[pinktennisfreak]

Concert Review: P!nk (MEN Arena, Manchester)

You kind of know what to expect when you go to see P!nk: a brilliant, spectacle of a show. The Truth About Love Tour is P!nk’s sixth headlining tour and to put it bluntly, is her best yet. She’s up in the air for half the show, wrapped in rope or climbing around a huge, steel monkey cage without safety wire. She is totally badass, but you should know that already. Who else would you expect to sing the songs she does? ‘So What’ is colossal, ‘U + Ur Hand’ is shamelessly cocky and mixed with the aching ‘Just Give Me A Reason’ the chemistry is all there. She genuinely has one of the greatest discographies of the 21st century.
Her warmth towards the audience is magnificent; always dipping into the crowd, signing various limbs for tattoos. The stamina to achieve a show as brilliant as this is a credit to the good name of P!nk. She’s funny, dramatic and captivating. She is everything a superstar should be.
However, it’s difficult for an artist like P!nk to fit all of her many incredible songs into a tight two-hour show. Her older songs are solidified as classics, but it’s her newer songs, ‘**** Like You’ and the massive ‘Blow Me (One Last Kiss)’, that makes her one of the most exciting female performers in the world. There are really no faults to this woman’s live performance. Killer vocals, whilst spinning at break-neck speeds, 15 feet above the stage is not something you’ll see The Saturdays doing any time soon.
P!nk hasn’t forgotten her R&B roots, performing a medley of the singles from her first album – ‘Most Girls’, ‘There You Go’ and ‘You Make Me Sick’. Her dancing is as wicked as it was all those years ago and her voice is the best it’s ever been. ‘Just Like A Pill’ is as raw as ever, but she’s a different woman from the one we first saw thirteen years ago. ‘Just Like A Pill’ is more an homage to her early days, where a lot of the music was conceived from P!nk’s inner demons. Now however, she is the good time girl and is letting everybody know about it.
Watching P!nk is always a thrill. She consistently brings the attitude, personality and fearlessness that is often lacking in a lot of her contemporaries. Even the credits at the end kept everybody in their seats. She packs everything; fire, danger, vulnerability, beauty and rock ‘n’ roll. Everyone needs to see P!nk at least once in their life. I dare you.

http://sosogay.co.uk/2013/concert-re...na-manchester/

[TheO™]

Raving reviews from Manchester too, I see. Cheers!

[pinktennisfreak]

The Big Review: Pink at the O2, Dublin


There are two reactions from people when you tell them you’re going to see Pink. The muted one from those who know her songs and, you know, whatever, and then the sagely nod from those who have seen her live. Pink, a performer who if hardly spectacular in her artistry is nothing if consistent, forging out a far more resilient career as a touring machine whose songs come to life on the road. And that resilience has worked. You’d have to reckon that at the O2 last Friday a fair chunk of the sold out crowd had seen her before. Pink does return custom well. And like a tried and tested musical, punters will diligently keep coming back.
‘The Truth About Love’, her latest record, has once again been a smash, hitting number one in eight countries, and gone platinum here, in the US (with over a million sales), in the UK and elsewhere. And in Australia, where Pink’s fandom is unrivaled, it has gone SIX TIMES platinum. In Oz, Pink’s Funhouse tour remains the biggest tour in the history of the country. She decamped there for nearly 60 dates (compared to a paltry 12 in North America) grossing $80 million. She could be one of the pop industry’s last reliables. A decent record, a couple of radio hits, and boom, the sales soar over the million mark.

The highlight from that album, ‘Try’, is executed brilliantly in the O2, her choreography advancing significantly. As ever with Pink, it is all about the movements, her athleticism, a wow factor that makes Madonna’s taught and precise dance scenes on the MDNA tour seem desperately flat. So here’s the key: the reason Pink’s live show is one of the best in the world is her live USP, which is aerial athleticism. You can have all the pyro you want at a Rihanna show, and all the ridonkulous costume changes at a Gaga gig, but Pink can FLY. The sense of danger as she descends silks, clambers around a spinning steal globe cage, the Broadway bonanza of her zip-lining into the gods, that’s what makes Pink gigs next level. And man do the crowd appreciate it. Screaming women with identikit haircuts whoop her every flex and step. They know that nobody else can do a show like this. It’s Pink’s territory and hers alone. You can imagine your Keshas or Rita Oras or Charli XCX’s watching this show and just sighing in defeat. Pink’s first record came out thirteen years ago, and she has used over a decade on the road and in the studio to mould a show that will work for years. She didn’t arrive fully formed, her development has been hard fought, but the results squash any contemporaries. ‘Just Like A Pill’ – probably her best track – excels early on, ‘Who Knew’, ‘So What’ and ‘Sober’ go down a storm. Her introspective, and it has to be said, slightly homogenous sound, is bolstered by another live element that she rocks, her voice.

There’s little obvious miming or excessive backing tracks. Her band and backing singers bulk up the sound a great deal, but Pink’s power in her lungs – even when suspended upside down – is matched only by the fist-clenching fans, emptying their emotions into a collective chorus. There’s plenty left out though, no ‘Family Portrait’, or ‘Get The Party Started’ no ‘God Is A DJ’, no ‘Dear Mr President’. Instead, an acoustic face to face with her and her lead guitarist, something she’s prone to, yields a decent James Taylor cover, but also a bit of a loo-break moment. As much as Pink enjoys the indulgence of condensing the spotlight into something that tries to resemble a small studio rehearsal of just her and her guitar buddy working out the chords, the gigantic space around her doesn’t magnetise the effectiveness of this trope, but instead depletes it.

It’s also at odds with the vision of the show, which riffs on vaudevillian bondage drag with a slightly unstable ringmaster. In the 21st century, S&M is of course the default theme for pop shows. Leather harnesses, suspenders (on blokes), crops, patent boots, gimp masks, enough black PVC to facilitate Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s next project, leashes, whips, chains, dominating and submitting is now the automatic vocabulary of arena-staged pop music. I’m not sure how we got here, but somewhere along the crooked line between ‘Express Yourself’ and ‘Dirty’ it became the norm to adopt a bondage aesthetic, with that narrative as ubiquitous now at pop shows as ego ramps are for rock star guitarists.

It’s an aesthetic, however, that is also pretty over. While the topic of sex is occasionally apparent in Pink’s writing (most awkwardly in ‘**** Like You’), she is a completely different beast to the plastic sex cartoons that Katy Perry, Britney, Christina, Rihanna, and basically every other poptart animate. Pink instead is not exactly **** McGee. She’s short-haired and strong legged, brilliantly butch in her dress sense and kick ass attitude, and physique is beautiful in a completely different way to the conventional ideal. The persistence of S&M as a touring pop cliché sells her short, even if she probably has far more legitimacy in adopting a dominant role than many of the industry’s lesser pop weaklings. It would be brilliant, if along with her aerial prowess, she could create a more adventurous and cohesion look for the stage she stomps across.

A montage of earlier hits (‘There You Go’ being a bit of a blast from a past) is swagged out brilliantly towards the end of the set, all drop crotch pants and a slightly knowing glance towards her change of musical direction. Then following a brilliant Peter Pan meets G.I. Jane journey around the arena, she’s out. The classy touch of post-show video footage on the screens showing her daughter at her tour rehearsals is concluded with the rolling credits of the crew who put the whole thing together. Some people take all the glory for themselves, but Pink puts on a show, and then acknowledges the hard work from many that goes into it, even if as the remarkable centrepoint to it, she could probably claim all the kudos in the world.


http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/popl...the-o2-dublin/
This is one of the most beautiful reviews I've ever read. So thread worthy!
I need to put some lines in my sig!

[Funhouse]

P!nk's acrobatic show is in perfect balance
http://www.nu.nl/muziek/3402389/acro...in-balans.html

• Singer P!nk proves with her Ziggo Dome performance that a pop concert can be more than just a collection of biggest hits
• P!nk's concert is outspoken, striking and a little bit cocky
• The songs from The Truth About Love are the heart and soul of the show, but P!nk does not ignore her old songs
• The acrobatic bungee routine to party anthem Raise Your Glass is only a preview for what's yet to come
• The acrobatic routine for Sober is tasteful and theatrical. It visualizes the song's lyrics in an astonishing way
• P!nk is like a fairy when she flies over the crowd during the high-energy perfpormance of So What
• Where other artist would lipsynch, p!nk, with the help of her amazing backing singers, sings fully live
• P!nk's vocals have improved over the years, which she showcases in the acoustic Who Knew and James Tayler's Fire And Rain
• Her first hits are performed in form of a medley, while hits like Get The Party Started are missing from the setlist
• The mix of acrobatic performances, hits and well-sung songs bring the show in perfect balance

P!nk flies around the Ziggo Dome
http://www.rtl.nl/%28/actueel/rtlbou..._Dome_rond.xml

• The Truth About Love Tour has many calm moments, but P!nk's high level of energy is the show's biggest characteristic
• In a Burlesque setting, P!nk opens with fireworks and acrobatics when she sings Raise Your Glass
• P!nk had a great connection with the audience and collected all the presents from the crowd, saying that Willow would be spoiled with her hat from Amsterdam
• The theatrical up-tempo songs made place for a rendition of Who Knew and the clean version of perfect, which was performed because being around children makes P!nk more mellow
• P!nk even tried some poledancing but surprised everyone when she flew around the venue for So What
• P!nk's last bit of advice was to love yourself

Acrobat P!nk gives show of the year
http://www.spitsnieuws.nl/archives/e...w-van-het-jaar

• It might only be april 20, but we probably won't see a better show on Dutch ground this year
• P!nk's show was all around a rare high quality performance
• The singer, who's done acrobatics before, proved that she could out-do her own Funhouse Tour
• P!nk sets a high standard with her bungee opening to Raise Your Glass with great visuals, a light show and her fantastic band
• P!nk shows great timing when she flies through the Ziggo Dome during So What
• The So What routine was already performed on the pinkpop festival in 2010 but looked much better in the Ziggo Dome
• Despite the bombastic display of P!nk's acrobatic talents, dance routines and vocals during the big numbers, the acoustic set proves to be the musical highlight of the evening
• After the acrobatic Cirque du Soleil-esque Sober routine, where P!nk swings around in a giant metal egg, P!nk takes place behind a piano to play The Great Escape
• Justin Derrico joins P!nk for a beautiful, subtle rendition of Who Knew and James Taylor's Fire and Rain
• p!nk's show is full of memorable moments, which we won't see Beyoncé, who plays the venue later this week, repeat

Pink in ZiggoDome
http://www.shownieuws.tv/showflits/pink-in-ziggodome/

• P!nk blew the roof of with a performance her fans won't ever forget
• The Ziggo Dome wakes up with party anthem Raise Your Glass, where P!nk bungees above the stage
• P!nk performs her big reportoire of hits in a high speed
• Even breakthrough songs There You Go and You Make Me Sick are performed in a cool medley
• Many celebreties were at the show. People like Lisa Loïs, Krystl, jaap Kwakman and Jim Bakkum praised the show on twitter

[Funhouse]

I might translate and summarize more reviews later if I can find more reviews and if people are interested

Originally posted by pinktennisfreak

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/popl...the-o2-dublin/
This is one of the most beautiful reviews I've ever read. So thread worthy!
I need to put some lines in my sig!

This is amazing

[pinktennisfreak]

Amazing! Everyone stan for the queen this era!

[Underdogs]

Thank you Funhouse, sorry Beyonce (again)

[Katy V.!]

Underdogs, you (or someone) should update the OP with the highlights of every review so we can just copy/paste and drag (mostly Bey stans) when it comes to critical aclaim / performances.

[pinktennisfreak]

Originally posted by Katy V.!

Underdogs, you (or someone) should update the OP with the highlights of every review so we can just copy/paste and drag (mostly Bey stans) when it comes to critical aclaim / performances.

I was thinking about this too. It would be priceless.

[pinktennisfreak]

Review: Pink, The Truth About Love tour, at the LG Arena, Birmingham

5/5
WHEN Pink burst onto the scene 13 years ago - her hair dyed to match her stage name - few would have predicted her meteoric rise.

Yet the star - born Alicia Beth Moore - is now a fully fledged global phenomenon.

That fact owes as much to her spectacular live shows as it does to the steady stream of hits that have paraded through the upper echelons of the chart.

And The Truth About Love tour is without doubt her most colourful and captivating yet.

Pink treats her fans to an entertainment extravaganza that is so much more than a pop concert.

Theatre and interpretative dance and interspersed with bungee acrobatics and death defying dance routines performed in a spinning spherical cage high above the stage.

All of this is set to her back catalogue of chart-conquering tracks - from early favourites There You Go and Just Like A Pill to recent hit Just Give Me A Reason.

There are accomplished covers too in the form of Chris Isaak's haunting Wicked Game and James Taylor's Fire and Rain.

Despite the grandeur, there is a sense of intimacy throughout as Pink regularly stops to sign t-shirts and plaster casts or receive gifts for her daughter (with fluffy frogs a recurring theme).

At the climax of the show she performs an acoustic mini-set on a satellite stage in the middle of the audience, culminating in a rousing rendition of M!zzunderstood.

There is still time for Blow Me One Last Kiss before Pink encores by soaring above the crowds on a zip wire as she belts out her smash hit So What.

The luminous locks may be a thing of the past, but Pink has matured like a fine bottle of Rose.

As her hordes of fans make their way home there is only one question on their lips, what on Earth will she come up with to top this?



http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/what...e-tour-2991710

[Percivalx]

Awesome review!

[Paparazzo]

It was such a great show (review on other thread) last night. The audience were amazing too.

[Underdogs]

Originally posted by Katy V.!

Underdogs, you (or someone) should update the OP with the highlights of every review so we can just copy/paste and drag (mostly Bey stans) when it comes to critical aclaim / performances.

I would love to but defending Pink in SYG and updating the chart thread consumes most of my atrl time. If anyone else wants to do it i'll add it to the OP!

[pinktennisfreak]

Pink, O2 Arena, London, review

4/5
American pop singer Pink's O2 Arena gig proved she still has the same energy and sass that made her a star a decade ago, says Alice Vincent.
More than 12 years have passed since Alecia Beth Moore, better known by her stage name Pink, rebelled against her record label and released the confessional, angst-ridden Missunderstood, still her most successful album to date. Her latest tour reveals she has maintained that attitude, just with a little more polish.
The American pop singer is now reflecting on love, which fits with her happily-married-with-children lifestyle. Except that the Truth About Love tour isn’t a glut of swooning ballads, but a filthy, acrobatic fun-fest.
The 33-year-old burst onto the red-lit stage upside down, on the end of a bungee rope attached to three topless men, and let out her now-iconic roar. It was an impressive opening, and set the tone for much of the blistering two-hour set that ensued: Pink singing in a spinning cage of dancers; Pink singing during a gymnastic duet; Pink singing mid-air, supported entirely by rope and an impressive set of abs.
It would be gimmicky were it not for the strength of the vocals. Pink writes a lot of her own material, but only a small proportion of her songs work in an arena, and that’s down to her voice. Sober is a track which did, due to a deftly-delivered, octave-skipping chorus. U + Ur Hand was ripe with attitude and an unexpected cover of Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game worked too. Tender and vulnerable, it was more arresting than Pink’s three schmaltzy songs during the mandatory acoustic interlude.
Pink’s set list was well curated from an extensive back catalogue, rewarding hardened fans with a short medley of the early RnB tracks which made her a star.
That these were performed with the same genuine enthusiasm as the hits from her last album (her seventh but first to make number one in America), is a testament to Pink’s talent, and explains why she continues to sell records. Ten-year-old songs don’t sound dated because she has maintained the same energy and sass that she created them with.
Less flattering things can be said of the clown compère, who appeared in-between songs labouring the Truth About Love theme, to feeble affect. Talent like hers’ doesn’t need to resort to such distractions – a trapeze and a few sparkly leotards are all Pink needs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...on-review.html



I do agree about clown though.

[pinktennisfreak]

LA Times: At her sold-out Saturday show, her set reminded the crowd that her best asset in performing -- more than her aerialist talents or Joplin-esque power-rasp voice, is her self-awareness.
Pink remains perhaps the most gifted and imaginative physical performer in pop right now. Her aerials make terrestrial-bound dancing feel, if not trivial, than certainly a little too safe.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,1439243.story

Rolling Stone: By the time Pink was soaring gracefully through the air on cables stretched across the arena to perform "So What," the singer had demonstrated an epic workout of vocals, stagecraft and stunt-work without missing a note. The night’s best special effect was Pink herself.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...itude-20130217

Hollywood Reporter: With Lady Gaga sidelined with a bum hip, Pink's acrobatic-heavy Truth About Love tour proves to be pop's biggest spectacle. She is one of pop's most powerful vocalists.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rev...topping-422042

Examiner: Unlike other Pop idols, the Rocker is not just a talented vocalist. The element that makes her so different—the thing that has her standing miles above every other Pop music Diva—is the fact that she is so multifaceted. Now, each of those facets has been honed to a fine and polished level of ability.
Pink doesn't only write, sing, and play her songs, she HANGS and FLYS with them. She doesn't only exhibit a knowledge of all the latest and greatest moves, she studies and masters fundamental dance concepts and techniques. She doesn't just continue to sing each new song in that same undeniable style, she goes on to push herself to new heights with her vocals and go to places she's never gone before. Pink is not only bold; she's brave, and the risks she takes pay off.

http://www.examiner.com/article/hear...o-pink?cid=rss

Houston Culture Map: It was so spectacular and mind-blowing that there was not one person in the crowd who was not trying to capture the moment on their camera. With Madonna’s last concert tour playing to mixed reviews and Lady Gaga cancelling her 2013 tour, Pink may prove to be the concert of the year. Based on the reactions of fans at the Toyota Center Thursday night, Pink gets a gold star.

http://houston.culturemap.com/newsde...-she-sparkles/

Marshall Arts: She performed for a sold-out crowd full of dancing and singing fans giving them a show fueled by her own brand of high-energy, theatrics and emotion, further securing her place in history as one of the most astounding performers of her generation.

http://www.marshall-arts.com/news/pn...n-phoenix.html

Review Journal: She possesses none of the cool detachment of many of her pop peers, fellow chart-hogging femme fatales like Rihanna and Britney Spears, who accentuate their elevated status by keeping everyone at arm's length, like royalty. Perhaps Pink's most refreshing, and distinct, quality is her willingness to make light of herself, to deflate the aura of the pop goddess with the iron abs that she simultaneously works diligently to craft.

http://www.lvrj.com/neon/pink-s-self...191544561.html

Mercury News: She has become the female pop star to beat on the live stage. She's consistently more entertaining in concert than Madonna, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and most of her other competitors in the big-budget, high-concept touring game. You definitely don't walk away from a Pink show shrugging your shoulders and muttering "meh." It's far more likely that fans practically skip out of the building, feeling extremely satisfied with the experience and determined to tell others to "go see Pink next time she's in town." Honesty is, as they say, the best policy. And, after watching the Truth About Love Tour, I can honestly say that few, if any, performers deliver better pop spectacles than Pink.

http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_...-gold-san-jose

US Airways Center: Her performance was so impressive; there were a few moments that I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. Some people are considered to be “triple threats” or a jack-of-all trades; Pink showed us there is nothing she cannot do. She sang, danced, flipped, soared, played instruments and displayed uncanny athletic abilities. She stunned the audience by soaring high over the crowd on bungee cords, preforming circus-like acrobatics while still giving a phenomenal vocal performance at the same time! Might I add - she has one of the best live voices I have ever heard. She really sang her heart out; her voice was authentic and phenomenal. Her “Family Portrait” ballad had me in tears, and I felt as if she was singing it directly to me. This show was really something special. I give it 10 out of 10! It was absolutely amazing! I would definitely recommend going to see this show for yourself, so you also can see the pure talent that Pink has to offer.

http://www.usairwayscenter.com/news/...rt-review-pink

Tampa Bay Times: After Pink's high-flying sold-out gig at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Wednesday, substantial swaths of which she spent spinning and/or upside-down, there are no longer any — annnyyy — viable excuses for a performer to ever lip-synch again. If this 33-year-old mommy could soulfully belt out opening hit Raise Your Glass while boing-boing-ing rafter-high via bungee ropes, the Britneys and Beyonces of the Top 40 realm can't claim dance moves or chilly climes as decent reasons to switch off the mike.

http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do...on-the/1276889

West End Times: The mainstream music world is a cut-throat ordeal, where the more talented are not always the ones reaping the most reward. Pop-starlet, Pink, is a prime example of a talented vocalist that always seems to teeter-totter on the verge of super stardom but never seems to fall on the right side of the fence. One such deserving of her international fame, is England’s sensational Adele, who credits Pink as an influence and inspiration; during a concert at the iconic Brixton Academy, a young Adele sat in wonder as she bore witness to what she describes as one of the most defining moments of her life.

http://www.west-end-times.com/index....out-love-tour/

Dallas News: It’s easy to like Pink. Her rock-charged brand of pop-dance is radio ready, but it’s anchored in wit and grit. She’s got a pliable voice with lung power and melodic grace. She’s unbelievably taut with abs of steel and an adventurous streak. She’s got attitude, and no qualms about tossing a few expletives.But mostly Pink is an awesome performer. Pink is a natural.

http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainm...er-concert.ece

Nashville Scene: When you look at the bumper crop of young diva-ettes who made their debut in the late '90s and early Aughts, you find a great deal of talented women who have since found refuge away from the vicissitudes of the pop market — whether via acting (Mandy Moore), TV (Christina Aguilera), the healing dualities of dance music and professional help (Britney Spears), multimedia divatry (J-Lo) or finding fame just for being themselves (Jessica Simpson).But somehow, Alecia Moore, the artist known as P!nk, has stayed in the game by staying spry and consistent, and maintaining a distinctive voice in pop music. She still sells records. She still has hits. Pop radio — with its corporate feeder-fish mentality — still plays her music. And what makes P!nk all the more fascinating is that she didn't let the marketplace change her. Grad-school dissertations could be written about the interesting ways that she has shaped her image — there's a playful element to the P!nk experience that seems at odds with the accepted narrative that being a pop star is such hard, soul-destroying work. Nashville concertgoers left reeling from the one-two cancellations of Morrissey and Lady Gaga (and don't kid yourselves, because there's more overlap there than you might think) have an opportunity here to experience something distinctive. In a town that prizes individuality and artistic freedom while at the same time fiending for success and acclaim, you can look to P!nk to lead the way. Possibly from mid-air.

http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvi...nt?oid=3298042

Teen link: Pink sang extremely well, her voice, which sounded like it does on the radio or television, resonating throughout the stadium to the glee of a roaring crowd. Pink pulled off her over-the-top performance without making it look too dramatic or flamboyant. The whole show was memorable.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/teenlink...,5677629.story

Detroit News:Pop singer Pink often goes by P!nk, and she earned the exclamation point in her name Tuesday night at a sold-out Palace of Auburn Hills with a high-flying, even death-defying concert that made most earthbound pop stars look downright lazy. Now what's that you were saying about how impressive Beyonce was at the Super Bowl? Stunts or no, she performed with a ton of heart and hit concertgoers on an emotional level while entertaining them all the while. In short, she soars.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz2MlAmPXUd

Dispatch:The 33-year-old belted the words to Raise Your Glass — no lip syncing, haters — while simultaneously doing flips high above the Value City Arena stage. It was as much a treat for the eyes as the ears. Unlike some diva peers, her empowerment messages don’t pander. She offers solace without the assumption that listeners need a messiah. Most appealing, she’s the proud poster girl for falling down — after a breakup or, more plausibly, a few drinks too many — but showcases the stumbles without feeling the need to puke glitter.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stor...view-pink.html

100% Rock magazine: The most refreshing part of her show was not all of the Cirque-de-Soleil aerobatics, but the fact that she actually sang her songs. Despite all the production on stage the vocals were crisp, yet not over produced. In an age of lip-synching, auto-tune, and click tracks, Pink, breathing heavily, apologized to her fans several times for being tired after the song and dance numbers ended. The audience responded jovially and seemed overwhelmingly satisfied that they were receiving a real pop show.

http://magazine.100percentrock.com/l...s/201303/10963

The Star: Pink rocked the Air Canada Centre Monday night with such mind-boggling stamina that it made you wonder at times whether she was superhuman. The Truth About Love belies the truth about Pink: Here is a woman so in love with her vocation that she goes to extraordinary lengths to perfect, amuse and impress.

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment...te_review.html

Toronto Sun: Pink was up for anything and everything as she bounced around on bungee cords, twirled around on hanging cloths, danced like a modern day Isadora Duncan and in the show’s jaw-dropping pentultimate song, So What, flew around the arena attached to four cables that turned her into a rock n’ roll Tinkerbell.She was equal parts gymnast, singer, dancer and even drummer.

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/03/12...winging-at-acc

The Oakland Press: It was over-the-top but with a self-effacing grin, a captivating exposition of genuine physical daring that launches P!nk to the top of the pantheon of similarly spectacle-minded peers such as Britney, Gaga, Rihanna and even Madonna — but, importantly, without the self-seriousness that tends to pervade their shows.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/artic...c657648269.txt

Charlotte Observer: Her concert at Time Warner Cable Arena Saturday left the crowd wondering if there’s anything this woman can’t do - and do well.And when Pink does sing live, boy can she sing - and sometimes in the most awkward of positions. That throwback ended up being one of the most entertaining non high-flying portions of the show. She proved she could be a Janet Jackson-type performer if she wanted to, but there’s a lot of rocker in Pink amid the punky attitude and electric guitars. She’s like Pat Benatar, Joan Jett and Jackson rolled into one. She could have easily ended there, but returned to reprise that stunning aerial silks performance of "Glitter in the Air" flanked by three aerialists. She may be married to a motocross athlete and motorcycle racer, but again and again she proved - with a delighted smile on her face - that there’s more than one daredevil in that family. And throughout her show - as she sings in “So What” - she looks like she’s “having more fun” than anyone in the building.

http://cltsoundbites.blogspot.com/20...medium=twitter

Philly: Pink is a perfectionist, one who has redefined what sophisticated pop entertainment can be - adult and kinetic. She grew up without growing tiresome. Not every pop lass (hello, Madonna) can say that.Without using AutoTune - without stopping to breathe, for that matter - or relying on dance troupes to do her work, Pink presented herself as equal parts Cirque du Soleil, Janis Joplin, and Kristen Wiig.Pink sang, danced, joked, and flew (often all four at once), starting with a game show-themed video that presented her as a teasingly tipsy, anti-romantic willing to take a chance at love. Pink's show would have been a dynamic wonder from her feats of flying and her comic timing alone, to say nothing of her score of dancers sliding down lampposts and stripper poles. There was nowhere you could look without spying another writhing dancer - but no one worked harder than Pink.

http://www.philly.com/philly/enterta...#ixzz2NuQAvkKc

Star Tribune: On Tuesday at sold-out Xcel Energy Center, Pink — she prefers P!nk — put on arguably the most daring concert in the history of arena rock! If you prefer midair acrobatics (with lip syncing) to vocal gymnastics, this show was unquestionably for you. It was incredibly entertaining — way superior to Madonna’s and Lady Gaga’s. It set a standard that Rihanna (coming Sunday) and Beyoncé (due in July) will have to live up to. When it comes to being fearless, Taylor Swift (coming in September) has nothing on Pink.
But if you went to Xcel to hear that killer pop-rock voice that has led to three Grammys for Pink, you might have felt shortchanged. The emphasis was more on her body work than her body of work. She not only did her high-wire act but engaged in choreography (she’s not really a dancer) with her dancers, who paraded around with her like she was the queen of a Vegas floor show. Thankfully, Pink dialed it down on occasion to remind us what a powerful and important voice she has. While Gaga is the pied piper of misfits and the misunderstood, Pink is the patron saint of underdogs and dorks.

http://www.startribune.com/entertain...witter&refer=y

Twin Cities: In recent months, we've watched both Madonna and Lady Gaga play the same venue, but Pink easily bested them both, even if she doesn't have Madge's back catalog or Gaga's sheer determination. Rihanna will play the X later this month and Beyonce is booked in July, but it's hard to imagine either of them will deliver a concert so energetic and memorable. In contrast, Britney Spears spends most of her concerts standing there, pretending to sing and occasionally waving her arms while dancers do all the heavy lifting around her. If it sounds like a gimmick, well, it kind of is. This was a heavily choreographed, highly technical show with tons of moving -- and flying -- parts. Yet Pink not only made it look easy, she made it look breezy, with a huge, infectious smile throughout. It's rare to see any arena-level performer so gleeful and carefree, and her genuine likability helped sell the rare slow moments. And if it was all just an act, well, Hollywood should come calling whenever her hits dry up.

http://www.twincities.com/music/ci_2...ng-pretty-pink

NY Daily News: Pink reaches new heights in performance at The Garden that puts her talent, composure on display ... yet it’s to Pink's considerable credit that no matter how many bright lights, fast-moving sets or fancy dancers surrounded her, she kept her talent and character front and center.
In the end, that’s what gave the audience its ultimate high.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...#ixzz2OLMU84CP

MSN Music: The tour has won rave reviews so far, with some claiming Pink is currently the most entertaining live draw on the planet.

http://music.uk.msn.com/features/pin...ach-in-concert

Entertainment Weekly: The “Truth Above Love” tour is a lot of things (including game show and circus) but it is one thing above all: a showcase for the power-pop anthem, which Pink pulled and pushed on with a showboating snarl. Do you have to be a Pink fan to enjoy the tour? It’s a ridiculous question: you’ll be blasted by almost two hours of music and end up a Pink fan, regardless. The wall-to-wall setlist had its interludes, in the form of spotlit one-offs (a guitar solo; an appearance by a man-in-the-moon straight out of a Méliès short; philosophy from our host of the game show-within-a-tour) and a late-in-the-night turn toward the acoustic. But the audience filled in around even the sound of a lone instrument. This was not the kind of crowd for stillness.

http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/03/23/p...square-garden/

New Jersey: Many pop stars pantomime childlike enjoyment during their shows, but approach their stage contraptions with their worries barely concealed by a stuck-on smile. Pink was not like that. Her pleasure seemed to be genuine. She sprinted through the set like a kid at a carnival who can’t wait to get to the next ride.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/musi...on_at_the.html

Newsday: Pink is a singular performer. Not just because her high-flying acrobatics take an incredible amount of skill and practice, which they do, or because she sings while doing them, something that should shame so many lip-synchers who claim that singing live while they two-step across the stage is too taxing, but because she seems so joyous as she does it.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment...seum-1.4908934

MassLive: It may have been the most spectacular stunt ever pulled at an arena concert. This wasn’t Taylor Swift’s little pulley-princess carriage ride or Carrie Underwood’s makeshift pick-up truck jaunt. This was an acrobatic, mesmerizing, Spiderman / Cirque-du-Soleil, soon-to-be-a-ride-at-Disney, feat of wonder.

http://www.masslive.com/entertainmen...ails_thro.html

Boston Globe: Pink put both her body and her voice through the paces in an expertly choreo*graphed, two-hour show backed by a full band and a cast of dancers. She is the rare performer who handles party anthems (“Raise Your Glass”) and heartbreaking ballads (“Just Give Me a Reason”) with equal élan.

http://bostonglobe.com/arts/music/20...u8M/story.html

Gigwise: Pink gigs are really quite something. Not only is the 'Just Give Me A Reason' star a flawless live singer, but she is known for performing much of her shows from high above the stage, suspended on ropes - all while singing live. You wouldn't get the same from a Britney Spears concert, that's for sure.

http://www.gigwise.com/news/80947/pi...manchester-gig

The Irish Times: As ever with Pink, it is all about the movements, her athleticism, a wow factor that makes Madonna’s taught and precise dance scenes on the MDNA tour seem desperately flat. So here’s the key: the reason Pink’s live show is one of the best in the world is her live USP, which is aerial athleticism. You can have all the pyro you want at a Rihanna show, and all the ridonkulous costume changes at a Gaga gig, but Pink can FLY. The sense of danger as she descends silks, clambers around a spinning steal globe cage, the Broadway bonanza of her zip-lining into the gods, that’s what makes Pink gigs next level. And man do the crowd appreciate it. Screaming women with identikit haircuts whoop her every flex and step. They know that nobody else can do a show like this. It’s Pink’s territory and hers alone.It’s an aesthetic, however, that is also pretty over. While the topic of sex is occasionally apparent in Pink’s writing (most awkwardly in ‘**** Like You’), she is a completely different beast to the plastic sex cartoons that Katy Perry, Britney, Christina, Rihanna, and basically every other poptart animate. Some people take all the glory for themselves, but Pink puts on a show, and then acknowledges the hard work from many that goes into it, even if as the remarkable centrepoint to it, she could probably claim all the kudos in the world.

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/popl...the-o2-dublin/

Telegraph: Truth About Love tour isn’t a glut of swooning ballads, but a filthy, acrobatic fun-fest.
The 33-year-old burst onto the red-lit stage upside down, on the end of a bungee rope attached to three topless men, and let out her now-iconic roar. It was an impressive opening, and set the tone for much of the blistering two-hour set that ensued: Pink singing in a spinning cage of dancers; Pink singing during a gymnastic duet; Pink singing mid-air, supported entirely by rope and an impressive set of abs.
It would be gimmicky were it not for the strength of the vocals. Pink writes a lot of her own material, but only a small proportion of her songs work in an arena, and that’s down to her voice. Sober is a track which did, due to a deftly-delivered, octave-skipping chorus. U + Ur Hand was ripe with attitude and an unexpected cover of Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game worked too. Tender and vulnerable, it was more arresting than Pink’s three schmaltzy songs during the mandatory acoustic interlude. Pink’s set list was well curated from an extensive back catalogue, rewarding hardened fans with a short medley of the early RnB tracks which made her a star.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...on-review.html

[pinktennisfreak]

OK, so I updated the highlights of most reviews. I hope I did a good job. It was exhausting and enjoyable at the same time. Reading all these reviews made me feel proud more than ever. Thoughts?

[TheO™]

Originally posted by pinktennisfreak

OK, so I updated the highlights of most reviews. I hope I did a good job. It was exhausting and enjoyable at the same time. Reading all these reviews made me feel proud more than ever. Thoughts?

You rock! That you for taking the time to do that. So proud of our girl. I can't wait to see her again in October!

[TheO™]

Pink, O2 Arena - music review (by London Evening Standard)

The US megastar makes it look easy as she combines acrobatics, bungee ropes, gravity-defying vocal stunts and a giant egg to create a musical circus.

"Come hell or high water we were gonna get our asses on this stage," said Pink, showing scant evidence of the ear and respiratory infection that caused her to ditch Birmingham on Monday. She burst onto the O2 stage in one of the greatest entrances I've seen in ages, pinging up from under the floor on bungee ropes, to be caught by three upside-down men near the ceiling.

Most singers employ dancing troupes to distract while they get on with the business of, well, singing. Not the former Alecia Moore, whose dancers rushed to keep up with her in what was the arena pop equivalent of a backpacking holiday in New Zealand.

She span in a giant rotating egg cage, twirled upside down suspended by black ribbons, and during a truly stunning finale, somersaulted all the way to the highest back rows on a remarkable system of wires. How did she manage to sing while constantly breaking the laws of gravity?

She made it look easy, utterly at ease on London's biggest stage as she signed autographs mid-set, donned a fan’s silly hat and belittled her own abilities. "The more you drink, the better I am," she said.

And she was very good, with probably the strongest voice of the decade’s crop of pop starlets, a violent rasp that suited the punchy attitude of hits such as U + Ur Hand and Trouble. Her latest album, The Truth About Love, finds her at another commercial peak. Its big hit, minimal ballad Just Give me a Reason, is as catchy as anything she has done.

Low-key covers of James Taylor’s Fire and Rain and Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game showed that she could cope without the gimmicks. But she was at her best when mock-kicking her dancers and dodging explosions, the bareback star of her personal circus.

Until April 28, O2 Arena, SE10 (0871 984 0002, theO2.co.uk)

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/m...w-8587225.html

[Spyro]

I'm so happy now

[pinktennisfreak]

Constant praise!

Other basic bitches could never!