I HAD to start a thread .... I can't believe it's been a whole year since I first saw Prince at the O2 - one of the most INCREDIBLE nights of my life (and I've had a few - honestly!)

Here's the setlist - courtesy of someone at Housequake - thanks!

Little red corvette
Raspberry beret
Never take the place of your man
Alphabet street
Sometimes it snows in april
All of the above Prince solo on guitar


Band come on
Cream
You got the look
Musicology
maceo blow your horn
Freaks on this side
Funky london
Pass the peas
Give it 2 me Babe
Play that funky music- audience member singing
feel for you
Controversy
Housequake

Wonderful world
piano medley
somewhere here on earth
Diamonds & Pearls
beautiful ones
how come you don't call
condition of the heart
do me baby
I wanna be your lover

If I Was your Girlfriend
Black Sweat
Kiss
Purple Rain
Let's Go Crazy
Take Me With You
Guitar

So, who else was there? What are you memories of that night? For me, when he first came on, just HIM in the spotlight playing Little Red Corvette on that guitar I was completely in shock, it took me the whole of that part of the show just to digest that it was actually Prince, in real life, a few yards away from me, after all that time..... When he did Purple Rain, I didn't cry, I just honestly thought that I had actually died and gone to heaven... I was ecstatic, it was such a good version that night too, the crowd were doing the 'Oooh oooh's' but not so much as later shows, and it seemed really authentic, the solo was AMAZING!!

I remember him popping back on stage during Maceo's 'Wonderful World' where one of the notes just went on FOREVER... and I mean FOREVER... and wiping his brow with a towel, grinning at the audience like he was really proud of him, and popping back down again. Then he appeared at the piano and did SHOE, which just hypnotised me... then The Beautiful Ones - well.... what can I say? During Funky White Boy, he went up behind a girl who was dancing (quite badly!!) and he was copying her, she kept trying to turn round to see what was going on, but he was so fast he just kept dodging from side to side, it was really funny! He also at one point just threw himself on the stage and shimmied along on his stomach for yards.... I couldn't believe my eyes, I was like 'HOW did he just do that?!'

Well, I could go on and on and on.... but it was such a good show, he really amazed me, especially at just HOW HARD he WORKED the audience, I really didn't expect that, I thought he'd be 'aloof', and he wasn't at all, when Prince says 'Jump!' all you say is 'Yes Prince, how high?!!' If he'd told me to stand on my head, I would have!! he was funny, sweet and just INCREDIBLE! I want it to be a year ago..... I'm PRAYING he comes back to London for the book launch and does just ONE more Indigo night....
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...and I wasn't even there.
But I'm celebrating with you guys.

How 'fammy' do I sound? - Well I don't care, it was AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING .....

Oooh, ooh, I forgot the best part ... when he put his hand on his heart and said halfway through Purple Rain "I LOVE this song".....

Well, I think we need a bit of atmosphere





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i was there that very night ,it was amazing one of the best nights of my life what made it even better was i went to the aftershow party and got to the front of the stage i couldnt belive that the man i have idolised for years was two foot in front of me ,the show blew me away i didnt want the night to end

I guess it's hard to believe that some of us were on the computer that night waiting for the evening's review...

For those of us that weren't there...we were nearby...

great thread jeffiner!

Rorywan said:

Thanks! Well, say something then....

when2rinlove2 said:

Wow, 2 feet! Lucky you! On the 6th Sept aftershow, I think I was about 2/3 yards away from him, that was cool though! I don't like being all squashed up at the front anyway What was that show on the 7th? Only the 4th show of the run, I think!

Tame said:

Ahhh...

wildgoldenhoney said:

Thanks Wild!

Jeffiner said:

I can just about manage 3 words on iPhone. Will post later!

Rorywan said:

Cool. I didn't think it was like you to be short of words Rorywan

Dang,...that's a serious setlist. Sounds like it was hella good show and u definately sounded like u had a good time. Very cool indeed.

Dang,...that's a serious setlist. Sounds like it was hella good show and u definately sounded like u had a good time. Very cool indeed.

Great post & pics Jen.....got goosebumps thinking about 6 Sept again...and THAT aftershow....amazing..I think I'm over the Dublin letdown now

Jeffiner said:

He's a bad MF in this photo

LondonStyle said:

one of my favorite pics...Prince is hotttt.

blackguitaristz said:

You definitely would have loved the first section

Jeffiner said:

Were you at any of the IndigO2 nights?

I took my two children to their first (but not their last) Prince concert.

Prince's piano performance that night was tremendous.

(BTW Jeffiner, Mike 'Philly' was on sax for the 'Wonderful World' solo - but you can be forgiven, given the ecstatic state you were clearly in)

langebleu said:

langebleu - I know you're always right about everything but I would have sworn on my life it was Maceo at the 7 August concert!!?


Edited to spell langebleu's name correctly - very important
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giotto said:

Not on 7 August unfortunately, I went to the aftershow on 6th September... now THAT was amazing... but it's not the 6th September yet :

langebleu said:

Did they love him as much as you?

Jeffiner said:

this is one of my favourite pix.., that shirt...

so i completely empathize with u jeff..
but a yr ago today i was living in ignorant bliss!

i'll won't ever 4get the chills & thrills of watching him perform 4 the first time..
i don't remember any shimmying on his stomach, in fact there weren't any extreme dance moves on the 21st..but wow! the band & guitar, i was in heaven!
the setlist was totally amazing,
& what struck me was the love, & u can really feel it..sooo much love & high energy in tht room, & he was so proud of his 21 nights..'21 nights, i think so'...
sky news filmed 1st part of the concert - i watch now & have 2 pinch myself cuz i was there!..i was ecstatic 2 hear love bizarre, i remember it was short & sweet, but felt like he sang it 4 me alone!
the setlist, full of the hits, all my faves, it couldn't have been better.
purple rain was something else.. nothing had EVER sounded so good - & my life hasn't been the same since

lottielooloo1968 said:

That's Prince for ya!

That Sky News clip, you should have seen me, I was SO excited watching it on TV, I was jumping around the living room like GO PRINCE!!!! I was nearly in the TV!! I wanted to be there....My little boy, was looking at me like I'd lost my mind! He NAILED IT though....as always!