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25 acts you must see this summer


With the ever-expanding festival season about to kick off, OMM writers pick the bands you can't afford to miss in fields, in stadiums or at sweaty clubs across Britain - while some of the top stars tell us just what we can expect from them

Sunday May 20, 2007
Observer Music Monthly


1. Prince
He breezed into London this month to announce an unprecedented 21 gigs in the capital this August - oh, and every ticket would cost £31.21, a reference to the title of his last album, for which you'll also receive a copy of his forthcoming studio opus. Four words: bargain; of; a; lifetime.

Just in case anyone was in any doubt, two days after the press conference (where he amused, once more, by talking about his Bible studies), Prince staged a surprise gig at Koko in Camden. He played for almost two hours with his absurdly slick band, throwing in classics like 'Kiss' (with the line about watching Dynasty updated to reference Desperate Housewives) and 'U Got the Look' alongside covers of Sly and the Family Stone, Amy Winehouse (with talk of a future duet on stage) and Gnarls Barkley. Guitar pyrotechnics, flamboyant dance moves, slapstick comedy - the only thing the 48-year-old 5ft 2in genius failed to get right was a stage dive. At the end, he came back on stage to announce that the August shows will be the best you'll ever see. Best believe him.
Caspar Llewellyn Smith

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Alright, that's what i'm talking about!!!

cant wait, wed 17th aug roll on!!

don't rub it in!

do you live in england?? didnt you get tickets??

i felt really guilty on the fri the tickets went on sale, i couldnt help but think of all the folks who couldnt get tickets.

I'm really glad that all the folks in Europe will get the chance to see him on their turf! They really deserve it. He hasn't been to Europe in a while. But, I do hope he comes to the states to do a tour of course. I want my piece of the purple pie too!