Add also, i regret not being at Hop Farm

16 times. Still doesn't seem like enough. I wish I'd made the trip to the US at some point to catch more shows.

I was 13 when I went to my first show (thanks to my brother for taking me).

3 May 1992 - Sydney Cricket Ground (Diamonds and Pearls tour)

21 October 2003 - Rod Laver Arena (World Tour 2003)

23 October 2003 - The Metro (World Tour 2003 Aftershow)

24 October 2003 - Sydney Entertainment Centre (World Tour 2003)

25 October 2003 - Sydney Entertainment Centre (World Tour 2003)

26 October 2003 - The Basement (World Tour 2003 Aftershow)

27 October 2003 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre (World Tour 2003)

28 October 2003 - The Indie Temple (World Tour 2003 Aftershow)

11 May 2012 - Allphones Arena (Welcome 2 Australia Tour)

12 May 2012 - Allphones Arena (Welcome 2 Australia Tour)

14 May 2012 - Rod Laver Arena (Welcome 2 Australia Tour)

15 May 2012 - Rod Laver Arena (Welcome 2 Australia Tour)

18 May 2012 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Welcome 2 Australia Tour)

19 May 2012 - The HiFi Brisbane (Welcome 2 Australia Tour Aftershow)

22 May 2012 - Allphones Arena (Welcome 2 Australia Tour)

20 February 2016 - Sydney Opera House (Piano & A Microphone Tour)

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Guitarhero said:

Add also, i regret not being at Hop Farm

Shame, it really was a great gig. Prince was in such a good mood. Possibly my favourite outdoor concert (I'm not generally a big outdoor fan).

Guitarhero said:

josephsrollins said:

Once. Piano and a Microphone Tour - Atlanta - 10:00.

Thank you for sharing ...Bless

FragileUndertow said:

7 times

Same here.

Guitarhero said:

SquirrelMeat said:

The amount of times you have seen Prince in concert doesn't define your fandom. How did you feel the last (maybe only) time you saw him?

If you had a gut wrenching, almost worry with anticipation excitement, then you are in the Prince Zone! No greater feeling and enjoyment.



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[Edited 4/30/16 4:03am]

This. "gut wrenching, almost worry with anticipation excitement". Just realized... will never feel that again.

SquirrelMeat said:

Parade x 8
SOTT x 21
Lovesexy x 23
Nude x 27
D&P x 32
Act 1 x 5
Act 2 x 17
Gold x 20
NPS x 8
Celebration x 2
ONA x 15
Musicology x 3
Earth Tour x 12
20Ten x 7
W2A x 9
Hit N Run x 11

Aftershows x 28
TV performances x 2

First time I have totted them up for years and it strangely makes exactly 250, but there might be an error a few figures either side.


As you can see, It started strong, but tapered off as I got older. You can tell I started earning, but had no responsibilities between 87 and 92! I used to backpack Europe for the early tours. Strangely though, never saw a show in Italy or Spain (use to have to get back to raise funds or wash clothes). Also regret that I never got to a Jam of The Year show, Celebration II or any Piano and a Microphone. I thought I would catch one this year.

first concert..radio city(prince/vanity 6)

purple rain concert nassau coliseum

lovesexy tour(msg)

new power soul festival(prince,chaka khan,larry graham)

prince concert.radio city(with mayte)

musicology tour(msg)

enancipation tour(jones beach)

welcome 2 america tour(sinbad,larry graham)

the last one was at this place in ny in canal street

played there till sun came up..i miss work that day...lol

i 4 got the name of the venue

Six. I was born in 1990 so I only had so many chances.

- Musicology Tour in NJ

- the Nokia Theatre show with Tamar

- twice at the O2 for 21 Nights

- Welcome 2 America at MSG

- Hit n' Run at Manchester Academy

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McD said:

Woody Allen wants to come back as Warren Beatty's fingertips. I want to come back as SquirrelMeat.

Move a little. I'm sure there some room left under his skin.

11 times:

1990 A Coruña, Spain

1993 Chicago

1993 Lisbon, Portugal

1995 London Wembley arena

1997 Washington DC

1998 London Wembley arena

1998 London Hippodrome

1998 London Café de Paris (my claim to fame is a close-up of during the "Come On" footage)

1998 London Brixton Academy

2007 London O2

2013 Lisbon, Portugal

My favourite was Hippodrome 98, an outstanding aftershow: it went on until 5AM-ish... the sun was rising as we walked out.

Jazz, funk, wild guitars aplenty and even "The War" - a very different version to the one released.

57, if we're including soundcheck performances, 2000-2014.

[Edited 5/3/16 3:24am]

I saw him nine times, eight of them with my son. I just went to a Bowie tribute last night at the last venue where I saw Prince in 2014... It hurt looking at the empty stage and remembering...

[Edited 4/30/16 9:30am]

BobGeorge909 said:

7

1986

1990

1992 *2

1998

2002

2011.

14 times

Amazing to see the number of concerts people on here have been to, being in my twenties I've seen Prince 5 times:

August 7th 2007 at the O2, 21 nights

February 22nd 2014 Manchester Academy

May 16th 2014 Manchester Arena

May 19th 2014 Birmingham LG Arena

May 23rd 2014 Leeds Arena

Manchester 1990 and 1992 , both Maine Road

Manchester 1995 x 2

O2 x 4 + 2 aftershows

Rotterdam about 2012

Manchester Academy 2014

Manchester Arena 2014

I remember not being able to get off work to go to Wembly arena for the Lovesexy tour when I was 16. And I massively regret not going to the Manchester Apollo, in 2002 I think it was.

Wish it was more.

Hard to think there wont be any more gigis but I feel very lucky to have "got" Prince and had the music as the sountrack to my life since I as a kid.

Sadly only once...luckily, once. Chicago Sept. 24, 2012 - one of the best nights of my life. Still one of the best days it's just a little bittersweet right now. I was hoping for one more chance at least.

Cerebus said:

Hey felix, we were at a lot of the same shows! I wish I had a list as good as yours. I wish I had a list of all the shows I've attended in general. Unfortunatly, I do not, and I've been to so many shows in my lifetime (well over 1000, and that's not counting smaller jazz gigs) that a lot of the memories have just become one giant blur (for the record, I've done a terrible job of saving ticket stubs, I have maybe a couple hundred total, probably less - it's just never felt as important to me as the experience and the memory). I went to 11 shows on the Musicology tour, alone, I remember that (brotherman hung out on the West Coast a lot for that tour, it was easier than usual for me to get to multiple shows). And I'm guessing somwhere between 10 and 20ish others, leaning closer to the 20ish side (possibly more). So somewhere around 30. I made it to Paisley Park, though, which is by far one of my greatest live music memories. Like, right near the top.

Thats so cool that U went to that many shows. I kept all my tickets stubs. Purple Rain Tour was $17.50 back then. Also saw 2 Tonight show apperances. Wish I was lucky enough to see a show at paisley Park show as that would have been the ultimate show for me.

[Edited 5/3/16 18:37pm]

5

3x:

09/2004 Musicology Oakland

02/2016 A Piano & a Microphone Oakland Paramount Theater (7pm set)

03/2016 A Piano & a Microphone Oakland Oracle Arena