metalorange said:

Since they're a chain, Why not also do Atlantic City, New Orleans(including one benefit concert), and Lake Tahoe as a part of the deal?

How do you feel about Prince becoming a Las Vegas act, do you feel it's a good or bad career move? I feel thats the sign of becoming a "Has Been Entertainer"
His name up in lights with the likes of " Wayne Newton, Celine Dion and those dudes who sometime get attacked by Big White Tigers in Vegas and those other cheesy Vegas acts from the past and present, it's sad to see this from a guy who was rebel , a pioneer of music in the 80's, become this. Next he'll be on the "Surreal Life" with Joe Millionaire and Tom Green ,at least have some type of honor if not for yourself have if for you fans!!!
.....RESIST THE BEAST...BE SUPERIOR AT LEAST.....POSITIVITY...HAVE U HAD
YOUR PLUS SIGN TODAY, PRINCE ????

call me crazy,but I think this is a great idea.Perhaps Prince is tired of going around the globe,from one hotel to the next,living out of suitcases for several months.That gets tiresome after awhile.If he performs only in Vegas,he can have a stable work schedule,get him a nice home close to the venue,and still make alot of money.Celine Dion has been doing this for several years and it's working out great for her.

SoulAlive said:

prince and celine duets? toni braxton can get in on the mix to! didnt prince write her a song back in the day? lol

anon said:

Perhaps because the Vegas hotel is the one doing poorly at the moment. Perhaps because they could not get Prince to do it - at the end of the day, they're very lucky to get Prince at all, I doubt they call the shots!

metalorange said:

No. Why didn't Prince work those other places into the deal? Even if he only does a few dates in either of those places, it changes the packaging.

anon said:

It would be like a tour. If he wanted to do a tour, he would go to more than those places. The whole idea seems to be to stay in one place for a while, avoid all the hassles of travelling, and maybe he likes Vegas. With that in mind, involving those other places would defeat the object of this new experiment.

I remember a time when prince said he didn't want to end up like james Brown or any other act doing Vegas shows and living off past glory!!! mmmm seems to me like he changed policy...

Anx said:

Yes. That is the feeling I am dealing with. And, it's just a feeling. I am sure he has motives that make sense to him. But why Vegas? Just a shread of an answer from the man would be nice to those of us left wondering. I am positive his shows will be FABULOUS ( I mean, ofcourse) but why Vegas ONLY? At least with a real TOUR everyone has a fighting chance to see him.

"DANCE ON"

diana7777 said:

Gawd, this crap is making me

NOWHERE has it been said he won't ever tour! Quite the contrary, reports are that he's doing the Vegas thing (booking acts & performing sometimes) for a LIMITED time, the Super Bowl half-time show, then a tour.

Him being in one place for awhile, gives a lot more people a fighting chance to see him than a tour. With a tour, if you're lucky enough for him to come close to your town and then lucky enough to get a decent ticket in 5 mins, THEN you might get to see him. People bitch when he tours too, because he doesn't go where they want him to go.

As for the Celine comments, it's just fucking stupid to compare the two. She's got a multi-year contract doing a huge production in one of the big show rooms. Prince's gig is supposed to be booking acts with the occasional performance in a nightclub type of place. Much more of a party atmosphere than a Celine show.

But, for all you nay-sayers, go to the Celine & Elton John shows, since that seems to be all you can get your heads around.
[Edited 10/9/06 9:59am]

Serena said:

Thank you....well said!

As for the Celine comments, it's just fucking stupid to compare the two. She's got a multi-year contract doing a huge production in one of the big show rooms. Prince's gig is supposed to be booking acts with the occasional performance in a nightclub type of place. Much more of a party atmosphere than a Celine show.

Serena said:

No it's not because to the world, Prince does Vegas & saying it's a party in Vegas is like saying it's a cake in a bakery.

At least if he claimed to set up camp in a few different places and started this thing off with a benefit concert in New Orleans, that would be what people recall when/if the press pokes at the Vegas gig.

Also, I would travel to New Orleans to see him before I'd go to Vegas...even if it were farther away.

anon said:

wtf? Why should he claim to do something that isn't what he wants to do? And how in the hell did New Orleans all of a sudden become part of this?

Have you ever seen Prince in Las Vegas?

He is frickin' hot, hot, hot..

If he's hot in Vegas he would be hot playing in a NYC subway. Vegas is not what makes him hot....
The Vegas people have a problem with is not so much the place. A venue is a venue. It's the stigma.

Serena said:

Because that hotel chain is located in all these places and because it could have easily been worked into the deal and because the press would be better etc... Sometimes it's all about the spin.

Why is it that you seem to get so worked up over the fact that some have issues with Vegas? One has to wonder if, on some level, you see something wrong with it.

sag10 said:

If he's hot in Vegas he would be hot playing in a NYC subway. Vegas is not what makes him hot.

But no I haven't seen him in there and though I have no desire to go there, I know it's not as bad as it's rep. My brother just took his small children and said they had a great time.

The Vegas people have a problem with is not so much the place. A venue is a venue. It's the stigma.

How do you feel about Prince becoming a Las Vegas act, do you feel it's a good or bad career move?

Christopher said:

now,let's not jump to conclusions