Prince Fans: What to do with Some of your $500 million if you win powerball: Take care of family and friends first, and then charity. Then work out a mega deal with Prince to put together an All-Star band with a 5 year deal to play 120 or so shows a year. You have to be a mega-fan to read past this, so I guess it is good that I did not all of this today, some is from or based on something I posted here way back when that I have updated:

Perhaps offer Prince $417,000 per show after expenses with a deal that gives him at least $250 million over 5 years, and in return you get a real quality show, and there would be some kind of contract clause giving Prince a lot of the actual gate reciepts additional profits, but sharing some with the Powerball investor as well.

Yes, perhaps my biggest pipe dream ever...this is pretty much a dumb far fetched post

Some Conditions:

NO MEDLEYS, only full length songs with at least 95% or more of the original lyrics sung, and arrangements very similar to the album versions or live versions from the previous pre-1990 tours for the older songs(No watered down 2011 Welcome 2 Tour Versions).

No Background singers shouting "Put Your Hands Up" for 20 minutes...

No rappers, just Prince living up to his "Real Music By Real Musicians" line.

Opening Acts: The Time, Sheila E, and sometimes Madhouse

And hire an awesome band as close as possible to my choices:

Guitar: Vernon Reid, Wendy Melvoin, and Prince.
Bass: Sonny Thompson.
Keyboards: Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, and Prince. Percussion & Backing Vocals: Sheila E.
Trumpet: Matt Blistan(aka Atlanta Bliss).
Saxophone: Eric Leeds, Maceo Parker.
Trombone: Greg Boyer.
There would typically be two different shows in each city, with encore performances of each show in larger markets. Typical setlist for first show:

(First Segment)
Let's Go Crazy
When Doves Cry
Sign "O" The Times
Play In The Sunshine
Little Red Corvette
Housequake
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Strange Relationship
6(Madhouse)
Condition Of The Heart
The Beautiful Ones
(20 Minute Intermission, then Second Segment)
Fury
I Like It There
Rock Hard In A Funky Place
Witness 4 The Prosecution
Computer Blue
U Got The Look
She's Always In My Hair
Paisley Park
A Million Days
Future Soul Song
(10 minute break followed by encore)
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
Kiss
Purple Rain
Anna Stesia

Typical Second Show:
(First Segment)
D.M.S.R.
Controversy
1999
Delirious
17 Days
Thieves In The Temple
Shh
The Question Of U
How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?
Forever in My Life
Old Friends 4 Sale(1984 Original Version)
(20 Minute Intermission, then Second Segment)
Data Bank
Girl O' My Dreams
Can't Stop This Feeling I Got
We Can Funk
Lovesexy
When 2 R In Love
I Wish U Heaven
In A Large Room With No Light
Girls & Boys
Life Can Be So Nice
(10 minute break followed by encore)
Mountains
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
I Would Die 4 U
Purple Rain

Occasional Aftershow setlist featuring songs that sometimes show up in main shows as replacement songs:

Power Fantastic
3121
Anotherloverholenyohead
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Pop Life
The Morning Papers
Call My Name
Reflection
The 1 U Wanna C
Endorphinmachine(Original Version with layered guitars light on keys.)
Into The Light/I Will

[Edited 11/27/12 16:48pm]

I never actually answered why someone should do something so stupid: Simply to try to get the greatest live performer ever to get as close as possible to his potential. He has been sleeping walking through at least 50% of his concerts since the day the very good almost excellent Musicology Tour ended. He has actually had concerts that clocked in at under 2 hours with Shelby & others singing lead to where it was maybe a 75 minute Prince show...mind boggling if you ask me. It's nice to dream. Then again, when Prince was coasting from 1997-2001, the 2002 ONA Tour, and the previously mentioned Musicology Tours were really strong...maybe Prince can take back the title of best live performer on the Earth!

Aren't those lotteries wonderful. Buy A Dream.

Firstly, you wouldn't be hiring his band. Secondly, you wouldn't be designing the setlist. Thirdly - you can probably get him for alot less.

Enjoy the dream.

Red said:

Aren't those lotteries wonderful. Buy A Dream.

Firstly, you wouldn't be hiring his band. Secondly, you wouldn't be designing the setlist. Thirdly - you can probably get him for alot less.

Enjoy the dream.

Possibly true. I still think it might take a lot of money to keep anybody from shouting "Put Your Hands Up." It seems to be a condition for a Prince show these days to have a crowd flunky taking attention away from a band that plays watered down arrangements.

As far as not being able to hire his band, that would be interesting to see if $250 million over 5 years plus possibly more if the shows were highly profitable, would be worth it to him to put in the effort, and agree to work with all or most of those proposed.

He seems to enjoy going through the motions a lot lately. If the powerball winner took my idea to heart, and Prince did, the shows would be so good, they would at least get more attention, and a live DVD wouldn't hurt his reputation if all involved had their hearts in it.

Sadly, there's probably a better chance of me writing a #1 hit for some crap young act than any of this happening, but I can dream...

This is quite possibly the dumbest idea I've heard in quite a while.....

Prince and the New Powerball Generation?

Tittypants said:

This is quite possibly the dumbest idea I've heard in quite a while.....

I'm sure Shelby shouting "Put Your Hands Up" with no music playing would please your ears more than the concerts I suggested. It's ok. You're not alone. A stunning amount of Prince fans are overjoyed even when the show is less than 2 hours, and even more overjoyed if Prince has the girls sing instead of him. Everyone has an opinion.

SuperFurryAnimal said:

Prince and the New Powerball Generation?

That's funny... I guess I forgot to mention my old fave joke somebody made up on here...Since Prince's response to Revolution reunions was "Revolutions only Happen 1ce," Somebody forgot to ask Prince how long Power Generations can remain new?

SuperFurryAnimal said:

Prince and the New Powerball Generation?

a single winner will only get $150 Million...

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

I like this idea.

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

wouldn't that include prince too?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

wouldn't that include prince too?

Prince is one of th greatest performers alive to see. Whats those type of orgers mentioned have to offer but trollism?

rdhull said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

wouldn't that include prince too?

Prince is one of th greatest performers alive to see. Whats those type of orgers mentioned have to offer but trollism?

whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade ....

rdhull said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

wouldn't that include prince too?

Prince is one of th greatest performers alive to see. Whats those type of orgers mentioned have to offer but trollism?

I have to tell you that after having met about 2 to 3 dozen orgers here in NYC and in Minneapolis I count myself extremely lucky to have not met a troll or whiny one. Just cool people!

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

Again....more $ wasted! . Think about how many people you could help with the $ you'd dish out for that info & for putting more $ into Prince's pocket.

But hey, if you won the money, you have the right to do whatever you want with it . So, if any of you orgers win that powerball, PleASE hook a brother up with a cool half a mil @ least. The money would not be wasted.

stillwaiting said:

Opening Acts: The Time, Sheila E, and sometimes Madhouse

Don't you mean The Original 3hree?

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

Sometimes the people complaining about the complainers need to figure out the definition of hypocrisy, and figure out that they end up complaining more than the original complainer in many cases. Of course, the poster who answered you with "Wouldn't that include Prince too.." wins hands down...much more funny than you or I in this thread.

stillwaiting said:

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

Sometimes the people complaining about the complainers need to figure out the definition of hypocrisy, and figure out that they end up complaining more than the original complainer in many cases. Of course, the poster who answered you with "Wouldn't that include Prince too.." wins hands down...much more funny than you or I in this thread.

I wasn't trying to be funny. I'd rather spend a night watching Prince with people who came to enjoy themselves and each others company than fill a spot with people who'd nitpick over everything and then post about their miserable night for the next 3 years. Concerts are supposed to be fun!

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

So instead of just being happy that you'd be very rich and could actually afford to pay and get Prince to perform your special concert, you'd spend time and an extra cool million concerning yourself with keeping out people who wouldn't be there in the first place?

Interesting.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

HonestMan13 said:

I'd hire Prince to do a fantastic show but would leave a list of names at the door not allowing a single whiny, overly entitled, complaining for the last decade orger inside (no matter how much they beg or name drop(kcool) or act like they're with the band). No punks allowed cuz y'all just big ole party poops!!!

P.S. - I'd happily spend a million finding out every troll and whiner on this sites real names for the do not enter list!

Same deal for the ultra private aftershow!!!

So instead of just being happy that you'd be very rich and could actually afford to pay and get Prince to perform your special concert, you'd spend time and an extra cool million concerning yourself with keeping out people who wouldn't be there in the first place?

Interesting.

Yep! I'd be rich, happy, hosting a private concert and what's one million burnt if I didn't have to listen to you tell me Sheila E. isn't an associated artist half the night.

With $500 million I'd prefer to resurrect Miles.

HonestMan13 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

So instead of just being happy that you'd be very rich and could actually afford to pay and get Prince to perform your special concert, you'd spend time and an extra cool million concerning yourself with keeping out people who wouldn't be there in the first place?

Interesting.

Yep! I'd be rich, happy, hosting a private concert and what's one million burnt if I didn't have to listen to you tell me Sheila E. isn't an associated artist half the night.

LMAO! Oh yes, I've crashed so many private Prince concerts in my day that you should add my name to your list for this fantasy concert right now, it's Alexandria Nevermind and don't forget to dig the moat.

Fuck the homeless, fuck cancer research, fuck the third world, yeah I'll give $500 mil to some rich old drag queen to play a 3 hour show at my house

NouveauDance said:

Fuck the homeless, fuck cancer research, fuck the third world, yeah I'll give $500 mil to some rich old drag queen to play a 3 hour show at my house

i got 1 ticket! if i win i will give a little away to friends and family but not to any of thoes causes. I will lose 1/2 as i will take the cash option and then the IRS gets for that leaving me with about $150 Million... which is hardly nothing!

NouveauDance said:

Fuck the homeless, fuck cancer research, fuck the third world, yeah I'll give $500 mil to some rich old drag queen to play a 3 hour show at my house

novabrkr said:

With $500 million I'd prefer to resurrect Miles.

i like your thought train there, i dig it...

When I win the Powerball, I'm having an annual private Prince concert.

Undisclosed location, invitation only.

Lounge style: Waiters serving drink and food, couches, Prince feel to mingle with the crowd.

I would start kiss up to me now if I were you.