As part of Prince month on Q4music we're reporting from every night of his 21-date residency at London's O2. Here's what he played on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August.
10 August
3121
Girls & Boys
Down by the Riverside
Purple Rain
Cream
U Got The Look
Shhhhh
Musicology
Pass The Peas
Play That Funky Music
The Dance
Nothing Compares 2 U
Satisfied
Let's Go Crazy
Kiss
If I Was Your Girlfriend
I Feel For You
Controversy
Little Red Corvette
Raspberry Beret
Sometimes It Snows In April
Crazy / One Nation Under A Groove
Get On The Boat
In summary: No massive changes, apart from beginning the encore in the same way as he kicked off the whole show three days earlier: knocking off the big hits solo.
11 August
Purple Rain
Cream
U Got The Look
Shhh
Musicology
Pass The Peas
Play That Funky Music
Wonderful World
Lolita
Black Sweat
Kiss
I Feel For You
Controversy / Housequake
Lets Go Crazy
If I was your girlfriend
Nothing compares 2 U
Take Me With U
Little Red Corvette
Raspberry Beret
Sometimes It Snows In April
Alphabet Street/DMSR/When Doves Cry/Erotic City/I Wanna Be Your Lover/Nasty Girl/Sign’O’The Times/ Pop Life
The Beautiful Ones/Diamonds and Pearls/Strange Relationship
Do Me, Baby
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Sexy Dancer
A Love Bizarre
In summary: From half way it was all about the hits, switching between solo and full band for the encore before diving into a synth medley then coming up for air with a brief solo run at the piano. He's really having fun with that back catalogue. |