Prince RIP

My first show was U2 back in 1986 or 1987, when they were ending with "40," and I remember everyone singing the song's final bits ("how long to sing this song") well after the show ended, out to the parking lot. I guess U2 fans used to do that a lot.

Still holding out for a (non-VHS) official release of Dortmund ‘88

VG, I had a similar experience when I saw him in 2002. The day after the show, I still felt sad that it was over. It was like I actually missed him. Never before, never again either. Dude was pure charisma.

"I guess U2 fans used to do that a lot."

They did the first time I saw them at ye' olde Hooser Dome.

I wasn’t desperate to own this set before, but you’ve set me salivating, Tipsy

Just shared the last half hour of this with my 20yo daughter, we marvelled at the idea of having been there. And the crowd were singing the Purple Rain coda during Wendy’s intro, even

They really don’t make it easy to find on Apple TV+. Searching for “prince” turned up a couple of episodes of documentaries about his death, etc, but not this show. You have to search for “prince and the revolution”. Not sure how many people are that dedicated to finding it..

FWIW, you may be able to find a near-mint used copy of the deluxe edition of Purple Rain for less than $10. I see one popping up all the time, and that set has the show on DVD. (Without going into all the details, I actually have a slight preference for that DVD over the current Blu-ray "upgrade." The show was shot on SD video tape so any additional resolution would have to be fabricated through other means like AI, etc. - I think the results on the Blu-ray are pretty mixed. I also kind of prefer the original mix that was used on the DVD.)

There is this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm03wqLY3Nc

That is a great story upthread. I would love it if a show I went to back in the day made its way to DVD (or even a shitty YouTube posting), to see if it jogged any long-dormant memories.

That version of Purple Rain is just so epic. I love that he doesn't even start the first verse until 6 minutes in. And yeah, it's been kind of wild to always have this out there, the show I was at preserved and periodically reissued. I'm sure all the other shows on the tour were similarly great, just happened to be the one they filmed. (Although Wendy does say in the booklet that she thinks they really went all-out for this one because they knew it was being broadcast.)