So I've never really taken a deep dive into this tour because while I like the album, I've always felt it was lacking in substance and was just a grandeous way of Prince saying "I still got it".

Nevertheless, I gave his performance at Earl's Court in 92 a full watch and godt damn is he on fire!

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I know people are divisive on Rosie but I could watch them on stage together for hours and never get bored. Their voices were made for each other and you can feel the respect he had for her on stage as a vocalist.

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While this is far from my favorite era it was interesting to watch this concert knowing just what the 90's had in store for him; that he was truly moving on from his decade reign of the 80's. I loved the flashiness and non-stop energy of the show, however I will say I don't quite get the sense of unity in the band that you would expect. It makes the tightness of the 93-95 NPG era that much more special.

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Any thoughts on this tour?

This was the first time I went to see Prince, too; a couple of the shows at Earl's Court. They were fun and, at the time, I remember being blown away by the spectacle...watching the videos back now, it feels as much an all surface show as the later Purple Rain shows did. Don't know why...just my appreciation of them now, I guess. Still, they were fun at the time.

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I'm a big fan of the Diamond & Pearls album/era so I've always been drawn to the tour. Overall, I think it was an excellent tour...and +1 to those epic Thieves In The Temple performances.

I love the Earl's Court D&P show too. I watch it every now and then, skipping over the Game Boyz (no offense - really). They just look so dated. Although I'm no fan of P's mushroom hairdo, lol. Regardless, it's funny how most of P's stuff can look so timeless to me. The Game Boyz's dancing/rapping was all the rage back then, but I hate watching it now. It's a great show, though, even getting good reviews. And I love Rosie- when she opens the show, "Precious Lord.." loooove. I could also watch P and Rosie together all day. I am definitely Team Rosie (BTW, I went to work conventions at Earl's Court for years. It was torn down around 5 yrs ago to build a high rise luxury condo building).

As always, while starting the D&P tour in Japan and Australia, Prince was already premiering material of his next album; making Sexy M.F. an integral part of his performance. By then the bootleg circuit was so quick that the fans in Europe already had the JP live performances and could hear what was coming their way.

Good times.

And the single video for Sexy M.F. was released before his second stop in The Netherlands, so I had the cover printed on a t-shirt and could have sold it many, many times.

Can't put it into words, but somehow I felt even back then there was something "off" about Prince. I was already a hardcore fan, saw him before and attended a couple of shows in Paris in July 1992. Don't want to get morbid, but that was the very first time I wondered if perhaps he was into something. I don't mean his "physical performance", he was still doing splits and running a high energy non-stop show. It's more about his playful mood, or the joy let's say he used to evoke - there was something (to me) missing.

Dalia11 said:

I have the album, need to buy the "Diamonds and Pearls" Concert DVD. 😃😃⭐💿

There is no official D&P concert DVD. The show people here are talking about watching, is a bootleg.

I'm in the US, so I didn't catch the official tour. I did see the Jan. 11 show at Glam Slam and another D&P show at Paisley Park on Jan. 27. Both were professionally filmed. The live footage from the NC2U video was shot at the Jan. 27 show. At an afterparty for the Glam Slam show at Paisley Park, studio versions of My Name Is Prince, Sexy MF, The Continental, and Damn U were played by the DJ. Prince played again at the afterparty, but was mostly instrumental stuff. Terence Trent D'Arby and Carmen Electra were at the party.

Paisley Park did show the Diamonds and Pearls video from Jun. 15 in London in 2017. I know an edited bootleg version exists, but they showed the full show.

And let's not forget Carmen Electra as opener. I am still scarred.

HamsterHuey said:

And let's not forget Carmen Electra as opener. I am still scarred.

Thankfully, that didn't happen at the two shows I attended!

mb71 said:

I saw the D&P tour and it was awesome. Rosie is a very talented singer and I love all her collaborations with Prince. The album is great! I have no complaints about it. I still listen to it from start to finish on a regular basis.

many of these shows were filmed professionally for the big screen at the concert. It would be great to see a curated diamonds and pearls tour concert video from these sources (with a personal preference for the Epic Australian shows )