2nd of 3 shows in Minneapolis 7.7.2007
Wendy Melvoin on guitar
Sheila E on percussion
Lisa Coleman could not make the show

Shelby [vocals]
the Twinz [vocals]
Renato [keyboards]
Cora [drums]
Josh [bass]
Morris Hayes [keyboards]



1.Purple Rain
2.Take Me With U
3.Guitar
4.Shhh
5.Musicology/Prince & The Band
6.Play That Funky Music
7.Let's Go (The Cars)
8.Satisfied Vo-Shelby
9.What A Wonderful World

(Guitar Set) w/Wendy
10.Little Red Corvette
11.Raspberry Beret
12.The One U Wanna C
13.Sometimes It Snows In April
14.7/Come Together

( Piano Set)
15.Do Me Baby
16.I Wanna Be Your Lover
17.How Come U Don't Call Me
18.Diamonds & Pearls
19.Cream

20.U Got The Look
21.If I Was Your Girlfriend
22.Black Sweat
23.Kiss
24.Let's Go Crazy
25.A Love Bizarre
26.Crazy Vo-Shelby
27.Nothing Compares 2 U
28.Gramorous Life/Sheila solo





















http://targetcenter.blogs...chive.html

Thursday, May 31, 2007
Prince Tickets

Prince has just announced one show at the Target Center on 7/7/2007 @ 8:30. Based on the $130 face value of the Target Center Tickets, he is definitely proud of himself. I wouldn't get caught up in the early feeding frenzy because it wouldn't surprise me if he announces the addition of a show after the first show sells out. The main thing that Prince has going for him that allows him to charge that kind of $ is that he puts on a GOOD concert. No one ever feels cheated as they are walking out after a Prince show. It is nice to see the Target Center and not the Xcel Energy Center have this marquee concert.
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[Edited 7/21/09 19:30pm]

July 8, 2007, 5:49 PM
7.7.07: Prince at Target Center
By Jayne Haugen Olson


After I came down from my high from seeing Prince at Macy’s, at 8:30 we headed over to Target Center. We were confident he wouldn’t take the stage at the published 8:30 start, but you can’t imagine the scene we encountered as we walked down 6th Street. First Avenue was closed off—and nearing 9 p.m. the doors to Target Center hadn’t yet opened. All I could do was laugh. It reminded us of a similar scene in downtown St. Paul years ago when Prince also kept the fans at bay. Only Prince can get away with this in his hometown.

The music finally started at 10 with the song Macy’s originally asked him to play at their place—"Purple Rain." What often becomes an encore song was his out-of-the-gate hit. I looked at my husband halfway through the song when I realized that's Wendy. There is no mistaking that stance, those guitar moves. Even in the shadows, Wendy Melvoin was at his side. Wow, first Sheila E. at Macy’s, now Wendy Melvoin at Target Center. Could there be a Revolution in the air?

Prince went on to lead the band through "Take Me With You," followed by the new "Guitar" (which I can’t get out of my head today). By 10:30, Prince told the crowd to "Call the babysitter, 'cause it’s gonna be a long night." (Thankfully, we had already arranged for our sitter to spend the night.)

The next hour and a half was filled with what I didn’t expect—pop hits from the past and, as Prince said, he got “old school, y’all.” We got some of my favorites: "7," "Do Me Baby," and "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (pretty much Prince solo on the keyboard), "If I Was Your Girlfriend," "Nothing Compares 2 U," and (OK, I could go home right now) "Sometimes It Snows in April." His acoustic set with Wendy ("Little Red Corvette," "Raspberry Beret") was like a gift.

Though I enjoyed the trip down memory lane, I missed not hearing more from Musicology and 3121—there's some kickass music on those two albums. Some complained that he didn’t give us the whole song when he played many of his hits—I quickly reminded them that Prince had once vowed on one of his tours that it was the last time he would perform his hits. I wonder if by playing only portions of them he is keeping his word.

It was a great show, but I do miss those days when Prince danced, shimmied, and gave us that signature funky footwork. That was another era that is still a part of the aura that fills the arena, though he commands the stage in a new way these days. (Those phenomenal dancing twin sisters help fill the gap of crazy moves that we no longer get from his majesty.) There is something at peace about him. He doesn’t have anything to prove. The music and legacy speak for themselves. And for fans like me, whose Prince concert stubs have climbed into the double digits, we know what we have experienced, and that this is the Prince of today.

Sheila E. eventually joined the stage for the final leg of the show. There is a history with those two that is unmatched. Her moxie and stage presence make her the perfect princess to our Prince. There aren’t many that can tell Prince “now we’re in my house” and get away with it. She also knows exactly how to work the crowd and get them going in that old-time Revolution way (think Sign O’ the Times—Live). That he ended his show with Sheila belting out "Glamorous Life" and then a get-the-funk-out solo was perhaps Prince telling us something about his respect for her. The stage went dark . . . there was a moment of anticipation . . . and then the house lights went on. We all knew he was already on his way across the street for his historical return to First Avenue. It was after midnight, and Prince’s night was likely just getting started.
[Edited 7/21/09 12:16pm]

i was there! my first prince concert ever it was AMAZING.

and i totally knew the guy who got up and sang "play that funky music white boy"

Those are very nice pics

i was there too! good show, though i remember it being a really unusual set list.

Nice pictures.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Um, Did you not notice that Mr. Hayes was there???

jimmyrogertodd said:

(I wasn't there) I knew the people I listed were there
I didn't want to put his name down before I knew exactly...and I'm just getting home to complete the list)...I also didn't put down what the other band members did either(it wasn't complete yet))

Paid to be there.....stood for hours to be at the after show.....cried all the way home....didn't want it to end.
[Edited 7/22/09 6:59am]

I was there ....

long-assed aftershow ticket line was long-assed. still, i had fun waiting and kickin' it with everyone else. i went to 2 of the 3 shows (target center and first ave., wasn't trying to sit outside of macy's dayton's all night for one of the fancy-schmancy package deals) and despite the gawd-awfully hot weather that day, 7/7 kicked my ass.

BSK3478 said:

I remember sweating my ass off in that sun....

pplrain said:

to this day i am still in awe that nobody went to the hospital for heatstroke or anything like that, because it was hot as hell that day! my friends and i were lucky to have had a spot in line in front of first ave. where there was shade all day but still...even in the shade it was miserable. i felt sorry for folks who didn't have an umbrella or some sorta shade with them while waiting in line. those people who came by selling cold bottled water were a godsend.

that line wasn't just a line, it was an adventure.

BSK3478 said:

it certainly was...

I wasn't there but I have the boot.

johnart said:

BSK3478 said: