Empress said:

Some of you people are just whack! Never happy with anything. Just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us enjoy this.

I think this is a fantastic thing for Prince to be doing. Yes, it would have been better if he had announced dates and venues too, but still. There were people from Livenation there who said afterward that the dates and venues would be announced soon. (I'm still really hoping that the Apollo will be a mainstay for the series.)

And it's very cool that he's auctioning off the guitar for Harlem Children's Zone. That's a great thing for him to support.

I'm really looking forward to more details and am excited to see how it comes together.

And I'm really, really excited that Sheila's going to be a part of it.

Empress said:

Some of you people are just whack! Never happy with anything. Just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us enjoy this.

Mind your language please. There may well be children reading this.

boscho said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

I love the speculation Prince created. Only to give little info. But it still reminisces MJ's O2 Arena announcement over a year ago. With the same little info given. Similar wardrobe and similar glasses....Prince is giving a strong message that he is the new King now.........

[Edited 10/14/10 20:08pm]

You must be Prince's wet dream when it comes to his fans.

LMAO

thepope2the9s said:

Empress said:

Some of you people are just whack! Never happy with anything. Just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us enjoy this.

enjoy what? a two minute anouncement done to create a buzz and test the water on this side of the pond? If anything was set in stone- he would have released dates and such..

...i'll wait patiently

jfrost said:

I think this might be the Guitar

thats a bass

boscho said:

Empress said:

Some of you people are just whack! Never happy with anything. Just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us enjoy this.

Mind your language please. There may well be children reading this.

Could you quit it with the MJ comparissons.

Oooops - hang on.

Evvy said:

its welcome to america but he is only performing in NY or all over america??? help me out here...

yall are making it seem like its just in NYC...

fuck my life if its just in NYC

Its a bit.....dull. I think the US fans are just happy is doing something in the homeland.

I think he should take to the road with the full show he just did in Europe this summer, rather than some dull homage revue with some has beens and wannabes.

It just sounds like an extension of princes obsession with old school.

I saw Mint Condition support this summer and I have never been so bored by a support act.

sinbad the comedian??????

WTF?

BartVanHemelen said:

Let's sum up:

- no date was given

- no location was given

Why the f*ck did he hold a press conference?

Go out into the sunshine, drink a beer, smoke a joint. Don't think I've ever come across a more consistently miserable person ever on this forum...

SquirrelMeat said:

Its a bit.....dull. I think the US fans are just happy is doing something in the homeland.

I think he should take to the road with the full show he just did in Europe this summer, rather than some dull homage revue with some has beens and wannabes.

It just sounds like an extension of princes obsession with old school.

I saw Mint Condition support this summer and I have never been so bored by a support act.

really?? that bad huh..

this concert sounds like it would hella long but im ready

Sweet !!!

Thanks for the N.E.W.S. and up to the minute posts ...

PicklesMcMillan said:

its welcome to america but he is only performing in NY or all over america??? help me out here...

yall are making it seem like its just in NYC...

fuck my life if its just in NYC

It was never said. That kind of information would definitely be useful, but it hasn't been provided yet.

Efan said:

PicklesMcMillan said:

its welcome to america but he is only performing in NY or all over america??? help me out here...

yall are making it seem like its just in NYC...

fuck my life if its just in NYC

It was never said. That kind of information would definitely be useful, but it hasn't been provided yet.

That would be useful so i can plan if need be..

hurry prince ! so my cousin can get tickets on the low-low

[Edited 10/15/10 9:17am]

Bohemian67 said:

How can anybody question the lineup?

Because it sucks.

How many people have really heard of any of them? If the BET tribute is any indication of what's to come, we're in for a boring ride.

Prince has been doing this same shit for years. How bout some diversity for a change?

By the way, why are European tour annoucements put into "Concerts", but US ones are left in "Pince Music and more"???

SquirrelMeat said:

By the way, why are European tour annoucements put into "Concerts", but US ones are left in "Pince Music and more"???

becuase the USA is awesome

USA! USA!... just joking

RustyNail said:

Bohemian67 said:

How can anybody question the lineup?

Because it sucks.

How many people have really heard of any of them? If the BET tribute is any indication of what's to come, we're in for a boring ride.

Prince has been doing this same shit for years. How bout some diversity for a change?

I like most of the announced artists. A chance to see Janelle or Esperanza play with Prince? Hell, yeah, I'd be there. There are some I would be less excited about, of course, but I like the idea of this a lot.

Empress said:

Some of you people are just whack! Never happy with anything. Just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us enjoy this.

I hate this kind of attitude. Everyone should have the right to express their views without being told to "shut the fuck up."

No one is stopping you from enjoying this. If you don't like opposing views, ignore them.

i love concerts period

its very hard to sway pickles in to not enjoying a concert

you have to be really really terrible or tremendously boring ..

Efan said:

RustyNail said:

Because it sucks.

How many people have really heard of any of them? If the BET tribute is any indication of what's to come, we're in for a boring ride.

Prince has been doing this same shit for years. How bout some diversity for a change?

I like most of the announced artists. A chance to see Janelle or Esperanza play with Prince? Hell, yeah, I'd be there. There are some I would be less excited about, of course, but I like the idea of this a lot.

That's great, but I think you're in the minority when you look at the big picture. Prince hasn't thrilled the mass audiences in a while, and I don't think this lineup helps. Years ago when Prince announced acts like Lenny Kravitz, Gwen Stefani, etc., people actually paid attention. That ain't happening this time around.

Prince hasn't impressed me in ages, but I still get pissed when I hear about stuff like this.

He's still young enough to do some awesome stuff, but he's wasting so much time on lame acts and horrendous new music. I suppose he'll be locked into this lame shit for as long as he's a JW and follows the advice of people like Larry Graham.

BREAK THE CHAINS!!!!

i dont care what yall think janelle is on the come up

shes gonna be big.... believe it

as for the rest, their good artist so its really not that bad....

RustyNail said:

Prince hasn't impressed me in ages, but I still get pissed when I hear about stuff like this.

He's still young enough to do some awesome stuff, but he's wasting so much time on lame acts and horrendous new music. I suppose he'll be locked into this lame shit for as long as he's a JW and follows the advice of people like Larry Graham.

BREAK THE CHAINS!!!!

lmao!!

OMG....I live 4 block from the Apollo... I'm sooooooo in there!!!!!!!

polkadotbliss said:

4 the record

Janelle Monae was AMAZING on later with Jools Holland last week

Really? That's amazing? That she was out of breath after singing five lines? That she copied James Brown routines? Oh wait, she had a cold. Funny, there are always excuses when she sucks: wasn't her kind of song, she was ill,...

2elijah said:

Some are asking what was the purpose of Prince announcing the concert series if there was no date/locations confirmed. Apparently he held the conference to let folks know he's involved in the Harlem Empowering Zone Project and will be mc'ing/hosting some shows in the near future with live performances. It is apparent the dates/location(s) are still being worked out. He did gave us an idea that it will start sometime in December 2010, so at least he's letting people know about this upcoming event ahead of time.

[Edited 10/15/10 7:24am]

It's MID-OCTOBER and we have to believe they aren't yet sure of the DATE(S) and the VENUE(S) (and the ticket price) but they can announce a line-up? I'm supposed to believe that all these artists are keeping a huge hole in their agendas because "somewhere in December" they're gonna do a show, or maybe several shows?

These are concerts that are supposed to take place in DECEMBER, just about the busiest social month and littered with events that have been planned weeks and months ahead, and also an expensive month. But when you're a Prince fan, you're supposed to drop everything at the drop of a hat because P has a brainfart.

How about announcing this when there is AN ACTUAL DATE and AN ACTUAL LOCATION and AN ACTUAL TICKET PRICE?

For fuck's sake, this is Prince, a guy who earlier this year was convicted by court to pay SEVERAL MILLIONS to a promotor because Prince changed his mind about doing a gig in Ireland at the last minute.

BartVanHemelen said:

Let's sum up:

- no date was given

- no location was given

Why the f*ck did he hold a press conference?

Ahhh, of course he held the press conference just to tick you off, Bart dear.

He knew it would please you.