Middle America = Mexico.

remko said:

UltraLash said:

Didn't he just play ten dates in the Carolinas? I'd hope Atlanta fans took a little road trip up to see him. To be fair, though, the U.S. is more than twice the size of the European continent, and Americans aren't as used to hopping on a train from one major city to the next. An ideal tour would have taken him to AT LEAST California, Colorado, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and New York. But when does Prince do anything the way he's supposed to?

But they are used to hopping on a plane i thought

It seems like some people would have been willing to fly to the East and West Coast shows if there had been more advanced notice on show dates. The European dates have been announced farther in advance which I would think makes it easier for folks to make travel arrangements.

Sorry people are disappointed. But Prince DID tour the Carolinas in the South. When was the last time he did that?! I went to see him 6 times in three different states and, to me, it was well worth it. When one didn't have the chance to see him in his youth and he is still great as a live performer. Well worth the travel and expense!

remko said:

JowiiCoco said:

First of all he doesn't need them and secondly, they're "okay" as long as they do back up only. It kind sucks when they're singing 2-3 songs in a row and all he does is play guitar. I'm not paying almost 100 euro (over $140) to hear a cover band take up as much as 25% of the entire concert.

Yeah to that. Plus that shelby always reminds me of the late sugar lee hooper (dutch) so i always hear 'wij zijn zo dol op de bossen' whenever i see her.

Die ken ik niet eens. Sugar Lee wel, maar dat nummer niet.

purplethunder3121 said:

Sorry people are disappointed. But Prince DID tour the Carolinas in the South. When was the last time he did that?! I went to see him 6 times in three different states and, to me, it was well worth it. When one didn't have the chance to see him in his youth and he is still great as a live performer. Well worth the travel and expense!

Well, you and I were both lucky to be able to afford going to six shows. I think the reason fans have the reason to be upset...is that the tour was named to be a USA tour, and covered only a few states. NY/NJ...really just one area, California, and the 2 Carolinas. Sure, if you live in Idaho, you can't expect him to be there...but he should have had at least one show within 400 miles of every state. Look, I don't expect the average Prince fan to be able to afford to travel like that. At worst, every major Prince show should have at least 1 show in: New York, LA, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Las Vegas, Boston, etc...

As much fun as Greenville was...it hardly matches Atlanta as a Prince town.

And that's all I was saying. Y has Prince forgotten about middle America?

To the overseas fans, we have a slight recession going on here in the US, and not all of us can afford to go to a concert, let alone fly to another state to see Prince. You all did get 20ten for free, which we didn't get at all, unless you bought it on eBay. Now the so-called American tour has become another overseas tour. I just hope he comes back to finish his tour in middle America.

[Edited 6/15/11 20:39pm]

I'm assuming he'll come out here eventually.

...Hopefully?

JowiiCoco said:

remko said:

JowiiCoco said: Yeah to that. Plus that shelby always reminds me of the late sugar lee hooper (dutch) so i always hear 'wij zijn zo dol op de bossen' whenever i see her.

Die ken ik niet eens. Sugar Lee wel, maar dat nummer niet.

I'm still not fully recovered from the shock

For the non-dutchies, I regret if I don't repost it,

(she's a bit like the cheap dutch version of Shelby J.)

Please, enjoy:

Trashcat said:

JowiiCoco said:

Die ken ik niet eens. Sugar Lee wel, maar dat nummer niet.

I'm still not fully recovered from the shock

For the non-dutchies, I regret if I don't repost it,

(she's a bit like the cheap dutch version of Shelby J.)

Please, enjoy:

Trashcat, when I suddenly realised it it took me a few days as well to recover from it

and for some translation: 'O wat ben je mooi' means something like O you are so beautiful.

Certainly not sung to herself

Now, lets go for a walk:

remko said:

Trashcat said:

I'm still not fully recovered from the shock

For the non-dutchies, I regret if I don't repost it,

(she's a bit like the cheap dutch version of Shelby J.)

Please, enjoy:

Trashcat, when I suddenly realised it it took me a few days as well to recover from it

and for some translation: 'O wat ben je mooi' means something like O you are so beautiful.

Certainly not sung to herself

Now, lets go for a walk:

If Prince sees/listens this, he'll stay in 'recording rehab' for fiver more years I guess

The thread really has gone off-topic BTW:-P

Good luck with the shock recovery the next days

I hope after the European tour he will come back to the states with more dates.

When I saw him in NYC (2/7) met so many cool people who flew in from all over to attend the show. A few people from Europe, LA, and DC.

Trashcat said:

The thread really has gone off-topic BTW:-P

Yes,

i'm sorry. should it be moved to associated artists?

Anyway. let's give Prince back t0 middle America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_America

[Edited 6/16/11 14:48pm]

because mid america has forgotten about Prince. He can make more money overseas. Thats all he wants anyway. He doesnt care about pleasing the fans. Wherever he make make the most and fastest money he will do. Its the Jehova way

Emancipation89 said:

Philly76 said:

Y has Prince forgotten about Asia?

Y has Prince forgotten about Australia?

And Y oh Y has Prince forgotten about my hometown?

Because they don't matter!! jk but seriously how many Prince fans are there in those countries?Especially in Asia........except maybe Japan?

He has a lot of fans in Australia.

I chimed in on a lot of these sorts of posts until finally, when he was in LA and likely to be there for a few weeks, I bought a plane ticket and managed to catch 5 shows in 10 days - Best. Holiday. Ever.

I know not everyone is in a position to travel, but I think it's reasonable that Prince is spending a considerable amount of time in each of the two continents where, granted, the majority of his fan base is, and that means that some people are going to have him performing next door, whilst others will need to travel if it's enough of a priority for them.

Of COURSE I want to see him and the band come downunder and I'm still optimistic it will happen sometime in the next couple of years, but I'm really glad I took matters into my own hands and made the trip to California.

As has been mentioned, it does look like he has plans to resume his US tour after spending summer in Europe, so I don't think middle America has necessarily missed out or been forgotten.

All of that said, I suspect the major problem with an artist like Prince as compared to more conventional performers is that no one actually knows where he's going to play next, so it becomes a gamble - ie. travel to LA to see him, or wait for him to maybe come to Chicago, etc...

If a tour plan was available then at least fans would be in a position to decide - ie. "He's not coming to a city near me this time, I'll go to him."

Calling a tour "Welcome 2 America" and leading fans towards thinking that it's a full US tour (granted, that was never actually stipulated), only to have him suddenly disappear to Europe after only visiting a handful of cities sort of breeds this kind of frustration

Personally, I hope he returns in autumn, finishes the US part of the tour, then heads south for the winter!

I don't know why Prince has ignored the midwest. Considering he's a midwesterner himself, I find it to be a slap in the face.

Honestly, I was excited at the beginning of the year and hoping he would swing by Chicago or some other midwestern city, but now I just don't even care anymore. Even if he announced right now he was coming to middle America I wouldn't even care at this point and wouldn't even buy tickets. The excitement left a long time ago.

Diana80 said:

Honestly, I was excited at the beginning of the year and hoping he would swing by Chicago or some other midwestern city, but now I just don't even care anymore. Even if he announced right now he was coming to middle America I wouldn't even care at this point and wouldn't even buy tickets. The excitement left a long time ago.

Wow. Guess that's the answer to the OP's question right there.

remko said:

UltraLash said:

Didn't he just play ten dates in the Carolinas? I'd hope Atlanta fans took a little road trip up to see him. To be fair, though, the U.S. is more than twice the size of the European continent, and Americans aren't as used to hopping on a train from one major city to the next. An ideal tour would have taken him to AT LEAST California, Colorado, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and New York. But when does Prince do anything the way he's supposed to?

But they are used to hopping on a plane i thought

Guess it depends on how badly they want to see Prince!

Chiquetet said:

Emancipation89 said:

Because they don't matter!! jk but seriously how many Prince fans are there in those countries?Especially in Asia........except maybe Japan?

He has a lot of fans in Australia.

I chimed in on a lot of these sorts of posts until finally, when he was in LA and likely to be there for a few weeks, I bought a plane ticket and managed to catch 5 shows in 10 days - Best. Holiday. Ever.

I know not everyone is in a position to travel, but I think it's reasonable that Prince is spending a considerable amount of time in each of the two continents where, granted, the majority of his fan base is, and that means that some people are going to have him performing next door, whilst others will need to travel if it's enough of a priority for them.

Of COURSE I want to see him and the band come downunder and I'm still optimistic it will happen sometime in the next couple of years, but I'm really glad I took matters into my own hands and made the trip to California.

As has been mentioned, it does look like he has plans to resume his US tour after spending summer in Europe, so I don't think middle America has necessarily missed out or been forgotten.

All of that said, I suspect the major problem with an artist like Prince as compared to more conventional performers is that no one actually knows where he's going to play next, so it becomes a gamble - ie. travel to LA to see him, or wait for him to maybe come to Chicago, etc...

If a tour plan was available then at least fans would be in a position to decide - ie. "He's not coming to a city near me this time, I'll go to him."

Calling a tour "Welcome 2 America" and leading fans towards thinking that it's a full US tour (granted, that was never actually stipulated), only to have him suddenly disappear to Europe after only visiting a handful of cities sort of breeds this kind of frustration

Personally, I hope he returns in autumn, finishes the US part of the tour, then heads south for the winter!

I didn't know there's a lot of Prince fan in Australia...wow

Also the bolded part! that's so true and I'm a bit frustrated! In the back of my mind I'm still believing that he's coming to Chicago later this year or at least to Minneapolis...in which case I can just drive to go see him and I have friends there so that'd be no problem for me...But I just didn't have enough money to fly to Cali...and the hotel fee...ugh...I just wish he would tell us where he'd tour next! I'm keeping my hopes up

I really don't understand some of the comments left here, I mentioned several times that his backup vocalist Elisa said that there would be concerts in the US in the fall. What is there to complain? At least he's coming back.

Sophie80 said:

I really don't understand some of the comments left here, I mentioned several times that his backup vocalist Elisa said that there would be concerts in the US in the fall. What is there to complain? At least he's coming back.

^ Yeah that

Trashcat said:

Sophie80 said:

I really don't understand some of the comments left here, I mentioned several times that his backup vocalist Elisa said that there would be concerts in the US in the fall. What is there to complain? At least he's coming back.

^ Yeah that

I am impatiently waiting!

stillwaiting said:

Rorywan said:

We don't want him anymore, he's an embarrassment.

I'm sure that there are a few million kids in African countries who have had some positive things happen in their life due to the awareness Bono has brought the continent. U2 may have "sold out," but the 360 Tour from 2009-2011 is close to 890 million in gross revenue. If you add up Prince's gross revenue for the last 15 years, it is not even 500 million. I think Prince is a billion times better than U2, but Prince's business decisions and poor money management have prevented him from being the most recoginzed success in Pop/Rock Music History. U2 would not allow Tony M within 5,000 miles of their recording studio, and U2 would not have worn those dumb Star Trek Next Generation Outfits that Prince had Tony M, Damon D, and Kirk J wear either.

Yes, Prince has done some good with his money, but he's always failing to pay his bills, and he is always being sued...and not just the stupid celebrity lawsuits. There have been countless businesses that have simply not been paid, and that is so lame. I've barely made any money in my life, but have never missed a payment on anything. When I've been treated like crap by Corporate America, I could not afford to put Slave on my face.

If Prince had U2's Management, and released an album every 3 years, and maybe a 15 disc Monster Set of outtakes every 10 years, and a great Live DVD ever 5 years, the media would be arguing if he is better than the Beatles. Instead, Prince has what he has...still great, but he did not live up to his potential.

Either way, I still take Prince over U2 or anybody. It's just frustrating to deal with his crap. Anybody complaining about Prince not going to Atlanta or wherever just doesn't understand Prince. I live in Florida, and went to all 6 Carolina shows, since I knew there was a chance this would be it. After paying nearly $1500 for tickets to six shows...I should have been outraged that $1500 would have covered the entire 21 Nights in LA with VIP for at least a few...but no. I'm pissed, but not outraged. You have to expect Prince to pull crap like this.

Unless Prince proves otherwise...he should rename the tour:

Welcome 2 New York, California, North & South Carolina.

[Edited 6/11/11 10:34am]

I must say that I agree with pretty much everthing you said. I do like the idea that Prince does whatever he likes although I live in NYC and went to 4 shows earlier this year. I may think differently if I lived somewhere else. He's just not into the whole album/tour thing that most bands do. He barley even playes any of his new material which is probably a good thing. Both U2 and Prince pretty much lost me recording wise at some point in the 90's. Prince however was awesome at the shows I attended. U2 seemed to be going through the motions 2 years ago at Giant Stadium. Paul McGuinness is one of the best managers in rock history making U2 very rich. As for Bono, I appluad all of the good he (And Prince) has done. Most rock stars do little to nothing to help people. I don't really get all the bad things said about him. I tend to not listen to what musicians have to say. I'm more interested in the music. Prince has said some pretty dopey things over the years.

Sophie80 said:

I really don't understand some of the comments left here, I mentioned several times that his backup vocalist Elisa said that there would be concerts in the US in the fall. What is there to complain? At least he's coming back.

Hopefully back to NYC! OK, after playing all over the rest of the country esp middle America!

jjazznola said:

Sophie80 said:

I really don't understand some of the comments left here, I mentioned several times that his backup vocalist Elisa said that there would be concerts in the US in the fall. What is there to complain? At least he's coming back.

Hopefully back to NYC! OK, after playing all over the rest of the country esp middle America!

I'm ok with that, but I'll want him to make a little stop over in Toronto too, just 1 show, that's all I ask !