5/30/99 MGM Grand Garden Arena

Saturday night, Larry Graham opened in the "jam of the year encore presentation" show at the MGM Grand Garden. They announced the show only 2 weeks before, so they only sold about 60 percent of the available tickets. During Larry's set (which was the same one he's done in most of the JOTY shows), TAFKAP came out on stage during the second song, Free, dressed in the mask from the My Name is Prince video. Throughout the entire GCS set, he played his guitar offstage and sang backing vocals. The Artist also joined Graham on stage during The Jam.

Here is the setlist of the concert:

The One (instrumental intro)/Sign of the Times (!!!!!)

Talking Loud and Saying Nothing/It's Alright

Let's Work

Delirious

Purple Rain

I could Never Take the Place of Your Man

The Christ

Let's Go Crazy

She's Always in my Hair

Pop Life (intro)/U got the look

Nothing Compares 2 u

Kiss

Gett Off/Gett Off Houstyle

Take me with u/Raspberry Beret

Encore:

(some new song about being in a cage)

Baby I'm a Star

1999

Come On

The highlight of this show was by far the awesome version of Sign o’ the Times...the heavy guitar intro on the song was amazing. I've heard this song on many boots, but this was the best version I've ever heard of it. It was also cool to hear She's Always in My Hair live...one of his best songs, IMHO. We also heard 1999 for the first time he's played it this year. During the encore, a cage dropped down from the ceiling on top of the keyboards, where Prince was playing and he rapped a couple of verses about being in a cage.

The band was Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, Rose Stone, Mr. Hayes, Kirky J, Rhonda Smith, Estaire Godinez on percussion, and the Artist.

Not too much else interesting about the show though. I was kinda disappointed with the show, which the Artist was only on stage for about 1:45....I guess when they said the Jam of the Year Encore Presentation, they really meant he was only going to play the songs he normally plays in the encores of the shows.

Celebrities spotted at the show: Janet Jackson, Woody Harrelson, Kat Dyson.

After the show, he announced he'd be playing an aftershow the following night at Studio 54 at the MGM Grand...