what kind of press release gets no press!!!

what happened? where was it televised? what did he say?

COME ON PEEPS!!!! Tell me something about the press conference!!!! Lie for all I care! dammit!!!!!

I can't be the only one that's been on PrinceOrg constantly refeshing the page awaiting information on this press conference!!?

What the fuck is going on?!

No, Sly, you are definitely NOT the only one

I NEED AN UPDATE!!!!!

Me 2....waiting....patiently for now.....

antoon said:

Nope, another one here!

Hey! Stop pushing!

No news at the club

The opening screen of the NPG Music Club site has been changed to "what is musicology? find out march 29th". Nothing else that I can see.

That's a Monday, incidentally...which could be a worldwide CD release date as opposed to a (Tuesday) US one.

Jarret said:

it's actually been like that for a littlw while now (a week?)

come on...where's the news?

wait a minute, this is Prince, he's probably just showing up to the conference now

Come on, what the f happened? Did the deal get announced? I want my extraloveable remaster!

All is well in Gotham town
This is where she wants 2 be
I am what she wants 2 see
I've never known a love so sweet
Still I keep Vicki
Still I keep Vicki
Still I keep Vicki waiting (waiting)
Aha aha

Still I keep Vicki
Still I keep Vicki waiting

This is where she wants 2 be

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRINCE “MUSICOLOGY’ TOUR HITS
UNITED STATES -- “SCHOOL’S IN”

PRINCE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF “PURPLE RAIN”
WITH NEW CD “MUSICOLOGY” AND CONCERT TOUR
PER4MING SOME OF HIS MOST WELL KNOWN HITS 4 THE LAST TIME

Los Angeles, CA—February 24, 2004---For the first time in six years, pop star Prince and the New Power Generation band are embarking on a coast-to-coast concert tour of the United States. These concerts will feature Prince per4ming some of his most well known hits live 4 the last time.

The tour comes on the heels of Prince’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his heart-stopping Grammy opening performance with multiple-award-winner Beyonce. The launch of the tour also coincides with the release of Prince’s new CD, “Musicology.”

Prince has sold more than 100 million records and is regarded by fans and critics alike as a monumental force and influence in popular culture. During the '80s, Prince emerged as one of the most singular talents in the history of music, releasing a series of groundbreaking albums that both defined and captured the spirit of the times. With each successive album, Prince has shown remarkable stylistic growth and musical diversity, constantly experimenting with different sounds, topics and genres. Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied.

The tour launches in Los Angeles on March 29th and continues throughout the spring and summer, hitting more than 38 of cities. The concert will be set up in the round, with a center stage, allowing for many more great seats in each venue. Tickets and information are available on Prince’s web site at www.npgmc.com and Ticketmaster and Tickets.com.

Each show will be one long dance party with Prince supplying the music! The production lives within the players themselves...no gimmicks, no pre-recorded music and no prisoners taken! Performing with Prince are New Power Generation band members John Blackwell (drums), Greg Boyer (trombone), Candy Dulfer (saxophone), Chance Howard (trumpet), Renato Neto (piano and synthesizers), Maceo Parker (saxophone), RAD. (vocals and keyboards), and Rhonda Smith (bass).

The concert itinerary with additional dates TBA:
All dates subject to change

March 29 Los Angeles Staples Center
March 31 Phoenix Glendale Arena
April 2 Dallas American Airlines Center
April 6 Oklahoma City Ford Center
April 7 Omaha Qwest Center
April 8 Ames Hilton Coliseum
April 10 Champaign Assembly Hall
April 12 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
April 13 Cincinnati U.S Bank Arena
April 14 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
April 16 Columbus Value City Arena,Schottenstein Center
April 17 Cleveland Gund Arena
April 18 State College Bryce Jordan Center
April 21 Columbia Colonial Center
April 22 Knoxville Thompson-Boling Arena
April 23 Raleigh RBC Center
April 25 Ft. Lauderdale Office Depot Center
April 26 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
April 27 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 29 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum
April 30 Atlanta Philips Arena
May 1 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
May 4 Kansas City Kemper Arena
May 5 St. Louis Savvis Center
May 6 Nashville Gaylord Entertainment Center
June 12 Bossier City CenturyTel Center

Other cities slated for the tour include:

Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
Las Vegas
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New York City
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle

Woohoo

well posted today in the u tell us is this, but nothing we didn't already know !!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRINCE “MUSICOLOGY’ TOUR HITS
UNITED STATES -- “SCHOOL’S IN”

PRINCE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF “PURPLE RAIN”
WITH NEW CD “MUSICOLOGY” AND CONCERT TOUR
PER4MING SOME OF HIS MOST WELL KNOWN HITS 4 THE LAST TIME

Los Angeles, CA—February 24, 2004---For the first time in six years, pop star Prince and the New Power Generation band are embarking on a coast-to-coast concert tour of the United States. These concerts will feature Prince per4ming some of his most well known hits live 4 the last time.

The tour comes on the heels of Prince’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his heart-stopping Grammy opening performance with multiple-award-winner Beyonce. The launch of the tour also coincides with the release of Prince’s new CD, “Musicology.”

Prince has sold more than 100 million records and is regarded by fans and critics alike as a monumental force and influence in popular culture. During the '80s, Prince emerged as one of the most singular talents in the history of music, releasing a series of groundbreaking albums that both defined and captured the spirit of the times. With each successive album, Prince has shown remarkable stylistic growth and musical diversity, constantly experimenting with different sounds, topics and genres. Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied.

The tour launches in Los Angeles on March 29th and continues throughout the spring and summer, hitting more than 38 of cities. The concert will be set up in the round, with a center stage, allowing for many more great seats in each venue. Tickets and information are available on Prince’s web site at www.npgmc.com and Ticketmaster and Tickets.com.

Each show will be one long dance party with Prince supplying the music! The production lives within the players themselves...no gimmicks, no pre-recorded music and no prisoners taken! Performing with Prince are New Power Generation band members John Blackwell (drums), Greg Boyer (trombone), Candy Dulfer (saxophone), Chance Howard (trumpet), Renato Neto (piano and synthesizers), Maceo Parker (saxophone), RAD. (vocals and keyboards), and Rhonda Smith (bass).

The concert itinerary with additional dates TBA:
All dates subject to change

March 29 Los Angeles Staples Center
March 31 Phoenix Glendale Arena
April 2 Dallas American Airlines Center
April 6 Oklahoma City Ford Center
April 7 Omaha Qwest Center
April 8 Ames Hilton Coliseum
April 10 Champaign Assembly Hall
April 12 Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse
April 13 Cincinnati U.S Bank Arena
April 14 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena
April 16 Columbus Value City Arena,Schottenstein Center
April 17 Cleveland Gund Arena
April 18 State College Bryce Jordan Center
April 21 Columbia Colonial Center
April 22 Knoxville Thompson-Boling Arena
April 23 Raleigh RBC Center
April 25 Ft. Lauderdale Office Depot Center
April 26 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
April 27 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
April 29 Birmingham BJCC Coliseum
April 30 Atlanta Philips Arena
May 1 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
May 4 Kansas City Kemper Arena
May 5 St. Louis Savvis Center
May 6 Nashville Gaylord Entertainment Center
June 12 Bossier City CenturyTel Center

Other cities slated for the tour include:

Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
Las Vegas
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New York City
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Seattle

Huh? Chance Howard plays the trumpet nowadays?...

Is that it? I feel like I just got fucked and didn't cum.

-----

"why do I feel like I need to take a shower?"
-D'Angelo

Me too...Ive heard it all before - this wontbe the last time he plays the hits...thats where his money comes from. Hes foolish to think that he can recreate 20 years of poularity without falling backon them

You guys all do it to yourselves.. you read all the hype on here and get all excited and then when the truth comes out you get dissapointed... so funny...

fucked and you did'nt come?... classic.. sounds more like you masterbated and did'nt come to me.
[This message was edited Tue Feb 24 13:41:38 2004 by manonearth]

From:
http://www.prince.org/msg/7/81876

Clubkid said:

manonearth said:

its true. we all speculate but some peeps get way too excited about things that aren't real.

Usually I would agree that we get ourselves too excited only to be let down by our own expectations ...but I think Prince has to take the blame for some of it this time.

I mean why have a press conference just to anounce a tour and a new album...let alone invite fans along - isnt the club meant to be the place for these type of things ....why go to all the fuss of whipping up this excitment just to hold a press conference for a tour - he toured hundreds of time but never had to make this song and dance baout it before.

DOnt get me wrong Im excited about a tour and,being an NPGMC memebr for the 3rd year, I am sure they cant mess up this time and I will get my tickets.

Its just that the phrase "You can polish a turd" comes to mind
[This message was edited Tue Feb 24 14:49:49 2004 by purpledoveuk]

purpledoveuk said:

Well first this is an arena tour, he's doing alot more large venues on this one that with something like ONA. Merely announcing tour dates on the club isn't gonna fill an arena. He will probably be pushing this tour alot more in the press than he did in the recent past.

Coupled with the new album, shopping for a label, the tv performances, 20th anniversary of PR, new professionally shot video, etc... he's obviously making an overall push for the mainstream again. The press conference had little to do with getting us excited, it was more about the general public who only knows he is still alive cause of the Grammy performance.

Universaluv said:

THANK YOU!!!

I personally found the press release boring since I already 'knew' what he announced, but then I immediately realized I wasn't the target audience of the press release, none of us were!


I can only imagine how ugly this place would be right now if P said "don't tell the NPGMC about this press release, they already know about it" and we read the reports in the mainstream press instead of the Org and the NPGMC. People would've pitched fits. So, he includes the Club and people are still let-down and pissed.

whatevs

in the end all, I wouldn't expect ANYTHING else from this place...

endorphin74 said:

U r so right! I was pretty disappointed by the pres conference myself but it's true that peeps would be very unhappy if we had to hear about it from the press. I'm just bummed because NPGMC said there would be "major" announcements - a tour and an album aren't really "major" in my book considering that's what the man does. Oh well, I'm still going to see him when he comes to SF (just saw him last week!) so I'm happy!

Okay, okay....I don't understand why U all R dissappointed. The press conference was off da hook! Prince and the NPG played on stage.....a sneak peek on what 2 expect on the Musicology tour. He had a question and answer session and did announce we would be able 2 see the Musicology in full that day, after the band came out and jammed. It was truly enjoyable 2 all that were present. It was a mini concert.....4 free!!

Listen, why all the DISCOMFORT? Prince did Something Really EXCITING! REALLY SPONTANEOUS and Really MYSTERIOUS. DID anybody DREAM he would do a MINI CONCERT? Listen,Prince does what he Feels and that's So Cool! You all that saw it are Truly Lucky Folks and should count your Lucky Stars cause this isn't Something he does Everyday. This was a Special Treat for You ALL! BE Happy!

Universaluv said:

"Dammed if u do, dammed if i don`t".
All u ugrateful orgers should start up ure own web site.
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