I have mentioned before that my first Prince concert was on the Controversy tour at the Santa Monica Civic in Feb 1982. I've seen Prince upteen times since then including the Lovesexy tour in Holland. Which was wonderful, because the European fans truly adore The Kid. I saw him again on the Lovesexy tour at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles and the show in Holland was so much better I think because of the wild reception the Dutch fans gave. So Prince really put it on them. By that point, I had seen Prince in different stages of his career, so I knew when Prince was truly showing out. My favorite concert of all though was Prince on his 1999 tour on Mar 28, 1983. It was the day before my birthday and it was a birthday gift. I later seen Prince on the 1999 tour in Long Beach when Vanity 6 and The Time opened for them. Prince took The Time off the Mar 28 show and Vanity 6 was the only opener. But that night, the place was packed with celebrities. Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, LaToya and Janet Jackson, Linda Blair. These were just the people that I had seen. Again, Prince showed out. At times, Prince looked possessed. Out of all the concerts, that to me was his best performance. His singing, his playing , all over the stage, he was a mad man. He played like his life depended on it.

NICE, SOUTH FRANCE 8, 19, 1990
NUDE TOUR

Jam of the Year tour, Dec 11, 1997

...although I'd seen him at Paisley Park August 26, 1995 and a few other times through the 90s.

it was the diamonds and pearls tour at the sydney cricket ground-1993

yeah, that was dope

Prince hits Australian Tour 2003, that was the maddest thing ever.

The "1999" tour way back in the day when I was 12 years old.

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I also saw him in 1997 right after Crystal Ball was released and I will be seeing him one week from today in B'ham.
[This message was edited Thu Apr 22 17:08:57 2004 by phlix]

Lovesexy, Madison Square Garden, October 88.
I remember sitting a row behind the host of MTV's Remote Control, if you can remember that show.

Well, I didn't have a great time at first. The vibe was off- the arena was only about 2/3 full, which was sad to see so soon after Purple Rain.
I was with two friends who didn't know anything before 1999 ("What song is that? and that? and that?" - throughout the first set).
And Prince kept missing his free throws.
But the second set had the big hits and things picked up, and we all left with smiles on our faces.

The best part of the day was that I scored a vinyl copy of the Black Album before the show.
Now that got much play on the old turntable!

Eugnj420

Gothenberg, Sweden 1993.

Prince vs. Rick James 1980, Detroit.

Jam of the Year!!!!! i enjoyed it so much i'm promising to see him again

purple rain, philadelphia 1985 (november, i think...my 9th birthday had just passed a few days prior).

blackguitaristz said:

Purple Rain (1985) New Orleans, LA. (Superdome)

I was dressed in full Prince attire, except for the hair, didn't know much about relaxers at age 18.

GeSmi1

DK47 said:

Prince and Rick James challenged one another at a concert?

That should've been interesting.

GeSmi1

Rotterdam, Holland August 19th 1986 .....
The parade-tour is still the best tour I attended!!

The shows I wish I could have been:
9 March 1981 Sam’s Minneapolis
8 March 1982 First Avenue
3 August 1983 First Avenue
7 June 1984 First Avenue
3 March 1986 First Avenue

Damn ... too bad MNPLS is such a long ride

Purple Rain saw Every show at Nassau Coliseum Except the All Age one in the day. It was Amazing.He had Previewed Raspberry Beret. Shelia Opened Up for him and he had Appolonia,Paul Petterson and other Purple Rainers there. What a Great 6 shows.But just like the Celebration it was 7. I will Never forget it. I was a Teenager in High School and all my friends asked me Tons of questions. I dyed my bangs Purple and had it swept to the side like Wendy's. He was Amazing and did HOW COME U DON'T Call Me AnYmore while Crawling on the floor and asking about Your Man's Ass. Girls threw Bras Onstage and he was Unfazed. he had that Guitar that shot Purple Lazer Water. He just was The Best and he Still hasn't Changed. I Ran to the Village and Scooped Up every Record I could of his. A Stage Hand gave me a Purple Tambourine. It was so Wonderful. I was in Heaven....

I got ALL of you beat...Contorversy/Dirty Mind, 2/14/82! It was Prince AND The Time. This was his HEADLINING tour. In 1980 he opened for Rick James...

Parade

July 1, 1986, McNichols Arena.

But, Lovesexy is the one...

MARCH 30TH, 1993, Toronto, Ont. CANADA

act 1 of the 0(+-> tour.



Amazing show,

I remember, P asked the crowd if we would come back and see him for act II...

Unfortunately that never materialized..

I think that was the last MAJOR stadium show prince did...in he T.O.

Cant wait till JULY...

peace and b wild yall

Jam of the Year Tour
Hit & Run Tour
ONA Tour
Musicology

Lovesexy (twice)
"The Symbol Album Tour" (twice)
Jam of the Year (twice -- on the guest list via Rhonda)
Powersoul Revue -- (also on guest list)
Musicology

GeSmi1 said:

My cousin went to that when Prince opened for Rick out here in L.A. I wanted to go but I got sick. I heard that was the shit.

Geritzla said:

No darling. You have everyone beat but me. Did you not read my thread? Saw Prince/Controversy tour in Feb,82 and yes, The Time AND Zapp opened for the kid.

blackguitaristz said:

You've only got me beat by days... We both saw in Feb of 82.

new power soul tour at madison square garden...

lovesexy '88

Geritzla said:

Your'e right, baby. You know something, I might have even seen you. What were you wearing? If you were a "rude girl", you know, Prince buttons, bandanna, etc., and in Cali, I might have even met you. We had the "rude boy/rude girl" clique going on then in L.A.

DK47 said:

I was there....I was 10 yrs old.....

lovesexy 88 wembley london, opening with erotic city, a day i never 4get,superb
and act II edinburgh scotland 29th july 93, prince playing my home town, i never thought that would ever happen, as the show opened and mayte got lowered down on that bar thing from up above, she fell off it b4 reaching the stage, funny as fuck..... ahhh the memories.