Next shows & recordings in Paris Mid - October 2009

Prince @ Grand journal ( tv show 2 songs only, actually 5 songs were played )
Oct 15th
Pixies @ Zénith
Joseph Arthur @ Café de la Danse
Oct 16th :
Pixies @ Zénith
Joseph Arthur @ Café de la Danse
the fray @ Bataclan
Oct 17th :
Status Quo @ Casino de Paris
Fleetwood Mac @ Zénith
Oct 18th :
Oliver Peel session with KARO ( private event )

Oct 19th:
WOLFMOTHER @ L' Album de la semaine ( click to book for this tv show )

Nick Cave @ Théatre Marigny
Oct 21st:
Vampire Weekend @ L' Album de la semaine ( Click above to book )
Oct 22nd :
Vampire Weekend @ Nouveau casino
ONE SHOT NOT tv recording with Madness, Archie Shepp, Kasabian, Peter Von Poehl, Skunk Anansie ... ( artist tbc )
Oct 23rd:
Kasabian @ Bataclan
Oct 25th:
SONIC YOUTH @ Palais des Congres
Oct 26th:
Brendon Brenson @ Nouveau casino

PRINCE @ Cigale Paris Oct 12th 10 PM

PRINCE @ Cigale Paris

Oct 12th 2009 10 PM

WORLD EXCLUSIVE !!!

A PICTURE FROM PRINCE @ LA CIGALE
Thanks Z

SORRY NO PICS WE CAN'T PUBLISHED THEM HERE
bIG bROTHER ( read Prince's Management ) 'S WATCHING OVER OUR HEADS

ticket & vip wristband

After seeing PEACHES @ famous Canal+ tv show "L' Album de la Semaine" , we're heading straight to the nearby Cigale in Pigalle , very easy 5 tube stations.
We're collecting our VIP wristbands and tickets for the show.
There's a special entrance for the VIPs @ La Boule Noire where there is a VERY lousy cocktail with DJ playing some crap , so we just stay a minute and we go immediately to the next door Cigale to see Prince.
Once again Lots of expectations after the desillusions of the first show @ Grand Palais ( click for setlist , review & Pics ... sorry NO pics ) and the 9 min set @ RTL this afternoon.

Well we're not gonna talk shit for ages :
TONIGHT WAS THE PLACE TO BE !!!

Not only because lots of VIPs were at the balcony with us ( Louis Bertignac , Keziah Jones , Romain Duris , Philippe M. , Manu Payet, Emma Decaunes , Patrice Guino who took some nice Pics once again ... NOT ). I mean they're French VIPs so it doesn't count.

[ personnal message to Prince management if you're reading this : FUCK YOU ]

Anyway from start to finish FANTASTIC SHOW , not one lousy moment , he even drop his horrible outdated 80's sounding drums & keyboard .
He was in high spirit , the audience down the front and at the balcony were dancing, clapping hands, singing like maniacs including PEACHES and her band who were there.
We're always moaning about something @ ROCKERPARIS but honestly I can't find anything wrong to say well... maybe one thing :I didn't make it with the beautifull brunette seating next to me.
Apart from this I can't find.

2h 45 min of pure joy with several encores ( 4 -5 ? )
Oh Yeah this time the sound was PERFECT
Judge by yourself with this amazing
SETLIST (tbc ) : from Prince.org
Old Skool Company
Crimson & Clover
Stand
Turn Me Loose
Dance 4 Me
No More Candy 4 U
Shhh
Stratus
Girl
Forever In My Life
Baby Love
Sexy Dancer - Le Freak
All Day, All Night
Peach
Sing A Simple Song - Be Happy
7
Come Together
Dreamer
The Bird
Jungle Love
The Glamorous Life
3121
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Purple Rain

The one and only KILLER on the walls of Paris outside La Cigale

PEACHES @ L' Album de la Semaine Canal+ Oct 12th 2009 8 PM

PEACHES @ L' Album de la Semaine TV show Canal+
Paris Oct 12th

setlist

After seeing PRINCE playing for only 9 min @ RTL radio this afternoon we're heading to the north of Paris where all the major TV studios are located to see the crazy PEACHES.
She's proudly wearing a Mohawk and is making her way to the stage with the most ridiculous outfit I have ever seen.
With Peaches you know that she's not serious ( unlike a litle kid from Minneapolis ) so you just accept it with a good laugh. Her musicians are also wearing nice outfits , the drummer looks like a cave man escaped from the Flintstones , the keyboard player is dressed with a lizard skin and the beautiful and sexy blonde female keyboard & guitar player is dressed with some very sexy high heels leather boots and black underwear.
the music is now VERY electronic and minimalist to my horror as I hate that kind of music. Peaches used to be much more rock and subversive years ago, playing with giant dildos.
She's putting so much effort to attract attention with different outfit for every song that in fact you can only do one thing : appreciate the gig.
So we had lots of fun even though we prefer guitar-orientated bands.
Cool 30 min + set
Almost 9 PM time to head to the Cigale for PRINCE.

PRINCE @ RTL Oct 12th 2009 4:30 PM

Just back from the RTL studio next to the Grand Palais .
100 people , competition winners and guests waited 90 min outside before getting into the Grand Studio. There are seats , it was a rush to get the best seats as Prince , 3 backing vocals girls and fred on harmonica were already on the stage.
The first people in barely took their seat that Prince started the first song so the people in the back missed part of it.
The place was packed.
Less than 9 min later it was all over
What 9 min ? Yes sir, only 9 min.

SETLIST (tbc ):
"Feel Good, Feel Better..."
"Mountains" incorporating parts of "Shake Your Body down to the ground"

In case nobody noticed Prince told us that he was playing for free and that he should use his hat (nda : to collect money ).
Conditions were perfect , the girls from the first row were so close to him that they could have shake his hand.
Come on man ! just 9 min !!!

Message from Patrice : Of Course we had to leave our cell phone at the door to get in , No pictures allowed LOL

PRINCE @ Grand Palais 5 PM show Oct 11th 2009

PRINCE @ Grand Palais 5 PM show
Oct 12th 2009

Le Grand Palais is probably the best place to attend a gig. I've been there several times to see the CHANEL shows over the last few years ( March 2009 , Oct 2008 click for Pics )
Lots of people queueing to get in the athmosphere is relax and the security is everywhere , checking if the name on your ticket is matching with your ID.
Once you're in the stage is on the side so that people in the stalls fronting the stage are not too far.
5 PM sharp Prince is on , nice start with "1999" the stage is quite small.
The lightshow is discreet & Prince is immaculate ( Perfect to take Pics LOL ) with his black & white jacket.
The sound is far from being perfect, but it's hard to get a good sound in a hall made of steel & glass , and Prince kept on asking for more of this and less of that to the french sound engineer. He even had to use one of his song to complete a perfect soundcheck.
Prince is playing the songs one after another no time to breathe between them.
He played a few on his own on the acoustic guitar and had a dozen people dancing behind him on stage. There were lots of expectations for this gig, it was the first time I was seeing him live ( last week at CHANEL doesn't count, click for Pics ) and I was slightly disappointed where is the Prince that was running evrywhere on stage ? He's limping when he walks.
And THAT sound , it's so outdated as if he was still leaving in the 80's , hey man that shitty keyboard and drum sounds is long gone No one's playing them anymore.
The setlist was nice it was 'a best of' .
Nice 90 min set but it could have been so much better.

SETLIST 5 PM show:
1999

I Feel For You
Controversy
Sexy Dancer - Le Freak
Y U Wanna Treat Me So Bad ?
Take Me With U
Anotherloverholenyohead
Guitar
Raspberry Beret
Girl (*acoustic)
All Day, All Night *
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man *
The 1 U Wanna C *
Sometimes It Snows In April *
Mountains
Everyday People
I Want To Take U Higher
Without Love
Play That Funky Music

Uptown
Let's Work
Cool
Kiss
All The Critics Love U In Paris
All Day, All Night

Cream
U Got The Look

SETLIST 10 PM show:
1999
Feel 4 U
Controversy
All day all night chant
Sexy dancer / Freak ( chic )
Controversy outro
Why you wanna treat me so bad
Take me with U
Another lover holen...
Guitar
Raspberry beret
All day all night ( solo Acoustic * )
Icnttpoum *
Wanna C *
Sometimes it snows *

Mountains
Jackson's song (dance and shout)
Every day people ( sly & family stone )
Higher ( sly & family stone )
(Without love) shelby

Encore :
Purple rain

Encore :
Kiss
All day all night reprise

Encore :
Honky tonk woman (shelby)
All The critics
Love bizarre

See our review of La Cigale Oct 12th( setlist ) & RTL radio Oct 12th( click on link )