I've seen pirated videos and even own some dvds but I've never enjoyed his highness in person. What can I expect from one, and does anyone know if he's doing a tour with this new album?

Shock and awe.

You poor, poor, sheltered thing

You don't know what you're missing mate - it's amazing!

Expect... Music that will make you want to record the whole thing in your head, electric atmosphere, Funk that will make you wanna dance, guitar solos that will make you go And if I'm there, expect to see me freaking out like a teen at a Beatles concert

Don't expect any sexy songs or swearing though

you won't believe it once its happened and you will be sad its over.

other than that:

eery but sexy song openings
cool set design
fantastic outfits with numerous changes
most awesome live music and guitar playing
lots of lights flashing till ur almost blind
depending on where you sit either a really good or crappy view
Prince front and center at which point you enter a trance
lots of laughter cuz he is funny

a musical interlude that gives you time to hit the head...
look for it after an hour or so

Where are you from?

I wish he would upload the Conga Room concert on Lotus Flowef! That concert was so much fun! Cornell and Tavis dancing

All I can say is that,
judgin from the excitement I feel from watchin his concerts, shows and tours on my PC screen,
if I ever get to see him live, I'd

wildgoldenhoney said:

I'm from the southern part of the U.S. I haven't been following prince that long. He was in Nashville for Musicology but I didn't pull the trigger in time. Now I'm regretting it and worried that I might not get my chance again.

^^^^

i'm in the same boat with u buddy...

ur not the only one

I also have never been to a Prince concert before. Became a big fan or fam or what have you when 3121 came out. I had got Musicology as a gift from my parents and dug it. Even got invited to a show in Boston on the Musicology tour by a good friend. But I turned it down because I just wasn't that into Prince at the time.

Fast forward to 05-06, my mentor and teacher in high school said hey, check out dirty mind.

And that was the beginning of it all.

Since then he hasn't been in the area. Please, please, please prince, come to boston.

I get goosebumps from your music, tears from watching performances on video. I just wanna experience the music live!!!!!

I like it when he slaps that bass and it rumbles my gut! So u can expect that. But whatever u do don't make the mistake of leaving prematurely when he says "thank u, goodnite".

Klick

You're missing out, u need to go see him the next time you can. I've only seen him 3 times but he was amazing each time.

A very tight show. Sometimes, truncated hits though, which is annoying.


His aftershows are the best though. If he has an aftershow, do not miss it.

Pardon my ignorance (I've never been to a concert either), but how do you know if there's going to be an aftershow, where it will be, etc.?

herrherr said:

Hi. He's often not as secretive about the aftershows anymore and they are usually advertised. Otherwise you will always get the leads from the org. We just seem to know

Even if you have to wait until 4 in the morning for the aftershow, you should always stick with it as they are usually the most memorable thing about a Prince tour or show. They are always so different you can go every night and see something totally different. Awesome

I saw 4 of the aftershows in London in 07 and they were all fantastic.

herrherr said:

I got all the aftershow info here when he did 3121 in Vegas

For a second there I thought you must have been Australian.
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veronikka said:

word.....a lot of those were my reports

put it this way, I have taken a few newbies to shows and quite often they forget about me and can't take their eyes off Prince

he can turn a newbie into a fan and a fan into a diehard instantly

japanrocks said:

I've witnessed this in recent times.

I don't know if I'd go if I were U...
Once you go to a Prince concert, you find that anything outside of him is close to miserable.

i have a vid of a concert clip from the 80s with V6 and The Time. For P's part he did so much gyrating i thought i was gonna have to hump the flat screen.

jockeyb4u said:

A Prince concert is something that one never forgets-they are pure magic

herrherr said:

The ones I saw took were announced at the end of the concert by one of the band members, normally after most of the crowd had already left.

But I always found out prior to that from lesbians.


When you want to the the real scoop at a concert, just tap on the shoulder of the woman with the mullet and baggy t-shirt. She'll know what to tell you.

jockeyb4u said:

It's a life changing experience. It'll make you appreciate music as a whole in a totally different way. It did for me when I saw Prince for the first time 8 years ago. I hope you and many others here who haven't had the chance to see the man in person will get that chance real soon. It's a show you MUST NOT miss.
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purplecam said:

This didn't happen for me, but I was already 27 by the time I saw him for the first time.


NIN was the concert that did it for me. Oh lawd, after that show I was convinced music could change the world, and make it a darker, bleaker, more hostile place.

Imago said:

I had just turned 22 and Prince was my very first concert I went to so I started my concert life in a BIG way.

It's the best. My first concert was the parade tour at Wembley Arena. I was awestruck. But what hit me then as it does now is the intimacy of a Prince gig, he is incredibly open and at the time I was shocked by the difference between his perceived persona and his actual presence

PEJ said:

a purple trance.....
gets me every time...

When I went to my first Prince show, I actually felt my legs get weak, like they were becoming jelly. I was just so amazing and stunned that I was actually seeing Prince in person. I think I was amazed that he was a real person and not just an image on TV or on a CD. Plus the music was just incredible. It was the Hit N Run Tour when it hit the Cox Arena in April 2001.