Monday, June 21, 2004
Purple Reign 2004ever!
what an amazing show ... i cannot even begin to tell you how much fun the show was. VLB sarah and i had such a great time ... we danced, we laughed, we boogied ... we reveled in the musicianship of the one and only prince! the set list was awesome:
June 21 Detroit setlist (from prince.org)
PRINCE AND THE NEW POWER GENERATION
THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, MI
21 JUNE 2004
concert started about 8pm Eastern (20:00) or a few minutes after
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Video intro
Musicology
Let's Go Crazy
I Would Die 4 U
When Doves Cry / Kiss
1999 Intro - Baby I'm A Star
Renato interlude
Shhh
D.M.S.R. medley (DMSR/Crazy In Love/The Way You Move/Great Balls of Fire/Housequake)
A Love Bizarre / I Feel 4 You
Controversy / A Love Bizzare
Renato interlude
God (Love Theme From Purple Rain) Instrumental (played by Renato Neto on keys)
What A Wonderful World (by Meaceo)
Acoustic Set
Little Red Corvette
Cream
Raspberry Beret
Telemarketer Blues
12:01
Alphabet Street
Adore
Automatic
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jailhouse Rock
7 (with band)
Sign O The Times
Dear Mr. Man
Whole Lotta Love
Let's Work (with Prince on candy-apple red and white bass)
U Got The Look
Life O' The Party
Knock On Wood
Kiss
Take Me With U
Encore
Purple Rain
i did miss sherri, i'm not going to lie ... but i think sherri would be very happy to know that VLB sarah truly truly enjoyed seeing prince perform live. i really love going to prince shows with people who "get it" and the VLB does "get it" ...
i got a really cool purple shirt (that looks like an old prince concert t-shirt) and FINALLY finally FINALLY i got one of the O(+> tamborines!
and it's a real tamborine folks ... made by the REMO company (makers of drum heads and percussion instruments). it's so cool looking ... it has a wooden frame and everything. it's no cheapie plastic tamborine .. it's the real thing.
i remember the first time that sherri and i saw prince at the palace (i believe it was on the jam of the year tour) ... people had tamborines with the O(+> symbol on them and i wanted to get one too ... but they were sold out. every single show since they've either been sold out or not for sale ... people would have them at the concerts and i wanted one every time ... 2night was my night ... they had them for sale and i got one. now i know that $75 is alot of money to spend on such a thing but ... i don't really care. prince is one of my favorite artists ... his shows are the best ... it will remind me of the great times that sherri and i have seen prince live ... and i've always wanted one. i know that if i didn't get it 2night then i would never have the chance again -- and even if i do get the chance again it doesn't matter because i have my own tamborine now :)
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