I swear to god that the tent in my trousers has now got so big after last nights shows that there are now dancing bears and elephants performing down there.

The second night was even BETTER than the first. The band just hit it perfectly and Prince was ON. He was in a super mood and fooled around all night.

Seriously, the performance was sublime. Incredible. Even stuff like the sound was way better and not as boomy as the night before.

But first things first, lets start with the Soundcheck. It actually started almost on time. We walked in and he was playing Superstition on keyboards that were set up front and centre on the stage. I grabbed a spot front row, right in front of him almost. His was singing different lyrics to Superstition (not Stevies lyrics) but I didnt recognise them.

After that he told the audience that he couldnt play as long today because he had to do an interview (Richard Wilkins --> ).

Anyways, after that he played a really long funk jam which incorporated a number of funk chants i.e "Skake your money maker" and "We Want the Funk" which the crowd really got into. Lastly, he played Joy in Repitition in all its glory. He played the full version with no altered lyrics and it kicked the arse of the It Aint Over version.

Seriously, Joy in Rep was so fucking awesome I'm expecting quadruplets and I've had to get the builders to add another wing on my house . It was SCARY good and his guitar play again was awe inspiring. Maceo did a brilliant solo too.

Fair dinkum, when all these little Prince babies i'm carrying are born I'm going to name them Prince, Skipper, TAFKAP (this kids in trouble), and Squigle , even if they're girls!

Setlist:

Superstition
Long Ass Funk Jam
Joy in Repitition.

It went for about 35-40 mins in total.

Alrighty then, on to the big one. I know I raved about the first nights show and carried on like a crack whore when the Navy's in town but this second night was something else! He fucking NAILED it. Period. Wrapped it up and fucking posted it staight into folklore.

He played 2 1/2 hours of glorious funk that will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it. The hospital wards at all the maternity wards in Melbourne will be bursting at the seams in 9 months time with little pimp walking, arseless nappy wearing, funky as all shit, little Prince babies.

Here's the setlist:

Let's Go Crazy
I Would Die 4 U
When Doves Cry
Baby I'm A Star
Shhh
Dmsr
I Feel 4 U
Controversy
The Beautiful Ones
Nothing Compares 2 U
Insatiable
Sign O' The Times
The ? Of U
The One
Let's Work
U Got The Look
Hot Pants/Life O' The Party
Soul Man
Kiss
Take Me With U
Everlasting Now

1st encore:

Adore (full version alone at piano!)
New Song (again alone at piano, contained chorus about "dont make me sleep on the couch")
Forever in My Life (!!!)
Alphabet Street (full band in now with P on keyboards)
All the Critics Love U in Melbourne
Days of Wild.

2nd encore:

Purple Rain (best version I have ever heard by a mile and I have TONS of versions)

Prince was in the best mood you could imagine and was clearly ecstatic all night. He made tons of jokes and had the crowd roaring with laughter. He is the pimp daddy of them all!!

In the 1st set he extended both DMSR and Controversy and both were sensational. He was really feeling the fonk!! Good lawd.

During the encore he did this hilarious routine where he was telling the crowd that they had to walk home like they had been "somewhere important". He then did this crazy dandy walk where he sought of had his chin up and his right hand up ny his chest as he did this exaggerated pimp swagger. He fucking out Morris Day'd Morris Day. He also did this crazy muscle man pose with a freaky look on his face. Hilarious!!!

All in all, this concert blew the first night out of the water (and that was great!). This tour is a must see. DO NOT MISS IT!!! The old songs sound fresh and pacing of the concert is perfect as the tempo is brilliantly controlled.

I will never forget this experience as long as I live. I seriously am not the fawning type, you can go back through every post I have ever put on the org (appart from yesterdays review) and you will see that. This show is that good that I feel giddy like a 16 year old virgin who stumbled into a lesbian love trist between Naomi Campbell and Halle Berry and was invited to join in. Balls are blown all over the place!!

Of course there was the Aftershow too. I have placed my comments on that in Joshy's thread. It was another awesome experience. Pince and tha band are so tight and it went off.

Setlist:

Musicology (which rocked!)
Brick House
Peach (morphed into The Work later)
Ohh (sung by RAD)
No Diggity (sung by Chance with P joining in in parts and playing keyboards)
When the Saints Come Marching In.

Fucking A man!! It was the coolest.

I'm hungry now, a mans got to eat now that I'm eating for five.

Cheers

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[This message was edited Wed Oct 22 22:24:06 PDT 2003 by bkw]
[This message was edited Sun Oct 26 0:24:22 PDT 2003 by bkw]

WOW ! Thanks for another great report ! Soundz real great !

funkymuc said:

I cannot do the day justice.

It was that fucking good.

he also did the lyrics to 'one kiss at a time' after forever in my life.

the best concert ever

monte said:

yes Monte, I forgot that.

Best concert ever

Bart and the other doubters can suck my dick.

bkw, after your reviews and joshy's i'm almost to scared to go tomorrow night for Sydney!

fuck! we can't ALL be having Prince's babies!

bkw said:

I really do worry about you sometimes.

mrdespues said:

You better go out shopping today for maternity wear because by the end of tommorrow you are going to be carrying.

bkw said:

Fucking fantastic review. Thanks for it.

Anxiety said:

My pleasure.

Yaaay! BKW. You and the rest of the Aussies deserve such great performances!

bkw said:

That's beautiful.

serpan99 said:

You are the man!!

bkw said:

bkw you did it again. Great report and very quotable!

well done mate, reports like this are so great. Glad you had a great time.

man!!!
woah! thats excellent!!

now i really wish i bought tickets to both shows, but fuck i cant wait till tomorrow!!!

Im curious...did he play Forever in my life like on SOTT movie? With the acoustic guitar? Damn im jealous...i always wanted to hear that live again...

Whistler said:

No, he played it on piano.

It was still magnificent. just different.

Hey, awesome post bkw!!! Glad you guys down south rocked out hard.

Let's hope that the Moscow Circus arrives alive and well in Brisbane on Monday - I know that there are a lot of trousers up here waiting to accommodate it!

I'm so excited ... hopefully it'll be just as good as the Melbourne shows... or even BETTER.

Although by the sounds of your encore setlist, I can't imagine it'll get any better! I really hope that we get to hear Forever In My Life and Days Of Wild. That will mean quintuplets for me.

Alright, now I'm fucking jealous.

I'm glad for you all Australian folks

Thanx 4 ur great report !

Thanks for the report. I'm carrying just reading it.


We'll have the split the bill for nappies.

OH LAWD, I FEEL SOMETHING KICKIN'!!!



Please!!! Please set the tour for the states soon. I don't know how much longer I can carry this load.

BTW: I haven't heard any one mention:

Is Prince dancing or not?

bkw!!!

Thanks SO much for the great reviews...

I thought I couldn't get anymore excited than I already am, but I was wrong... after reading about your experience, (pitched tents and all, lol), I am beyond excited..I am so ready for this moment, I feel like I have waited a lifetime...

I'm so happy for all of us... :wOOt:

Hopefully I'll be seeing quite a few of you.

Have an amazing time, everyone!

'Ohh' is a Mary J. Blige song, btw...

-SWANGchimingin

Moonbeam said:

I wish you could be here right now...

I'll be thinking of you... and ok ok, I won't call you during the concert.



(love you)

Another wonderful report. Thank you so much bkw. I am so happy for you and for all that have been able to attend these shows.