As has been widely reported, Prince played MSG last night. What has not been widely reports is that I WAS THERE. I had the incredible pleasure of attending my first ever Prince concert, and despite not having the best seats in the world (6 rows from the top of MSG! Woo!), it definitely goes down as one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Prince worked the crowd into a frenzy like no performer I’ve ever seen live in my 31 years. Call and response! Delicious boasts (“this is my city now”)! Women screaming! Men screaming (myself included)! Slow jams (oh the slow jams)!
After teasing the crowd with opening snippets of various classics, Prince opened with my #1 go to karaoke jam, “Kiss.” Heaven. From there it was a blur of brash dance moves, jaw-dropping guitar solos, the Twins (his dancers, not the baseball team), Sharon Jones and some of the Dap-Kings coming out to share the stage, Maceo Parker blowing his horn, Jimmy Fallon dancing on stage and I think playing some kind of electric drums, Questlove apparently taking pictures of Jimmy Fallon dancing on stage and I think playing some kind of electric drums, and in an odd twist, Prince bringing Leighton Meester on stage to serenade her.
It was most certainly a night to remember. Even made me contemplate getting tickets for the upcoming Feb. 9 MSG show. It was just that good.
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