redaddict said:

I'm quite shocked at this! Audiences ruining the tour?? Wow. I have seen Prince many times over the years and was at two of his shows in Sydney recently. Were the audience excited? Yes! Were people screaming, clapping, singing, jumping up and down? Hell yes! I was front row for one of the shows and let me tell you, Prince was LOVING it!

These are live shows, not studio recordings. The audience's energy feeds the performer. How can that possibly be a bad thing?!

For me personally, the concert would have been "ruined" by an audience who sat quietly and politely listened. It might have made for a cleaner recording but a flat atmosphere and experience, and I don't believe Prince would have enjoyed it either. That's not the kind of performer he is.

It's live, it's raw, it's energy, it's electric and people are experiencing something real, in that moment, away from their electronic worlds, together. Human beings, bonded by energy, excitement, passion and joy. It's rare and it's incredibly beautiful. No, exuberant audiences CANNOT ruin the tour!

*gets down off soapbox and slinks away*

I agree with you that people "screaming, clapping, singing, jumping up and down" at show can all be great and Prince definitely enjoys and encourages that.

BUT a group of drunk people repeatedly shouting "whoop whoop!" to each other, in no relation to what Prince is playing, would ruin a show on this Piano tour for me. So I think really bad, drunk seatmates *can* ruin an intimate concert like this, but I hope this kind of behavior is rare.

I agree with pretty much all the points of views other members have written. People calling out and showing their excitement is part of a live audience. As others have written though talking is a big no-no. Be excited all you want but please don't talk during songs! Whisper if you must! Otherwise talk in between songs.
[Edited 4/11/16 2:45am]

It has been rescheduled! April 14th...

Damned iPad and butter fingers... Wrong topic.
[Edited 4/11/16 7:29am]