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Ieri e mercoledì sera al Izod Center di New York ci sono stati i primi due concerti del “Welcome 2 America”. Prima dei concerti le esibizioni di Esperanza Spalding e Lalah Hathaway, mentre ieri sera è stato il turno di Cassandra Wilson e Maceo Parker.
I musicisti che hanno suonato con lui sono i già noti John Blackwell (drums), Ida Nielsen (bass, vox, cylinder shaker), Morris Hayes (keyboards), Renato Neto (keyboards), Cassandra O’Neal (keyboards), Shelby J. (vox, tamborine), Elisa Dease (vox), Liv Warfield (vox). A sorpresa Sheila E. durante il secondo concerto per cantare The Glamorous Life e A Love Bizarre
Questo è quello che Prince ha suonato nelle due serate:
Setlist del 15 dicembre:
Thunderstorm intro
Laydown
Black Muse
The Beautiful Ones
Uptown
Raspberry Beret
Cream
Cool
Let’s Work
U Got The Look
Shhh
Angel (Shelby J.)
Nothing Compares 2 U (con Shelby J.)
She’s Always In My Hair
If I Was Your Girlfriend (con Esperanza Spalding)
Insatiable
Scandalous
Adore
Purple Rain
Thunderstorm outro
Kiss
Sometimes It Snows In April (con Lalah Hathaway)
Diamonds And Pearls (con Lalah Hathaway)
All The Critics Love U In New York
Controversy / Housequake
Sexy Dancer vs Le Freak / Controversy
Dopo il concerto trasferimento al Izod Hospitality Room:
Setlist
Brown Skin (con Shelby J.)
I Want To Be Free
We Party Hearty
Skin Tight/ We Party Hearty
Sweet Thing
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
777-9311 – The Stick
Hair
Summertime (Lalah Hathaway)
I Can’t Help It (Esperanza Spalding)
Christmas chant (Lalah Hathaway)
Dance (Disco Heat)
Baby I’m A Star
Setlist del 17 dicembre:
Let’s Go Crazy
Delirious / Let’s Go Crazy
1999
Little Red Corvette
Love… Thy Will Be Done
The Beautiful Ones
Controversy
Sexy Dancer vs Le Freak / Controversy
Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore (con Maceo Parker)
Take Me With U
Guitar
Purple Rain
Kiss
The Glamorous Life / Soul Sacrifice (con Sheila E.)
A Love Bizarre (con Sheila E.)
The Bird
Jungle Love
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Insatiable
Scandalous
Adore
Fonte:
http://www.billboard.com/events/prince-rolls-out-classics-at-welcome-2-america-1004134995.story#/events/prince-rolls-out-classics-at-welcome-2-america-1004134995.story
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654584/20101218/prince.jhtml
Prince “Purple Rain” Live @ IZOD Center
Link:
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/12/16/prince-kicks-off-his-welcome2america-tour/
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/12/live_prince_at.php
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/12/16/2010-12-16_prince_made_confident_return_in_first_concert_of_welcome_2_america_tour_played_f.html
http://www.spinner.com/2010/12/16/prince-welcome-2-america-tour-izod/
http://www.nme.com/news/prince/54279
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/pop-life/princes-night-of-divinely-inspired-madness-20101216
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/12/prince_opens_welcome_2_america.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/arts/music/17prince.html?_r=2&ref=prince
La Fender che sarà venduta per beneficenza (segnalato da Raphael):
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/12/how-princes-all-gold-fender-stratocaster-came-to-be.html
