The photos people managed to take at the Prince concert in Atlanta

Prince performed two sold-out shows at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta Thursday night, and as AJC music critic Melissa Ruggieri notes in her review, " black-suited ushers roamed the aisles to enforce the no photo/video rule." But fans were able to snag a few snaps anyway, presumably before the suits swooped in.

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

CeeLo Green posted this cleverly worded tweet before the show started:

This fan posted some really lovely images:

As these photos show, purple reigned:

Lots of fans were smitten with the artsy image projected ahead of showtime:

And here's one after Prince dropped the mic:

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