The Revolution Tickets

It was a sold out concert & there was a line of obviously excited fans who love Prince & The Revolution (many wearing something purple). The line began near the entrance of the blues club on West 42nd Street all the way down the block to 8th Avenue and around the corner. A male fan who was standing outside in this summer like weather, close to the front of the line for quite a while (maybe hours) suddenly fell ill and was taken to the hospital. I am so sorry that happened, and that he had to miss the show. He missed an unforgettable performance by The Revolution. After entering the club (thank God I was early and entered the club fast) I had dinner and listened to music for about 2 hours. Finally an unseen male announcer says "Ladies & Gentlemen, The Revolution" The show now began as Lisa, Bobby Z, Matt (The Doctor), Wendy and BrownMark (sucking a lollypop) came onto the stage. Wendy spoke first saying basically that the audience, the fans are part of this show, the performance. We would be singing with the band. The band begins with Computer Blue and then America. Wendy on lead guitar & vocals and BrownMark ( OMG he's hot) on bass guitar & vocals are in front, behind them are Bobby Z on drums( I love watching him play those drums but never singing) and Lisa & Dr. Matt both on keyboards& vocals. On several of the songs they had a guest singer Stokley Williams ( I love his voice) from the group Mint Condition who toured with Prince and considered Prince their mentor. The songs continued and I noticed on two occasions BrownMark was throwing white guitar picks into the audience, I hope whoever caught then kept them and not try to sell it on ebay. We all sang along with the songs Mountains, Automatic (I never heard that live), Take Me With You, Our Destiny/Road House Garden (I only heard that on one of my bootleg cds) Raspberry Beret, Paisley Park), Erotic City (yes they sang the F word too), Purple Rain, Controversy, Kiss, When Doves Cry, Let's Work, DMSR, Uptown,1999,Delirious, Let's Go Crazy, an amazingly beautiful solo by Wendy on acoustic guitar Sometimes It Snows In April. For the encore they performed I Would Die 4 You & Baby I'm A Star. They did not perform The Beautiful Ones (where was Bilal?), 17 days ( I love that song) Dirty Mind or one of the most requested by this audience Head. I heard fans shouting Head, Head, Head but there was no Head that night. No one should ever think that this group of very talented gifted musicians is just performing like a Prince tribute band. Prince always said Real Music By Real Musicians, what we experienced tonight was the real deal, a beautiful experience, definitely some relief for all the grief we've been feeling for over a year now. We love Prince and now Wendy, Lisa, BrownMark, Matt and Bobby Z were here with us sharing all the love they have for Prince.

What an incredible ride. I missed the Purple Rain tour, but this show made up for all the nights I wished I could have gone. I laughed, I danced, I cried and I felt Prince's presence smiling down. We were one big happy family sharing the music we all love and helping each other to heal. Thank you Revolution. Keep the music flowing.

the venue was fitting for the Revolution, the opportunity to purchase a kick up ticket to go in early and not stand in a long line was a great perk to utilize. It allowed me to be up close and personal with the group. It was the first time I had ever seen the Revolution and it was spectacular. I will never forget this being a Prince follower for over 37 years. the music was great, the sound was even better, stellar performance. My purple group only wishes the Revolution would travel southeast so other can partake of this opportunity. Please consider, we all know Prince would accommodate smiles. feeling grateful. Wendy and Brownmark had me crying and the entire group was kick butt. thank you Prince was smiling and proud of all. love 4 one another. thank you

Outstanding - can't wait to see them again! I missed the opportunity to see them live in the 80s. I am so happy I had the chance to see them now. They played a lot of songs from the 1999 and Purple Rain albums. Performance was sublime!!

I just saw the Revolution at the Metro in Chicago on Sunday, 4/23/17. They were great!! I was emotionally moved and you could feel all the love in the place for Prince. They played so well!! The setlist was great and I definitely recommend not missing this show.