Marrk said:

Militant said:

The last time I saw Prince live was at the Autism Rocks show in London, last year. 2/2/2015.

Final song of that show was Cool / DSTYGE.

Strange closer that.

Yeah, a bit strange. Think it was an extra encore that may not have been planned out.

The final song of the main portion of the set was "Dreamer".

This is the setlist someone grabbed from that show. The 3rd encore that's listed was abandoned in favor of a much longer sampler set, followed by Dreamer, then the final encore of Let's Work and Cool/DSTYGE.

Purple Rain. April 14, 2016 Atlanta.

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That was was a special show and being there has made the last 5 weeks all the harder on me, but I'm glad I was there to experience it and truly reconnect with my love of Prince and his music.

Purple Rain April 14, 2016, Piano and Mic Tour, Atlanta Georgia

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I was present for both shows that night and it truly has made it harder to accept what has followed.

SmiggyG said:

dustoff said:

"The Love We Make," Detroit 2015.

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Same here.

Me 3.

Purple Rain at The Sydney Opera House 20/02/16 Show 1

benni said:

Purple Rain April 14, 2016, Piano and Mic Tour, Atlanta Georgia

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I was present for both shows that night and it truly has made it harder to accept what has followed.

This one is hard for me--I have ambivalent feelings about not taking the opportunity to see him perform in Oakland right before the Atlanta concert... But, in hindsight, and reading your post, I'm glad that I remember the last concert I attended in 2014. I think that it would have made it that much harder if I had seen him recently. My heart goes out to you.

at a paisley park party, last autumn. fall in love, i think it was

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purplethunder3121 said:

benni said:

Purple Rain April 14, 2016, Piano and Mic Tour, Atlanta Georgia

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I was present for both shows that night and it truly has made it harder to accept what has followed.

This one is hard for me--I have ambivalent feelings about not taking the opportunity to see him perform in Oakland right before the Atlanta concert... But, in hindsight, and reading your post, I'm glad that I remember the last concert I attended in 2014. I think that it would have made it that much harder if I had seen him recently. My heart goes out to you.

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Thank you. And for the FunkiestOne, too. I still have ambivalent feelings, myself, about having gone that night to both shows. On one hand, I know I am blessed for having seen those performances and it is something that will stay with me the rest of my life. On the other hand, I would go back and change that whole night if I could, make him cancel somehow for another week or two, to allow him time to recuperate... I will be forever grateful for the time, space, energy, and breath that I was able to share with him that night, but I will always wish I could change it, too.

purplethunder3121 said:

benni said:

Purple Rain April 14, 2016, Piano and Mic Tour, Atlanta Georgia

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I was present for both shows that night and it truly has made it harder to accept what has followed.

This one is hard for me--I have ambivalent feelings about not taking the opportunity to see him perform in Oakland right before the Atlanta concert... But, in hindsight, and reading your post, I'm glad that I remember the last concert I attended in 2014. I think that it would have made it that much harder if I had seen him recently. My heart goes out to you.

Yes you are right, seeing him myself at the Opera House (show 2) I was on such a high as seeing him makes you like a new fan again & you are all enthusiastic with excitment for months on that Purple High - but when we lost him, it made the pain feel so much greater I think as he so still fresh in my mind and I could not reconcile the fact I only seen him in February then he was gone - I can only imagine what the feeling was like for those that did go to what was to be the final show

gollygirl said:

Purple Rain - Sydney Opera House - Piano & Mic - Show 2

Same. I was at both shows that night. Thank God we were there.

i fantastic version of Sometimes it snows in april. Leeds arena. Along with The beautiful ones and Nothing compares to u, the highlight of the night.

Exactly 2 years ago today....Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam 25/5/2014 - The song was obviously Purple Rain, he left me with that scorching solo....

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Technically it was Purple Rain as part of the 17 February Melbourne 6.30 pm show.

But one of my fondest - bittersweet - memories was seeing him descending through the trapdoor of the Love Symbol stage at Rod Laver Arena in 2012, after the very last encore, and him calling out words to the effect "we have to go". After all he'd given to us that night, he was apologetic that he couldn't stay longer.

The last time I saw him live at Smukfest Festival, in Denmark, 8/7/2013.

Final song was Sign O' The Times.

Hot Thing in the sampler set in Glasgow, May 22nd 2014.

Play That Funky Music...Birmingham,2014

hw3004 said:

Play That Funky Music...Birmingham,2014

Peace man i was with yah.

PR, of course... 2014, Fillmore SF

Dance Electric - 5/10/15

thisisreece said:

'Sometimes it Snows in April', Leeds Arena 2014.

Yes, me too. It did me in...and thinking about it's significance now is overwhelming.

Girls & Boys, London O2 Arena, 21st Sept 2007

$17.50 Tacoma, WA 2/15/85

$250 San Francisco, CA 4/10/93 ($250 because of so-called "final tour")

$32.50 Honolulu, HI 2/17/96

$32.50 Honolulu, HI 2/18/96

$132.50 Honolulu, HI 2/19/96 (paid someone front & center $100 to switch seats)

$133 Seattle, WA 4/29/02

$75 Seattle, WA 8/30/04

$75 Seattle, WA 8/31/04

$275 Seattle, WA 4/18/13

$275 Seattle, WA 4/18/13

$275 Seattle, WA 4/19/13

$275 Seattle, WA 4/19/13

Not including airfare, lodging, driving, etc. total spent to see Prince 12 times was $1848.

I guess I didn't see him as many times as I thought. Not sure what counts as the final song, as he was doing that weird thing at the end of those shows. Shows that cost a ridiculous $275 each The only reason I went to all 4 of those shows is Donna Grantis' playing on the Tonight Show. So, I have her to thank for seeing him so recently.

Biggest regrets are not seeing him at Paisley Park, DNA aftershow in 1993 (we were already driving back home to Oregon), and an aftershow anywhere in Europe.

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MrSquiggle said:

gollygirl said:

Purple Rain - Sydney Opera House - Piano & Mic - Show 2

Same. I was at both shows that night. Thank God we were there.

So true MrSquiggle - but it is kind of bittersweet now - but I think I would have felt worse had I not made the effort to fly to Sydney to see him - I would have regretted it long term, it is just so painful now and I still cannot look through the tour book that arrived from Electric Fetus.

"Plectrum Electrum" - closed the late show at Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas, April 27, 2013

"Live It Up"

-Manchester Arena, 17th May 2014.

Think it was Glamorous Life with Sheila E. Birthday concert in Minny. 07 I think.

Bambi at the Electric Ballroom in London, 5th Feb 2014.

http://www.princevault.com/index.php?title=05_February_2014-1

Show organisation was a shambles, so I didn't bother with the rest of the Hit n Run's. Was looking forward to a properly organised show with pre sold tickets. Thought we were going to get that with the Piano shows then the terror attack in Paris happened.

TonyWilliams said: