Difference between revisions of "11 October 2009-2"
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| city, state = Paris | | city, state = Paris | ||
| country = France | | country = France | ||
− | | band = [[Prince]] ''(vox, guitar)'', [[Cora Coleman-Dunham]] ''(drums)'', [[Josh Dunham]] ''(bass)'', [[Morris Hayes]] ''(keyboards)'', [[Cassandra | + | | band = [[Prince]] ''(vox, guitar)'', [[Cora Coleman-Dunham]] ''(drums)'', [[Josh Dunham]] ''(bass)'', [[Morris Hayes]] ''(keyboards)'', [[Cassandra O’Neal]] ''(keyboards)'', [[Shelby J.]] ''(vox, electronic snare, tambourine)'', [[Liv Warfield]] ''(vox, tamborine, cowbell)'', [[Elisa Dease]] ''(vox, tambourine)'' |
| guests = [[Frédéric Yonnet]] ''(harmonica)'' | | guests = [[Frédéric Yonnet]] ''(harmonica)'' | ||
| previous concert = [[11 October 2009-1|11 October 2009 <small> ''(show 1)'' </small>]] | | previous concert = [[11 October 2009-1|11 October 2009 <small> ''(show 1)'' </small>]] | ||
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− | | {{l}} [[Long Train | + | | {{l}} [[Long Train Runnin’]] {{segue}} {{l}} {{l}} <small> ''[[Shelby J.]] lead vox'' </small> <small> ''w/ [[Frédéric Yonnet]]'' </small> |
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* Box office, almost exclusively provided by French music store FNAC, opened at 10:00 on Friday 9 October. Within 10 minutes, all seated tickets were sold out. By noon, the concert was announced sold out. A few tickets were made available the next day, and a contest was organized by RTL the day of the concert, between 14:30 and 16:00 to win tickets for both shows. A limit of 2 tickets per person/per shows was set, last name of buyers were printed on the tickets and they were informed that they would have to present their ID at the entrance. | * Box office, almost exclusively provided by French music store FNAC, opened at 10:00 on Friday 9 October. Within 10 minutes, all seated tickets were sold out. By noon, the concert was announced sold out. A few tickets were made available the next day, and a contest was organized by RTL the day of the concert, between 14:30 and 16:00 to win tickets for both shows. A limit of 2 tickets per person/per shows was set, last name of buyers were printed on the tickets and they were informed that they would have to present their ID at the entrance. | ||
* Doors to the venue opened at 20:00. | * Doors to the venue opened at 20:00. | ||
− | * The staff | + | * The staff didn’t check attendants ID’s. |
* A large number of speakers were disposed in the venue in order to compensate the natural reverb of the dome (45 meters high). 2 clusters of ten speaker cabinets each were on each side of the stage. A cluster of two speaker cabinets were disposed at each angles of the dome. Half way to the tribunes, 2 clusters of 6 loudspeaker plus 2 large speaker were providing sound to the back of the floor, and the tribunes. | * A large number of speakers were disposed in the venue in order to compensate the natural reverb of the dome (45 meters high). 2 clusters of ten speaker cabinets each were on each side of the stage. A cluster of two speaker cabinets were disposed at each angles of the dome. Half way to the tribunes, 2 clusters of 6 loudspeaker plus 2 large speaker were providing sound to the back of the floor, and the tribunes. | ||
− | * [[Cassandra | + | * [[Cassandra O’Neal]]’s rig was set on the left of the stage, behind which [[Cora Coleman-Dunham|Cora’s]] drum set was set on a platform. Standing next to her was [[Josh Dunham]]. [[Morris Hayes|Morris']] rig was set on the right of the stage, behind which where the 3 background singers, from right to left: [[Liv Warfield]], [[Elisa Dease]] and [[Shelby J.]]. [[Frédéric Yonnet]] was standing next to them when appearing on stage. |
− | * Messages reminding that pictures | + | * Messages reminding that pictures weren’t allowed were displayed on the PA 2 times. A representative for the production reported an incidental picture being taken at [[Prince]]’s car arrival, and warned that any attendant taking pictures would be excluded from the venue. |
* [[Prince]] entered the venue in a black limousine, which took him next to the left part of the aisle, where a backstage was improvised behind white curtains. | * [[Prince]] entered the venue in a black limousine, which took him next to the left part of the aisle, where a backstage was improvised behind white curtains. | ||
* 3 photographers were accredited to shoot during the 1st track ([[1999]]): AFP, Claude Gassian & Angeli. | * 3 photographers were accredited to shoot during the 1st track ([[1999]]): AFP, Claude Gassian & Angeli. | ||
* LCI (a subsidiary of TF1) was accredited to film the 2 first songs of the show. The broadcast was made available in the evening of October 11th, on air and online. | * LCI (a subsidiary of TF1) was accredited to film the 2 first songs of the show. The broadcast was made available in the evening of October 11th, on air and online. | ||
− | * [[Prince]] wore white pants, and shoes, a black shirt. His white jacket was the one featuring on the promo poster. He | + | * [[Prince]] wore white pants, and shoes, a black shirt. His white jacket was the one featuring on the promo poster. He didn’t change clothes during the concert. |
* [[Prince]] mainly played his Hohner Telecaster guitar. He replaced it with his Purple Fender Stratocaster during [[Anotherloverholenyohead]] and used until [[Raspberry Beret]], after which he took the Hohner back until the end of the concert. | * [[Prince]] mainly played his Hohner Telecaster guitar. He replaced it with his Purple Fender Stratocaster during [[Anotherloverholenyohead]] and used until [[Raspberry Beret]], after which he took the Hohner back until the end of the concert. | ||
− | * Prince | + | * Prince wasn’t onstage during Honky Tonk Women rendition. |
* The setlist featured [[Dance 4 Me]] and [[No More Candy 4 U]] as encores, but Prince choose to play [[A Love Bizarre]] instead. | * The setlist featured [[Dance 4 Me]] and [[No More Candy 4 U]] as encores, but Prince choose to play [[A Love Bizarre]] instead. | ||
* Amongst VIPs were Eric Woerth (Ministry of Budget), renown artists Christian Boltanski & his wife Annette Messager, as well as the architect Jean Nouvel. Other musicians were spotted in the audience, such as French singer Patrick Bruel, and ex-Telephone member Louis Bertignac. | * Amongst VIPs were Eric Woerth (Ministry of Budget), renown artists Christian Boltanski & his wife Annette Messager, as well as the architect Jean Nouvel. Other musicians were spotted in the audience, such as French singer Patrick Bruel, and ex-Telephone member Louis Bertignac. | ||
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− | * [http://www.rtl.fr/fiche/5928993249/rtl-met-prince-a-l-honneur-et-vous-offre-les-dernieres-places.html http://www.rtl.fr/ | + | * [http://www.rtl.fr/fiche/5928993249/rtl-met-prince-a-l-honneur-et-vous-offre-les-dernieres-places.html http://www.rtl.fr/Prince’s concert contest] |
* [http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2009/10/10/le-grand-palais-nouvelle-folie-de-prince_1252202_3246.html http://www.lemonde.fr/Le Grand Palais La Nouvelle Folie de Prince] | * [http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2009/10/10/le-grand-palais-nouvelle-folie-de-prince_1252202_3246.html http://www.lemonde.fr/Le Grand Palais La Nouvelle Folie de Prince] | ||
* http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsdyUfd8jlgQ5BcCOnVumDDU_j4A | * http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jsdyUfd8jlgQ5BcCOnVumDDU_j4A |
Latest revision as of 14:52, 27 September 2020
11 October 2009 (show 1) < < < | One-Off Performances (overview) | All Shows | > > > 12 October 2009 (mat.) |
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11 October 2009 (show 1) < < < | 11 October 2009 (show 2) | > > > 12 October 2009 (mat.) |
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