Prince @ The Forum: Nuit Quatorze

[SET LIST — PRINCE @ the Forum | May 14, 2011]

OPENING ACT ::: AMEL LARRIEUX

941p ---

Renato long intro
Mike phillips on sax into
WHEN I LAY MY HANDS ON YOU
Prince appears laying on stage

LAYDOWN
DREAMER
WELCOME2AMERICA back into
DREAMER
ALWAYS IN MY HAIR
FUTURE SOUL SONG Mike on sax
PURPLE RAIN!?!?!? WTF???

GLAMOROUS LIFE (Sheila E.)

SOMEWHERE HERE ON EARTH
Mike on sax
Lyrics I LOVE U BUT I DON'T TRUST U
TAKE ME W U
RASP BERET
CREAM
COOL (girls sing DON'T STOP TILL U GET ENOUGH)
Halle Berry dancing on stage

LETS WORK
YOU GOT LOOK

BREAK :::
Amel Larrieux come out to sing --- not sure what song it is...
Musical break
NOTHING COMPARES TO U (with Shelby J.)

CONTROVERSY
HQ CHANT

ENCORE:::
Sample teaser medley:
WHEN DOVES CRY/NASTY GIRL (Halle dances)/SOTT/TMBGITW/LOVE w/ BLACK SWEAT lyrics/DARLING NIKKI/I WOULD DIE 4 U
IF I WAS UR GIRLFRIEND (Prince messes up lyrics)
INSATIABLE
SCANDALOUS
ADORE


ENCORE:::
KISS
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (Once again, Prince pulls Cody Breedlove from the VIP section to do vocals --- GO CODY!!!)
INGLEWOOD SWINGIN

Celebs get pulled on stage to dance --- Susan Sarandon & Chante Moore gets on the mic.

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On Amel Larrieux:
I can't say how happy I was to finally see Amel perform LIVE. I've been wanting to hear her sing MAKE ME WHOLE for years!!! As I expected, she was lovely, soulful, and beautiful. Her band was great as well and I especially appreciated that her daughter was in the band. I love that younger generations are exposed to REAL MUSIC and can carry on the legacies of the great musicians that are among us. Sadly, most of those around us weren't familiar with Amel and only when she did TELL ME - the song that Groove Theory was most famous for - did the crowd really respond. Upon further research, I'm happy to report that (according to Wikipedia) Amel and Bryce have reunited the original Groove Theory and are working in the studio once again. I look forward to more great things from them!

Prince @ The Forum: Nuit Neuf

[SET LIST — PRINCE @ the Forum | May 6, 2011]

Opening Act ::: Esperanza Spaulding

Prince comes out to jam on guitar with her. 

Show begins at 10pm

LAYDOWN

SHE'S ALWAYS IN MY HAIR

FUTURE SOUL SONG (I don't quite understand the Twins wrapping Prince up in that veil. It's just weird.)

PURPLE RAIN (Seems out of place so early in the show ... No confetti cannons --- is he out of purple confetti???) 

GLAMOROUS LIFE (Sheila!!! I'll never get tired of seeing Miss E!!)

RASPBERRY BERET/CREAM/COOL (with Don't Stop Till You Get Enough)/LET'S WORK/YOU GOT THE LOOK

MISTY BLUE (Shelby hits that last monster note, lays mic on ground midnote and walks away --- awesome!!)

Prince on keys.... 

Sample Teaser Medley :::

WHEN DOVES CRY/NASTY GIRL/SINGLE LADIES/NASTY GIRL/SOTT/TMBGITW/DARLING NIKKI/I WOULD DIE 4 U/HOT THING/ALPHABET STREET

LOVE BIZARRE (with Sheila, of course)

LOVE ROLLERCOASTER into PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC

CONTROVERSY

ENCORE 1 ::: 

KISS (Prince in black plays his bass and goes into FANTASTIC VOYAGE)

ENCORE 2 ::: 

IF I WAS UR GIRLFRIEND

NOTHING COMPARES 2 U (with Shelby J.)

ENCORE 3 :::: 

"INGLEWOOD" SWINGIN' (Chant Moore on mic!!!!)