When Was It? I started following his music religously after 1999 (82 on) but it took me until 93 to see him. Of course he didn't tour the US for 5 years (it's hard to imagine that in light of recent times). I first saw him in San Francisco 93 both nights but found out on my way home about his infamous aftershow at THE DNA LOUNGE & it was too late to get in. I've made up for it big time, probably have seen him perform close to 35 times maybe more since & a slew of aftershows & one memorable paisley gig in Sept.2000. I think it was Blackwell's first "live" gig with the man & it took place in the Love4OneAnother Room. He started off on Habibi with this long egyptian tinged instramental & played an Undertaker/Love Bizarre groove on keyboards that was ridiculous. His energy was on 10 that night. I also remember he kept squirting Larry's Wife with bottled water which pleased me to no end. The gig ended with Kip singing "The Light" by Common & Prince doing background vocals from the soundboard. Anyone from Minny at that show? What was your first tour? Also what's the farthest you've traveled to see him? Mine was Birmingham, AL in 98 from SF, Cali. Let's Hear your story's..

more or less:

07/86 parade
11/88 lovesexy
10/97 JOTY (was it 97 or 98 -- ???)
09/99 Mill City Music Fest
06/00 Celebration
12/00 Vegas
04/01 Hit n Run (L.A. & Denver)
04/02 ONA
12/02 Vegas Aladdin.

Fan since 1983, with the discovery of 1999.

First show was lovesexy vancouver 88
second show was Jam of the Year Vancouver 96
Third SHow was ONA Seattle 02
Fourth show was ONA Vancouver 02

My first was in Denver on 04/05/83 on the 1999 tour. But I first got into him in 1979 with I Wanna Be Your Lover. My shows are as follows:

1999 Tour-1983
Hit and Run 1986
Lovesexy (front row)-1988
Act 1- 2 nights L.A-1993
Glam Slam West-aftershow-1993
Glam Slam MPLS- Love Expierence-1994
Pailsey Park- 08/05/95 L4OA Show-1995
Jam of the Year- Denver-1997
The Church-Aftershow
Jam of the Year-L.A., Irvine (w/ Sheila E as special guest), and Las Vegas-1997
Celebration 2000
Celebration 2001-2 shows
Celebration 2002-7 Shows

And next will be the Family Jamm in December

been a geeklette for 8 years, and the first time i seen him live was about 2 years ago durin my first trip to paisley park.

EverlastingNow said:

U SUCK!!! I slept overnight outside of the old Gart Bros on 16th and got like second level!!!



Amen!!! With A-P-O-L-L-O-N-I-A... :DROOL:

Been following Prince since 1978. I use to get him mixed up with 'The Silvers' because of the big afros.

First concert - 1999 Tour, November 19, 1982 (21 years ago today). He actually spoke to me after the gig. Of course, I was crying and traumatized and could only say his name. Thank God those geek days are over.

The best ticket venture - 1988 When the Lovesexy tickets when on sale. My little brother and I slept outside of Rose Records on Adams & Wabash in Chicago from Wednesday afternoon until Saturday morning. I would wash up and change clothes in McDonald's and go to work. My sister would relieve my brother during her lunch hour. I would come back from school and home with clothes for the next day and my brother would take off until around 11 pm at night.

We were number three in line and ended up getting the 18th row (I purchased 8 tickets). On Friday night around 100 people were camping out and we were jamming Prince and telling stories of when we first saw him in concert and met him. I later won tickets on WGCI for the 12th row and sold my tickets for $30 (face value was $27) because I too scared to scalp the ticket for a lot of money. The days before the lottery were the ultimate.

EverlastingNow said:

I will be at the Family Jamm but I don't know what row since I'm a VIP person. However, I wrote 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and requested four tickets for December 12. I received the tickets in the mail yesterday. You should do the same. It will be cool to be on his show and really nice if the audience is filled with at least 100 of us Family Jamm attendees.

I'm going to email Sheila E to ask if she would contact 'The Tonight Show' about guesting the night of December 12.

See you in Cali!

First concert was Nude tour, 1990, Wembley, London and it was a load of big rubbish. Prince you were a load of big rubbish that night. Got over that one and enjoyed all the European tours since apart from ONA tour. Big mistake missing that one.
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Fan since 1984.
1st show , nude tour Nice ,France august 1990
Last show Milan 2003
My fave : Bataclan Paris 2003

Fan since 1984, collector since 1989.
First show: Act 1 @ the Fox Theatre in Detroit
Last show: Celebration 2002
Favorite: Celebration night 5 or Emancipation Celebration Jan. 13, 1997.

LOL

Fan since 1983ish
First show: D&P tour, Melb 1991 (1 show, 7th row)
Last show: Prince Live, Melb 2003 (2 shows, 8th row & 1st row)
Favorite: Prince Live, Melb 2003, 2nd show

Fan since 1985.
Reason: 'Raspberry Berret'

Tours I've witnessed (in my lovely Holland):

1988 - Lovesexy Tour, De Kuip, Rotterdam, 18-08-1988
1990 - Nude Tour, De Kuip, Rotterdam, 02-06-1990
1992 - D&P Tour, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 28-05-1992
1992 - D&P Tour, MECC, Maastricht, 04-07-1992
1992 - D&P Tour, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 06-07-1992
1993 - ACT II, Brabanthallen, Den Bosch, 09-08-1993
1993 - ACT II, Brabanthallen, Den Bosch, 10-08-1993
1993 - ACT II, Wildenrath (Germany), 28-08-1993
1995 - Gold Experience, Brabanthallen, Den Bosch,24-03-'95
1995 - Gold Experience, Brabanthallen, Den Bosch,25-03-'95
1998 - NPS Tour, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 11-08-1998
1998 - NPS Tour, Prins v. Oranjehal, Utrecht, 23-12-1998
2002 - ONA Tour Soundcheck, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 15-10-2002
2002 - ONA Tour, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 15-10-2002
2002 - ONA Tour Aftershow, Nighttown, Rotterdam, 16-10-2002
2002 - ONA Tour Soundcheck, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 02-11-2002
2002 - ONA Tour, Ahoy, Rotterdam, 02-11-2002
2002 - ONA Tour Aftershow, Nighttown, Rotterdam, 02-11-2002

Fan since 1991
First show & only:Zaragoza 1998
FAvourite show: mmm cannot decide

Hola Zaragoza!
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VinoDaMusica said:

Hello, Rotterdam!!!

My first concert was the Parade tour at Wembley arena London in '86 and have been a fan since about'81 but addicted since '84.

I haven't counted them but I must be in the 100+ concerts by now and that's not including the aftershows!

I have known Prince since 1999, became a fan at When Doves Cry.

My parents wouldn't let me go to the Parade tour unfortunately, so my first tour was SOTT (twice), then Lovesexy (5 meters from stage, yes!), then the sucky Nude show. I went to the concerthall for the D&P tour but I couldn't get affordable tickets.

After that I lost interest in Prince. It was rekindled by the internet in 2000 and by TRC in 2001. Then I saw the ONA tour in 2002, which was really great. I guess I'm a fan for live!

Been a fan since 1984, since hearing When Doves Cry.

My first show was in August 1988 when i saw the Lovesexy tour at Wembley Arena.

I have since seen 6 Nude shows, 8 Diamonds and Pearls shows including Wembley Stadium and i caught the Gold Experience show in March 1995.

The last time i saw Prince was in August 1998 at Brixton Academy. I've continued to buy his music since then and he will ALWAYS be my number one but i have to put my hands up and say that i did drift off for a while but i'm listening to little else at the moment, especially Parade. I forgot how totally amazing that album is

Fan since 1988
My first CD: SOTT
First concert:
LOVESEXY 1988 Frankfurt, Germany

polkadot, i was at that brixton show, what did you think? how cool did he look!!

LittleJ said:

yeah..loved it. But i have to say that i enjoyed the earlier shows especially Lovesexy!

Fan since 93/94 (swapped one of my albums for a friend's album) and - BAM! - hit me in a way like no other artist ever has.

Bought all the albums, videos, books etc in one mad period, thinking 'Where the HELL have these been all my life???. It was like skipping into some colourful, funky, musical paradise and I had free entry, somehow.

Seen him live:

* Gold Experience Tour '95 (London, Wembley Arena)
* New Power Soul Tour '98 twice (London, Wembley Arena & Brixton Academy)
* Xenophobia Celebration 2002 (Mpls, 7 nights)
* One Nite Alone Tour 2002 twice (London, Apollo)
* Marquee Aftershow 2002 (London, ONA Tour)

So - including the Celebration - about 13 times live.

Best concert??? Not sure; maybe the final night of the ONA Tour in London?

Favourite show/moment? The 3rd night at 'Xenophobia' - Prince's full-on, funkfest. STILL makes me shiver thinking about it. (And, dayum, he looked the business that night).

Aah, memories...

onenitealone said:

First one?

Oh Jeez...it was at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, the tour after Purple Rain came out. I was crying, (I don't remember doing this), and my mom felt so bad for me that she arranged and paid for 4 tixs and $80 a pop, just so I would not be upset anymore. It's funny when you're a teenager. I thought I would JUST DIE if I didn't get to see him.I was OBSESSED with him in my teen years. ha ha.

Fan since 20.5.1988 after the Lovesexyalbum.

Concerts:

Nude Tour 13.6.90 Dortmund Westfalenhalle 15000 ppl

D+P Tour 30.5.92 Dortmund Westfalenhalle 15000 ppl

D+P Tour 2.6.92 Cologne Sporthalle 8000 ppl

D+P Tour 3.7.92 Trier Moselstadion 18000 ppl

D+P Tour 10.7.92 Paris LeBercy 14000 ppl

Act II 10.8.93 DenBosch Brabanthallen 15000 ppl

Act II 29.8.93 Zürich Hardturm 3000 ppl

Act II 4.9.93 Ghent Flandersexpo 15000 ppl

Gold Tour 4.3.95 London Wembley Arena 14000 ppl

Gold Tour 5.3.95 London Wembley Arena 14000 ppl

Gold Tour 25.3.95 denBosch Brabanthallen 15000 ppl

Gold Tour 27.3.95 Ghent FlandersExpo 15000 ppl

NPS Tour 11.8.98 Rotterdam Ahoy 1000 ppl

NPS Tour 13.8.98 Brüssel ForestNational 6000 ppl

NPS Tour 22.12.98 Frankfurt Festhalle 7000 ppl

NPS Tour 27.12.98 Cologne Kölnarena 13500 ppl

Aftershow 28.12.98 Cologne LiveMusicHall 600 ppl

Rave Promo Tour 24.11.99 LateNightTVShow in Cologne 250 ppl

Rave Promo Tour 27.11.99 HollandTVShow Interview 200 ppl

Ona Tour 13.10.02 Frankfurt Festhalle 7500 ppl

Ona Tour 15.10.02 Rotterdam Ahoy 1000 ppl

Ona Tour 27.10.02 Oberhausen Arena 11500 ppl

Ona Tour 31.10.02 Milano 7500 ppl

Afterconcert Rotterdam Nighttown 800 ppl


I don`t know how much money i paid for all these concerts

For me the best concerts were: Paris 92, Zürich&Ghent 93,

Brüssel 98 (fantastic),and all Ona shows.

Thank u Prince for all these concerts, visiting a concert

from Prince is for me always one of the the best moment

in my life.

Thank U

Hope 2 c Prince in Europe next year.

timur said:

Rotterdam were not 1000 ppl, there were tenthousand ppl.

Zürich were 30.000 ppl

LittleJ said:

I was at that show and I hardly remember anything about it. And I was sober. The only things I remember were when Chaka was opening and singing I Feel For U and then Prince ran on stage to duet on the chorus. And I remember Larry Graham walking into the crowd during his set. Did Prince do anything of note?

11/2000 Hit N Run Tour Milwaukee, WI
06/2001 Celebration Milwaukee, WI
03/2002 One Nite Alone Washington, D.C.