Detroit Concert: The Scam Of The Year????
DJMike
for the past couple days saying that it was worth the money... and the whole
"Supply and Demand" thing.
I have to say that I have mixed feelings about last night's concert at the
State Theater in Detroit. My overall experience was one of dissappointment.
I felt that the fans in Detroit got a second rate show for PREMIUM dollars.
I can appreciate the old stuff, it isn't about that. I understand that he
doesn't always start on time, that didn't bother me much either. What I am
dissappointed about is how "rushed" most of the songs were and HOW EARLY HE
STOPPED THE SHOW!!! He played for only 90 minutes. I can't understand that
the prices charged for this show (of all stuff that he has played here
before) would be cut that short. This is especially considering that there
wasn't an opening act or special guests (like in Cleveland). The stage
didn't even have a "set" to speak of... just a white curtain backdrop.
Don't get me wrong... the show was good and the sound was awesome.... but I
have never been to a Prince show and left dissappointed.... Last night, I
felt a bit betrayed or taken advantage of.
Am I alone on this one??? Does anyone else share the same feelings? They
were breaking down the stuff on the stage and there were people just
standing there in disbelief wondering how it could be over already. I think
it was shameful. Then people were handing out flyers and "tickets" to the
afterparty..... that cost $20 to enter and $100 to get to the VIP room
(where Prince was to be). Was this just more insult to injury???
I think so....
DJMike
Eric Benchimol
Mike,
You weren't the only one disappointed. I didn't feel that the songs were too
short, but there was definitely a helluva lot that he decided not to play last
night - he just stopped after Purple Rain. My report is on AMP now...
I still had a good time, so I'm not going to complain about it. I consider
myself lucky to have gotten tickets at all. Still, it doesn't leave me with
the best feeling about the show.
It's also the first year I've seen a Prince concert (I saw him twice in 1997
and once in 1998) where the concert wasn't the BEST I'd seen that year.
Santana/Macy Gray blew Prince away this year...
Eric
DetroitFunkdaddy
NPGDance319
a ride down 2 Detroit. I think the Man is going crazy w/ these shows, it's 1
after the other and he seems 2 b playing some weird ass places.. Tennessee? 2-3
shows in Texas? WTF? I just have 2 hope that when/if he does a big tour next
year that it makes up 4 the prices of these shows and the Detroit show. And the
greatest hits thing... what is that? I would LOVE 2 hear some newer material.
Every show I have been 2 since 97 he has played a greatest hits show. The only
shows where he played new jams w/ RAVE w/ TGRES and Baby Knows and @ the
Celebration concert.. and those were both in Minneapolis. MPLS gets the best
shows, I guess.... But in 98, in Detroit, he played the ONE (w/ MAYTE) and Come
On etc.. but then he had the same hits thing going on..... We'll just have 2
wait and c....
Love,
Cassandra
Ladynergizer
>State Theater in Detroit. My overall experience was one of dissappointment.
>I felt that the fans in Detroit got a second rate show for PREMIUM dollars.
>I can appreciate the old stuff, it isn't about that. I understand that he
>doesn't always start on time, that didn't bother me much either. What I am
>dissappointed about is how "rushed" most of the songs were and HOW EARLY HE
>STOPPED THE SHOW!!! He played for only 90 minutes. I can't understand that
>the prices charged for this show (of all stuff that he has played here
>before) would be cut that short. This is especially considering that there
>wasn't an opening act or special guests (like in Cleveland). The stage
>didn't even have a "set" to speak of... just a white curtain backdrop.
>Don't get me wrong... the show was good and the sound was awesome.... but I
>have never been to a Prince show and left dissappointed.... Last night, I
>felt a bit betrayed or taken advantage of.
>
>Am I alone on this one??? Does anyone else share the same feelings? They
>They
>were breaking down the stuff on the stage and there were people just
>standing there in disbelief wondering how it could be over already. I think
>it was shameful
EXACTLY HOW I FELT in 97
Prince Please don't leave us hanging
in Cincinnati....Much Luv!!!!!!
~~~and please No Girls dressed
in Reynolds Wrap...oohhh murder to the eyes..8-)Looking forward on getting
my
Groove On
lisa
i paid the big price from ticketmaster i was lucky to get the 1 slot
in the ticket raffel which put me first in line to buy tix
i got them and was surprised to see seat #'s as i was used to the
state being general admission..row 3 section E i get there &
section e is a table all the way in the back next to the bar & the
stairs i was a little dissapointed but fought it off until the show
started and every1 ( it seemed like it anyway) from upstairs
who paid less $ than me stood near the bar and tried to go down the
stairs all night which means i seen nothing for my hundred bucks
except peoples &^%$ bodies and security and MGMT who i yelled at all
night to get these people to move i finally blocked the stairs with my
chair and was told that if i didnt move i was to be expelled from the
building i then stood on the stairs for the last three songs and then
it was all over...i will not pay big $ for the state EVER...... EVER
AGAIN
as a side note i was later told floor seats were sold only at the
venue box office...any1 else heard of this?
Lulu Roman
>venue box office...any1 else heard of this?
>
>
Only at Box office, phone, and online sales. Thats the way it is on the entire
tour.
Lee
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EnDoRpHiN
Funk
>
>I'm confused -- what's left, besides box >office, phone, and online sales???
ticketmaster outlets, Goofy!
(_P_)
EnDoRpHiN
Ticketmaster, since any reasonable person knows that Ticketmaster sells
tickets ONLINE (does someone else sell them online?) and by phone.
If that's the case, it would have made more sense to say "Floor seats are not
sold by Ticketmaster."
Funk wrote:
> ticketmaster outlets, Goofy!
Lulu Roman
outlets
Lulu Roman
>sold by Ticketmaster."
Ticketmaster phone and online sells best seats as does the box office. Outlets
only have the lesser seats. been that way the entire tour per prince's
request.
DJMike
explain why the tickets were held for mainfloor.... til the last minute.....
What is that?
Personally, I don't get it. I got thru on Ticketmaster on-line real fast...
and the best I did was Section C (third back from the stage). What would
you expect for $100 anyway?
DJMike
Lulu Roman wrote in message
<20001118035627...@ng-fi1.aol.com>...
>>I'm confused -- what's left, besides box office, phone, and online
sales???
>
>outlets
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