craighead said:

Where the heck is the link to listen?

http://v5.player.abacast....p?uid=6082

dreamer4now said:

"in my cup, my cup, my cup, my cup... hey" Really? Crappy song.

John Legend and Stevie Wonder live right now - is this from the show tonight?

armpit said:

John Legend and Stevie Wonder live right now - is this from the show tonight?

no

Prince just started Superstition. How long till Stevie joins in?

StevenAnthony said:

StevenAnthony said:

Prince just started Superstition. How long till Stevie joins in?

Not long, he's on stage now!

Superstition, Stevie vocals and harmonica, now moving to take over Renato's keys.

Prince changes to bass.

Stevie goes under the stage with Mike Phillips as P started "Oh, Stevie Wonder' chant.

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Awesome pics as usual, thanks serpan!

Looks like there were plenty of people around 2 catch the Stevie surprise!

serpan99 said:

Looks like there were plenty of people around 2 catch the Stevie surprise!

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!!!!

took a chance on the rumors and saw Stevie Wonder with Prince tonight!

"Superstition" on Friday the 13th / Stevie's Birthday!

Loge 11 Row B for $20 outside. 3 hour show!

Can't wait for tomorrow!

Another great show; this is my third at the Forum and my 10th overall (first in 1986 in Stockholm).

Very special because of the guests/

DMSR

Pop Life

Musicology

Shh/U Will Be There/Shhh

The Glamorous Life (Sheila E)

Take Me With U (duet with Janelle Mone')

Raspberry Beret

Cream

Cool

Let's Work

U Got The Look

Question OF You (instrumental)

Controversy

Play Thet Funky Music

Stand Up (Shelby )

You're The One For Me (SHelby )

Let's Go Crazy

Delirious

1999

Little Red Corvette

Purple Rain

Encore 1

Superstition (with Stevie Wonder)

Inglewood Swinging

Encore 2

When Doves Cry

snippets of Nasty Girl

Sign O The Times

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

snippets of Black Sweat

Darling Nikki

I Would Die 4 U

I I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

Mike Philips on sax on many songs and Sheila E on percussion on probably half the songs. Prince blayed bass on part of Superstition. He also played percussion on a song next to Sheila E on a song I forgot.....

The777Man

haha nm

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The777Man said:

Shh/U Will Be with me

Question OF You/The One/U Will Be with me

Inglewood Swinging/Fantastic Voyage/Love Rollercoaster

Fantastic show! My favorite of the five I've seen here in LA. Prince was in top form tonight, and, of course, Janelle, Stevie and Mike (that sax!) were hot. Will post pics tomororw after I sleep this concert off!

He also played The One with Mike Philips on sax.

The777Man

Ahem... Prince "mounted" the piano and did a little slide on it during one song.

This is a tie with the 4/30 show, maybe it's a bit better. The combo of Troubadour and this show... best Prince week ever!

4/30 he had Chaka and Larry to inspire him. Tonight he had Janelle and Stevie.

Yes lawd.

Stevie played other songs in a medley with Superstition. After he was on stage, he started off playing harmonica, then he sang Superstition, then he sat at the piano and jammed, and sang snippets of 2 other songs (one was You Haven't Done Nothing), then went back to singing Superstition. At one point Ida handed Prince her base, maybe because she was trouble following along (just a guess on my part). It wasn't like Prince demanded the base, she walked over and handed it to me and stood there holding his guitar.

What a great show-- this is my 3rd LA show, and by far my favorite. Lots of amazing guests including Stevie Wonder, what a treat!! We held out on buying seats and got really lucky 2 hours prior to the show, dead center section 1 riser seats for $25 on TM!!! And the icing on my cake was the Insatiable/Scandalous/Adore medley <3 Hope everyone had a blast, we sure did.

I've seen him 15-20x and tonight's show is now in my top 2-3 shows. It was amazing and he really seemed to be having fun. My short review is that this show reminded me of the LoveSexy tour. He was amazing. Too tired to write more but seeing Stevie Wonder perform on his bday was the best!

Wow.

I don't want to post one of my usual in-depth reviews because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I know y'all are tired of hearing about how great these shows are, how great Prince is performing, blah blah blah. I get it. I'll keep it brief.

The Kid was in rare form tonight. Trust that. He was feeling REAL good...put on a heckuva SHOW. Prince appeared to be inspired last night.

The Stevie rumours have been out there for a while and with yesterday being his birthday, I had a feeling that Friday might be THE night. When I saw extra security posted around the VIP lounge entrance and watched patrons being aggressively sweated left and right for their passes, I thought that something might be going down. He received much love and respect from the audience and it was especially touching to see the affection and reverence paid to him by Prince, Mike Phillips and Sheila E. Prince is the star of the show and yet there he was helping Stevie, getting his mic right, paying homage...again, no hyperbole but it was a...humbling moment.

My setlist:

DMSR

Pop Life

Musicology/Prince & the Band

Shhhh w/ U Will Be With Me

Glamorous Life

Take Me With U (Janelle Monae sings w/ P)

Raspberry Beret

Cream

Cool w/ Don't Stop...

Let's Work

The Question Of U/The One (extended sax)/back to U Will Be With Me

Controversy

Play That Funky Music

Which Way Is Up?

You're The One For Me

(reprise)Controversy

Let's Go Crazy

Delirious

1999

Little Red Corvette

Purple Rain

w/Stevie Wonder:

Superstition

You Haven't Done Nothin' (P exchanges instruments w/ Ida; she plays his Tele, he plays her bass)

Inglewood Swinging w/ Fantastic Voyage chorus

Samples/Snippets:

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Party All The Time (Eddie Murphy must have been in the house)

Sign O' The Times

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Black Sweat

Darling Nikki

I Would Die 4 U

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

It was a very special night. I probably had the biggest smile plastered to my face after the show than I have had of any of the concerts I've seen during this run.

P hit around 10:15pm and we didn't get out of there until after 1am. Janelle Monae deserves mentioning for being an engaging, very creative, special talent with a strong visual flair. Her set was for me very intense and theatrical. Not really my cup of tea but I understand now why she's receiving so much acclaim.

Special shout-out to saxophonist Mike Phillips...Prince featured him throughout the night and he didn't disappoint. Brought a soulfulness and something new to several songs that have been played throughtout this residency. He blended in really well with the band.

Funny moment: John Blackwell missing his cue on "Purple Rain"...he was late coming up the steps and tried to hustle but missed the downbeat.

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looks hot! god damn i was pissed when it was confirmed stevie sat in while i was at the royal family ball.

oh well, hope you all had a great time! not sure i could have sat through another arena show after still not being able to wrap my mind around as to what i witnessed on wednesday night.