Melbourne State Theatre on February 17


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Jeda said:

Any news on the Melbourne after party for tonight/this morning? My apologies if I've posted in the wrong place, and thanks in advance for any info. J.

I think a bit wishful for tonight. It sounded like Prince's voice needed a rest towards the end of the show.

On that note, what are the official or semi-official Twitter handles that may give us news on Aftershows?

sabaisabai said:

united1878 said:

That was a fun show! Highlights for me were- The way he sang the verse of Dirty Mind The rock n roll piano playing Kiss/Black Sweat Hearing him play Starfish n Coffee Cream A different version of Purple Rain. I'm pretty sure it was about Denise, just as I Love You But I Don't Trust You Any More definitely was. I feel lucky to have been there

Purple Rain was sublime. The one moment of the show that I felt fully immersed and not just watching from a seat.

xtz said:

Joy in repetition. Purple fucking Music with lyrics!

What what what!

No. That sounds incredible.

Just sitting around here in Holland, hoping for a boot to surface soon. This sounds rather good. But, honestly, I don't know if I'd pay more than 100 Eu for this piano concert concept. We'll see what hapens when he hits Holland or Belgium

xtz said:

A few other songs from tonight: Diamonds and Pearls Cream When the lights go down Kiss Black sweat I have to say, the diversity of songs in Melbourne has been pretty great. I went to 3 out of the 4 shows, and they all felt pretty different. Some might complain about the show length but it felt good at the length it was. Briefly attended the Aria party. No kit set up for an after show so bailed... Odd choice of venue e.

Aria's Facebook site is now thanking Prince for the Official After Party with Prince https://www.facebook.com/...ndevents/#

And @Prince3EG is saying some fans danced with Prince at the Afterparty https://twitter.com/Princ...2757163008 so maybe ir was not an AfterSHOW bit an AfterPARTY so there was no band??

how long was the show

He played Purple Music

kapo74 said:

kapo74 said:

Just sitting around here in Holland, hoping for a boot to surface soon. This sounds rather good. But, honestly, I don't know if I'd pay more than 100 Eu for this piano concert concept. We'll see what hapens when he hits Holland or Belgium

I paid $235 for a box seat. I would not have payed $400 and this is really a strech for people who did.

The salaries here are twice what you get paid in Europe, but the cost of living is 3 times higher. I expect european tickets to be cheaper.

"Prince Melbourne Afterparty Draws Massive Crowds"

http://themusic.com.au/ne...ve-crowds/

grantevans said:

The DJ was told no songs with profanity in them. The DJ played 'Head' when.......... well go check out the link.

http://www.heraldsun.com....96f5b69828

I was at the afterparty and I did wonder why Head stopped playing halfway through.
Noone would have known it was Prince telling them to turn it off, he didn't make a big deal about it. To most people it would have just sounded like they mixed to the next song.

luv4u said:

The DJ was told no songs with profanity in them. The DJ played 'Head' when.......... well go check out the link.

http://www.heraldsun.com....96f5b69828

"...his Royal Purpleness became twitchy..."

purplethunder3121 said:

luv4u said:

The DJ was told no songs with profanity in them. The DJ played 'Head' when.......... well go check out the link.

http://www.heraldsun.com....96f5b69828

"...his Royal Purpleness became twitchy..."

I know. I had visions of Prince twitching

luv4u said:

luv4u said:

jstar69 said:

Now that's just sad

Naw, just funny at this point...