[Edited 5/26/12 3:44am]

Dazzzler said:

DJRASHIDA just tweeted deets Prince concert is goin off right now!! Yall ready 4 an AFTER JAM?? Well u got ur Wish Eaton Hotel Grand Ballroom 100$ at the door .. <3

just saw the same on fb

Prince concert is goin off right now!! Yall ready 4 an AFTER JAM?? Well u got ur Wish Eaton Hotel Grand Ballroom 100$ at the door

so some ppl think she is playin

Are you effing kidding me LOL! Is this Eaton's Hill hotel/tavern?! That place used to be local for me a few years ago!!!!

My friend has a friend that's working there tonight, told 'em to sneak in a few photos if he possibly can but I know what Prince is like especially at these smaller afterparties.

Talk about half the people I know in Brisbane going to this....my friend is waiting in line, says he's pretty close to the front of the queue! I'll let you guys know if I get any more updates through him.

dainch said:

dainch said:

just shows after all these years i know bugger all about prince

i was sure he would afterjams in melbourne and not bris.........ahh shucks

glad you all enjoyed it

days o wild on bass???

It was full version after full version...

We were also treated to The Bird (again, was played at the main show) and Jungle Love, long versions...

Full version of Glamorous Life...

$

Song of The Heart

Elisa also sang More Than Words by Extreme with Andy McKee on guitar (as well as Emotions and Africa!) Her voice was so sweet. Liv is a real powerhouse and Shelby can raise the roof with hers, but the three songs with Andy were Elisa's big chance to shine and she was amazing.

sounds great!

im still holding out fo one day seeing an after show like the old old days

just prince knocking out some obscure obscure jazz not giving a shit!

was the brisbane aftershow full?

jonylawson said:

sounds great!

im still holding out fo one day seeing an after show like the old old days

just prince knocking out some obscure obscure jazz not giving a shit!

was the brisbane aftershow full?

No, nowhere near it. Maybe 600 people, capacity according to the venue's website is 2000. There was plenty of space, nobody was turned away.

The venue is about 15km out of the city, and hopeless to get to from the main concert by public transport. If you weren't driving you couldn't get there by any means other than taxi...and if you did go, there would be no way home for a few hours till the trains started, or taxi again. If you had a car or taxi, probably 15-20 mins from main show. I was driving, fortunately...I live 50kms south of the aftershow venue, across the other side of the city!

FunkmasterF said:

jonylawson said:

sounds great!

im still holding out fo one day seeing an after show like the old old days

just prince knocking out some obscure obscure jazz not giving a shit!

was the brisbane aftershow full?

No, nowhere near it. Maybe 600 people, capacity according to the venue's website is 2000. There was plenty of space, nobody was turned away.

The venue is about 15km out of the city, and hopeless to get to from the main concert by public transport. If you weren't driving you couldn't get there by any means other than taxi...and if you did go, there would be no way home for a few hours till the trains started, or taxi again. If you had a car or taxi, probably 15-20 mins from main show. I was driving, fortunately...I live 50kms south of the aftershow venue, across the other side of the city!

wow

my initial reaction is WTF??? brisbane you missed an aftershow

but cool as fuck for all the others who went

so im guesing the main gig wasnt sold out either?

jonylawson said:

FunkmasterF said:

No, nowhere near it. Maybe 600 people, capacity according to the venue's website is 2000. There was plenty of space, nobody was turned away.

The venue is about 15km out of the city, and hopeless to get to from the main concert by public transport. If you weren't driving you couldn't get there by any means other than taxi...and if you did go, there would be no way home for a few hours till the trains started, or taxi again. If you had a car or taxi, probably 15-20 mins from main show. I was driving, fortunately...I live 50kms south of the aftershow venue, across the other side of the city!

wow

my initial reaction is WTF??? brisbane you missed an aftershow

but cool as fuck for all the others who went

so im guesing the main gig wasnt sold out either?

Correct, there were maybe 20% empty seats in Gold around the lower and upper tiers. There were a lot of purple circle seats empty (the $350 ones, not the tables next to the stage)...one section behind the circle of the band had maybe 20 people but sat around a hundred.

But you wouldn't know it from the reaction of the crowd. Certainly where I was sitting was much livlier than the firsct concert last week. They made a great noise and hardly sat down at all.

FunkmasterF said:

jonylawson said:

wow

my initial reaction is WTF??? brisbane you missed an aftershow

but cool as fuck for all the others who went

so im guesing the main gig wasnt sold out either?

Correct, there were maybe 20% empty seats in Gold around the lower and upper tiers. There were a lot of purple circle seats empty (the $350 ones, not the tables next to the stage)...one section behind the circle of the band had maybe 20 people but sat around a hundred.

But you wouldn't know it from the reaction of the crowd. Certainly where I was sitting was much livlier than the firsct concert last week. They made a great noise and hardly sat down at all.

im amazed any were sold out purely by the cost of the tix

plus its rather vulgar having the "look at me im rich" seated tables at a gig...

but sounds like a good gig..just saw the setlist

FunkmasterF said:

I've now been to six aftershows. Nothing previous comes close to what I've just had the privilege of witnessing. Highlight was a real fired up version of Mutiny. Other highlight was a full length jazzy version of Paisley Park with just kick drum and keys with Prince's voice. Other songs in no particular order... Insatiable Scandalous Adore Jam of The Year Stratus Days of Wild Girls with Andy McKee singing Toto's Africa, Bee Gees Emotions, etc. Lads more, almost two and a half hours, finished just before 5am...head still buzzing and have an hour drive home!!

Oh. Dear. Now feeling slightly sick at not making the effort to go. Damn

Its great to see Prince unleash these performances on the Australian public after doing this type of thing in Europe and America for years.

Hopefuly Melbourne gets its ass kicked next.

FunkmasterF said:

Oh God I am SO jealous right now!!! Wish the Ivy didn't sell out so fast here.