Missed out on the EB shows last week, and missed out yesterday (early start at work today, and wouldn't have made last train home)....having read all the great reviews of the shows so far from fellow Orgers, I'm now dying to get to a show!

Was half tempted to head to the Shep Bush Empire tonight, but I've got plans this evening already.

Any fellow Orgers now planning to get to London this week or next by hook or by crook??

I'm absolutely all set to head up there around lunchtime & Q..........but there doesn't seem to be much news today??

A friend of mine who went last night said security were confident he would be playing tonight.......I notice that the SBE already has gigs booked for other artists from the 12th onwards so it seems like it could be tonight or 2mo........

Seeing as I've booked a half-day hol from work & already sorted my kids out, I may as well head up there anyway, only 20 mins on the high speed as I would kick myself if I missed out due to lack of news........I guess nothing ventured, nothing gained & can just head home again if I am the only person in the Q ha ha

Could have skipped out early last week and didn't as it was pouring with rain and didn't think i'd get in, then yesterday i was out with my wife and couldn't get up for 1930.. So now i have the busiest work month of my life and no chance to skip out early.. This is killing me..

cs97eeb said:

Could have skipped out early last week and didn't as it was pouring with rain and didn't think i'd get in, then yesterday i was out with my wife and couldn't get up for 1930.. So now i have the busiest work month of my life and no chance to skip out early.. This is killing me..

No chance of a cheeky sickie?

DaveT said:

cs97eeb said:

Could have skipped out early last week and didn't as it was pouring with rain and didn't think i'd get in, then yesterday i was out with my wife and couldn't get up for 1930.. So now i have the busiest work month of my life and no chance to skip out early.. This is killing me..

No chance of a cheeky sickie?

Sadly not - Running a huge project and we're kicking things off this week.. Small window of opportunity on Thu..

cs97eeb said:

DaveT said:

No chance of a cheeky sickie?

Sadly not - Running a huge project and we're kicking things off this week.. Small window of opportunity on Thu..

...live with no regrets my friend!!....though I don't understand its super tricky to just drop everything when its work, family, etc...

DaveT said:

cs97eeb said:

Sadly not - Running a huge project and we're kicking things off this week.. Small window of opportunity on Thu..

...live with no regrets my friend!!....though I don't understand its super tricky to just drop everything when its work, family, etc...

Saw him at Apollo, Marquee club, Koko, O2, Indigo (first and last night after show), plus that random club in Wardour Street where we were in the VIP section and people were just wandering over ot chat to him, so i don't feel too hard done by

Sunday was mine..all mine .... but then sh*t happened.... gutted! ...

cs97eeb said:

DaveT said:

...live with no regrets my friend!!....though I don't understand its super tricky to just drop everything when its work, family, etc...

Saw him at Apollo, Marquee club, Koko, O2, Indigo (first and last night after show), plus that random club in Wardour Street where we were in the VIP section and people were just wandering over ot chat to him, so i don't feel too hard done by

"wandering over to talk to him" really , and was he talking back ??

mfcuker said:

cs97eeb said:

Saw him at Apollo, Marquee club, Koko, O2, Indigo (first and last night after show), plus that random club in Wardour Street where we were in the VIP section and people were just wandering over ot chat to him, so i don't feel too hard done by

"wandering over to talk to him" really , and was he talking back ??

Yup.. It was a misnderstanding at the door - The staff thought that people with NPGMUSICCLUB membership were VIP and were just ushered in to the room..

cs97eeb said:

mfcuker said:

"wandering over to talk to him" really , and was he talking back ??

Yup.. It was a misnderstanding at the door - The staff thought that people with NPGMUSICCLUB membership were VIP and were just ushered in to the room..

that was the click club. i helped set that up at short notice in the middle of the night. well no notice really

I've not no chance of getting any time off work now I don't think for the rest of the month I have a weeks holiday booked for the first week of March so I'm clinging on to the hope he might do something that first week, very highly doubt it though. It's hard being a Prince fan sometimes,

unique said:

cs97eeb said:

Yup.. It was a misnderstanding at the door - The staff thought that people with NPGMUSICCLUB membership were VIP and were just ushered in to the room..

that was the click club. i helped set that up at short notice in the middle of the night. well no notice really

I was in the VIP area too. We queued up outside a mayfair club first for ages then followed a local through backstreets when that place fell through - drinks were astronomically priced even 12 years ago and service came with 'extras'. Too long ago to remember names now so don't know if you were one of the 4/5 guys with me (remember a couple of dutch guys and a few local, I was a (then) student from Staffs.... did you have a bootlegger / radio conversation / girls conversation?

Great memories.

bigd74 said:

I'm kicking myself I didn't go last night. My wife got home from work last night and said ' my boss said it wouldn't have been a problem for me to have taken tonight off' thanks a fucking lot! Now you tell me!

Same, really kicking myself about last night. Hoping he does a gig tomorrow.

cs97eeb said:

DaveT said:

...live with no regrets my friend!!....though I don't understand its super tricky to just drop everything when its work, family, etc...

Saw him at Apollo, Marquee club, Koko, O2, Indigo (first and last night after show), plus that random club in Wardour Street where we were in the VIP section and people were just wandering over ot chat to him, so i don't feel too hard done by

Sorry, that should have said do understand!

That's a fine collection of shows there....now I'm a little jealous

There is no doubt I want to go but to get a train from Cardiff and book an hotel for the night and not be gauranteed entry might be pushing it

ME - could be today. Just need somebody to throw me a bone

SuperSoulFighter said:

I am getting excited, but I probably won't do it. London is not far if you live in Holland, but I don't know my way around and there's no way of knowing when and where he'll show up. And if I spend all my time just hanging around and sightseeing, that would make for an expensive trip. But I'm not gonna join the club of naysayers who go all

I'm sure there would be plenty of folks here on the Org who would show you around if you weren't sure where you were going...again, alot easier to organise and arrange if it was ticketed shows, but the hit 'n' run nature of the shows makes that a little trickier.

lalalailoveu said:

I'm here right now outside the SBE

Any word from the venue? I read earlier that everything had been packed up and taken away last night. If that's the case then presumably no gig there tonight & he's moving on to another venue later in the week.

I drove down to London yesterday from Ipswich. I got inked at 866 last night and was glad i made the effort - drove to shenfield, train to stratford, tube in to Shephards Bush - 2 hrs 20 mins door to queue.

I took a risk, went, and certainly saw Prince conquer!

If you can, do make it........if last night is now going to be the norm, it is an amazing experience.

Good luck if you do..........I certainly will think about gate crashing a few more even if it does mean i wont get home till 1.15-1.30am!

Coxy71 said:

lalalailoveu said:

Coxy71 said:

Any word from the venue? I read earlier that everything had been packed up and taken away last night. If that's the case then presumably no gig there tonight & he's moving on to another venue later in the week.

No word, the small box office window says closed until 12/2 4pm as there is something going on then.... Only came as the staff last night were confident that he would play tonight (said a friend who went last night) even tho I heard about the packing gear part too, thought I'd take a chance..... Some guy here says rumoured Hammersmith Apollo but not sure of his source......

...judging by the way things have gone thus far it looks like Prince or his peeps make an announcement around 12pm to 2pm for a gig that evening. If there's no official word by about 4pm I think its safe to say there will be no show that evening. They announced it yesterday at midday and there were still only 1,400 in the queue for a 2,000 venue. Unless he's playing somewhere really small I don't think he could get away with just an hour or twos notice.

DaveT said:

lalalailoveu said:

Coxy71 said: No word, the small box office window says closed until 12/2 4pm as there is something going on then.... Only came as the staff last night were confident that he would play tonight (said a friend who went last night) even tho I heard about the packing gear part too, thought I'd take a chance..... Some guy here says rumoured Hammersmith Apollo but not sure of his source......

...judging by the way things have gone thus far it looks like Prince or his peeps make an announcement around 12pm to 2pm for a gig that evening. If there's no official word by about 4pm I think its safe to say there will be no show that evening. They announced it yesterday at midday and there were still only 1,400 in the queue for a 2,000 venue. Unless he's playing somewhere really small I don't think he could get away with just an hour or twos notice.

I think that's right, if there's been no official word from the band or their management by 4pm seems little point in travelling up if you are outside London. Given the way it's gone so far I am guessing there will be more sleight of hand to prevent crowds getting out of hand - if we all think we can get in based on last night's events, and pile up there as soon as there is an announcement, then chances are there will be a massive crush! Certainly wasted my time hanging round London last Thursday night looking for him on the basis of pure rumour (though bizarrely it was a lot of fun, and a night out at Ronnie Scott's was pretty cool). Can't see any formal word yet as to a gig tonight, but if the kit was taken away from SBE the form seems to be go somewhere else, set up and do a sound-check one night and gig the next, maybe with a day off for some ping-pong in between. My guess would be next gig, new venue, tomorrow or Weds.....