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Reply #120 posted 05/28/11 2:18pm

bamjuggler

My own scribbled down notes during this concert are below.

Sorry for the delay, I am a new user to this forum and was not allowed to post right away.

Also, I didn't know all of the correct song titles so made some guesses or wrote down

excerpts from the lyrics.

Prince
San Jose, CA
Thursday, May 19, 2011

Ticket said 7:30pm
Show actually started 8:30pm, with
Opening act: Larry Graham / Graham Central Station
marched on to stage through floor crowd
their set included a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground"
and three Sly & The Family Stone songs
(Dance to the Music, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),
off-stage with tambourines 9:28pm, back on for encore,
I Want to Take You Higher, off stage with tambourines,
through audience, 9:34pm)

Prince on stage 9:57pm

1999
Little Red Corvette
? 'slow down'
'The Beautiful Ones' (at, and on top of, piano)
-> 'do you want me?'
Sheila E. on stage: "Glamorous Life" (lots of applause for her after song)
'I don't care where we go, I don't care what we do'
Raspberry Beret
Cream (?)
Don't stop 'till you get enough
C-O-O-L
Let's Work
U Got The Look
female singers sang "To Make You Feel My Love" (written by Bob Dylan)
Purple Rain (confetti)
- 11:01pm

off stage, dark (stage hands cleaning up confetti...)

Encore 1:
Let's Go Crazy --> Delirious --> Let's Go Crazy ('oh no, let's go')
- 11:10pm

Encore 2:
(Prince alone on stage at piano, playing synthesizer/drum machine)
When Doves Cry
(Sign O' The Times? (partial)
--> the most beautiful girl in the world
(Prince said 'turn the lights off' and asked the crowd to take out and wave their cell phones)
--> 'Hot Thang' (??)
I Would Die For You (excerpt)
(band back on stage)
(Prince standing/dancing on top of piano)
'If I was your man' / 'If I was your girlfriend'
- 11:26pm

Encore 3:
Kiss
- 11:32pm

(house lights on, most of crowd left, show over)

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