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Thread started 05/17/14 11:11am

owen

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Close Encounter with Prince last night!

Unless I've missed something on Twitter, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Prince leaving the Phones For You Arena last night.

At precisely 12:49am, he left the side entrance of the arena in a white Mercedes, followed by the girls in a larger white people carrier.

I just happened to be returning to the nearby Travelodge after a few drinks post-gig when I saw a small crowd (maybe 20) outside the entrance.

I asked what was happening and they said that security had told them that Prince would be leaving soon.

Some of the crowd had been waiting since the end of the gig, two hours earlier!

At first, I thought it strange that he would still be there, but suddenly there was a lot of movement within the gates and lo and behold the cars emerged!

What really surprised me is that Prince wound the window down and had his arm out the rear right side of the car waving.

I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able step forward and brush my hand against his before the car sped off into the night.

It was a great way to end the night and I'm curious why no one has mentioned it today and whether anyone got any pics?

I could see prince clearly through the gap in the window and I'm sure someone MUST have a pic!

Anyway, i'm sure the same thing will happen tonight, trouble is there's no way of knowing when exactly he will leave.

As for the gig, it was great, I had seats right up in the Gods (207), but everyone was up and dancing for the whole show and the sound was suprisingly clear.

Fair to say that as arena shows go, Prince is still pretty much peerless...

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Reply #1 posted 05/17/14 11:55am

MissMarySharon

Sounds like a great moment! Maybe he stayed late because they were trying to iron out some of the tech/sound problems?
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Reply #2 posted 05/17/14 11:57am

dayzofwyld

owen said:

Unless I've missed something on Twitter, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Prince leaving the Phones For You Arena last night.

At precisely 12:49am, he left the side entrance of the arena in a white Mercedes, followed by the girls in a larger white people carrier.

I just happened to be returning to the nearby Travelodge after a few drinks post-gig when I saw a small crowd (maybe 20) outside the entrance.

I asked what was happening and they said that security had told them that Prince would be leaving soon.

Some of the crowd had been waiting since the end of the gig, two hours earlier!

At first, I thought it strange that he would still be there, but suddenly there was a lot of movement within the gates and lo and behold the cars emerged!

What really surprised me is that Prince wound the window down and had his arm out the rear right side of the car waving.

I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able step forward and brush my hand against his before the car sped off into the night.

It was a great way to end the night and I'm curious why no one has mentioned it today and whether anyone got any pics?

I could see prince clearly through the gap in the window and I'm sure someone MUST have a pic!

Anyway, i'm sure the same thing will happen tonight, trouble is there's no way of knowing when exactly he will leave.

As for the gig, it was great, I had seats right up in the Gods (207), but everyone was up and dancing for the whole show and the sound was suprisingly clear.

Fair to say that as arena shows go, Prince is still pretty much peerless...

Prince has a hand...probably 2...and arms and legs...hold the front page!!

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Reply #3 posted 05/17/14 12:31pm

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MissMarySharon said:

Sounds like a great moment! Maybe he stayed late because they were trying to iron out some of the tech/sound problems?

Quite possibly, but who knows. He certainly had a few things to say to his guitar tech during the gig...

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Reply #4 posted 05/17/14 1:28pm

Angelsoncrack

>mfw Prince stays at Travellodge

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Reply #5 posted 05/18/14 2:34pm

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Wow! eek amazing! Wonder what on earth he was doing for two hours ....
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Reply #6 posted 05/20/14 3:21pm

Scotsman1999

That's a cool anecdote! I wonder how he used to escape venues back in the eighties, when there were hordes of screaming women wanting to rip the lace off of him??

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Reply #7 posted 05/20/14 7:20pm

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owen said:

Unless I've missed something on Twitter, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Prince leaving the Phones For You Arena last night.

At precisely 12:49am, he left the side entrance of the arena in a white Mercedes, followed by the girls in a larger white people carrier.

I just happened to be returning to the nearby Travelodge after a few drinks post-gig when I saw a small crowd (maybe 20) outside the entrance.

I asked what was happening and they said that security had told them that Prince would be leaving soon.

Some of the crowd had been waiting since the end of the gig, two hours earlier!

At first, I thought it strange that he would still be there, but suddenly there was a lot of movement within the gates and lo and behold the cars emerged!

What really surprised me is that Prince wound the window down and had his arm out the rear right side of the car waving.

I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able step forward and brush my hand against his before the car sped off into the night.

It was a great way to end the night and I'm curious why no one has mentioned it today and whether anyone got any pics?

I could see prince clearly through the gap in the window and I'm sure someone MUST have a pic!

Anyway, i'm sure the same thing will happen tonight, trouble is there's no way of knowing when exactly he will leave.

As for the gig, it was great, I had seats right up in the Gods (207), but everyone was up and dancing for the whole show and the sound was suprisingly clear.

Fair to say that as arena shows go, Prince is still pretty much peerless...

Fans are scary

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Reply #8 posted 05/20/14 7:48pm

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owen said:

MissMarySharon said:

Sounds like a great moment! Maybe he stayed late because they were trying to iron out some of the tech/sound problems?

Quite possibly, but who knows. He certainly had a few things to say to his guitar tech during the gig...

When I saw him last year in BC he came out at about 2 hrs after the performance. I just thinks it takes time to reapply make-up and change clothes.

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Reply #9 posted 05/20/14 11:16pm

dualboot

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nice,

the topic thread suggests being more current with the passing of the days..

I thought that you saw him at cafe the paris smile

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Reply #10 posted 05/21/14 9:42pm

nursev

Nice story
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Reply #11 posted 05/23/14 2:54pm

dJJ

owen said:

Unless I've missed something on Twitter, I'm surprised no one has mentioned Prince leaving the Phones For You Arena last night.

At precisely 12:49am, he left the side entrance of the arena in a white Mercedes, followed by the girls in a larger white people carrier.

I just happened to be returning to the nearby Travelodge after a few drinks post-gig when I saw a small crowd (maybe 20) outside the entrance.

I asked what was happening and they said that security had told them that Prince would be leaving soon.

Some of the crowd had been waiting since the end of the gig, two hours earlier!

At first, I thought it strange that he would still be there, but suddenly there was a lot of movement within the gates and lo and behold the cars emerged!

What really surprised me is that Prince wound the window down and had his arm out the rear right side of the car waving.

I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was able step forward and brush my hand against his before the car sped off into the night.

It was a great way to end the night and I'm curious why no one has mentioned it today and whether anyone got any pics?

I could see prince clearly through the gap in the window and I'm sure someone MUST have a pic!

Anyway, i'm sure the same thing will happen tonight, trouble is there's no way of knowing when exactly he will leave.

As for the gig, it was great, I had seats right up in the Gods (207), but everyone was up and dancing for the whole show and the sound was suprisingly clear.

Fair to say that as arena shows go, Prince is still pretty much peerless...



I prefer seeing Prince on stage fidling with his guitar.


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