Prince fans queue for hours for £70 tickets, allowed in for a tenner

Prince well and truly trolled London on Sunday night. Following speculation that he would charge “about £6″ for tickets to upcoming shows in the capital, a gig at Shepherds Bush Empire was finally announced – but with tickets rumoured to cost up to £70.

Die-hard fans braved the cold weather and began queuing for hours. After venue staff confirmed the entrance cost to be the inflated fee, the musician then sent out hot chocolate to those waiting.

Finally, those who stuck it out were finally rewarded, with the ticket price dropping to just £10 – a cost that Prince later said he used to pay for shows as a child.

Prince played for two and a half hours. Watch footage from the show, along with the setlist, beneath:

Let’s Go Crazy (w/ Frankenstein interpolation)
Funknroll
She’s Always In My Hair
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Guitar
Plectrum Electrum
Fixurlifeup
Marz (w/ Johnny B. Goode interpolation)
Colonized Mind
Chaos And Disorder
How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?
The Beautiful Ones
Diamonds And Pearls
Purple Rain
Do Me, Baby
Adore
Thunderstorm
When Doves Cry
Sign O’ The Times
Nasty Girl (instrumental)
Housequake
A Love Bizarre (instrumental)
I Would Die 4 U
Hot Thing
777-93- (instrumental)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Mr Goodnight
Breakfast Can Wait
Play That Funky Music
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
Cause And Effect (w/ Love 4 One Another chant)
Endorphinmachine
Dreamer
Screwdriver
I Like It There
Bambi