Why Prince baby Why? Is it the Money? not vegas. I am not happy to hear this at all. Obviously Prince has his reasons. And I still love you Prince

So whats the deal with Lena Morgan? Ive never heard of her. What do you expect her menu to be like? Is it Veggie or what?

estelle81 said:

Twinz and numbers is Prince's thang.
he always wants double everything. When these twins dry up, no doubt Prince will get a fresh batch.
he might even get 2 sets of Twins or 4 sets of Quads.
he likes stuff 2 match.
Diamond and Pearl matched real good 2 not b related 2 each other.

ha, ha, u 4 got 2 duck!

jone70 said:

a pre-sale link 4 tickets was sent 2 music club memembers on the 1rst of Nov.
u n the club?
eye got one.

Bosco said:

my pre-sale was the 1rst of Nov. with a link.
it was from noreply@NPGMUSICCLUB.COM with all the same nfo.
eye could get my tickets right then, but a friend said vegas is 900 miles from u....eye said eye got 2 rethink this and canceled.
did no one else get this link from the old club?????

This is awesome. I already have plans to be in Vegas that weekend...HOT DAMN!!

BackStagePass said:

ok eye c a lot of ppl got pre sale from NPGMC 2!
stupid me, eye didn't no 'the word' they sent was the password! what? onionhead! it or right!?

BackStagePass said:

MartyMcFly said:

Graycap23 said:

I thought about the whole Vegas thing is absurd.
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[Edited 11/3/06 4:41am]

btw: I created a thread in the Fan Gatherings forum to discuss fan meetups for the weekend of the first shows (Nov 10th and 11th)....

If you're interested in meeting up for dinner or drinks, etc with some other orgers, please check the thread out and let's try to throw something together!!!

http://www.prince.org/msg/2/207305

Pretty intrigued by this.

Only wish I lived in Las Vegas, though.

From BBC Website:


Prince sets sights on Las Vegas

Prince's hits include Purple Rain and Sign O' The Times
Pop star Prince is to play a series of weekend concerts in Las Vegas, beginning next week.
The singer, 48, will play Friday and Saturday night shows at the Rio hotel's nightclub and will also host gigs featuring other artists on Wednesdays.

A club statement said Prince's shows would go on indefinitely.

Tickets for the over-21 concerts cost $125 (£65.50) and will go on sale on 2 November.

Other artists in residence in the city include Celine Dion.

Prince's 2004 comeback tour took $90.3m (£48.5m) in ticket sales and helped make him the top earner in the music industry that year.

The star, who has previously changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, has had a string of hits since he began recording in the late 70s, including When Doves Cry, Purple Rain and Kiss

Rumour has it that once the 3121 Casino/Hotel saga has finished Prince will be bringing his ensemble to the UK.


Blackpool Tower has been provisionally booked for the second stage of his 3121 revolution!

Bring it on!

metalorange said:

Prince is our modern day Beethoven. Anyone who can afford the trip and be able to take time off of work should go.
Many times i drove for hours only to find the party had been cancelled. But the times Prince played far outweighed the times he didn't.
Listen to your Heart, go where it wants to go. You can't fail that way. No one should let others talk you out of anything that you feel is right and good for you. Just go!!!

I'M READY...I'M READY...I'M READY..

Fucking sellout.

mzflash said:

Thanks! love the encouragement!

Savage said:

That's great, at least UK fans will have a chance to see him if this turns out to be true, especially since he didn't do the Musicology tour there.
[Edited 11/3/06 6:45am]

Spookymuffin said:

Yes it probably will sell out, and break several records, and establish new standards for the dumbed down American music listening public. Very refreshing.

JonnyApplesauce said:

My God you are blinded by famdom aren't you?

Prince has just become Barry Manilow; this is not the raw fuck/rock legend of the 80s; this is a tired, generic R&B artist looking for some money in a newly commercial career. For all his bad-mouthing of the record industry, Prince himself is turning NPG Records Inc. into an incredibly commercial venture not too unlike what these "big, evil labels that steal your masters" do to their artists.

silverandgold said:

Prince is in England. He got up on stage and played Raspberry Beret last night with the Divine Comedy at the Roundhouse Theatre in London, so maybe he is organising something.

I got tickets, I got tickets, I got tickets, and I'm going Woo Hoo.
Thanks to the people who gave the password. I ended up not needing it after all. We got a cheap hotel because most of them were sold out, but we're ready to wait all night until he's ready to come out and play.

Serena said:

If anyone wants accurate and up-to-date info please go to:
www.vegas.com/nightclubs/...index.html

All the details you need are there. See ya in Vegas Baby!!!

Spookymuffin said:

Maybe you should reserve judgment until you have some remote idea of what your talking about besides some vague press release and slick website full of, I might add superb artists. Btw, the 80s were over nearly 20 years ago.

JonnyApplesauce said:

I know exactly what I'm talking about. Prince gets a 90% cut of the profits under his label so he's using that power to rake in the cash - totally understandable and normal, and yes - the gigs will sellout because he is Prince, but just because I highlight a flaw in this website's Messiah doesn't mean I'm a stereotyping idiot who doesn't know what he talking about; you in fact are being that yourself by making that assumption, and again - "superb" artists is a matter of opinion, not fact.

As for the 80s, that affects nothing - we still have rockstars today who are far less commercial; the business of the music industry has changed; image hasn't. If Prince wanted to cultivate that rockstar image he could, but he chooses not to.

silverandgold said:

I can't tell if you realise that was a joke or not.

so does anyone have the scoop on getting "table reservations"? i am sure it cost more, but kat's feet weren't what they were 10 years ago, and doesn't prefer to stand for hours waiting for the show to start since we have no clue when it actually starts.

Spookymuffin said:

Prince hasn't been the raw fuck/rock legend of the 80s since, well, the 80s. Thankfully he changed with the times instead of getting stuck in that era like so many 80s acts, constantly developing his sound and tastes for new generations, not a bad thing in my eyes. You say he's doing this Vegas thing simply for the money? Don't you think there are far more reliable ways of making money for him? He could do another tour, USA or rest of the world. After making the biggest profit in '04, pundits were predicting his '06 tour would be up there with the biggest-hitters - but he decided not to do the obvious money-making thing. If he was touring now you'd still be saying 'oh he's only doing it to rake in the money', what's a guy to do and where to go to play his music?

And the difference between these 'big evil labels' and NPG Records Inc is that Prince is still the only artist on the roster, therefore the only artist they can treat badly is Prince himself! God forbid NPG make money, eh? Nasty commercialism...