As said " Flights from NY to arrive heathrow 7:40 PM .... so cant see us getting tour details until late in the evening" then once landed over to East london for announcement

Now it's past 4pm anything tonight is not going to be anymore than a turn up on the door with some minor celeb in attendence at best. Could still happen if annouced in the next couple of hours but not holding out any hope that it's the sort of thing I'd want to see.

Looking more likely that it's going to all come to light tomorrow.

mattj said:

Flights from NY to arrive heathrow 7:40 PM .... so cant see us getting tour details until late in the evening

SquirrelMeat said:

So 3EG are half way across the Atlantic. Get ready folks...

[Edited 2/3/14 5:27am]

can't see him coming in through heathrow, probably raf northolt. he's probably here right now

eggy said:

Now it's past 4pm anything tonight is not going to be anymore than a turn up on the door with some minor celeb in attendence at best. Could still happen if annouced in the next couple of hours but not holding out any hope that it's the sort of thing I'd want to see.

Looking more likely that it's going to all come to light tomorrow.

Yeah cant see anything tonight, I'd imagine the Press conference/announcement will be streamed somewhere and he might play a couple of tracks with Lianne La Havas acoustic maybe? If he's touching down in the evening cant see there being much time for sound checks and what not after the press conference. unless he plays in the early hours, which it is Prince and anything is a possibility.

As much as you selfish Prince fans want him to get off the plane and rush over to East London..it ain't gonna happen..so get used to it.

I am sure tomorrow is another day and everything will be revealed.

I'm going to queue outside Sugar Hut tonight, just in case he flies to Stansted and fancy's a bit of Brentwood hospitality this evening.

Twitter from Seetickets:

Big Festival, Big Announcement, can you guess where and who?

dayzofwyld said:

As much as you selfish Prince fans want him to get off the plane and rush over to East London..it ain't gonna happen..so get used to it.

How's it selfish to wonder if something that we've been told to expect today is going to happen today...

Go back to your perfect life and let us discuss in peace. Cheers.

data2000 said:

simon1969 said:

My guess is he will play a few smaller shows and announce a headline slot at Glastobury. I would love him to play the Royal Albert Hall and a night or two in the Turbine hall of the Tate Modern.

None of which will happen, he won't sell out the RAH with 3rdEyeGirl and whoever played the turbine hall of the Tate Modern :/

eggy said:

dayzofwyld said:

As much as you selfish Prince fans want him to get off the plane and rush over to East London..it ain't gonna happen..so get used to it.

How's it selfish to wonder if something that we've been told to expect today is going to happen today...

Go back to your perfect life and let us discuss in peace. Cheers.

And this is Prince..since when did anything happen when he says it would.

As for perfect life..hardly...I'm just realistic and happy for an announcement when it happens..the more you assume..the less happy you will be when it doesn't go your way!

simon1969 said:

Kraftwerk played a series of sold out shows at the Tate last year

Who probably used the surroundings to full effect..can't see what use that would be to Prince.

This festival announcement from seetickets probably has something to do with the Leeds and Reading festivals announcing more acts (possibly headliners tonight at 7pm) don't think this one's Prince related im afraid

simon1969 said:

Kraftwerk played a series of sold out shows at the Tate last year

Indeed they did, and it was spectacular. Mind you, a Kraftwerk show is like an art installation in itself, so they'd be much more suitable for a show there than Prince.

We probably shouldn't get our hopes up for an announcement or show today, unless he is planning to perform on the baggae carousels at Terminal Five or something. My guess is that something was definitvely planned for today, but it got bumped back by the activities in NY yesterday. Such is life.... but it won't kill us to wait another day, right?

We can also dream about what these 'iconic' venues might be... wouldn't it be great if he could return to the site of his first London triumph... The Lyceum Theatre! (Which he played on the Dirty Mind Tour in June 1981, fact fams).

Come to think of it, I'd be happy with other theatre sized venues, like the Hammersmith Apollo, Brixton Academy, indigo2, Koko.... should strike the right balance between intimacy and availability for the fans.

Sorry if already posted and to add to the speculation but the rolling stones review of the listening party says "a network appearance and the active launch of a new single, a few weeks ahead of a U.K. tour all seem to indicate that 2014 could mark a return to the spotlight for Prince".

Barbara07 said:

Oh please oh please oh please.... I can't wait any longer!!! Oh I hope we get some notice Princey. There's no way I could get from Ireland at a couple hours notice. Maybe a few years ago, but not now there's children to be farmed out to friends...

Calm down wench...

SquirrelMeat said:

I love a bit of pointless speculation. I'm thinking announcement for Glastonbury and The Shepherds Bush Empire on Wednesday night.

V Festival and the Camberley Theatre on Thursday morning

bubblebath said:

Gav said:

dayzofwyld said:

fnksoul said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Gav said:

V Festival and the Camberley Theatre on Thursday morning

Gav, please confirm you are joking

You started it

fnksoul said:

jjazznola said:

"out of respect for the people who have supported him for years"? What does giving people notice have anything to do with it? He's playing in and around London. Either way the shows will be sold out. What should they do, ask if you are really a true Prince fan when they sell you a ticket? Ha ha! Who knows, maybe they will be free. Shows/concerts/gigs are for ALL types of fans, new and old. And this comes from someone, myself, who has been a fan since Dirty Mind and has been going to his gigs since the mid 80's. Some people on here act if he really does owe them something.

He will sell out in london no doubt about it but the point being for example i need to give a weeks notice minimum for time off, and if someone else is off i cannot be off too, and this is the same for most people but there are 1000's around great britain who will have been waiting for him to come back to the UK, why only focus on London with next to no notice at all? Based on the fact he will still sell out it seems a little lazy in my opinion, probably not on Prince's behalf, as it is his management who will arrage the shows, who are well... Based in London! They could have sold out some places such as The HMV Ritz Manchester and done a gig in every city over the same amount of time, which if your promoting an album makes alot more sense and generates more publicity, who knows, maybe his label have told him he needs to do 'X' amount of shows int he UK to promote it in his contract and they have just been lazy about it and done London to comply?

The average person to go to london, you would have ticket prices which wont be cheap, train fare which at short notice is usually more than double because you miss out on the advance purchase, then Midweek hotels in london are no less than £130. you could go on holiday for the same amount if not less all inclusive.

I think i will be hanging on for soem European dates probably be cheaper to fly somewhere than go London

"it seems a little lazy in my opinion, probably not on Prince's behalf, as it is his management who will arrage the shows" You are the one who is too lazy to go to London and see him. It's not a regular tour. If you haven't noticed, he doesn't do regular tours and good for him! Once again, you sound like you are entitled to see Prince in your town. Has he ever played Manchester before? I wouldn't hold my breath. Live in a major city if you want to see top notch entertainment. I live in NYC and he hasn't done a real Prince show there in years so I got my ass up to Ct to see him in December. It was awesome and easily worth the trip. Either travel a bit or don't see him. I never realized there were so many winers over there in The UK!

fnksoul said:

What's everyone's thoughts on Prezelbodylogic?

Nah, I don't get this new song. Maybe a grower but I doubt it, same with quite a few of the releases over the last year but there have been a few gems too let's not forget.

So the announcement announcing that there would be an announcement got the actual announcement date wrong?

Rorywan said: