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http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42432/
Twice now, I've had tix for Prince concerts that ended up being cancelled. The last time, I actually camped out in front of Cox Arena to score "purple section" seats up front, only to have the little stinker cancel the show when he realized it interfered with his plans to watch the effin Super Bowl.
So pardon me if I don't appear excited at the prospect of spending $250 for "standing room only" seats at His Royal Purpleness' upcoming show at downtown's Hard Rock Hotel.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42431/
On May 3 and 4, Prince will be joined by his new all-girl band 3rd Eye Girl for four shows at the Hard Rock (assuming he doesn't get distracted by a Walking Dead marathon on AMC or something), as part of a seven city west coast tour. Two shows will take place each day, at 7:30pm and 10:30pm.
Tickets (described as "standing room only") are priced at $250 and are available for purchase at http://www.hardrockhotelsd.com. This is a 21 and older event.
Prince has turned up in local clubs before, including a show in Mission Beach at the now-closed 900-person capacity 'Canes and the long-gone Flash Cafe in Mission Valley. As for bigger shows, his first local performance was on February 11, 1982, at Golden Hall in the downtown Community Concourse, touring behind his Controversy album. It took him until April 29, 1997, to return to town for his Love 4 One Another tour at the Rimac Arena. He finally showed up at Cox Arena on April 27, 2001, and he returned to play the same venue on September 5, 2004.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42436/
And of course Prince was the subject of an early issue from Hillcrest-based Rock 'N' Roll Comics, one of the first pro art gigs for future comic book superstar Stuart Immonen (Adventures of Superman, Legion of Superheroes, etc). The issue also holds the dubious distinction of being the first mass market comic ever colored via an all-digital process, though the results (excerpts below) obscured the original artwork so badly that RnR Comics went back to black and white a few issues later.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42433/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42434/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42435/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42432/
Twice now, I've had tix for Prince concerts that ended up being cancelled. The last time, I actually camped out in front of Cox Arena to score "purple section" seats up front, only to have the little stinker cancel the show when he realized it interfered with his plans to watch the effin Super Bowl.
So pardon me if I don't appear excited at the prospect of spending $250 for "standing room only" seats at His Royal Purpleness' upcoming show at downtown's Hard Rock Hotel.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42431/
On May 3 and 4, Prince will be joined by his new all-girl band 3rd Eye Girl for four shows at the Hard Rock (assuming he doesn't get distracted by a Walking Dead marathon on AMC or something), as part of a seven city west coast tour. Two shows will take place each day, at 7:30pm and 10:30pm.
Tickets (described as "standing room only") are priced at $250 and are available for purchase at http://www.hardrockhotelsd.com. This is a 21 and older event.
Prince has turned up in local clubs before, including a show in Mission Beach at the now-closed 900-person capacity 'Canes and the long-gone Flash Cafe in Mission Valley. As for bigger shows, his first local performance was on February 11, 1982, at Golden Hall in the downtown Community Concourse, touring behind his Controversy album. It took him until April 29, 1997, to return to town for his Love 4 One Another tour at the Rimac Arena. He finally showed up at Cox Arena on April 27, 2001, and he returned to play the same venue on September 5, 2004.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42436/
And of course Prince was the subject of an early issue from Hillcrest-based Rock 'N' Roll Comics, one of the first pro art gigs for future comic book superstar Stuart Immonen (Adventures of Superman, Legion of Superheroes, etc). The issue also holds the dubious distinction of being the first mass market comic ever colored via an all-digital process, though the results (excerpts below) obscured the original artwork so badly that RnR Comics went back to black and white a few issues later.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42433/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42434/
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/22/42435/