Prince - he did the music for Batman, you know. The good one. With him out of The Shining in it. And her that used to be married to a Baldwin brother - is to play 21 shows in London this summer. Londoncentric LOLZ.
Expected to play 150 songs across the 21 shows, Prince's first show is at the O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome) on August 1 - tickets, priced at £31.21, go on sale this Friday at 9am. Do you get that price, or what.
Prince will play the O2 for a week, and will then move his show to smaller venues around the capital. His aim is to make the shows "affordable for everybody". He told the press: "I love London. I've had some of my favourite shows here."
The 21 dates are Prince's only in Europe this year. Because of his extended stay, he's looking to live in London. He commented at a press conference for the dates: "As soon as I leave here I'm going to look for a place to live."
More news on other dates when we have it.
the ticket price is named after the new album...
...which is called 3121. I mean, just how naff is that? I'm old enough to remember when he had a shop in Camden Town in the early 90's. It went bust, of course
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Batman Returns and Batman Begins are both much better than the original.
also prince is amazing.
get out
batman returns wasn't better than the first one
but the original wasn't nearly as good as i thought upon watching it again the other week.
Mask of the phantasm, thats where its at...
Prince
Apparently the ticket price is going to include a copy of his new album ?
That's what I heard as well
through the NME.com grapevine.
And 3121 is hardly 'new'. It's over a year old. As far as I'm aware, he ahs new stuff coming out.
No thanks
Can I have the ticket cheaper without the crappy album?
you utter
fool.
a brand new album for free and a living legend not charging the earth for tickets for his show? i think thats a pretty good deal myself
pepelipep
Should you get a ticket for Prince you should feel honoured.
He is a true genius and there simply isn't anyone around who even comes close when it comes to putting on a live show.
All you coldplay and U2 nerds should treat yourself to a good night out.
There was something about it
on one of Kevin smith's 'evening with' dvd's. He did the it in the states to guarantee that the cd would make it into the charts.
Apparently the scam is that the ticket comes free with the cd rather than the other way around - this makes it eligable for the charts and all that jazz... sneaky.
*eligible
damn
Are you sure that works?
I thought CDs were chart ineligible if they came with a certain level of snazzy stuff. Like the new Beck album with all the stickers. And surely a bloody massive gig is worth more than a sticker sheet?
Batdance
was nothing on "Hold me thrill me kiss me kill me!"
Which in itself
wasn't as good as the Smashing Pumpkins' effort.
Although the film it was for....
LOL
not sure
maybe the rules are a little stricter over here and they're just doing it to get rid of the spare copies they have dotted around the company office.
It's possible the whole thing's a lie anyway, like I said it came from a kevin smith dvd.
its true
in the us the musicology tour tickets came with a copy of the album (not the other way around). they changed the regulations afterwards so it couldnt happen again
I'm looking for a flatmate!
Prince as flatmate. Has to be a sitcom in there somewhere...
bat
i like the original batman, but batman begins just nips it for me; the other ones are pretty shite
hmmmm
batman > batman begins > batman returns > batman the movie > batman forever > batman: return to the batcave > testicular cancer > batman & robin
similarly
prince in the 80s > most things you can think of > prince since
I wonder what small venues this will entail
Prince at the Windmill? Supported by Scritti Politti?
I have never seen Prince. Which is sad. But I think I may have missed the boat. And I think the pier has rotted. And I think global warming has caused the tides to rise and the harbour is under sea.
But, Prince at 100 Club? With a promise of a five minute limit on each song. And proper glasses. Go on , then...
that is
a most insightful articulation of the facts of the matter, thank you
though you missed Ye Olde Axe on the hackney road.
i bet he spends ages in the shower
and never takes out the bins
Didn't he also
get in trouble for painting his rented house purple or something as well? You'd end up losing your deposit
I am so there
Cannot wait. Well, provided I can get tickets, anyway.
his album
should be called £100, then he would be laughing it up all the way to the fucking
hi
hi