SquirrelMeat said:

TheEnglishGent said:

DaveT said: we met at one of the org meets on the 6th about 6 of us met up. Met up again on the 16th and 21st. Anyway, the short version is that we were in relationships that were not great, split up, got together, lived happily ever after. Our .org baby is expected on the 24th October.

Wow, I was with you at the bar on the 21st. Never realised that there was Purple chemistry going on.

Hope you didn't hide the bone at the aftershow

That is a sweet story!! You guys must have the best CD collection between you!

Which bar were you all at on the 21st? I may have even bumped into you both myself!

Dreamer2 said:

I shouldn't be spending £70

Dreamer2 said:

Dreamer2 said:

I shouldn't be spending £70

oo

oops just did....oh well...

Dreamer2 said:

Dreamer2 said:

oo

oops just did....oh well...

I don't think many of us can spare the cash at the mo....so come join us other purpled-up poor people on the 3rd July!!!

DaveT said:

Dreamer2 said:

oops just did....oh well...

I don't think many of us can spare the cash at the mo....so come join us other purpled-up poor people on the 3rd July!!!

maybe prince can play - money don't matter - for us all !

After 3 and a half hours, and 3 different people trying, I finally have tickets. Time to get fonkay!

It's started already - London Ticket Centre (London Rip Off Bastards, more like) are already re-selling these tix for £125 + £5.80 p&p

£130.80 for the Sunday ticket only - robbing gits!

http://www.londonticketcentre.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=details&prodID=627&curcatID=190

ceecee319 said:

It's started already - London Ticket Centre (London Rip Off Bastards, more like) are already re-selling these tix for £125 + £5.80 p&p

£130.80 for the Sunday ticket only - robbing gits!

http://www.londonticketcentre.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=details&prodID=627&curcatID=190

which is stupid when there are still tickets available from the official outlets.

Wonder when they'll be announcing the rest of the line up?

TheEnglishGent said:

Wonder when they'll be announcing the rest of the line up?

I hoping Bruno Mars jumps on. He is in the UK that weekend.

SquirrelMeat said:

pepper7 said:

So what is happening?

Is there going to be anyone else playing the same day as him, or is it just him on the Sunday?

Gotta plan these things....

Probably....

Larry Graham

Mint Condition

zzz....

I hope they spice it up a bit, and let Sheila have a set too.

Yeah, I mean you're right. But still - If he shows up with Maceo then I'm not complaining!

TheEnglishGent said:

DaveT said:

Wow!! You actually met your wife at a Prince show? That's superb...you're gonna have to tell us the rest of the story now! What happened?

we met at one of the org meets on the 6th about 6 of us met up. Met up again on the 16th and 21st. Anyway, the short version is that we were in relationships that were not great, split up, got together, lived happily ever after. Our .org baby is expected on the 24th October.

I was just about to buy tickets and thought better of it. £70/80 for another 'last chance to hear the hits'? Cancel, cancel... Then I'm reminded of the 6th and the 16th afters here and I wanna go again! Arghh!

Congrats on the babba anyway. Must be bloody good tea you're drinking.

TheEnglishGent said:

syble said:

all booked!!! yaaay! taking the kids this time

Fantastic stuff, got mine too.

And yep I remember Jimi, was a great night while still suffering from O2 withdrawal! So sad to hear your news, I never know what to say at times like this .

it was a great night i remember being frustrated i couldnt dance!

Ellie said:

Some shitty Madonna concert I went to in 2003 (never again) had a £25 booking fee. I think it's a percentage of the ticket price as I suppose the ticket companies need to make some money. I think Ticketmaster were forced to incorporate the booking fees in the advertised prices so not to surprise you at the end. I do however begrudge paying £2 for a PDF printable ticket. It costs them absolutely nothing to send that by e-mail. Most e-tickets are free.

i realised i hadnt got the free child tic on the order so i emailed them, they said add it on so i went back into myeventim and did that the FREE child ticket also atrracts a £2 print fee unbelievable eh?

Just so you all know. The Big Green Coach Company is NOW taking bookings for Sunday. Return trip is £24, no booking fee. Book soon, limited places.

Just remembered that my stepsister lives in Tunbridge Wells and she's been asking me to come visit forever! Epic win.

catpark said:

Veej said:

Transport options back to London:

(Trains - no good as the last one is at 22.30, who knows if they'll put on any extra trains on the Sunday night??)

I just called the Big Green Coach company and they're looking into providing a service leaving at 23.30 (from festival site) on the Sunday night.

They'll be confirming this by Monday (or sooner)...You can't buy a single, so you'll have to buy a return coach ticket which costs £24.

The coach return ticket is cheap but im afraid theres gonna be traffic going up there and what if Prince is still performing after 11:30? In Arras i think he didn't get off until midnight or quarter to 12 if i can remember, someone can clarify me on this, but i know it was late. I was thinking more catching the train from Victoria station....but can't think what to do afterwards yet! If the curfew at hop farm is 11pm then the coach will be great for the return back to London.

I wonder if it's an option to get a taxi back? Do you think would be more than £25-30 if there were a few sharing? OMG Cat. I RAN from Arras to the train station, I thought I was going to die, my life literally flashed before my eyes and I nearly gave up running saying to my friends really dramatically 'just leave me, save yourselves' before arriving at the train station and standing on the train for an age waiting for everyone to get there. What a loser I am! LOL!

SquirrelMeat said:

So its official and on the Hop Farm website.

Who's up for a get together? Prince in a field! Bring it on.

Update to help

Venue: Hop Farm Festival, Paddock Woods, Kent

Date: Sunday 3rd July

Price: £70 for single day entry only (other camping and 2 and 3 day options available).

On Sale: via festival web site at 9am Thurs 19th May.

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[Edited 5/18/11 8:49am]

Not read all threads but am I the first Prince obsessive to spot that the date 03+07+11 adds up to give us the Princely number of 21

Just bagged my tickets this lunch time - bit cheaper than flying to LA for his 21 night stint there, which was tempting my very naughty and frivolous side

[Edited 5/19/11 10:09am]

I just booked the Sunday coach return journey. I think it's safer as if Prince ends up playing a bit late, I expect the coach will wait a few minutes for ticket holders to arrive compared to a train.

Militant said:

Just remembered that my stepsister lives in Tunbridge Wells and she's been asking me to come visit forever! Epic win.

jammy git...

peachwish said:

im in - got my tickets and lookin forward to the funk!!

aftershow / small private gig has to happen so we can hear the good stuff

[Edited 5/19/11 11:51am]

aiden said:

peachwish said:

I just can't believe he's doing this.

My birthday is 5th July so this is a perfect pressie for me.

Have booked a hotel in Maidstone I'm really hoping they put on shuffle buses. There still seems to be rooms there.

Snap! My birthday on 5th too. My 30th birthday present to myself!

I'm gonna be 30 this year too, tomorrow in fact, scary aint it LOL

[Edited 5/19/11 11:53am]

just wondering if there will be any purple takeovers by the org family in any local hotels that night (morning) or night before? would be good for pre party/post

or are you peeps camping out lol

[Edited 5/19/11 12:33pm]

pumbationz said:

just wondering if there will be any purple takeovers by the org family in any local hotels that night (morning) or night before? would be good for pre party/post

or are you peeps camping out lol

[Edited 5/19/11 12:33pm]

Sounds like a plan!!

Who is gonna organise this shindig

unique said:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/18/prince-hop-farm-festival-headliner

it makes it sound like prince and morrissey are going to have some kinda jam session together. somehow i can't imagine prince doing his best johnny marr impressions in a 3 way guitar duel with don henley and joe walsh with morrissey moaning about his girlfriend being in a coma (even though he's gay), but then i never expected prince to cover creep and then radiohead cover lotusflower, so anything can happen

Hey, when did that all happen? I mean Creep and Lotusflower...Why wasn't I told?!

Just noticed that the "Sunday" tab in the lineup section has disappeared. I think that they are editing the special guests and they will be up soon..... Fingers crossed no Larry. He kinda ruined Wercheter last year. I personally think it's better to have different styles of music and let Prince handle the funk. I really am gonna be disappointed if Larry is there doing countless encores. He's welcome to play bass for P but not do an hour and half set PLEASE... And as for Mint Condition....

aiden said:

Just noticed that the "Sunday" tab in the lineup section has disappeared. I think that they are editing the special guests and they will be up soon..... Fingers crossed no Larry. He kinda ruined Wercheter last year. I personally think it's better to have different styles of music and let Prince handle the funk. I really am gonna be disappointed if Larry is there doing countless encores. He's welcome to play bass for P but not do an hour and half set PLEASE... And as for Mint Condition....

I very much doubt it about Larry playing as he isn't really known here in the UK so no-one would really know who it was. No offence to Larry but he has never been marketed or sold over here!

TheFreakerFantastic said:

aiden said:

Just noticed that the "Sunday" tab in the lineup section has disappeared. I think that they are editing the special guests and they will be up soon..... Fingers crossed no Larry. He kinda ruined Wercheter last year. I personally think it's better to have different styles of music and let Prince handle the funk. I really am gonna be disappointed if Larry is there doing countless encores. He's welcome to play bass for P but not do an hour and half set PLEASE... And as for Mint Condition....

I very much doubt it about Larry playing as he isn't really known here in the UK so no-one would really know who it was. No offence to Larry but he has never been marketed or sold over here!

Dont kid yourself, he opened for Prince during the 1998 wembley shows. I just hope Prince does not choose the other acts, unless it is The Time.