The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour

The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour was the fifth concert tour and first stadium tour by American recording artist Pink, launched in support of her fifth studio album Funhouse (2008).[1][2] The Funhouse Summer Carnival and the Funhouse Tour (2009) sold a combined total 3 million tickets, and brought the tour to a final gross of $150 million. With the tour, Pink became the only female artist to sell out stadium shows in 2010 and the first solo female act to open the Wireless Festival in London, UK. Tor Nielson of Live Nation Sweden gave a statement calling Pink "Sweden's biggest stadium act" of 2010.[3] The tour grossed more than $46.4 million from 30 shows.[4]

The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour
European tour by Pink
Associated albumFunhouse
Start dateMay 29, 2010 (2010-05-29)
End dateJuly 25, 2010 (2010-07-25)
Legs1
No. of shows34
Box office$46.4 million
Pink concert chronology

History

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The tour was announced by tour promoter, Eventim, on October 14, 2009, followed by an announcement on Pink's official website in November.[5] After selling over two million tickets on her successful Funhouse Tour, it was announced the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter will embark on her first ever stadium tour, in Europe. During an interview with online radio station, IN:DEMAND, Pink stated there will be a new setlist and less acrobatics, confirming that the tour isn't just a continuation of her previous tour.[6] The tour was set to begin on May 27, 2010 at the Expo-Gelände in Hanover, Germany, however, the show was canceled for logistical reasons.[7] In December, it was also confirmed that Pink would headline music festivals throughout Europe during the tour. Pink shot a new tour video for the tour in late April 2010. The video was shown while she was performing various songs. Butch Walker also duetted with Pink at most shows, including most festivals.

On July 15, 2010, during the show in Nürnberg, Germany, whilst performing "So What", Pink was not attached to her harness properly and fell, landing on the barricade. The song was immediately stopped, and the singer was rushed to the hospital. Later, she tweeted that she had neither broken bones nor serious injuries. The stunt was then temporarily removed from the show, until it returned on July 20, during the concert in Prague, Czech Republic, where Pink soared through the crowd in her harness successfully.

Set list

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The following set list is obtained from the May 29, 2010, show in Cologne, Germany. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.[8]

  1. "Get the Party Started"
  2. "Funhouse"
  3. "Ave Mary A"
  4. "Who Knew"
  5. "Bad Influence"
  6. "Just Like a Pill"
  7. "Please Don't Leave Me"
  8. "Sober"
  9. "I'm Not Dead"
  10. "Unwind"
  11. "Mean" (performed with Butch Walker)
  12. "My Generation" / "Basket Case" / "Roxanne" (performed with Butch Walker)
  13. "Whataya Want from Me"
  14. "Try Too Hard"
  15. "U + Ur Hand"
  16. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
Encore
  1. "So What"
Notes
  • "Whataya Want from Me" was only performed in Cologne, Landgraaf, Heilbronn, Stadtallendorf, Munich, Berlin, and Ipswich.
  • In Landgraaf, Pink performed Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'", in place of "Roxanne".
  • Pink covered 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up" on select dates.
  • Starting on June 2, "I Don't Believe You" and "Dear Mr. President" were added to the set list.
  • During the concerts in Glasgow and Ipswich, "Just Like a Pill" and "Bad Influence" swapped places.
  • In Arras, "Bad Influence", "Please Don't Leave Me", "Unwind", and "U + Ur Hand" were not performed.

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act[5][9][10]
Date (2010) City Country Venue
May 29 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion
May 30[a] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland Landgaaf
June 2 Heilbronn Germany Frankenstadion
June 3[b] Stadtallendorf Hessentagsarena Open Air Gelände
June 5 Innsbruck Austria Außenanlagen
June 6 Munich Germany Olympia Reitstadion Riem
June 8 Berlin Waldbühne
June 11 Sunderland England Stadium of Light
June 12 Bolton Reebok Stadium
June 13[c] Newport Seaclose Park
June 16 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall Complex Grounds
June 19 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
June 20 Limerick Thomond Park
June 23 Swansea Wales Liberty Stadium
June 24 Coventry England Ricoh Arena
June 26 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park
June 27 Alton England Alton Towers
June 29 Ipswich Portman Road
July 2[d] London Hyde Park
July 3[e] Werchter Belgium Werchter Festival Grounds
July 4[f] Arras France Citadelle d'Arras
July 6[g] Nîmes Arena of Nîmes
July 8 Linz Austria Linzer Stadion
July 10 Bern Switzerland Stade de Suisse
July 12[h] Locarno Piazza Grande
July 13 Nice France Stade Charles-Ehrmann
July 15 Nuremberg Germany EasyCredit-Stadion
July 16[i] Salem Schule Schloss Salem
July 18[j] Saint Petersburg Russia Saint Petersburg TV Tower
July 20 Prague Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena
July 21 Helsinki Finland Kaisaniemi Park
July 23 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadium
July 24 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
July 25[k] Kristiansand Norway Odderøya Amfi

Personnel

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  • Lead vocals, aerobatics, dancing, acoustic guitar, executive producer, creator – P!nk
  • Musical director, keyboards, vocals – Jason Chapman
  • Drums, Cello – Mark Schulman
  • Lead guitar – Justin Derrico
  • Bass guitar – Eva Gardner
  • Keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals – Kat Lucas
  • Vocals – Stacy Campbell
  • Vocals – Jenny Douglas-Foote
  • Dancing – Nikki Tuazon
  • Dancing – Addie Yungmee

Notes

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  1. ^ Part of Pinkpop Festival.[11]
  2. ^ Part of Hessentag Festival.[12]
  3. ^ Part of Isle of Wight Festival.[13]
  4. ^ Part of Wireless Festival.[14]
  5. ^ Part of Rock Werchter.[15]
  6. ^ Part of Main Square Festival.[16]
  7. ^ Part of Festival de Nîmes.[17]
  8. ^ Part of Moon and Stars Festival.[18]
  9. ^ Part of Salem Open Airs. [19]
  10. ^ Part of Tuborg GreenFest.[20]
  11. ^ Part of Odderøya Live.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Pink announces UK tour". ITN. Independent Television News Limited. October 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "PINK FUNHOUSE TOUR". Showbiz. Showbiz International Pty Limited. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "P!nk sells 3million tickets with Funhouse Tour". Pollstar. August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.pollstarpro.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b "Kommt der Wirbelwind wieder nach Deutschland!" [The whirlwind is coming back to Germany!]. Eventim (in German). Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  6. ^ "PINK is IN:DEMAND". IN:DEMAND. Bauer Radio. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  7. ^ Lippert, Oliver (December 8, 2009). "P!NK Konzert am 27.05.2010 in Hannover leider abgesagt" [P! NK concert on May 27, 2010 in Hanover, unfortunately canceled]. Monsters and Critics (in German). Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  8. ^ "The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour has hit the road". Pink's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. June 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  9. ^ "Pink Tour Dates". Pollstar. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  10. ^ "Events: December 12, 2009 – June 12, 2010". Pink's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment.
  11. ^ "Kaatjes Voor Pinkpop al erg Gewild" [Tickets for PinkPop already popular]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). RTL Nederland. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  12. ^ "P!nk – The Funhouse Summer Carnival 2010". Hessentag 2010 Official Website (in German). Magistrat der Stadt Stadtallendorf. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  13. ^ Marriott, Alan (November 30, 2009). "Jay-Z and The Strokes to headline festival". Isle of Wight County Press. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  14. ^ "Pink and The Ting Tings to play 2010 Wireless Festival". New Musical Express (NME). IPC Media. December 8, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  15. ^ "Pink added to Rock Werchter 2010 lineup". Virtual Festivals Europe. December 9, 2009. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  16. ^ Lemouchard, Par (April 6, 2010). "Main Square Festival : demux nouveaux artists". DailyNord (in French). Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  17. ^ "Pink au festival de Nîmes". Le Journal des Plages (in French). Groupe GHM. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  18. ^ "Stevie Wonder to perform in Locarno". World Radio Switzerland. SRG SSR Idee Suisse. April 20, 2010. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  19. ^ "US-Sängerin Pink rockt das Schloss Salem" [U.S. singer Pink rocks the Schloss Salem]. Schwäbische Zeitung Online (in German). Medienhaus Schwäbischer Verlag. April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  20. ^ "Pink & Mumii Trol :: Tuborg GreenFest". NCA Live!. NCA Media. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  21. ^ Os, Anette (May 21, 2010). "Pink til Kristianland" [Pink in Kristiansand]. FNV (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. Archived from the original on May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
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