When I first heard Pink’s “There You Go” in a NYC club in 2000, I never thought the singer would rise to the level that she’s now achieved in her latest tour. Trying to fit into an R&B box at the time was an awkward fit for the singer; one which she soon outgrew with the release of her 2002 breakthrough album, “Missundaztood.” Now, at age 30, the singer born Alecia Beth Moore is at an all-time career high, selling out stadiums internationally.
Last week, the singer launched the U.S. leg of her “Funhouse” tour (in support of her fifth studio album), which is her biggest and most commercial tour to date. After opening in Seattle and continuing on to San Francisco (with a stopover performing at the MTV Video Music Awards in NYC), the tour finally landed in Hollywood for one night only.
The show itself is a larger than life production – it’s on par with Beyonce, Madonna and Britney’s recent tours (although, we just saw the same “Big Top” theme from Ms. Spears… still, Pink’s album was out first). A huge carnival-themed set plays along with the theme of her latest album.
The show opens with Pink’s cover of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” before launching into “Bad Influence” (which has already been released as a single abroad in Australia, and is likely Pink’s next U.S. single). It’s a hard-core kick-off to the show, even though she doesn’t lead with songs which are her most familiar. From there, the hits come one after another – “Just Like A Pill,” “Who Knew,” current U.S. single “Please Don’t Leave Me,” “Don’t Let Me Get Me” – and the show is a venerable cavalcade of crowd-pleasers from there on out.
Other highlights include rockin’ renditions of “U + Ur Hand,” “Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely),” “So What” and “Sober.” Further covers include Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a very sexy Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself” and “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley.
The show is filled with the acrobatics expected from any major diva’s tours nowadays. Unfortunately for Pink, four days before her LA show she dislocated her shoulder, so the singer did not perform most of the trapeze work. Rather her dancers filled in when it came to flying high over the crowd.
Opening act The Ting Tings provided a nice warm up for the singer – with a trio of U.S. hits to their name from their debut album, these Brits offered familiar tunes to rock fans that were awaiting the main act.
Pink’s U.S. tour continues through October 5 in NYC – check out the list of dates HERE:
http://www.pinkspage.com/us/events
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