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Prince’s concerts at the Marquee scheduled for April 30 and May 1 will now be only 1 show per night, due to changes in production.

The door times nightly will be 6:30 p.m.

The show start times nightly will be 8:00 p.m.

We hope that all ticket buyers for the late shows will be able to attend the early shows. If not, full refunds are available at point of purchase.

http://luckymanconcerts.t...eduled-for

Thanks for the update Serpan99

I have a friend that lives in the area and has a connection to the venue. He said it was because of ticket sales.

After what I saw in Seattle, I think you guys are in for a little extra from him, especially switching to one show per night. Enjoy!

xhalation69 said:

I have a friend that lives in the area and has a connection to the venue. He said it was because of ticket sales.

After what I saw in Seattle, I think you guys are in for a little extra from him, especially switching to one show per night. Enjoy!

When the venue announced the rescheduling and I posted here the band didn't even know yet that they only had 2 play 1 concert a nite...

serpan99 said:

it's called 'the powers that be".....

naffi said:

serpan99 said:

When the venue announced the rescheduling and I posted here the band didn't even know yet that they only had 2 play 1 concert a nite...

Seriously?? How is that even possible - were they still in transit or something???

Hi serpan99

Hi............I noticed you grew a 3rd eye!

serpan99 said:

xhalation69 said:

I have a friend that lives in the area and has a connection to the venue. He said it was because of ticket sales.

After what I saw in Seattle, I think you guys are in for a little extra from him, especially switching to one show per night. Enjoy!

When the venue announced the rescheduling and I posted here the band didn't even know yet that they only had 2 play 1 concert a nite...

Set list:
Started at the keyboard, not sure of what that song was
Let's go crazy--new one
Endorphin machine
screwdriver
Dreamer
Play that funky music
She's always in my hair
the love we make
forever in my life ~gasp~x

LARRY SHOWS UP
and they do Joy in Repetition
Thankyoufalettinmebemiceelf
Doves
Nasty girl
sign o the times
love bizarre
housequake
I would die for you
Hot thang ~he actually sang it!
Pop life
The most beautiful girl in the world
Purple Rain
Adore
I like the night life ( not sure what this song was it's a new one)
guitar
Plectrum electrum
fixurlifeup
He stayed in black all night no costume changes
HE ROCKED!!!!!!!! so much guitar it was HARD rock!!!!
He looked really happy to play with Larry and messed up so you could tell they hadn't practiced. He smiled and laughed alot.
3rdeyegirl is the SHIZNIT.

butterfli25 said:

Set list:
Started at the keyboard, not sure of what that song was
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I like the night life ( not sure what this song was it's a new one)

The Breakdown & Let's Go...which is a cover of the song by The Cars

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how long was this show?

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Some of my favorites: Joy in Repetition, Sign o' the Times, Love Bizarre, Pop Life, Housequake, Hot Thang, TMBGITW, How Doves Cry. Great Set-List, Again! " />

butterfli25 said:

Set list:
Started at the keyboard, not sure of what that song was
Let's go crazy--new one
Endorphin machine
screwdriver
Dreamer
Play that funky music
She's always in my hair
the love we make
forever in my life ~gasp~x

LARRY SHOWS UP
and they do Joy in Repetition
Thankyoufalettinmebemiceelf
Doves
Nasty girl
sign o the times
love bizarre
housequake
I would die for you
Hot thang ~he actually sang it!
Pop life
The most beautiful girl in the world
Purple Rain
Adore
I like the night life ( not sure what this song was it's a new one)
guitar
Plectrum electrum
fixurlifeup
He stayed in black all night no costume changes
HE ROCKED!!!!!!!! so much guitar it was HARD rock!!!!
He looked really happy to play with Larry and messed up so you could tell they hadn't practiced. He smiled and laughed alot.
3rdeyegirl is the SHIZNIT.

This is a cover of the song by The Cars. I liked it in LV but it was not a highlight, for me.

Prince triumphs (again) in 2nd show at Marquee Theatre

serpan99 said:

xhalation69 said:

I have a friend that lives in the area and has a connection to the venue. He said it was because of ticket sales.

After what I saw in Seattle, I think you guys are in for a little extra from him, especially switching to one show per night. Enjoy!

When the venue announced the rescheduling and I posted here the band didn't even know yet that they only had 2 play 1 concert a nite...

oh my

serpan99 said:

Prince triumphs (again) in 2nd show at Marquee Theatre

By Ed Masley The Republic | azcentral.com Thu May 2, 2013 9:47 AM

http://www.azcentral.com/...eatre.html

For anyone making a return trip to the Marquee Theatre on Wednesday, May 1, for the second show of Prince’s two-night stand, the heavy fuzz-guitar heroics of it all was less a revelation, more a given. As I said of the first show, “Imagine the legend’s guitar-hero essence as filtered through ‘Maggot Brain,’ ‘Are You Experienced’ and ‘Paranoid,’ playfully fronting an all-female rock-and-roll juggernaut, 3RDEYEGIRL, with all amps on 11. It was heavier than that. And at times funkier.”

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The legendary Larry Graham — of Graham Central Station and Sly and the Family Stone — reprised his guest appearance of the night before on bass. But this time, Graham turned up earlier and played two different songs (a reggae-flavored take on Prince’s “Joy in Repetition” and Sly and the Family Stone’s euphoric funk classic, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”

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And many of the first night’s highlights were repeated, including the Sabbathy sludge-rocking reboot of the “Purple Rain” hit, “Let’s Go Crazy,” “The Love We Make,” “She’s Always in My Hair,” “Endorphinmachine,” “Guitar,” a medley of hits with Prince bringing the beats from a DJ booth, and “Purple Rain.”

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But the pacing was markedly different. Where the first night had ushered us in with the heavy psychedelic rock of “Let’s Go Crazy,” Wednesday’s concert eased in with a soulful new ballad apparently titled “Down,” Prince promising that “this could be the saddest story ever told.” And when that song was over, the giant red curtain closed and reopened to Hannah Ford rocking the thundering beat of “Let’s Go Crazy.” They stayed in heavy rock mode for the chugging “Endorphinmachine,” which featured a blistering dual-guitar lead from Prince and Donna Grantis, and “Screwdriver.” .

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Another song he hadn’t played the first night, “Dreamer,” took the Hendrix vibe that permeated both shows and ran with it, rocking a classic wah-guitar riff drenched in low-end fuzz. Abruptly shifting gears, he cut from “Dreamer” to a celebratory cover of Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music,” the audience singing “Play that funky music, white boy” back at Prince, who playfully ended the song by asking “What’d you call me?” But the best part was before that. Everyone was movin’ to the groovin’, as the song suggests, when Prince said “That’s funky, but you know what?” And just like that, 3RDEYEGIRL stopped on a dime, James Brown-style, and Prince unleashed this really cool ascending riff to bring the song back in, the perfect blend of showmanship and artistry — on a Wild Cherry cover, of all things.

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“Always in My Hair” was better than the first night, peaking when he led the audience in a call-and-response in falsetto. Then, after promising “We gonna have church tonight,” Prince sat at the keyboard and took it to church with a soulful rendition of “The Love We Make,” which featured a soaring lead from Grantis and some classic testifying from the man on keyboards, who reminded us that “sacred is the prayer that asks 4 nothing.”

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He strapped on a bass and proceeded to pop it with funky abandon on “Forever in My Life,” reminding the crowd, “Told you I was gonna take you to church.” As they shifted gears again into the slower reggae vibe of “Joy in Repetition,” Prince said “Speaking of bass...,” which seemed a bit mysterious until Graham emerged from the shadows. Prince’s monologue on “Joy in Repetition” was brilliant, as was the solo that followed, short bursts of melody ending in squealing sustained notes, all filtered through cavernous echo. And Graham was amazing, his performance far more self-assured than the previous night. After watching him take a fuzz-bass solo best described as bad-ass, Prince said, “That’s the master on that thing. We might have to take a break so you can use your cell phone and call somebody to tell them about Larry Graham.” And then, they shared the spotlight and a mike for a joyous rendition of “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”

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At the end of “Thank You,” Prince said, “What a night already, right? If somebody told me about this and I wasn’t there, I’d be maaaaad.” And with that, he introduced his DJ set, singing along to the beats he was mixing as his bandmates joined in on a medley of such classics as “When Doves Cry,” “Sign ‘O’ the Times,” “A Love Bizarre,” “Housequake,” “I Would Die 4 ,” “Hot Thing,” “Pop Life” and “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.”

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“Purple Rain” was just majestic with Prince on piano, emoting his way through the lyrics then leading the audience in a gospel-flavored singalong on the falsetto hook at the end, slipping into “Adore” for a bit then coming back to “Purple Rain.”

After leaving the stage, he returned for a headbanging, bass-driven cover of the Cars’ “Let’s Go,” which was probably sloppier than a less exciting version would have been. Then, after turning in one of his flashier solos of the night, which is saying a lot, on the Cars song, he addressed the crowd.

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“I love you, Arizona,” he said. “But not as much as I love my guitar.” And with that, he led his bandmates in “Guitar,” which totally rocked and featured some serious dual-guitar action with Grantis, who more than held her own in the presence of one of the greatest guitarists in the history of rock and roll on both nights. Of course, with Prince, the genius of the playing is reinforced by the iconic gestures, from the open-mouthed sustain to the “Is-that-a-guitar-rising-out-of-your-crotch-like-the-Washington-Monument-on-male-enhancement-drugs-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me?” pose.

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The thick fuzz riff of “Plectrum Electrum” was followed by the psychedelic pop of “Fixurelife,” which featured a great raspy vocal with lots of attitude from Prince and more shredding from Grantis, ending in a chant of “Arizona.”

And that was that, perhaps a less fulfilling sendoff than “Alphabet St.” had been the night before but the overall pacing of Wednesday’s show was better, hitting the audience earlier and more often with songs that could inspire singalongs in the casual Prince fan and people who know the words to every track on “Planet Earth” alike.

Great review! Thanks!

luv4u said:

serpan99 said:

When the venue announced the rescheduling and I posted here the band didn't even know yet that they only had 2 play 1 concert a nite...

oh my

How the hell can he expect to fill an Arena or, Stadium - when he can't even do 2 shows in 1 nite at venues this small??

rap said:

luv4u said:

oh my

How the hell can he expect to fill an Arena or, Stadium - when he can't even do 2 shows in 1 nite at venues this small??

Silly question, no?

(*hint...it has something to do with ticket prices....)

murph said:

rap said:

How the hell can he expect to fill an Arena or, Stadium - when he can't even do 2 shows in 1 nite at venues this small??

Silly question, no?

(*hint...it has something to do with ticket prices....)

Stupid question.

ladyleap2u said:

murph said:

Silly question, no?

(*hint...it has something to do with ticket prices....)

Stupid question.

Bollocks!

Are there any orgers at the concert last night that know who the folks were on stage dancing? I thought I saw:

Donna's husband

Hannah's husband

Hannah's mom

Larry's wife

There was probably about 10-12 people on stage

ladyleap2u said:

Let's Go Crazy/New one....new one is very old, it's a cover of Edgar Winter's Frankenstein, a classic rock cut. Wow u got Joy In Repetition.....awesome.

butterfli25 said:

Set list:
Started at the keyboard, not sure of what that song was
Let's go crazy--new one
Endorphin machine
screwdriver
Dreamer
Play that funky music
She's always in my hair
the love we make
forever in my life ~gasp~x

LARRY SHOWS UP
and they do Joy in Repetition
Thankyoufalettinmebemiceelf
Doves
Nasty girl
sign o the times
love bizarre
housequake
I would die for you
Hot thang ~he actually sang it!
Pop life
The most beautiful girl in the world
Purple Rain
Adore
I like the night life ( not sure what this song was it's a new one)
guitar
Plectrum electrum
fixurlifeup
He stayed in black all night no costume changes
HE ROCKED!!!!!!!! so much guitar it was HARD rock!!!!
He looked really happy to play with Larry and messed up so you could tell they hadn't practiced. He smiled and laughed alot.
3rdeyegirl is the SHIZNIT.

rap said:

chellemac said:

edgarama said:

ladyleap2u said:

Stupid question.

If these tickets were priced at $90-$125 each, all of the Tempe shows would have sold out easily, but the brokers would have been the ones making the money. I am more than happy to have paid Prince to visit my home court and been able to save the $ typically associated with seeing the guy. The shows were GREAT, and EXACTLY what the dr. ordered for this guy who got PLENTY "affordable tickets" and "hits filled shows" two Aprils ago in Inglewood. It's a shame that so many people are hating on these amazing shows. Prince is giving everyone the opportunity to see him rip small rooms apart with his guitar shredding skills...without having to travel and then chase rumors and -possible- late night shows/appearances. Worth. Every. Penny. (And all of you Larry haters can eat the purple peen. The shows were taken to a whole different level when he was on stage)

What's crazy is there's not even a lot of people hating on the 3-Piece Prince club gigs....Critics have been loving these shows...It's just the same old folks on the Org going beyond the call of duty to be a wet blanket....lol...No one is beyond criticism...Lord knows I've gotten on P over the years for fucking up....But I really don't know how any Prince fan can shit on these gigs....

rap said:

luv4u said:

oh my

How the hell can he expect to fill an Arena or, Stadium - when he can't even do 2 shows in 1 nite at venues this small??

I could have sworn he just did a ton of arena shows that sold well. where the fuck you been.. THE WTA tour dates were succesful

rap said:

luv4u said:

oh my

How the hell can he expect to fill an Arena or, Stadium - when he can't even do 2 shows in 1 nite at venues this small??

I could have sworn he just did a ton of arena shows that sold well. where the fuck you been.. THE WTA tour dates were succesful