Rain tour...and I do! Wondering what the actual start times have been. I've seen a few 8:30's here and there. Is that about right? So excited! Taking the family...MY family, not "The Family" (but wouldn't that be a hoot?) See y'all tonight!

JD

veronikka said:

sactojd said:

START TIME? Hi. Going to my first Forum show tonight. Well, second if you count the Purple Rain tour...and I do! Wondering what the actual start times have been. I've seen a few 8:30's here and there. Is that about right? So excited! Taking the family...MY family, not "The Family" (but wouldn't that be a hoot?) See y'all tonight! JD

I say get there at least by 8 if you dont want to miss anything!

Does Esperanza still open tonight?

have some esperaza --

I've seen the opening act start at 8:00 & Prince at 9:00. I've seen the opening act start at 9:00 & Prince at 10:00... And also No opening act with Prince starting at 9:15 or so....

If you want to catch the opening act, get there at 8:00, if not.... 9:00 is cool.

dplatt said:

sactojd said:

START TIME? Hi. Going to my first Forum show tonight. Well, second if you count the Purple Rain tour...and I do! Wondering what the actual start times have been. I've seen a few 8:30's here and there. Is that about right? So excited! Taking the family...MY family, not "The Family" (but wouldn't that be a hoot?) See y'all tonight! JD

I've only got last night to go on, but Chaka hit the stage at 8:30 and Prince at 9:30. Since this is my first visit to L.A., I allowed way too much time for traffic and arrived at 6:45. I had a long, boring wait.

I want to get there that early so I can stroll over to the Casino and chill with some beverages.

DaveG said:

I've seen the opening act start at 8:00 & Prince at 9:00. I've seen the opening act start at 9:00 & Prince at 10:00... And also No opening act with Prince starting at 9:15 or so....

If you want to catch the opening act, get there at 8:00, if not.... 9:00 is cool.

Personally for TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT, I'd FOR SURE SEE the opening act, Esperanza Spalding is amazing, OFF THE CHAIN! I am so excited that I'll be seeing her for sure tomorrow night and still trying to figure out how to swing it tonight as well. I just can't get enough... OF DAT FUNKY STUFF!

dplatt said:

I've only got last night to go on, but Chaka hit the stage at 8:30 and Prince at 9:30. Since this is my first visit to L.A., I allowed way too much time for traffic and arrived at 6:45. I had a long, boring wait.

Better there than in traffic - trust me.

Hello all...

I've been to 5 shows in the past two weeks & can't make it tonight. I have two $25 loge 1, row P seats that someone can have at face value if you can make it. A good friend of mine will be there & could meet you with the tickets... Send me a NOTE ASAP if you're interested...

heidiv said:

Just called ticketmaster the old fashioned way - on a phone - and requested a ticket in the exact section I wanted (loge 28) and got it! BTW - all remaining tickets are $25 - if you live anywhere near the forum - I recommend getting your butt there to watch Prince shake his! The white furry high-heeled red light up boots are worth the price of admission alone.

number please?

DaveG said:

Hello all...

I've been to 5 shows in the past two weeks & can't make it tonight. I have two $25 loge 1, row P seats that someone can have at face value if you can make it. A good friend of mine will be there & could meet you with the tickets... Send me a NOTE ASAP if you're interested...

These Tix have sold.... PEACE

Marco81 said:

I did not plan on going tonight, but I checked TM then told my wife that the $200 are going for $25.

I love her...she said, "Go Baby, Go!"

on my way, Loge 29 here I come

I just saw on twitter that Sheila E just introduced Esperanza Spaulding.

More reviews... please!!!! Also on the other acts! Tell me what I'm missing!

I just came back from the concert and it was very very good. First third even better than three weeks ago when I went.

Sheila E played percussion on about half the songs in the show! She's amazing!

Setlist;

Laydown

She's Always In My Hair

Future Soul Song

Purple Rain

The Glamourous Life (Sheila E; without Prince)

Raspberry Beret

Cream

Cool/Don't Stop Til You Get Enoigh

Let's Work

U Got The Look

Misty Blue (Shelby J.)

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Sign O The Times

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Darling Nikki

I would Die 4 U

Hot Thing

Alphabet St

A Love Bizarre

Play That Funky Music

Controversy

Encore 1

Kiss/Fantastic Voyage

Encore 2

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Nothing Compares 2 U

Encore 3

Inglewood Swinging

An amazing concert and I'm very happy with the selection of the first few songs and the rest was very very good too. Crowd seemed more into it than three weeks ago.

Probably going next Friday as well

The777Man

What about the guest appearances, Esparanza & co.? Could we have some comments on them too? Pretty please with sugar on top!

It was my 7th show. This was the first one where I wasn't surprised by anything he chose to play. I'm still hoping for I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man. He seemed to actually sing more of Raspberry Beret and Doves. And he played the bass during Kiss.

[Edited 5/7/11 1:50am]

And just like that, our favorite Purple Yoda is back. Wow. Whatever ailed him last night was exorcised and he was back in superb form tonight.

Show started very late...Esperanza Spalding came on around 8:40pm...her set suffered from a poor mix from where I sat...her singing was drowned out by her overmixed bass & band...P came out and played with her on an old Jacksons tune, "Can't Help It." Very cool. She's great.

Prince comes on around 10pm...setlist:

Laydown

Always In My Hair

Future Soul Song

Purple Rain

Glamorous Life

Raspberry Beret

Cream

Cool w/ Don't Stop Interpolation & Sheila E

Let's Work

U Got The Look

Misty Blue

Samples:

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Single Ladies

Sign O' The Times

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Darling Nikki

I Would Die 4 U

Hot Thing

Alphabet Street

A Love Bizarre

Love Rollercoaster (riff)

Play That Funky Music

Controversy

Kiss

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Nothing Compares 2 U

Inglewood Swingin'

A very hot show...tight, no fluff or filler. Began in outstanding fashion and did not let up. Not quite as long as some recent shows which may be for the better...a tight, full two hours is still a very generous show. Prince's voice did not appear to be as strong as it has been and some may chastise him for that or cite it as evidence that he's not what he used to be, which I believe would be erroneous and unfair. If he took some vocal shortcuts on a few tracks, he more than made up for it with an energetic performance complete with hellified guitar playing, dancing and crowd involvement. Far less of the self-consciousness I described in last night's show re the Purple Pit. Yes, P and the band made it back there and got them involved but it didn't feel as forced. I don't want to dwell on it or speculate as to why but suffice to say, whatever was the issue last night did not affect tonight's performance and I had a grand time. So cool. He was due for one off-night out of nine thus far.

Unusual to hear Purple Rain so early in the set but I loved it and thought the set benefitted from its placement. He played the hell out of it. Future Soul Song was especially good to me tonight; not as mellow as when he played it on Thursday 4/22, and that performance was sublime...tonight's had a little more foot in it, if you will. Both interpretations were great.

Not much more to add...the show flowed very well tonight, had a great rhythm and the energy never let up. My faith has been restored...but it never really waned. Looking forward to tomorrow night.