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MGM Studio 54, Las Vegas/NV
31.05.1999 a.m., 0015-0305, ca. 2h 45' playing time

Comment: The best public performance since the Utrecht-Tivoli 98 aftershow!

Sing A Simple Song
Stand!
Family Affair
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (original arrangement)
You Can Make It If You Try
Forever In My Life
Everyday People
-Freaks On This Side (chant)
The Santana Medley
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
-Four
Face Down (lyrics only)
If I Had A Harem
The Ride
Poom Poom
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine
I Got The Feeling (instr.)
Mad
-Face Down
The Jam
Music Lover
I Want To Take You Higher
Teddy Bear
Courtin' Time
Talkin' Loud & Sayin' Nothing
-Hypno Paradise (instr.)
-Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose (instr.)
-It's Alright
Somebody's Somebody
Mr. Happy
-Acknowledge Me
-Jungle Boogie ("get down" sample)
Purple Rain.

Band: , Morris, KAJ, Estelle. Guesting often: Larry, Jerry, Cynthia,
Rose Stone. Guesting now and then: Rhonda. Guesting once: Kat Dyson and
George Johnson (of the 70s band 'Brothers Johnson') during Talkin' Loud &
Sayin' Nothing.

The Ride: Changed a bit/improvised on the lyrics.
Poom Poom: walked through the audience while playing guitar.
I Got The Feeling: Featuring a lot of dancing in the JB style.

had 4 keyboards (incl. the MiniMoog) on 'his' side plus the drum
machine featuring all the loops that KAJ can't play live... always
looked into a book before chosing a loop because he had to enter the
number. The machine is already programmed with "Hypno Paradise" and "Rave
Un2 The Joy Fantastic" among many other tracks.

The soundcheck included Sing A Simple Song and Family Affair (after 2000)
among other numbers.

There were plans for another night-club performance the following night
(31.05/01.06), possibly @ "Drinks", but it was cancelled during this show.

Info on Grand Garden Arena concert:
-Janet Jackson was in attendance (mentioned by during the Studio 54 gig)
-Maximum capacity: 16325 (according to website)
-expected audience: 13400 (official MGM number)
-the concert was far from sold out; about a third of the seats were free
(especially in the back).
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