Prince - Malahide Castle - July 30th

coolegrain

Oral Slang wrote: »

22.45, 23.01, 23.19, 23.41, 23.50, 00.01, 00.14, 00.31 and 00.41 Malahide to Dublin Connolly - These are addition darts to Connolly according to http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/news.asp?action=view&news_id=1170

thanks a million for that.

DeadParrot

Hour delay to get into the gig

madma

Can someone point me in a direction to where I mite get cheaper tkts? Touts or adverts.ie or too late?

py2006

Can't believe I am not going to this concert!

Clare Bear

Listening to the whole thing from my back garden. Not a massive Prince fan but I do like a lot of his stuff, he sounds on top form tonight! From where I am it sounds amazing and the crowd are loving it! I'll be surprised if people come back saying this wasn't a good concert, it sounds brilliant!

scudzilla

Clare Bear wrote: »

Listening to the whole thing from my back garden. Not a massive Prince fan but I do like a lot of his stuff, he sounds on top form tonight! From where I am it sounds amazing and the crowd are loving it! I'll be surprised if people come back saying this wasn't a good concert, it sounds brilliant!

My better half is at home too listening to it, says it sounds ok. Just started to piss down though i think

GoldenTickets

py2006 wrote: »

Can't believe I am not going to this concert!

Why? Had you previously been led to believe that you were going? Did you have a ticket? If not, I can't see how it would be that hard to believe.

DrumSteve

that was absolutely brilliant. prince is the man.

argentum

Just back from an amazing gig but a pissed off over a few things.He delayed his sound check so that the gates only opened at 6.40 into the gig itself.we had to wait out side for ages first,He came on at 8.10 and finished at 10.20 .So much for all his interviews stateing that he would go for at least 3 hours and 8 if he felt like it.Why the medely of some of his hits .Play the whole song ffs.

nyarlothothep

Was the best gig I have ever attended and I've been to a few and I'm not even that big a fan but man he ripped that guitar to shreds and the energy in his performance was everywhere, there was even a NIN style vibe with a kind of industrial style groove at one point, he was a musical force unto himself and that was self evident so I really enjoyed it. The only thing I'd criticise is that he was playing a bit of Rollercoaster and I would have liked to have heard to whole thing because it was so funky.

badabing106

This is the set according to Setlist

• 1. Gold
     
  2. Let's Go Crazy incl. Delirious
     
  3. 1999
     
  4. Little Red Corvette
     
  5. Cream
     
  6. Condition Of The Heart
     
  7. Raspberry Beret
     
  8. Make You Feel My Love
     (Bob Dylan cover)
  9. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough / C.O.O.L.
     (The Time cover)
  10. Purple Rain
      
  11. Kiss
      
  12. Musicology
      
  13. Play That Funky Music
      (Wild Cherry cover)
  14. Encore:
  15. Sign "O" the Times
      
  16. Alphabet Street / Jam Session / When Doves Cry
      
  17. Encore 2:
  18. Sometimes It Snows In April
      
  19. Nothing Compares 2 U
      
  20. Encore 3:
  21. The Bird
      (The Time cover)

Weepsie

argentum wrote: »

Just back from an amazing gig but a pissed off over a few things.He delayed his sound check so that the gates only opened at 6.40 into the gig itself.we had to wait out side for ages first,He came on at 8.10 and finished at 10.20 .So much for all his interviews stateing that he would go for at least 3 hours and 8 if he felt like it.Why the medely of some of his hits .Play the whole song ffs.

your watch must have been off as he finished at 22.40/45 not quite 3 hours but quite long set by most standards. Plus Hypnotic Brass Ensemble were pretty good and he hasn't had support for most gigs. The medly was his teaser so to speak. (he does it every gig on this tour, because he never plays the same set like the U2s etc, twice in a row). He plays 30-60secs 0f the songs he could've played had he not have done covers. The man has balls and talent to burn.

Anyway, absolutely delighted, he got horrible reviews for his cologne gig the other day (which is why he was keeping the crowd behind for the sound-check by the way). He played pretty much everything we could hope for, the band w as tight, sound was good and the crowd was really into it (especially after the first 20 mins). Proper showman, guitar maestro (horribly underrated at this) and amazing tunes, Gig of the year contender for sure

Weepsie

nyarlothothep wrote: »

Was the best gig I have ever attended and I've been to a few and I'm not even that big a fan but man he ripped that guitar to shreds and the energy in his performance was everywhere, there was even a NIN style vibe with a kind of industrial style groove at one point, he was a musical force unto himself and that was self evident so I really enjoyed it. The only thing I'd criticise is that he was playing a bit of Rollercoaster and I would have liked to have heard to whole thing because it was so funky.

Sorry for double post, but that's it precisely. He was amazing on the geetar.plus the wee man has moves, the ladies loved it where we were, they thought little of my dancing

Weepsie

scudzilla wrote: »

My better half is at home too listening to it, says it sounds ok. Just started to piss down though i think

Triple post. Rained for no more than 10 minutes, and mostly during Purple Rain too conveniently enough, It was as though he meant it

lordgoat

full set list

thanks to nialler9

http://tumblr.nialler9.com/post/8291418076/princes-setlist-from-malahide-dublin-last-night

py2006

There are a view videos from last nights concert on youtube but the sound quality isn't great:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Prince%2C+dublin&aq=f

sham69

What an absolutely amazing gig, the guy is a legend.
After coming off the back of an absolute shi** Bon Jovi gig I was nervous as to how this would go.

It was stunning from start to finish (granted we left a little early to get home)
Sound was stunning (Bon Jovi and RDS pay attention).
Being a guitarist myself I was amazed how good he actually is, highly underrated.
Set list was perfect and I heard all the songs I wanted to bar a couple.
All in all a fantastic night, couldnt have asked for more.


Oh and his female band members were very easy on the eye which always helps and by god could they play..:D

conorcan2

I've watched a few of prince's gigs online and it can be hit and miss. This was definitely a hit. It was around 2 hours 15, the "rain" was only a few minutes of light drizzle. The crowd were buzzing. It was relatively short, given the rumours and the gate opening times of 4pm.

Oral Slang

Weepsie wrote: »

your watch must have been off as he finished at 22.40/45 not quite 3 hours but quite long set by most standards.

No Weepsie he was definitely gone from the stage by before 10.30, so I'd say your watch was off rather than the other poster. He played about 2 hours 15 mins.
Good aul gig overall, but again, would have preferred less medleys & for him to play the songs straight through. That & less of the funky bits.

Major downside of the night was after the gig. Gardai told us all the buses were diverted & to head into Malahide Village. We were at the 42 busstop from 10.40 until 11.50 & no bus came. Thankfully a lifesaver of a Dublin Bus Inspector told us that the 42 was diverted to the other side of Malahide, but at this stage we'd missed the last one. There were 3 of us stuck there, so lo & behold he gave us a lift in his car. Hats off to him, standing around for 70 mins waiting on a bus, while 7 months pregnant wasn't fun, but he really saved the night for us!

ButtersSuki

4th time seeing Prince and definitely his most casual fan friendly gig, but not complaining - he was on form last night.

Also a big Sheila E. fan so thrilled with "A Love Bizarre" making the set list towards the end, made my night.:)

DeadParrot

Pretty sure that set list of slightly off

MadsL

Just to +1 the sound quality. I was on site from 9am and they worked their asses off on the sound check (3hrs+) - the result being that sound was one the best I have ever heard at an outdoor venue.

Plus the fact that he played a blistering gig (jamming with Hypnotic Brass was an amazing session) - I'm a very casual 'respector' of Prince, but man -"play that funky music" had me shaking this (man in 40s) ass.

leakyboots

Saw him at North Sea Jazz festival a couple of weeks ago, absolutely amazing. He had some amount of guests - Maceo Parker, Janelle Monae, Larry Graham and others.

Did Maceo play the other night?

Unbelievable musician and showman

MadsL

micayla

What a gig! This was my first time seeing him live and it was worth the wait! Set list was fantastic and even with an injured leg I was dancing like crazy:D The sound was perfect, other event organisers should take note for the future.

Chelon

What the hell was the deal with paying €89 for a ticket and being kept a mile back from the stage...??? I heard about the "pit" area being a reserved zone but had imagined it being just a few rows deep, not taking up most of the main central area. Can't believe no-one has mentioned so far.

Spoilt the gig big time; rip-off Ireland is clearly still alive and well.

babygirlz

I thought he was amazing but I was in the pit, well worth the extra €10 imo.

Here is a clip of Purple Rain, the sound quality is fairly good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZJpNkmhazs

steve_

Best gig of my life, it was truly amazing. Not one hiccup throughout the whole gig twas great.

witnessrenegade

Great gig, sound was amazing, nothing to complain about it!

shedweller

Chelon wrote: »

What the hell was the deal with paying €89 for a ticket and being kept a mile back from the stage...??? I heard about the "pit" area being a reserved zone but had imagined it being just a few rows deep, not taking up most of the main central area. Can't believe no-one has mentioned so far.

Spoilt the gig big time; rip-off Ireland is clearly still alive and well.

Interesting pit size alright. It wasn't full either and could have been well smaller. Sounds were great though. Had a great time!:)