cjmc2006 said:

I saw him at Wembley Stadium 15 years ago and yes it was packed

scandalousalan said:

just so you know, I swallowed my gum laughing, when I read your post. thanks!

Yeah, he is definitely shutting the mouths of critics in the U.K. Also, based on the success of 3121 in Europe (#1 on the Album chart), it would seem to lend credit to the argument that many fans from outside the U.K. will be in attendance.

TheEnglishGent said:

Who gives a crap, he's already sold 140,000 so he doesn't need you or your friends!

audience1 said:

You say 3121 was #1 on the Album chart...since when was it #1 and how long on the charts? FUNKY!

I must admit, I was not sure that doing 20 nights in a huge venue was a wise move, but he pulled it off. There must be more lurkers on this site than we think.

Astasheiks said:

Yeah, it went to #1 on the European Album Chart. It was on top for one week – a week after its #1 debut in the U.S., I believe. I’ll try to track down the chart site for you. In the meantime, here’s a link to an article about it below. Also, Black Sweat and TAC went top 40 in about 10 or 11 countries in Europe. Maybe this is part of the reason for the U.K. gigs.

Article: Prince Scores #1 on European Top Albums Chart; Euro Chart Milestone Follows # 1 U.S. Debut
http://findarticles.com/p..._n16119993

Did u ever doubt he couldn't? "Eye didn't ever!

everyone loves prince lets face it!!! im also from glasgow and nearly shot my load when i seen he was playing roll on the 10th august, im off 2 see Aerosmith in dublin next month whoohoo

audience1 said:

Cool...see they even dig TAC I need to bring my band over tthere!

HotPaisleyGirl said:

Um, surely you mean Wembley Arena...

PriceAndTheRevolution said:

Nope, Prince has played Wembley Stadium - I was there too. Not my favourite gig though, or venue. I was on the pitch and the surge forward when he came on was quite scarey.

Was still cool, but I've been to better. There was quite a moment though, when there was a cool guitar solo near the end of the set and before the encore and a shooting star streaked across the open roof of the stadium - a bit hippy, but it was a stellar moment

Mindflux said:

Yep I was at that Stadium gig too. Not his best but the place was packed out. The problem for me at that stage was that this was at the 'is he changing his name or not' stage. I seem to rememeber a lot of "what's my name?" calling from the stage.

He rocked out at the end which was a little too much for some I recall!

For me I much prefered the Apollo ONA gig. Smaller venues suit him best IMHO. I was hoping for him to play at the smaller IndigO2 venue too but it looks like it'll have to be an Arena show if I'm to catch him this time around.

No.,the ticket sales would go through the roof in any country at that price. Come on, when did he ever do something like that in the U.S.? It would be nice, but not likely.

Nah.
Everyone knows that, despite his "lack of popularity",
Prince can still kick ass.



Oh.....I mean arse.

No not atall.

mene1948 said:

EHHH ???.....THE MUSICOLOGY TOUR !!!

I don't really understand how he got so popular these past few years. He couldn't even sell out the Lovesexy Tour in 1988 but then the Musicology Tour was such a hit when he had been out of the public view for awhile. I guess maybe he actually added some fans of different ages through the years, but it is perplexing.

I am not surprised. It seems to me that his European fans have always been there for him. I think that people in Europe really love music and art and they will support musicians and artists. Prince is a rare blend of creative artist and musician and that enhances is popularity in Europe.
There are a lot of musicians who cannot make it in the States but yet seem to be popular overseas.
I personally know a blues musicians who had a hard time getting gigs here in Cali but when they would go to Europe, it was a different story.

el_calljero

yes it did surprise me but he is always full of surprises n i love surprises! no surprise there.

MattUK said:

Were you one of the lucky few (thousand) who stayed on at the end when he came out and played an extra encore?

audience1 said:

Neither Black Sweat nor Te Amo were big hits im the UK. 3121 went straight in at No 9 and dropped to something like 36 the following week and then down to 50 something the week aftewr. Not a big seller.

The reasons Prince has sold so many tickets is simple. He's playing a string of dates in London, which is fairly (and cheaply) accessible from continental Europe, where he retains a sizeable and loyal fanbase to go with his hardcore UK constituency. The prices are cheap (when most acts of his stature charge three to four times that amount .... for nosebleed seats). And the hype - news items, billboards has helped too.

GoldiesParade said:

Plenty of tickets left for every show. Especially those very reasonable VIP ones. Six more dates tba.

Shapeshifter said:

Correct, neither the album nor the singles did well in England, which is why I didn't mention the U.K. as one of the countries that those songs went top 40. Should have made that clear. Sorry about that. However, the success of the album and the top 40 single positions in several continental European countries may possibly be one of the reasons for coming to Europe. It sure as heck didn’t hurt the cause. Obviously, accessibility and media attention are definitely other reasons to choose London. This is, after all, most likely a European tour (of sorts), and not only a London performance by Prince.

Shapeshifter said:

I even wonder if those dates will be announced. Or will they just become more Koko dates.

Shapeshifter said:

Oh yes, I am one of those sad people that always hang on at the end of a concert just to see what else might happen.

I wasn't surprised but am always amazed when Prince proves doubters wrong. I have been waiting for him to hit Europe for a long time now and him having all these shows was the perfect opportunity for me to see the man.

GoldiesParade said:

They're booked, so they will be. In due course. As of this afternoon you could still get Lower Tier seats for the September shows.

HotPaisleyGirl said:

Not sad, sensible.