Prince's First Marquee Theatre Show: A Review In Tweets

Prince and his backing band, 3rd Eye Girl performed a once-in-a-lifetime show at Marquee Theatre last night. Er, twice--I guess they'll be coming back tonight. It was pretty fantastic, but don't take my word for it. Here's the Twittersphere's review of Prince's first night in Tempe: @seerock1023 Prince leaned back/down...

By Melissa Fossum

May 1, 2013

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Prince and his backing band, 3rd Eye Girl performed a once-in-a-lifetime show at Marquee Theatre last night. Er, twice--I guess they'll be coming back tonight.

It was pretty fantastic, but don't take my word for it. Here's the Twittersphere's review of Prince's first night in Tempe:

@seerock1023 Prince leaned back/down into crowd&they held him up while he played! He was happy,animated&seemed to really have a blast in AZ
— Just me ;) (@IHRTADAM) May 1, 2013

We've never been so envious of the people standing front and center.

Ok, Prince is a bad ass and I have a girl crush on his drummer Anna. Best Marquee show I've seen,... instagram.com/p/YwoUD5Taiu/
— Lindsae (@azlinz) May 1, 2013

She was pretty cute.

Can't believe what I just witnessed at Marquee Theatre in AZ. PRINCE + @3rdeyegirl + Larry Graham... side stage with George Benson.Mental.
— Trevor Guy (@trevguy) May 1, 2013

We can't believe it, either.

An hour late start but once he came out, #Prince & #3rdeyegirl killed tonight in AZ
— Not Natalie (@cjtavern) May 1, 2013

It was worth the wait.

Great show Prince at Marquee in Tempe, AZ. Sound was a little off and it was hot, but then so was the show! 3rdEyeGirl ROCKS!
— Doc'ur O'Dell Rhodes (@DocurRhodes) May 1, 2013

It was quite sweaty, but no big.

The Only Thing Hotter Than The Arizona Desert is #Prince & @3rdeyegirl!Where is the Aftershow?@donnagrantis @hannahforddrums @joshuaworld
— Baron3121 (@Baron3121) May 1, 2013

Let's hope there's one tomorrow.

This was "Alphabet St." RT"@serpan99: #Prince #LarryGraham #3rdeyegirl #LiveOutLoudTour #MarqueeTheatre #Tempe twitter.com/serpan99/statu..."
— Baron3121 (@Baron3121) May 1, 2013

Wait, did someone sneak a camera in?

Read More: - A full review of Prince's three-encore set at the Marquee Theatre
- Six songs Prince probably won't play at Tempe (even though we wish he would.)
- 20 Prince albums you still can't buy on iTunes (or anywhere else.)

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