I went to see prince for the first time on his 21 nights in London for 4 nights....no matter how many times i went back it was a brand new experience and i was always personally gutted when it finished.

First time Wembley Arena Parade tour '86 Last time O2 Arena '07

Total times 16

Five times. Lovesexy - Act1 - Jam of the year - Musicology - 21nights - 21nights aftershow.
My one regret is to see only one 21nights concert. I only stayed in London for couple of days. Well, I got to see the man in the aftershow and for me that was a unique experience.

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6 so far:

Jam of the year
One night alone
Koko (21 nights warm-up gig)
2 x 21 nights
1 x 21 nights aftershow

7 times
4 times O2
3 times IndigO2

well, i'm only 19 :p

3 times: jam of the year 1998, one nite alone 2002, 21 nights in london 2007

over a hundred, too many to count, from the o2 shows to all the cellys, having aftershows after a lot of shows helps rack up the numbers

only 3 times.
first time i was 17, saw him at the united center in chicago.
in 98 i saw him at the aaragon ballroom-all the shows blew my mind but this one was AMAZING!!!!! i was 2 people away from the stage...
in 03 or 04 i saw him in the bay area, CA.

8 shows, 2 aftershows & looking forward for the next Montreux gig...

I'm somewhere around the 60/70 mark.

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xenon said:

Impressive. And which one would you call worth having seen the most?

Lost count but around 11
Inc 3 gigs at the o2 and twice in 1993 where we posphoned our honeymoon so we could see him

10!

1992 D&P, Dortmund
1992 D&P, Cologne
1993 Act II, Den Bosch 1st day
1993 Act II, Den Bosch 2nd day
1993 Act II, Gent
1995 Gold Exp, Den Bosch
1998 JOTY, Cologne
1998 Aftershow, Cologne
2002 One Nite Alone, Frankfurt
2002 One Nite Alone, Oberhausen

I have seen Prince 17 times:

SOTT, Göteborg, Sweden 1987
Lovesexy, Idraetsparken, Copenhagen 1988
Nude Tour, Gentofte stadium, Copenhagen 1990
Diamonds & Pearls, Hamburg Germany 1992
Act II, Stockholm Sweden 1993
Act II, Göteborg Sweden 1993
Aftershow, Park Lane, Göteborg, Sweden 1993
Ultimate/ Gold Experience Live, Den Bosch Holland 1995
Newpower Soul Tour Copenhagen 1998
Aftershow, club Vega, Copenhagen 1998
Newpower Soul Tour, Köln/ Cologne Germany 1998
One Nite Alone Tour Ålborg 2002
One Nite Alone Tour Copenhagen 2002
Aftershow, club Vega, Copenhagen Denmark 2002
2 x Planet Earth Tour, London 10 + 11 Aug. 2007
Aftershow, Indigo, London 10 Aug. 2007

I missed the Parade tour in 1986

I have only had 1 really bad Prince experience: Nude Tour, Gentofte 1990.
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thedance said:

why was it so bad ?

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tomds said:

it was a very short and boring setlist, uninspired show, the big hits with only a few new songs, the Batman songs, especially Batdance were horrible (imo), it was held in bright daylight, outdoor arena, no atmosphere at all, Prince was in bad mood, so it seemed, the audience were very lazy, didn't cheer much, in the second part of the show The Game Boys did what they could to get the atmosphere up, it didn't work, Prince left after only plaing a little more than 1 hour. I was really disappointed, I had so high expectations to this concert after seeing the Lovesexy show, I was even dressed as a "Partyman" - the gemini look from the Partyman video, I made the purple jacket myself, had green hair and white colour in half of the face too. But it was a very bad live experience,

later I saw on tv the show from Tokyo, this was actually good, much better, The Question Of U/ Electric man, Partyman and the encore were great.

but the show in Gentoft, in bright daylight, were without any atmosphere at all.
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thedance said:

Hi "TheDance",
Diamonds & Pearls, Hamburg Germany must be in 1992!

Well, we both were at the same concerts in:
Den Bosch Holland 1995
and
Köln/ Cologne Germany 1998

But why weren't you at the Aftershow Party in Köln?
It was announced through the speakers at the end of the main show. Perhaps, because almost everybody thought it was just a dance party and not another concert show with Prince & The Band, Larry, Candy.
It was my first and only Prince Aftershow and it was fantastic!

soulsurfer05 said:

Hi Soulsurfer:

you are right about D&P... it was in 1992 - not 1991

I was not at the Cologne 1998 aftershow becuz I was travelling with a bus from Denmark, and we couldn't agree going to the aftershow, the driver of the bus agreed to wait for us, but 2 young teenage girls couldn't afford to spend the money, we suggested that we could pay for them, but they still wouldn't go - then the bus had to drive home, I was really disappointed especially after hearing the bootleg later, if I remember right Prince played a 26 min. version of Days Of Wild. And I wasn't there...

Good to hear you had a great experience there, Soulsurfer. I wish it was me...

11

2001: Hit N Run - Cox Arena
2002: ONA Tour - Alladin Hotel & Casino
2002: ONA Aftershow - MGM Grand
2004: Musicology Tour - Staples Center May 28th
2004: Musicology Tour - Staples Center June 5th
2004: Musicology Aftershow - House of Blues June 6th
2004: Musicology Tour - Madison Square Garden - July 13th
2006: Tamar and Prince show - Nokia Theater
2006: Good Morning America - Bryant Park NYC
2008: Hotel Gansevoort - Charity Show
2008: Hotel Gansevoort - Aftershow

I hope to God 2009 will mark my 12th and even my 13th show. We will see.

eight:

Lovesexy 1988 Frankfurt open air
Nude 1990 Dortmund indoor
Nude 1990 Mannheim indoor
D & P 1992 Frankfurt indoor
D & P 1992 Trier open air
Act II 1993 Mainz Airfield open air
NPS Festival 1998 Frankfurt indoor
ONA 2002 Frankfurt indoor

6 Times


Nude Tour, Basel 1990
Diamonds & Pearls, Stuttgart 1991
Act II, Hardturm Zürich 1993
Newpower Soul Tour Zürich 1998
One Nite Alone Zürich (incl. Soundcheck) 2002
Jazzfestival Montreux 2007

purple rain-SF
sott-Stuttgart Germany
musicology-atl
jam of the year-Birmingham(this was the worst crowd ever)
jam of the year-atl
2 after shows-this was my fave
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Lovesexy NEC Birmingham '88
Nude Tour Wembley Arena London '90
Diamonds & Pearls Tour Earls Court London(x4) '92
(I had a friend who got me in for free on 2 nights)
Act II Wembley Stadium '93
One Nite Alone Hammersmith 2002
Earth Tour o2 London 3rd Aug 2007
Earth Tour o2 London 13th Sept 2007
Earth Tour o2 London 21th Sept 2007
(Plus the aftershows. After the 3rd Aug (Dr John) aftershow I felt short change so fitted in another 1-2 Sept - The one with the red suit and hat)

So I think that makes 14 and counting.
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Interestingly, quite a few prominant posters are absent in this thread lol.

Me: lots!

54 and counting....

Lovesexy. LA, CA 1988.