all together now:

it's about fuckin time!!! hope ya'll down under have a blast, it's been a while...

I dnt believe it the report..but if it is true that would be too cool for BKW and others like Joshy Joshua..thats his new name Imma call him...Australia would lub Prince.

No confirmation from NPGMC , I just checked...

I can't see Prince doing a tour where he plays all of his old hits. Unless he is seriously strapped for cash it would go against everything he's been saying these last few years. That was then, this is now, you know?

It's the truth. I can feel it.

Diva, where you at?

I can see this making sense if the Hall of Fame thing does indeed happen. Artists get a lot of attention when inducted and it wouldn't hurt to play along. Plus, if he's got some kind of hits package ready to go, that might help too. Something classic that new fans or folks who have drifted away from Prince can sink their teeth into. But for most Prince fans, I think this is a step backwards. The Celebration 2002 and ONA tour were a vast improvement on the Hit N Run style shows he'd been doing for the previous 5 years.

JimmyNothing said:

neither can i. but then again, if you had a howitzer pointed straight at his balls and ya threaten to push the trigger if he don't sing "when doves cry" a kajillion times...

what??? Is this for real? I feel like i just took a trip in the way back machine ala Hit N Run Tour, Yuck!

I just can't believe it!!!
I assume he will come to Europe
Please don't tell me he's retiring

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Is this some kind of confession dansah??

" And in a coup for fans, 45-year-old Prince will perform his greatest hits before retiring those songs forever.

His major hits include 1999, Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Kiss and Purple Rain. "

is it just me or do smell sumin

BULLSHIT!

p per4med 1999 4 tha last time on the rave dvd. am i not correct?
also, is he jus retiring these songs r all of them?

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

The guessing, I mean...oh and the saying what we think about it as if it has already happened

Just hope it leads to the rerelese of PR
with outtakes.

...back to hybernation for year & 1/2

oh no... "Prince--The Farewell Tour"

If this is really happening, well that`s
great for the people in Australia, isn`t it?
I have Prince seen in concert many times since
1992. And also before. So i would say the people
down under deserve to see him again. Congratulations!

I`m sure that - not matter what music he`s gonna choose
to play - you`ll get to see great concerts.
I have never seen a bad Prince gig. Never.
Some were better than others, that`s all.
So let him play When doves cry. That`s a cool song.
If he really said he will incorporate his classic material,
well what does that mean? Does it mean he`s not
going to play some new instrumentals?
No it does not.
Greetings to the people of Australia. Have fun.

I think if he'd really do a greatest hits tour again, he will rearrange the oldies to keep things interesting for himself (and the diehard fans!). He'll probably jazz them up a little.

I for one wouldn't mind a jazzed up greatest hits tour. Prince is a great live performer no matter which songs he plays!

Let this World Tour begin! And I am happy for you Australians that he visits you first this time. you have been waiting long enough after all...

cool - sounds like he's going to make the most of the hype around the hall of fame induction after all. Between that and the anniversary of Purple Rain, Prince has a shot to become relevant again if he wants to.

It's in the message boards at NPGMC, so it's confirmed. One date in Hong Kong on 10/17 and a mention of Australian dates to follow.

DawnUnder said:

BKW, Joshy and Funkystrange...all email me as we need to work certain things out. :winK:

liberation said:

No bootlegging aloud.

JimmyNothing said:

nope...i can't stand "wdc" anyway!

I've got a bad feeling about this!

Do we really need to hear Purple Rain etc again?

boooriiing!

Marrk said:

true...hopefully this won't be one of those 'hit & run'-type deals, y'know...the brotha's musical repetoire is much larger than the hits alone.

Well, I hope he'll be around for the Family Jamm in December...

NEWSFLASH:
Get ready NPG MUSIC CLUB - Prince & The NPG will play the HONG KONG HARBOR FEST on October 17th followed by new tour dates in AUSTRALIA:

October 21 - Rod Laver Arena – Melbourne
October 24 - Sydney Entertainment Centre – Sydney
October 27 - Brisbane Entertainment Centre – Brisbane

Details and member ticket info will be announced in the next couple days.

Have fun Australia

Sounds like things will be exciting over these coming months