anyone been to or going to see prince live?

[mamafeelgood]

i'm off to see him in september and just wondered what people had thought of what they had seen. i have also heard that maceo parker is playing with him, could someone please confirm?

[SeanMacGabhann]

MFG - I've not been but I have yet to hear a single bad word about the shows from any source. Methinks you will have a ball

Maceo Parker is indeed playinig with him, fronting the horn section

[Jah Lush]

I can confirm that the great Maceo Parker is indeed playing with him. A couple of friends of mine went to see him last week or the week before and he is playing in the round at the O2. Only trouble was that they were right at the lip of the stage and Prince is so small they only really got to see him from the waist up and the bouncers were a bit heavy handed about people dancing in the aisles which I find ridiculous. How can you not want to shake your butt at a Prince concert? Anyway, he blew the roof off the sucker. If you have a spare ticket...please please please.

[*Bob*]

Wasn't it a couple of years ago at some shows in London that His Purple Highness turned-down the audience's requests for some 'old favourites' by saying: "Shhhh... you're not here to listen.. you're here to learn"?

[Ant]

Mrs Ant is going in September with her ma, and is really looking forward to it. A friend of hers has been already and says it was superb.

[chumasterp]

I saw him last Saturday and it was incredible. He tore the place up. His entire band are amazing but he completely dominates the show. He was charismatic, funny and just plain funky. You will have a brilliant night MFG I guarantee.

[Jeremy]

Just been given tickets for tonight's gig... corporate suite. Nice!

[mamafeelgood]

can't wait ... maceo and his purple highness in the dome, madness.

[TillieTrotter]

Steph and I going on the closing night.....cant wait!:))

[Jeremy]

+ves: great band, Maceo Parker was awesome, not too much talking and showing off, and I like the way Prince played guitar for most of the set (rhythm as well as lead, he was playing as part of the band, not on top of them). And apparently he plays a competely different set every night, so each time you get a unique experience. And he was obviously enjoying himself a hell of a lot!

-ves: pre-show video of various celebs proclaiming Prince's genius, poor arena acoustics, short(ish) set, the songs played with just him and his keyboard (would have rather heard them with the full band), too much muzak and perhaps not enough proper songs.

[Keef]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> the bouncers were

> a bit heavy handed about people dancing in the

> aisles which I find ridiculous. How can you not

> want to shake your butt at a Prince concert?

I saw a gig at the O2 a couple of months back, and was really really put off by the "crowd control". You're hearded in to the middle, and they leave a big gap either side of the standing crowd. I came back from the loo and was looking for Mrs Keef, only for this bloke to physically push me in to the crowd! I obviously turned round and told him to f**k off, which didn't seem to please him too much :X

As for Prince, I know a couple of people who have been in the last couple of weeks, and all have given rave reviews.