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Thread started 06/01/99 4:44pm

Yet another report on Vegas (first gig)

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I was at the MGM show only and in an effort not to duplicate the stuff
already posted I'd like to add my experience:

Songs performed (other than the ones reported) -

1999 (for the encore)
Purple Rain
I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
You Got the Look (with Stella singing back-up & on percussion)

Other things of note:

Prince was clearly not 'warmed up' because he almost fell at least three
times on the ramp (stage left). He fell going up the ramp at one point, I
was 3rd row from the floor at stage-left and saw him curse after the last
close call- think it was something like "fudge" - you get my drift. He did
make up for it later by doing the let's go crazy 'split' and 'turn' routine.

There were these fake-fire things at the top of each ramp, that are blown by
a fan, somehow kicked into the sound of his guitar. At one point it sounded
like a mix of his guitar and a helecopter, and he moved away from the
fake-fire things, did a spin and almost bit it again.

Flyers advertising 800-new-funk were passed around in the audience. They
advertised the upcoming Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic and Beautiful Strange vid
along with other stuff.

I thought he did a ton of preaching, a lot about Jesus being killed for
spreading love and the usual pontification about God.

New globe thingies hangin from the stage, and a cool fog/laser show that I
hadn't seen before. The stadium was embarassingly empty. He apologized for
the short notice on the show (but not for the outrageous ticket prices) go
figure.

After the show we did happen to see him leaving club Utopia, with all of his
security. But that's about it.
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