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Tom Felton, Will Young and Alesha Dixon attend the Belle UK film premiere tonight, before Prince performs at the private afterparty in WC2.

At the Hippodrome, apparently

[Edited 6/5/14 10:42am]

No tickets on the door.

SquirrelMeat said:

No tickets on the door.

Thank God, I've got nothing left in the tank. I'm knackered.

He puts me to shame.

If anyone gets in, have a great time.

Private function only by the sounds of it. 1am performance.

tatocorcu said:

He's been advertising this film quite heavily on twitter. Is he related to the film in any way (producer or something) or does he just like it?

Probably just the lead actress

According to schkopi a 2 hours show:

setlist:

Setlist (à confirmer)

The Breakdown (PA)
Take Me With U
U Got The Look
Cool
When Doves Cry
Sign O Times
Hot Thing
Housequake
Forever In My Life
Controversy
1999
Little Red Corvette
Nothing Compares 2 U
??
Plectrum Electrum
Something in the Water
The Ride
Purple Rain
Kiss
Play Funky Music
Pretzelbodylogic

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

Also played, but not on that list:

Raspberry Beret

Guitar

Butterface

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

Also played, but not on that list:

Raspberry Beret

Guitar

Butterface

How did you get in?

strawberrybubblegum said:

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

Also played, but not on that list:

Raspberry Beret

Guitar

Butterface

How did you get in?

One of the ever-shrinking perks of being a music journalist. (I wrote a glowing review of the Electric Ballroom for The Quietus and did a thing on Radio 4's Today programme, so P's people invited me as a thank-you, I guess. Before you think I'm the luckiest bastard alive, I didn't manage to guest-list it into any of the other shows, and I queued up outside Koko and paid my £70 like everyone else...)

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

strawberrybubblegum said:

How did you get in?

One of the ever-shrinking perks of being a music journalist. (I wrote a glowing review of the Electric Ballroom for The Quietus and did a thing on Radio 4's Today programme, so P's people invited me as a thank-you, I guess. Before you think I'm the luckiest bastard alive, I didn't manage to guest-list it into any of the other shows, and I queued up outside Koko and paid my £70 like everyone else...)

Nice one!

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

strawberrybubblegum said:

How did you get in?

One of the ever-shrinking perks of being a music journalist. (I wrote a glowing review of the Electric Ballroom for The Quietus and did a thing on Radio 4's Today programme, so P's people invited me as a thank-you, I guess. Before you think I'm the luckiest bastard alive, I didn't manage to guest-list it into any of the other shows, and I queued up outside Koko and paid my £70 like everyone else...)

Have to ask...was it you the review of Batman for Melody Maker in '89? I remember being incensed by that at the time, although, with hindsight, I think I was in the wrong!!!

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

strawberrybubblegum said:

How did you get in?

One of the ever-shrinking perks of being a music journalist. (I wrote a glowing review of the Electric Ballroom for The Quietus and did a thing on Radio 4's Today programme, so P's people invited me as a thank-you, I guess. Before you think I'm the luckiest bastard alive, I didn't manage to guest-list it into any of the other shows, and I queued up outside Koko and paid my £70 like everyone else...)

Take note people, this is how to have advantageous perks and be humble about it! Nice one!!!

'dre

Agreed. Imagine if a certain bore (no name needed here...) had gone to this show..........

(p.s.- 'Everything' is one of my favourite music books- I lost my copy ages ago in reshuffles at my parents house and EVERY time I go to visit I hunt for it, to no avail.....)

allwaystired said:

Agreed. Imagine if a certain bore (no name needed here...) had gone to this show..........

(p.s.- 'Everything' is one of my favourite music books- I lost my copy ages ago in reshuffles at my parents house and EVERY time I go to visit I hunt for it, to no avail.....)

I think I know who u mean...ha ha

The guy with the silly beard who thinks he is somebody boasting he was on TV at every show and I noticed he Q jumped the 2nd show to the front at roundhouse!

Disgusting behaviour thinking he has the right to be centre stage front at every show acting like a tw@t knocking into ppl with his elbows!!

Purplesnicki said:

allwaystired said:

Agreed. Imagine if a certain bore (no name needed here...) had gone to this show..........

(p.s.- 'Everything' is one of my favourite music books- I lost my copy ages ago in reshuffles at my parents house and EVERY time I go to visit I hunt for it, to no avail.....)

I think I know who u mean...ha ha

The guy with the silly beard who thinks he is somebody boasting he was on TV at every show and I noticed he Q jumped the 2nd show to the front at roundhouse!

Disgusting behaviour thinking he has the right to be centre stage front at every show acting like a tw@t knocking into ppl with his elbows!!

Yeah I know who you mean too...who the hell do these people think they are...I'm almost embarrased to call myself a fan with idiots like that around.

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

Also played, but not on that list:

Raspberry Beret

Guitar

Butterface

What song is Butterface??? is it new? is it funny ?? lyrics anyone?

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

So you need to see way more to shows in the correct perspective.

hw3004 said:

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

One of the ever-shrinking perks of being a music journalist. (I wrote a glowing review of the Electric Ballroom for The Quietus and did a thing on Radio 4's Today programme, so P's people invited me as a thank-you, I guess. Before you think I'm the luckiest bastard alive, I didn't manage to guest-list it into any of the other shows, and I queued up outside Koko and paid my £70 like everyone else...)

Have to ask...was it you the review of Batman for Melody Maker in '89? I remember being incensed by that at the time, although, with hindsight, I think I was in the wrong!!!

Nope. I did review various Prince records and concerts for MM, but that particular one wasn't me.

allwaystired said:

(p.s.- 'Everything' is one of my favourite music books- I lost my copy ages ago in reshuffles at my parents house and EVERY time I go to visit I hunt for it, to no avail.....)

Thank you!

inspireof said:

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

Also played, but not on that list:

Raspberry Beret

Guitar

Butterface

What song is Butterface??? is it new? is it funny ?? lyrics anyone?

It's a twelve-bar blues number with comedy lyrics along the lines of "I love everything about her... but her face (butterface)". At the end he said "I just needed to get that out of my system." I guess it's new, cos I can't find any mention of it on any "every Prince song ever" list and I can't find any Google evidence of it being a cover. If anyone knows better, let me know...

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

inspireof said:

What song is Butterface??? is it new? is it funny ?? lyrics anyone?

It's a twelve-bar blues number with comedy lyrics along the lines of "I love everything about her... but her face (butterface)". At the end he said "I just needed to get that out of my system." I guess it's new, cos I can't find any mention of it on any "every Prince song ever" list and I can't find any Google evidence of it being a cover. If anyone knows better, let me know...

And how well received was the show by the, so called, celebrities?? Did anyone lose it and act like a life long fan....any suprises, who looked really into it?

Did P take the piss out of anyones dance moves??

Nikeze said:

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

It's a twelve-bar blues number with comedy lyrics along the lines of "I love everything about her... but her face (butterface)". At the end he said "I just needed to get that out of my system." I guess it's new, cos I can't find any mention of it on any "every Prince song ever" list and I can't find any Google evidence of it being a cover. If anyone knows better, let me know...

And how well received was the show by the, so called, celebrities?? Did anyone lose it and act like a life long fan....any suprises, who looked really into it?

Did P take the piss out of anyones dance moves??

I noticed that Bryan Ferry, who had been looking sort of 'amused' on the balcony, had gone after about half an hour (but it was very late and he's an old man). I saw Miranda Richardson behind me in the standing bit but lost sight of her during the show. As for the other celebs, no idea - I only knew they'd been there when I read about it the next day. The film industry people were just awful awful awful, though. Coked up and brimming with an arrogant sense of entitlement, pushing people aside and saying things like "We're here to celebrate MY film..."

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

Also played, but not on that list:

Raspberry Beret

Guitar

Butterface

thanks for sharing a bit about your experience ... was there no Lets Go Crazy or Kiss from what you recall?

steverm said:

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

I was there. Absolutely phenomenal, maybe the best P gig I've ever seen (but I've said that before, the morning after...)

Also played, but not on that list:

Raspberry Beret

Guitar

Butterface

thanks for sharing a bit about your experience ... was there no Lets Go Crazy or Kiss from what you recall?

Definitely no "Let's Go Crazy", or "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" for that matter, which surprised me because they've both been regulars lately. But he DID play "Kiss". I wrote up the setlist for Setlist.fm here http://www.setlist.fm/set...0221d.html (there may be something I missed but that's as close to definitive as I could get).

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

steverm said:

thanks for sharing a bit about your experience ... was there no Lets Go Crazy or Kiss from what you recall?

Definitely no "Let's Go Crazy", or "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" for that matter, which surprised me because they've both been regulars lately. But he DID play "Kiss". I wrote up the setlist for Setlist.fm here http://www.setlist.fm/set...0221d.html (there may be something I missed but that's as close to definitive as I could get).

Thank you for the confirmation....

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

Nikeze said:

And how well received was the show by the, so called, celebrities?? Did anyone lose it and act like a life long fan....any suprises, who looked really into it?

Did P take the piss out of anyones dance moves??

I noticed that Bryan Ferry, who had been looking sort of 'amused' on the balcony, had gone after about half an hour (but it was very late and he's an old man). I saw Miranda Richardson behind me in the standing bit but lost sight of her during the show. As for the other celebs, no idea - I only knew they'd been there when I read about it the next day. The film industry people were just awful awful awful, though. Coked up and brimming with an arrogant sense of entitlement, pushing people aside and saying things like "We're here to celebrate MY film..."

That sounds absolutely horrendous. I think I'd take being down at the front at an Arena surrounded by fans over that really. I wonder how people live their lifes actually- imagine being s wrapped up in your own London-centric, self-congratularly, insular world that you'd go to an intimate Prince show and take it for granted. They must get so little out of things like music that means so much to me that I genuinely pity them.