Prince Concert Rocked!

Last night was the much awaited Prince concert. And he rocked it! We had great seats on the first level, the acoustics were awesome, and the O2 Arena was really nice. He played a mix of classic hits and some of his new stuff. One of the highlights was his saxophone player, who brought me to tears with his rendition of "Wonderful World", the Louis Armstrong classic...truly amazing. Prince played quite a few songs without the band even on stage...just him and his piano. It gave it a very intimate, small venue feel.

The ending was a bit strange. He did the whole "disappear and come back as the crowd roars" thing 3 times. The first time he did it was only 1 hour into the show and everyone knew it wasn't really over. Then he did it a second time, and then a third time. At this point I am thinking that he must have a big, spectacular finale planned (I had heard about streamers and lights and all sorts of fun). After this third time, he played a few more songs on his piano, including Raspberry Beret, after which he stood on his little stage that lowered him below ground amongst smoke and lights, and then it was over...no dancers, big band, streamers, etc. But I guess he's gotta keep it fresh playing so many shows night after night.

All in all, a great concert. Everyone who attends the concert gets his new CD for free! I'm looking forward to uploading it to my iPod...will make the miles so much easier.