First: 21 June 1987 - Sign 'O' the Times tour in Utrecht, The Netherlands

last: 18 November 2010 - Gelredome Arnhem, The Netherlands

First : August 27th, 1986 - Vorst Nationaal, Brussels

Last : May 30th, 2014 - Botanique, Brussels

Every concert I went to in the 28 years that passed since the first one, was magical. Can't believe I'll never see him again...

Hardly an exciting spread of time here!

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FIRST 15 May 2012 - Welcome 2 Australia Tour, Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena (Age 36 years and 2 weeks)

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LAST 24 Feb 2016 - Piano and Microphone Tour, Auckland - ASB Theatre (2 shows) (Age 39 years and 9½ months).

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I cherish and remember every second, all 3 times were incredible shows with Prince in rare form. I was grateful to get the whole band experience with the Melbourne show and then intimate Prince with the last two shows. My only regret is not seeing more of his shows in the FLESH.

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But I can say I have seen all the gigs he ever played in my country

rob1965 said:

CherryMoon57 said:

First time:
August 1st 2007 - IndigO2 Aftershow

August 18th 2007 - IndigO2 Aftershow
August 31st 2007 - IndigO2 Aftershow
September 13th 2007 - Main Show O2 Arena
September 13th 2007 - IndigO2 Aftershow

Last time:
September 21st 2007 - Final Main Show O2 Arena

(all in London)

So you've seem more aftershows than main shows. This is very special

Yes it couldn't have been any more special for me. I will cherish these memories all my life and beyond!

o2 Arena - August 10th, 2007 (19 years old)
Koko - Feburary 2nd, 2015 (27 years old)

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1st - LoveSexy Wembley Arena 1988....

then....some 35+ gigs later........

....Last - Koko - Feburary 2nd, 2015 [he looked so happy, fit & well]

First: August 18, 1986 / Ahoy, Rotterdam

Last: May 25, 2014 / Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam

First: August 26th, 1998: New Power Soul Tour, Wembley Arena, London (I was 19)

Last: February 2nd, 2015: Autism Rocks Benefit Concert, Koko, London (I was 36)

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First: Frankfurt 1986, Parade Tour (18yrs old)

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First show: Musicology Tour -- May 28, 2004 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Last show: Hit N' Run Tour -- June 14, 2015 Warner Theatre, Washington, DC

Only saw him a total of three times. The one in the middle of these shows was at Madison Square Garden, NYC in December 18 2010 for Welcome 2 America Tour.

Purple rain tour. 1st
Musicology tour. Last.

August 1986, Wembley arena, London.

May 2014, First Direct arena, Leeds.

Managed to see at least one UK show from every tour between. Just missed out on Hop Farm and sat at home sulking.

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CherryMoon57 said:

13 June 2000 - 22 Feb 2016

Coincidently, his first tour was my first time seeing him at the tender age of 12. He was 21 and promoting his second album titled, "Prince". He opened for Rick James (The Fire It Up Tour) in Jackson, MS on March 29, 1980. I remember him coming out in that same outfit he had on on the cover of "Dirty Mind" and my aunt covering my eyes, and me going, "No, no, I wanna see, I wanna see"! We laughed about it a week ago. Unfortunately, that was my first and last time seeing the Purple One. Man!, little did I know what an impact he would have on the music industry.

NorthC said:

Reading this thread makes me realize once again that Pince was really kind to some countries (England, Holland) and really unkind to others (his own USA except MPLS, NY & California.)

Why do you say he's unkind to the USA? Just wondering...

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PaisleyPrint said:

NorthC said:

Reading this thread makes me realize once again that Pince was really kind to some countries (England, Holland) and really unkind to others (his own USA except MPLS, NY & California.)

Why do you say he unkind to the USA? Just wondering...

I think he/she is saying places in the US besides MPLS, NY & Cali

Dec 18, 1981 - Controversy Tour - Riverside Centroplex - Baton Rouge, LA

July 4, 2014 - Essence Festival - New Orleans, LA

slvrhrt7 said:

It just dawned on me that the first and last time I saw Prince perform was at the oakland coliseum.... what and where are yours? First: April 1, 1983 Triple Threat Tour (13yrs old) Last: March 4, 2016 Piano & Microphone (45yrs old).

wow...this takes me back

First - Triple Threat Tour - '83, Pittsburgh, PA

Last - Piano and Microphone - Sunday, Feb 26, 10pm, Oakland, CA

WordOnTheStreet said:

How do you all remember this? Is it bad that I have no idea? I've seen him so many times, I've lost count. Well over 100 time and mostly at Paisley Park. I truly have no clue, but I'm going to miss it

SHOW OFF! That's so awesome that you got to see him sooooo many times, I'd have lost count too if I were you! But most of us didn't have that luxury, so it was more memorable because it's more spread out. I saw him 28-29 times, I actually counted once (but clearly lost exact count along the way)

CalhounSq said:

WordOnTheStreet said:

CalhounSq said:

SHOW OFF! That's so awesome that you got to see him sooooo many times, I'd have lost count too if I were you! But most of us didn't have that luxury, so it was more memorable because it's more spread out. I saw him 28-29 times, I actually counted once (but clearly lost exact count along the way)

Definitely not trying to show off lol. Believe me, I appreciate how lucky I've been! I've always loved Prince, when I was young, I didn't even realize how famous he really was, I thought it was a MN thing. As I got older and saw how loved he really was all around the world, I also realized how fortunate I really was. The fact that my absolute favorite musician in the world was doing shows almost every weekend only 30 minutes away for $7.00 was amazing to me. Those were some of the best nights of my life and I rarely missed a chance to go see him. I should've gotten out there more in the last year though. I always talked about going, just never made it

DUDE, you have a LIFETIME of memories to look back on & those had to be some absolutely AMAZING shows - in his own house, super relaxed & free, my God I can only imagine! Don't dwell on not being there recently for A SECOND, seriously! You were lucky enough to have him right there, that's crazy awesome!