AndGodCreatedMe said:

I went to a Prince gig in Sheffield(England) in '95 and a 3rd of the arena was empty. But Sheffield is full of idiots wearing shellsuits with no taste in anything.
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Oreochld32 said:

Awwww....that's kinda cute

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ConsciousContact said:

I was there too - shellsuit to the left, shellsuit to the right.

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I would find it embarrising if he did not sell enough tickets to even make the venue look nearly full. I enjoyed the excitement of people (non-members) scrambling to buy tickets for the theatre shows from ONA, but can he still to arena's everwhere/every night, I hope so but I know he wont. One night dates in Europe will do well but there were tickets still avaliable at Wembley Arena during the Newpower Soul tour in 98.

An 'In the Round' concert would be killer but I too have doubts about his being able to fill seats these days.

During the summer of 2002 (ONA tour) he was unable to sell enough tickets for a show at a smaller venue in his hometown of Minneapolis and the show was cancelled.

RupertZ said:

Here in Denver on the last couple of tours Prince sold very well. On the JOTY tour he sold 18,000 and on the Hit and Run tour he sold out a 6,000 seater in 3 mins. He will sell out when he plays here.

RupertZ said:

top 10 on multiple charts and a top 10 album.

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RupertZ said:

It's definitely a possibility with a major behind him. I've got a couple non-Prince fan reactions to Musicology, and it's all been pretty positive. A catchy song with radio potential. After 25 years in the game, I think that's an accomplishment. Many seem to believe that music has passed him by, but I just don't see it. It would seem to me real fams would be rooting for a comeback, not trying to shoot one down.

I don't think Prince will even sell out in Minneapolis. MPLS has neve really been THAT supportive of him and his work. For the Lovesexy tour he only sold out the first show. His last show at the Xcel in St.Paul did not sell out either.

EvilWhiteMale said:

This guy must be the end all be all of instigators or somethin. What happened did Prince like piss on u or something. What a hater

Clear Channel is behind this tour and there will be some major corporate sponsorship involved. He will do many of his hits and publicity for the tour will be everywhere. Also expect more television performances besides the upcoming Leno, R&R HOF, and Ellen shows. Between his media rounds and the well-financed publicity campaign, he will sell out most every venue.
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Sartoria said:

He couldn't even sell out most every venue on the Lovesexy Tour. That was in 1988! He sure ain't gonna do it now.

The tour will still be profitable for him though, because he's going to charge a lot for tickets and won't spend a lot on the stage setup, etc. He could probably just sell out half of these venues and still make a huge profit.

Plus, as I mentioned in another thread, he is signing with J Records and that publicity via Clive Davis will be much better orchestrated than before. All this will be disclosed at the Press Release gathering later in the week.

Sartoria said:

Actually this tour is promoted by AEG: Concerts West. For the most part, it seems like they are avoiding Clear Channel bldgs.

Positivty Y'all,
Wizong

EvilWhiteMale said:



I've seen him now abt 20 times and he has NEVER disappointed me!!!!
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lmas said:

Prince pissed on me by giving his stage to Larry and hiding in the back. I lost quite a few dollars on that scam. Plus the stuff he did was pretty lame.

Anyway's, I'd rather be a hater than someone who sucks Prince's dick everytime he does something.

AndGodCreatedMe said:

Well, you must have a high tollerence for bullshit. More power to ya.

I think he would sell just fine. I remember how big a joke michael jackson was/is and how quickly he would sell out anyplace in the world even though his album may have flopped. Prince is a megastar, I know it's from nearly a decade and a half ago but I don't think he will have a problem selling out the same place he did when I saw him on the lovesexy tour. Especially if he does something stupid like try to capitalize on the 20th anniversery of Purple Rain and get the old band back together. I think he should play it straight and be himself but it would probably make more sense to be an oldies act right now. Hard to say though, you never know how people will act. I remember when he came to seattle on the ona tour and he sould out in about an hour or so and those tickets were ridiculous. We'll see, I'll be there if he brings himself.

lets remember something prince didnt even sell out the last ona show dec 2002, and that was at the alladin which is small (7,000 capacity) compared to arenas, he thinks by retiring his hits and making public announcements and appearances that everyone is gonna come out the woodwork, i think theres gonna be alot of empty seats on this tour, i might not even attend which is something crazy for me, i mean to see prince in ona in a small venue, then to throw an arena at me, i think prince is snubbing his major fams and appelaing to the lukewarm fams, trying to get them to come out, thats what the grammys were for, thats what jay leno will be about, the hits, hits. hits. hits, no sound checks, no intimacy, no freshness, this might end up being an embarassment, i hope not but it may be, i for one am not excited about this tour, and thats strange for me, but we'll see, i might be the first one on line when tickets drop

Well if Prince sells out arenas in Europe, a shit load of people must have bought the ticket and then not bothered to turn up for Jam of the Year and Gold (on the nights I attended and the nights which were reviewed in a couple of UK broadsheets).
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EverlastingNow said:

So, he sold out the Fiddler's Green Amphitheater in' 97 to 18,000? I doubt that because if that was the case then he would've played the Pepsi Center in '01 instead of playing the Magness Arena to 5,000. Then that tells me that he would've only played to 3,000 tops in '02 if he had played there on the ONA tour.

IMO, this year, Prince will be scheduled to play the Pepsi Center but it won't sell out.

TheFrog said:

I should've said most of the arenas he perfoms in in Europe, he can sell out.

PrimordialOoze said:

yeah, the show over at the orpheum theater...i live only a few blocks from there and i remember seein his name up on the marquee n'everything. i was like "hey, cool!" cuz although i ain't a member of the club (plus i wouldn'tve been able to afford the tix if i wanted to go), i could've ran into a few friends that were in town for the celebration. but, they cancelled the orpheum show and did the show over at paisley park instead.

it's kinna disappointing, really...can't even sell out a show in your own fuggin hometown.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Was that the reason for the cancellation? I was at Xenophobia. I dont recall that lack of ticket sales being the reason for cancellation. Such a change is usually made well in advance of the show date. I recall it being a last minute thing. Oh well, I didnt care. I was down front for all seven nights in Paisley Park and it was the most amazing sheet I ever saw!

mozfonky said:

Keep dreamin'. Prince isn't anywhere near as popular as he used to be. The Paramount Theater in Seattle only holds 2,800. If he can only sell it out in an hour and not a couple of minutes, then that's lame. He played the Gorge in '97 and the Seattle Center Coliseum in '88 to over 10,000.

Btw, none of MJ's albums have flopped apart from Blood On The Dance Floor.

I've got a REALLY bad feeling about this.

I think Prince is getting way ahead of himself and assuming he has a hit album on his hands to book the arenas like this.

The sad fact of the matter is, Prince compltely destroyed his public profile with the change to .

Many, many ppl stopped caring about him once he did that.

Now he has his name back and it looks like the silly war against the record industry is over, but is he now still capable at 45 of producing a hit album on his own to attract the fans back?

I honestly just don't think he is.

PurpleKnight said:

He is not assuming he will have a hit.

He is not assuming he will sell out many of the arenas.

He IS assuming that he will make lots and lots of money from the tour.

I think he is right.

By the way, this is not a tour for his hardcore fans. This is probably a tour designed to make money. The ONA tour was great with the more intimate venues and soundchecks and aftershows, etc. That was a great tour for the hardcore fans. This tour is mainly designed to be profitable...nothing wrong with that, but it looks like it is the case.

This tour will be big. It's a different format to ONA. There's alot of hits here and alot of people will come who have heard the reviews of late, as well as the TV appearances -
He sold in down here in Australia late last year remember - 24,000 seats in Sydney alone.

Watch out 2004...P is coming to get ya.

Well he'll have the marketing machine behind him, and the symbol crap is past him now.

I still don't think he'll sell that well in the U.S. though.