Prince - Malahide Castle - July 30th

I was at one of the gigs in the O2 in London, sorry to be anal but the ticket price was £31.21 after the name of his album out at that time, not £31.12!!

I was up in the gods and almost had vertigo, the height of the millennium dome is like nothing we have here. Managed to blag my way down to the front and had an amazing night.

I'd love to go this time buuuutt I hate Malahide Castle as a venue. Saw Radiohead and Eric Clapton there, no atmosphere whatsoever. I've seen Prince outdoors as well and I really think his sound and visuals are far more suited to indoor venues. Two Prince gigs at the O2 Dublin (despite all its flaws) would sell out within days and be a really classy night. He's playing the Hop Farm in Kent tomorrow so that should give some idea of set list.

This whole thing has an awful stench of the Barbra Streisands about it...

That can't be true, since:

1. Electric Picnic on is a month after Prince's original date, and there's no way he'd come back to Ireland just to do one random show. Look what happened the last time that a show in Ireland was his only date.
2. People bought tickets for Prince on the understanding that it would be in Malahide, not Stradbally. A change of venue (and date) would potentially cause havoc for those who have already bought tickets and the promoters would have to offer refunds, which is the last thing they'd want to do.

The pit does seem to have sold out over a week ago, but that should have happened much earlier if it was going to be a benchmark for how popular the show would be.
New print media ads are now advertising it as a Greatest Hits show, which I don't think is accurate. The same thing happened in the last few days before Yusuf (Cat Stevens) in the O2. They started stating it was a Greatest Hits show (which it wasn't) in an effort to drum up more business, and then people got disgruntled when he played more recent songs that they didn't know. (There was also that whole Moon Shadow musical debacle, but that's going way off the point).

interesting, makes sense when you put it like that!

This thread is making me

I've booked a hotel and everything and arranged to meet up with family in Dublin. Hope it goes ahead...

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

If low ticket sales mean it's not feasible to put it on in Malahide, the easiest solution is to move the gig to The O2.

So what's the capacity of Malahide? 35,000?? If they've sold 15,000 then they're screwed for the O2 as too small

POD facebook page confirmed licence granted for event yesterday and that gig is definitley going ahead. Reviews of his shows so far in Europe have been exceptional with 2.5hr sets on average per gig.

scudzilla wrote: »

So what's the capacity of Malahide? 35,000?? If they've sold 15,000 then they're screwed for the O2 as too small

I don't know the capacity of Malahide Castle but if we assume it's around 30,000 and they've currently sold half that then it ought to go ahead.

I'll throw in the binoculars then

PrettyInPunk wrote: »

I cant wait for this gig! Do you think hes going to play his Greatest Hits or what kind of stuff?

Set list from the Paris gig that happened a few weeks ago.

1. Intro [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
2. 1999 [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
3. I Feel for You [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
4. Controversy [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
5. Sexy Dancer / Le Freak [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   (Chic cover)
6. Controversy [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
7. Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad? [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
8. Take Me With U [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
9. Anotherloverholenyohead [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
   
10. Guitar [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
11. Raspberry Beret [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
12. All Day, All Night [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
13. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
14. The One U Wanna C [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
15. Sometimes It Snows in April [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
16. Mountains [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
17. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    (The Jacksons cover)
18. Everyday People [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    (Sly & The Family Stone cover)
19. I Wanna Take You Higher [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    (Sly & The Family Stone cover)
20. Long Train Runnin' [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    (The Doobie Brothers cover)
21. Play That Funky Music [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    (Wild Cherry cover)
22. Purple Rain [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
23. Kiss / Miss You / Theives In The Temples / Partyman / All Day, All Night / Honky Tonk Women [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
24. All The Critics Love U In Paris [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]
    
25. A Love Bizarre [URL="javascript:void(0);"]Play Video[/URL]

What time does the gig start? It says gate at 4pm. Never been to a gig like this so don't know what to expect!

Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: »

Usually the main act doesn't come on stage til 9pm but Eric Clapton came on at 8.10 in Malahide Castle and Bon Jovi two weeks ago in RDS at 8.05.

If Prince is playing 2.5 hour sets then expect him out no later than 8.30.

Hope you enjoy the gig - the crowd is likely to be small at that ticket price so if you're standing down the front you'll have a great night.

Don't forget raincoat, money for junk food and tissues for the toilet! Let us know how you get on - it's great to see the young 'uns have great musical taste

Thanks, I suppose I did sound like a giddy teen there, but I was WELL old enough to party in 1999 ;-) I usually am not into the mainstream, big artists that play huge venues! But I am very excited about Prince. We have seats, but might have to venture down to the stage for better atmosphere!

I've heard Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are supporting, can anyone confirm this? Hope they are as they are amazing live!

Whats the best way to get to the event from Dublin City ?

kieronon wrote: »

I've heard Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are supporting, can anyone confirm this? Hope they are as they are amazing live!

Nothing confirmed yet from POD.