codshort said:

Hmm, well my last name begins with a "T" and I got my tickets about 15 minutes after the presale began. Ended up in the 100s (plaza not floor seating)

Pretty good view of the whole stage, but Prince tended to favor the side opposite us. Guess he is used to keeping his back to the drummer.


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[This message was edited Sun Apr 4 10:02:40 2004 by Universaluv]

daPrettyman said:

There wasn't an aftershow in Dallas. We got "up close and personal" with one of the band members on our way out of the arena (he was the really big guy. Forgive me, I don't know his name). He was asked about an aftershow and he said he was going back to the hotel and going to bed. He was also asked about them coming back to Dallas in June and he said Prince hadn't said anything to them about it before. We figured maybe Prince had just meant that they would be back to *Texas* in June (San Antonio). We didn't hear Prince say an actual *day* in June.

My personal "brush with greatness" continued when I had returned to my hotel room and was going back out to the clubs for the night. The elevator doors opened in the lobby and I was faced with that same band member along with Renato Neto and a couple of the horn players. I was in shock and just got out of their way as I got off and they got on. They were staying at the Melrose Hotel on Cedar Springs. Pretty cool! Does anyone know if Prince actually stayed there, too?

Doozer said:

Well, I'll say this..there are two people that I'll never miss live....prince and erykah...and damn it to have them both on stage....lawdy lawdy lawd.....wit her prego self.

CalhounSq said:

Well the reason the stage is so high is that Prince uses under the stage as his backstage area to change and chill. They need to have the floor seats on a platform too. He has stairs right by John Blackwell that go under the stage but once at Glendale he came down the stairs on the side and then went thru the curtain to underneath. I think that is after he threw the mic down.

DwainTX said:

Prince didn't say a date, but after the show ended the monitors displayed "2nd Dallas show added, June 11, tickets on sale April 17"

DesertMoon said:

The design sucks. I understand the reason for the height but I don't want my view fucked up either. Like you said the floor seats need to be on a platform too OR they should have built the stage a little lower into the floor so we'd only be looking up 4 ft or so, not 6

OMG! My friend just called me and told me that she heard on the radio that Prince was at club Roccafellas and he did perform. I heard during the night of the show that the after party was at club Roccafella, but I did'nt believe it because I did'nt get a flyer on it and they play mostly dirty south rap there. I can see Prince playing a club Blue, but at roccafellas? It's just not him. Does anybody knew if this is true?

Doozer said:

OUr last name starts with M so you could be right. How strange?!!! what a weird way to seat people.

daPrettyman said:

Yes, there was an after party. It was held at a club called rockafellers. He DID show up because I saw him with my own two eyes. He stayed in the VIP section the whole night sitting next to Rhonda (mmmhhhmmm don't let me talk to Mani) but anway...

the place was ghetto and dead. They played NO PRINCE.... duh but he was upstairs.

APOLLONIA112 said:

He was there but DID NOT play. I left when he left. Unless he left and came back which i doubt because i left with John Blackwell, Mike Phillips and the new keyboard player (big dude, can't remember his name)

A friend's last name starts with "Q" and he got 3rd row seats!

The Dallas show should be put on DVD it was hot!

This is gonna sound weird...but

Did anyone bring their kids? My little boy loves Prince's music (he's a toddler) and I'm wondering if I should take him or not!!

dearlybeloved said:

SO were you hanging out with Prince and the band that night ? If so, how did you get into the VIP section ? Did Prince seem like he was feeling the music that night, since they only play Hip-Hop music ?

Hey I saw ur wife! I saw that shirt, it was purple, right?!!! I was there as well! it was an AWESOME concert! I came from San Antonio also, L-O-N-G drive, fully wo rth it though!

I wanted to tell all the NPGMC members hi that I met, Lia and Joanna that sat in front of me. It was great sitting near some "true fans" See everyone June 11th! Dallas orger's we need to plan a get together soon!
Melissa- Section 21 row E seats 13 and 14
[This message was edited Tue Apr 6 17:48:41 2004 by dance74]

ear said:

Yep -- that was us! We both had on purple shirts. My wife's read "Baby's 1st Prince concert" and had an arrow pointing down to her belly. My shirt said "Musicology major."

It was a long drive to Dallas. The drive to the SBC Center in June will be much shorter.