Prince / Octopus Heart (2CDR)

Prince | Arras 2010 Main Square Special

[2010-07-09] Prince 20TEN Tour | Main Square Festival | La Citadelle | Arras | France

Disc 1:

> Prince
01 | Introduction incl. Venus De Milo
02 | Let's Go Crazy
03 | Delirious
04 | Let's Go Crazy [Reprise]
05 | 1999
06 | Little Red Corvette
07 | Take Me With U
08 | Guitar incl. Hot Summer
09 | Controvery incl. Love Rollercoaster
10 | Sexy Dancer [Instrumental] vs. Le Freak incl. Controvery [Reprise]
11 | Angel *
12 | Nothing Compares 2 U*
13 | Mountains - Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
14 | Everyday People **
15 | I Want To Take You Higher **
16 | Alphabet St. **

Disc 2:

> Prince
01 | Kiss
02 | Purple Rain
03 | Dance (Disco Heat) incl. Everybody Loves Me
04 | Peach
05 | Ol' Skool Company incl. Purple Rain [Intro] - Also Sprach Zarathustra
06 | Forever In My Life incl. It
07 | 7
08 | Let Go, Let God

> Mint Condition
09 | What You Bring To The Party
10 | Atomic Dog
11 | Soul Power
12 | Love And Happiness - Soul Power [Reprise]

> Larry Graham & Graham Central Station
13 | Dance To The Music
14 | The Jam
15 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
16 | Now Do U Wanta Dance - More Bounce To The Ounce
17 | Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) [Reprise] The concert in Arras—widely regarded as the best performance of Prince’s 2010 "20Ten" summer tour—has been released under several different titles:

Prince / Everybody Loves Me In Arras Remastered (3CDR)
https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/165829362

Prince / Arras 20Ten Special Edition (2CDR+1DVDR)
https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/165860478

Prince / Time 2 Get Funky (2CDR)
https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/165860710

Larry Graham & GCS / Arras 2010 (1CDR)
https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/165869092

Mint Condition / Main Square In Mint Condition (1CDR)
https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/165869604

Prince / De La Citadelle (2DVDR)
https://purpletown.buyshop.jp/items/165874523

These releases capture the Main Square Festival, held on July 9, 2010, at La Citadelle in Arras, France. They include Prince’s complete set, along with partial recordings of the opening acts: Mint Condition and Larry Graham & GCS. The sound quality is exceptional—a high-quality audience recording that rivals, and in terms of immersive atmosphere perhaps even surpasses, *Time 2 Get Funky*. The recording of Mint Condition’s set is of such superb quality that it could arguably be considered the best available.

Prince’s performance here might well be the finest of his entire 20Ten tour. The performance of "Controversy"—featuring a call-and-response of "What time is it? It's time to get funky!" and some of the sharpest guitar-cutting you’ll ever hear—is superb. Equally outstanding is the version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," where Prince, seated at the piano, playfully stalls before starting—insisting he isn't "ready yet"—only to launch into a brilliant, improvised rendition characterized by his loose, unconventional vocal delivery and a unique backing arrangement. The coolness of "Mountains," driven by razor-sharp guitar work, transitions into a cover of The Jacksons' "Shake Your Body" (sung by Elisa Fiorillo). This evolves into a powerhouse "Everyday People" and "I Want To Take You Higher," featuring a three-way musical interplay between Prince, Larry Graham, and Stokley Williams that generates an incredibly funky groove. The energy here even surpasses that of the following day’s show in Werchter;, clearly feeling the vibe, Prince begins playing the riff to "Alphabet St.," leading into a funk jam of the absolute highest order—it’s so cool it’ll send shivers down your spine. The set also includes the tour debut of "Dance (Disco Heat)," as well as a unique, one-off performance of "7." Following that, the bluesy, funky guitar work and Prince’s sermon-like, preacher-esque MC during "Let Go Let God" create a transcendent, gospel-infused moment—arguably the finest closing sequence of the entire tour.