Just thinking, with Madonna touring the world with 35 dates. Prince did like double that for the musicology tour, years ago. Surly he could muster a 35 date world tour if Madonna can? Or do you think hes just doesn't think his body is up for the strain anymore?

He could do it easily. Easily I say!

Of course he is.

I've been wondering the same thing as of late. The Hit 'N Run thing has been around for decades, but these days things seem far more erratic. I can't fathom another reason why he would have let 2 records be released and not do any kind of touring behind them. It's nice that he's doing some shows now, but the promo ship has sailed as far as the albums are concerned.

When was the last world tour he did? was it One Nite Alone? That was along time ago. So why doesnt he do another one? He has a young and fit (in more ways than one) backing band who im sure would be well up for doing one. Maybe he feels he couldnt give his all everynight , like back in the day?

He could do a show like the act one tour, half new stuff and half hits, which would keep anyone happy! I don't get it either , why release two albums and not tour with them? Some of the material on both albums is strong enough , i feel , to play live. that harks me back to the original question.

I think the 20Ten/Welcome 2... shows would probably qualify as a world tour, and they certainly covered more ground than One Nite Alone. However, I think One Nite Alone actually felt more like a real world tour because it was more constructed and less varied. The 20Ten/Welcome 2... shows seemed like more of a mixed bag.

Also, I think One Nite Alone was the last time he was truly ballsy. Touring behind a record nobody bought because he believed in the material. Making all kinds of of controversial socio-political commentary (giving audience members slave names, Abe Lincoln was a racist, xenophobia, etc.) Can you imagine if he went on tour these days and only played like 2 hits every night? Jeez he closed the shows with Anna Stesia. That's some balls.

Well the Welcome to tours, ran into different years, but were spread out much longer. The one nite alone tour was more like a proper world tour, within a year ,and lots of dates from japan to america to london etc.

Prince will still be physically capable of doing world tours when half of us will be pushing walkers.

antonb said:

Aerogram said:

I don't think that Prince is in bad health, I mean more in his own head, does he find doing a fully fledged World tour with many different countries too much nowadays? Not since the One nite Alone tour has he done a long diverse, ie many different countries straight tour. We know how much he can sometimes still push himself physically on stage. Dancing/playing and all. I guess i am just wishful thinking for a World tour, and reasons why he never does them anymore.

thats a great reply, and im sure theres truth in your thoughts. Also he tends to go for a certain country now, and tours that place. Like the uk last year, Australia another year. Maybe he feels thats the best way to go nowadays. Pinpointing a certain part of the world only.

Yes, but imo he can't dance anymore. At all. If he does 'dance', he does something similar to his first ever IWBYL American Bandstand performance back in '80

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SchlomoThaHomo said:

I think the 20Ten/Welcome 2... shows would probably qualify as a world tour, and they certainly covered more ground than One Nite Alone. However, I think One Nite Alone actually felt more like a real world tour because it was more constructed and less varied. The 20Ten/Welcome 2... shows seemed like more of a mixed bag.

Also, I think One Nite Alone was the last time he was truly ballsy. Touring behind a record nobody bought because he believed in the material. Making all kinds of of controversial socio-political commentary (giving audience members slave names, Abe Lincoln was a racist, xenophobia, etc.) Can you imagine if he went on tour these days and only played like 2 hits every night? Jeez he closed the shows with Anna Stesia. That's some balls.

I agree. I love the TRC/ONA era 2001-2003, he stopped giving a crap what the mainstream thought of him or his album sales and devoted himself to being the best damn musician he could be. I like him to be mainstream pop sometimes too, but now it seems he ended up giving up the musicianship on his albums while STILL not getting the success that selling out would get him. He's losing both ways

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antonb said:

Is Prince physically capable of doing a world tour?

i dunno. stand by, i'll call him for you.

skywalker said:

World tours are really expensive to do.

exactly and requires planning. maybe he is scared of playing to empty venues

CharismaDove said:

free2bfreeda said:

antonb said:

Is Prince physically capable of doing a world tour?

i dunno. stand by, i'll call him for you.

Oh would you, thankyou

Without a doubt!

He is worth 300 million dollars. He can do whatever he wants right about now, besides sell records. All he needs is his small band and a few other people to do hit & run tours. It makes sense and I bet it is fun. He seems to be getting nicer as he gets older. I mean, why else would he go to Kentucky?

Well Madonna,is worth alot more, but is doing a world tour. And why not Kentucky?

I gather he could but wanting to is a different matter...

maybe Prince isn't patient enough to do a world tour.He seems to get bored really quickly.A world tour would require him to be on the road for at least half a year or longer.

3rdeyedude said:

He is worth 300 million dollars. He can do whatever he wants right about now, besides sell records. All he needs is his small band and a few other people to do hit & run tours. It makes sense and I bet it is fun. He seems to be getting nicer as he gets older. I mean, why else would he go to Kentucky?

If Prince had 300 million dollars I'm pretty sure he wouldn't bother touring at all. He definitely wouldn't bother with the hits.

It's funny sometimes how you hear of celebrities and tons of money. Yet, often times they seem to do things they clearly want no part of. Especially in music. Whitney Houston was supposedly worth 200 million dollars yet died essentially penniless. MJ was essentially homeless and definitely broke and living on the kindness of friends, yet worth a billion dollars or so on paper. Birdman and Little Wayne, pretty sure they are broke and can't release new music.