^ It's going to happen??

On the rumoured dates??
They have to be quick with selling some tix then!

(Just read too about the European LF release. Nice, maybe a bonus track?? )

is it still £30 or the euro equivalent....?

Cheater07 said:

The Olympia is a small venue.The 3 dates could be sold out in a few hours.The concert at the olympia is part of the marketing process of lotus Flower in France. We should expect a beefed up band, compare to Montreux.

WHAT????? are you serious?? what did they say? witch company will release it? just france? with radio promotion of dance with me??

come on - that cant be the truth????

well-if this does go ahead-without tix for Lotus-or any explanation-surely thats grounds for getting a refund for membership

are they doing this to mabey avoid touts selling at inflated prices likre the o2

The link to the RTL web site confirming the info:

http://www.rtl.fr/filtre/...fo+culture

People, according to RTL FM, Prince will tour this autumn in Europe.

Check this:http://www.rtl.fr/fiche/5924860258/exclu-rtl-ecoutez-un-extrait-du-dernier-album-de-prince.html

"Le nouvel album de Prince, "Lotus flower", sortira le 7 septembre prochain et le single "Dance for me" sera diffusé en exclusivité et en intégralité cet après-midi sur RTL dans "Destination ailleurs", à partir de 14 heures. Le grand retour sur scène du chanteur est prévu pour cet automne, mais il y aura peut-être une surprise dès la fin de cet été."

Dance 4 Me will be a hit!

JBK said:

you mean he's going to actually market the CD?

JBK said:

OMG, an official single?!?!?

There should be 3 sessions on the 24th, 25th and 26th of July according to Olympia management staff who confirmed that Prince has already book the stage for 3 nights, but not saying if it's for a live show or rehearsal...

Only in France? Prince, please....Czech Republic....!
[Edited 7/21/09 7:46am]

I don't get why he's going to "release" LF in France again? It was all over Parisian record stores when it came out.

FunkyDissCo said:

I'm getting the impression fromeveryone on here that those weren't official over there. Hence the inflated price.

They were imports, of course. But that doesn't make them less "official". A lot of stuff is available as imports only in Europe. And the price was reasonable. If I remember correctly, it was something around 15 Euros. At least all Prince fans sure will have picked up their copy, so I'm still a bit clueless what this is about...

zaza said:

Or Italy at least...

Very Cool.

Aelis said:

http://www.ibs.it/disco/0...ound-.html

NpgSoldier said:

thank you! Still, it wasn't officially released there if I am not mistaken

Militant said:

Yes indeed, my favorite!

it reminds me of 'days of old', when we in europe used 2 have a a couple of weeks wait after our american cousins, 2 get our hands on a new album.....
just magnified by 10 !!

whoever's doing his marketing may b great in that direction, but the public/fan relations side of operations would benefit from better communication and info !

re. shows.... like i said b4, AEG GOT A BIIIG HOLE IN THE 02 ARENA SCHEDULE....

Aelis said:

That's too far for me! What about Austria?

True dat.. So maybe he could play all his greatest hits for a very last time then?

Aelis said:

I bought two copies in Milan and I'm pretty sure it was around the middle of April...

NpgSoldier said:

They were IMPORTS from the USA. It's not not officially released outside the US. No label, no advertising, just a few shops imported the CDs.

^ But officially distributed by Venus Distribuzioni Italia, S.I.A.E. sticker, etc.

Wait, on this website is listed as Italian CD.

Supporto: CD Italia

http://www.cdbox.it/scrip...sta&tot=93

http://www.cdbox.it/scrip...+%283cd%29