Last night was the second to last Prince concert at The Forum in Inglewood, CA as his 21 Nite Stand in Los Angeles concert residency comes to a close. I attended last night’s show with my good friend Josh and an AMAZING friend of his hooked us up with VIP tickets and aftershow passes. As if that wasn’t awesome enough, the Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige opened up for and performed with Prince during last night’s concert. Honestly, all of the Prince shows have been special … but this may be the most special of all.
Sadly, the security was really super tight all night long so I wasn’t able to take any photos AT ALL. Not one. But I can assure you, it was a magical night of music. Mary J. Blige KILLED her performance. That woman sings with her whole heart … it was such a treat to get to see her perform before Prince‘s set. During Prince‘s set, she came out to duet with him on Nothing Compares 2 U (with Maceo Parker on saxophone) and they gave the most stunning performance of that song that I have ever heard … period! The setlist was packed with hits … there wasn’t an empty seat in the entire arena … it was nothing but LOVE all night long. Here is the setlist from last night’s show:
Samples set:
When Doves Cry
Nasty Girl
Sign O’ The Times
Hot Thing
Party All The Time (Eddie Murphy)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Darling Nikki
I Would Die 4 U
Forever In My LifeLet’s Go Crazy
Delirious
1999
Little Red Corvette
Nothing Compares 2 U (Duet with Mary J. Blige)
D.M.S.R.
Pop Life
Musicology
Prince & The Band
Shhhh
U Will Be With Me
Misty Blue (Shelby J. on vocals)Instrumental Interlude
Take Me With U
Raspberry Beret
Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry cover)
Cream
Cool
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
Let’s Work
U Got The LookEncore 1:
Purple Rain
Encore 2:
Kiss
ControversyEncore 3:
Which Way Is Up
I Know You Got Soul
Inglewood Swinging
Last night was the 20th show of the 21 Nite Stand … and Prince just keeps on bringing the HEAT! Josh and I had the best time ever!! After the show, we made our way to the Forum Club for the afterparty and waiting patiently in front of the set up stage in the hopes that Prince would play another set of music. DJ Rashida provided the amazing music and we ended up dancing the night away. Unfortch, Prince did not perform … but we did have a blast dancing with members of Prince‘s band to the best playlist of music ever! We had a late, late night … and tonight, I’m going back for one last time. Prince‘s 21 Nite Stand in Los Angeles ends tonight … I can’t even wait to see how it will all end.
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