It looks like you lucky fans got a great show. I'm jealous of that setlist.

You know I felt like the crowd started off strong, and then lost it for a bit and only came back good when he played the SUPER well known songs. People in my section (20) were hardly singing along and sat down most of the time. Party poopers!

batman89 said:

blackat said:

You know I felt like the crowd started off strong, and then lost it for a bit and only came back good when he played the SUPER well known songs. People in my section (20) were hardly singing along and sat down most of the time. Party poopers!

I was in section 20 too and I think there was only about 4 of us up the whole time!

I feel like screaming at these people - what are you here for??!!

Nevermind, it didn't stop me from getting my funk on

Best night.

rgsince81 said:

disey said:

Hands down BEST entertainer ever.

Am now even more obsessed.

My friends are going to try and admit me to "Princeaholics Anonymous"

I aint denying

My friends and family have been trying to get me help since 1981!!!!!!! LOL!!!!

LOL! Seriously - they are worried about me... I'm so glad I've got this org so I can be purple with pride

.... now to find which country he will tour next and find a way to get there....

disey said:

blackat said:

disey said:

I was in section 20 too and I think there was only about 4 of us up the whole time!

I feel like screaming at these people - what are you here for??!!

Nevermind, it didn't stop me from getting my funk on

Best night.

Where abouts were you? I was in row F! The people in front of me spent a lot of time sitting down...yet they had homemade Prince shirts on! Did you make it down to the front of the stage for the encores?

I was row KK!!

Oh yes baby I made it down for the encore! amazing!

goddam i'm considering flying to brissie for another hit on saturday night

(keeping it secret from my friends cos they think i'm crazy)

disey said:

blackat said:

You know I felt like the crowd started off strong, and then lost it for a bit and only came back good when he played the SUPER well known songs. People in my section (20) were hardly singing along and sat down most of the time. Party poopers!

I was in section 20 too and I think there was only about 4 of us up the whole time!

I feel like screaming at these people - what are you here for??!!

I wasnt there to dance....i was there to record the show ....hang on that's not right.

I was there to dance...

The good thing about the encore was that all the seat warmers had left the building so only the freaks on this side were left and the enegry in the arena was electrifying - more so than the main show.

He should ditch those bar seats at the front and open it up. Better to have that energy at the front of the stage.

Days of Wild made my night

It was amazing, unbelievable!! During She's Always In My Hair I was at the front of the stage, directly facing him and he pointed the mic at my face OMG. I was so tempted to whip out my phone and start taking photos, but I resisted that urge because I didn't want to piss him off

vegasE said:

disey said:

I was in section 20 too and I think there was only about 4 of us up the whole time!

I feel like screaming at these people - what are you here for??!!

I wasnt there to dance....i was there to record the show ....hang on that's not right.

I was there to dance...

The good thing about the encore was that all the seat warmers had left the building so only the freaks on this side were left and the enegry in the arena was electrifying - more so than the main show.

He should ditch those bar seats at the front and open it up. Better to have that energy at the front of the stage.

Days of Wild made my night

Love it Yes - totally agree about the bar seats being ditched!

How amazing would it have been if the whole concert was like the encore.....

Vict0r said:

It was amazing, unbelievable!! During She's Always In My Hair I was at the front of the stage, directly facing him and he pointed the mic at my face OMG. I was so tempted to whip out my phone and start taking photos, but I resisted that urge because I didn't want to piss him off

It got a bit crazy as well with security with the woman who casually walked up on stage up to Prince.

Did you guys see the chick climb up on stage at the end and steal one of the drumsticks from Shelby's precussion set up?! Security jumped on her, not sure if they got it off her, but poor form outright stealing something off stage. If you are given it then awesome, but raiding the stage, come on Aussies! Jeez.

"Days of Wild", "She's Always in My Hair" and "If I Was Your Girlfriend" were definitely the highlights! The vibe was so much better.

vegasE said:

Vict0r said:

It was amazing, unbelievable!! During She's Always In My Hair I was at the front of the stage, directly facing him and he pointed the mic at my face OMG. I was so tempted to whip out my phone and start taking photos, but I resisted that urge because I didn't want to piss him off

It got a bit crazy as well with security with the woman who casually walked up on stage up to Prince.

Yeah, Prince looked a little shocked at first. She put her hands on him....grabbed his arse or something. He got the backing vocalists to come over and get between himself and the clearly "tired and emotional" woman on stage. He said something like "where's security?!" - but with a smile on his face as he said it. Shelby and the others where laughing too. I nearly got knocked down by a couple of Prince's security guys heading to the stage.

Overall it was a fan-fucking-tastic show. What a great end to the Sydney run. I was sitting in section F in the purple reserve when the lights came up and all the casuals headed off to avoid the traffic. A security guy come by at one point and said "come on...shows over guys", but I wasn't moving...everything was still plugged in and powered up...I don't go until the speakers get disconnected!

A guy just near me said to his girlfriend, who clearly didn't want to go, "He's not coming back!" - less than two seconds later the crowd started screaming and we got mister Prince tearing up the bass. Of course I immediately jumped the rope into the Purple Circle and got right up to the stage...great to watch Prince play up close again.

All in all, I wanted Prince to play some bass....I wanted "Mountains" again...I wanted "She's Always in my Hair"....I wanted "If I was You Girlfriend"...and he delivered.

His guitar playing was killer too. You could tell he was really feeling it. Great stuff. I was worried I'd be a bit depressed after the last show, but Im just glad I got to see it.....glad I didn't leave early too...not that I ever would.

Hope you all had as a great a time as I did...sounds like ya did.

Wave the wild sign high y'all.

PS. forgive any typos...I just got home and haven't slept since the show ended

funkylust said:

Did you guys see the chick climb up on stage at the end and steal one of the drumsticks from Shelby's precussion set up?! Security jumped on her, not sure if they got it off her, but poor form outright stealing something off stage. If you are given it then awesome, but raiding the stage, come on Aussies! Jeez.

Yeah, damn right. I don't like people jumping up on stage like that. Its incredibly selfish....I mean, we'd all like to be up there. All it does make it less likely that we'll get those kinds of cool encores for the hardcore fans...if every time he does it some fruitcake jumps up and grabs something.

SDNafka said:

vegasE said:

It got a bit crazy as well with security with the woman who casually walked up on stage up to Prince.

Yeah, Prince looked a little shocked at first. She put her hands on him....grabbed his arse or something. He got the backing vocalists to come over and get between himself and the clearly "tired and emotional" woman on stage. He said something like "where's security?!" - but with a smile on his face as he said it. Shelby and the others where laughing too. I nearly got knocked down by a couple of Prince's security guys heading to the stage.

Overall it was a fan-fucking-tastic show. What a great end to the Sydney run. I was sitting in section F in the purple reserve when the lights came up and all the casuals headed off to avoid the traffic. A security guy come by at one point and said "come on...shows over guys", but I wasn't moving...everything was still plugged in and powered up...I don't go until the speakers get disconnected!

A guy just near me said to his girlfriend, who clearly didn't want to go, "He's not coming back!" - less than two seconds later the crowd started screaming and we got mister Prince tearing up the bass. Of course I immediately jumped the rope into the Purple Circle and got right up to the stage...great to watch Prince play up close again.

All in all, I wanted Prince to play some bass....I wanted "Mountains" again...I wanted "She's Always in my Hair"....I wanted "If I was You Girlfriend"...and he delivered.

His guitar playing was killer too. You could tell he was really feeling it. Great stuff. I was worried I'd be a bit depressed after the last show, but Im just glad I got to see it.....glad I didn't leave early too...not that I ever would.

Hope you all had as a great a time as I did...sounds like ya did.

Wave the wild sign high y'all.

PS. forgive any typos...I just got home and haven't slept since the show ended

Yeah Mountians...

Awesome 4some.....

Sometimes it Snows in April

Love Thy Will be Done

Mountains

Dance Electric

Only got home? Were you chasing the aftershows?

[Edited 5/22/12 18:46pm]

vegasE said:

SDNafka said:

Yeah, Prince looked a little shocked at first. She put her hands on him....grabbed his arse or something. He got the backing vocalists to come over and get between himself and the clearly "tired and emotional" woman on stage. He said something like "where's security?!" - but with a smile on his face as he said it. Shelby and the others where laughing too. I nearly got knocked down by a couple of Prince's security guys heading to the stage.

Overall it was a fan-fucking-tastic show. What a great end to the Sydney run. I was sitting in section F in the purple reserve when the lights came up and all the casuals headed off to avoid the traffic. A security guy come by at one point and said "come on...shows over guys", but I wasn't moving...everything was still plugged in and powered up...I don't go until the speakers get disconnected!

A guy just near me said to his girlfriend, who clearly didn't want to go, "He's not coming back!" - less than two seconds later the crowd started screaming and we got mister Prince tearing up the bass. Of course I immediately jumped the rope into the Purple Circle and got right up to the stage...great to watch Prince play up close again.

All in all, I wanted Prince to play some bass....I wanted "Mountains" again...I wanted "She's Always in my Hair"....I wanted "If I was You Girlfriend"...and he delivered.

His guitar playing was killer too. You could tell he was really feeling it. Great stuff. I was worried I'd be a bit depressed after the last show, but Im just glad I got to see it.....glad I didn't leave early too...not that I ever would.

Hope you all had as a great a time as I did...sounds like ya did.

Wave the wild sign high y'all.

PS. forgive any typos...I just got home and haven't slept since the show ended

Yeah Mountians...

Awesome 4some.....

Sometimes it Snows in April

Love Thy Will be Done

Mountains

Dance Electric

Only got home? Were you chasing the aftershows?

[Edited 5/22/12 18:46pm]

Nah, I didn't think there'd be an aftershow since the main show ran so long. It was just a combination of being hyped up from the show, not wanting my W2A Prince tour experience to end, and the fact that I had to be up pretty early to get back home (I stayed at a Motel near the arena and had to travel back home by train this morning). Strangely I'm still not sleepy - I haven't been hit by the wall of tiredness yet...I'm expecting it soon though.

[Edited 5/22/12 19:11pm]

BEST SYDNEY SHOW EVER..................................

What a way to end a crazy two weeks.....

SDNafka said:

Nah, I didn't think there'd be an aftershow since the main show ran so long. It was just a combination of being hyped up from the show, not wanting my W2A Prince tour experience to end, and the fact that I had to be up pretty early to get back home (I stayed at a Motel near the arena and had to travel back home by train this morning). Strangely I'm still not sleepy - I haven't been hit by the wall of tiredness yet...I'm expecting it soon though.

[Edited 5/22/12 19:11pm]

There was chatter of an Ivy appearance but i wasnt convinced of that eventuating. Went home leaving the option open to turn around if i received word of an appearance anywhere.

But really, i feel i'm a bit old to be chasing 50 year old men around town

Can anyone get me an Aussie tourbook program? It would be much appreciated...

what kind of prince fan leaves after the lights come on????... this one! I was in the car on the way home when I found out about the 2 last encores. All I could do was laugh and scream. I'm trying to just focus on how amazing last night's show was (probably the best I've been to) but AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Funkmeimfamous said:

what kind of prince fan leaves after the lights come on????... this one! I was in the car on the way home when I found out about the 2 last encores. All I could do was laugh and scream. I'm trying to just focus on how amazing last night's show was (probably the best I've been to) but AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

You gotta stay around for a while after lights come on....even if its just to see him ride his bike!

Anyway, I really do feel for ya. Look on the bright side though...I enjoyed the last 2 encores enough for both of us

[Edited 5/22/12 21:44pm]

Funkmeimfamous said:

what kind of prince fan leaves after the lights come on????... this one! I was in the car on the way home when I found out about the 2 last encores. All I could do was laugh and scream. I'm trying to just focus on how amazing last night's show was (probably the best I've been to) but AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Yeah, it's not over till the fat venue official tells you to move along the 5th or 6th time.

I forgot to mention the improvement in the sound for the this concert. I was down at floor level for both the second and third shows. At the second show there were times I could hardly hear Prince's guitar at all. There were no such problems last night ( for me anyway). They'd obviously taken time to rectify some of the previous sound problems.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Can anyone get me an Aussie tourbook program? It would be much appreciated...

I believe you can buy them online

http://www.stage5.com.au/prince.htm

SDNafka said:

I forgot to mention the improvement in the sound for the this concert. I was down at floor level for both the second and third shows. At the second show there were times I could hardly hear Prince's guitar at all. There were no such problems last night ( for me anyway). They'd obviously taken time to rectify some of the previous sound problems.

I didn't go to the other two concerts, but for me at first Prince's guitar was all over the place, like to the point where the sound was piercing. I was on the side near the piano so that might've just been my position in the stadium, but the issue seemed to fix itself later thank God!