Excellent write up by Jon Bream, talking with a few of the Celebration attendees who have been keeping it real online instead of selling out to the estate.

https://www.startribune.com/prince-celebration-londell-mcmillan-paisley-park-primary-wave-chaka-khan-morris-day/601853737

bozojones said:

Excellent write up by Jon Bream, talking with a few of the Celebration attendees who have been keeping it real online instead of selling out to the estate.

https://www.startribune.com/prince-celebration-londell-mcmillan-paisley-park-primary-wave-chaka-khan-morris-day/601853737

Each frequently posts opinions on X. They are not hesitant to express themselves in person, either, though English said Londell McMillan, co-manager of the Prince estate, would not call on him during Celebration’s Q&A segment of the “Future and the Vault” panel.

jimino1 said:

Paywalled. Anyone hip me to what it says?

Put archive.is/ after // and hit enter.

jimino1 said:

Paywalled. Anyone hip me to what it says?

Put archive.is/ after // and hit enter.

I don't understand why it's an A+ day when the estate does the minimum, i.e. an hour of unreleased music and previously unreleased live video. That should happen *every day*.

Sorry, but what a nonsense article.
Paying $900-$1400 for a shitshow and complain but then say that they'll go again next year.
Why woul d they improve on anything when gullible people or these superfans as bream calls them will overpay for crap anyway??
When Prince was doing his by comparison amazing celebrations they cost a fraction plus you got to see him perform. NOw you have to pay a shitload only to see some ghettio quality shows on video or live by some has beens like Tevin Campbell and that musical guy that no one wants to see and MAYBE hear something from the vault
And there out of touch focus on vinyl is also telling, putting 40 miutes on a CD so they can press 1 low quality LP and charge an arm and a leg for it

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If I read correctly, the unofficial Prince activities are the ones these 2 superfans really had the most positive reaction to. Seems like there needs to be an "unofficial" celebration itinerary instead of the estate's "offficial" one...

I don't know the pricing, but I'd hope there is a $25/$50/$75 ticket to get into individual events. I fear it's all or nothing, and that's a nothing for me at $900 - $1,400. (By the way, I gladely paid that amount to see Prince in concert; meaning - if I thought celebration was worth it I wouldn't mind paying)

Once again Mac Millon ...... is a shit show.

Amazing that people that have no real talent for curation of legacy and what the latest tech is for doing so get to run the estate.

THis dude has shit his pants repeatedly for how many years.

Here are few things that should have already been done.

1. Prince subscription service

Outtakes, Demos, alt configs, and live concerts with filters by year, band, songs, and statistics. How many times played. last played. etc.

As stuff is available ie digitized it shows up.

Artwork, photos, and fashion

Stems for remixing

a true forum community

2. 1 Super deluxe Per year & one Major Concert deluxe release. The rehearsal, soundcheck, Show, and After show. i

3. Every Qtr at Paisley a Prince era band is booked to play a special concert. ie revolution birthday, npg Miami East and West 94

4. More Duane Books

5. A proper bi coastal send off to prince with revolution and NPG and guest players and singers

6. Weigh if this should travel every couple of years to 5-10 major cities

aallocathird said:

1. Prince subscription service

Outtakes, Demos, alt configs, and live concerts with filters by year, band, songs, and statistics. How many times played. last played. etc.

As stuff is available ie digitized it shows up.

Artwork, photos, and fashion

Stems for remixing

a true forum community

This is great in theory.

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In reality, Prince couldn't make the NPG Music Club work when he was alive, promoting it and giving away the best seats in the house at his shows.

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Who wants to double their Spotify subscription fee with another subscription that's only Prince?

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There's a reason even the biggest artists on the planet right now, aren't doing this. The churn rate would be huge. People would sign up, rip their favorite songs and unsubscribe. People already have multiple subscriptions for multiple services. I don't think there's any appetite with the general public for another subscription service.

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It might gain traction with hardcore fans, but there aren't many of us anymore. I doubt enough to cover the setup and ongoing costs.

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Great in theory, but in the harsh light of day, it's a none starter.