A night to remember with musical phenomenon, PINK.
Rogers Arena bulged with the sell out crowd that packed the seats for PINK’s The Truth About Love tour. From its Cover Girl intro to the wrap up, behind the scenes look at the concert’s preparation, the crowd was on their feet drinking in every second of the show.
PINK hit the stage with an energy and warmth that can best be described as, “connected.” With laughter and a smile that never let up she was clearly having fun, and so were her cast of musicians and dancers who animated the stage around her. The audience mused and hung onto every word, tuning in and losing themselves in the magic of the evening.
PINK hit the stage with an energy and warmth that can best be described as, “connected.” With laughter and a smile that never let up she was clearly having fun, and so were her cast of musicians and dancers who animated the stage around her. The audience mused and hung onto every word, tuning in and losing themselves in the magic of the evening.
A revised version of Try was equally as good as the original, and performed with original dancer, Colt Prattes, a permanent part of the tour.
Five or six songs into the show PINK broke from her album to perform Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game to a beautiful dance piece that sent a powerful wave of emotion throughout the crowd. Her strong, sure voice and ability to inject and project tenderness, literally rocked the crowd.
From there she moved into Just Give Me a Reason, with a background video performance from original collaborator Nate Ruess. This song drew a marvelous response from the crowd and the room reverberated with hundreds of voices singing out in unison, and lit up with the multitude of phone screens trying to capture the moment.
Five or six songs into the show PINK broke from her album to perform Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game to a beautiful dance piece that sent a powerful wave of emotion throughout the crowd. Her strong, sure voice and ability to inject and project tenderness, literally rocked the crowd.
From there she moved into Just Give Me a Reason, with a background video performance from original collaborator Nate Ruess. This song drew a marvelous response from the crowd and the room reverberated with hundreds of voices singing out in unison, and lit up with the multitude of phone screens trying to capture the moment.
The backdrop of the stage was an eclectic mix of video screens, staircases, and risers. A significant amount of thought went into designing the visuals, props, lighting, and choreography. It was a very well planned show with an insane number of diverse, well-placed acts. The live-feed videographers were right on the money and brought us exactly where we wanted to be. They knew when to get in close, and when to take us to some of the other action on the stage.
Statement pieces like the “White Russian” shot of Pussy Riot were not lost on the audience and they responded in kind. “Nice she did that. This just gets better and better,” yelled out a man in the seat behind me.
The costume changes and re-groupings were hardly noticed with the sporadic entertainment from her clownish MC Dr. Rubics.
For Sober, PINK and her dancers maneuvered around a large, spinning, skeletal orb high above the ground. The choreography was clever in that it never allowed one performer to get too far from the others, but it has to be said that this was a particularly astounding and breathtaking performance in that it was the one act that was done without safety wires.
(no photo: photographer was frozen with fear)
PINK later left the stage briefly for two female performers to dance an emotional and romantically erotic love story that hushed and enthralled the audience.
For Sober, PINK and her dancers maneuvered around a large, spinning, skeletal orb high above the ground. The choreography was clever in that it never allowed one performer to get too far from the others, but it has to be said that this was a particularly astounding and breathtaking performance in that it was the one act that was done without safety wires.
(no photo: photographer was frozen with fear)
PINK later left the stage briefly for two female performers to dance an emotional and romantically erotic love story that hushed and enthralled the audience.
She returned in a long, flowing white dress and bare feet, to sit at the piano where she spoke of her greatest gift: her daughter. She played one piece before moving to the extended stage to join guitarist Justin Derrico, and sing Who Knew. As she finished, a fan reached up to give her a drawing. PINK took the time to thank her and praise her work, and give another eager fan an autograph. The crowd ate it up.
Two of the back up singers joined them on stage as PINK and Derrico started into F**kin’ Perfect. PINK finished the song and danced back stage for another costume change, leaving the back up singers and Derrico to wow the crowd.
Two of the back up singers joined them on stage as PINK and Derrico started into F**kin’ Perfect. PINK finished the song and danced back stage for another costume change, leaving the back up singers and Derrico to wow the crowd.
A testament to the stage design, the lights go down for a brief moment and PINK returns to a revised stage, complete with dance pole. She introduces the band, joking about which ones are and are not sluts, as they start into Slut Like You.
Slut Like You blends into Blow Me (One Last Kiss). This was the only song that seemed a little out of place in the show, especially if you have seen the music video. PINK and her cast were dressed like they flew in from the 80s and were bouncing around a velvet couch reminiscent of a scene from Grease. The first half of the song was shared between several singers, and sadly went awry. They were in tune, but not in key. It wasn’t until after a short instrumental before the second half of the song that everyone got on track again. They were simply having too much fun to have noticed. That led into (you guessed it) So What.
Slut Like You blends into Blow Me (One Last Kiss). This was the only song that seemed a little out of place in the show, especially if you have seen the music video. PINK and her cast were dressed like they flew in from the 80s and were bouncing around a velvet couch reminiscent of a scene from Grease. The first half of the song was shared between several singers, and sadly went awry. They were in tune, but not in key. It wasn’t until after a short instrumental before the second half of the song that everyone got on track again. They were simply having too much fun to have noticed. That led into (you guessed it) So What.
For this song, two of PINK’s smoking hot, half-clad men strapped her into a bungee-like waist orb and sent her flying and spinning the length of the arena. People jumped up as she sailed over their heads, trying to touch a hand or a foot. She belted out the lyrics and the audience sang with her as she came closer.
At various times throughout the show, PINK was either spinning around upside-down, on her back, bouncing from springs, or flying and spinning across the length of the arena. She not only had the breath to sing while doing all that, but was in tune the entire time: super pipes.
For her encore, and there indeed was one, she did the entire, astounding Grammy performance of Glitter in the Air, complete with soaker tub.
At various times throughout the show, PINK was either spinning around upside-down, on her back, bouncing from springs, or flying and spinning across the length of the arena. She not only had the breath to sing while doing all that, but was in tune the entire time: super pipes.
For her encore, and there indeed was one, she did the entire, astounding Grammy performance of Glitter in the Air, complete with soaker tub.
The show had the feeling of a cross between a stage play and film, and ended with a complete role of credits listing everyone involved in putting the show together. This in itself speaks volumes to who PINK is as an artist and person. Giving credit where credit is due and acknowledging those around her on this grand a scale is epic.
Two and a half hours flew by faster than PINK on a wire, and we were having almost as much fun as she was.
So what is the truth about love? It all begins with you. PINK’s lyrics talk about loving honestly and unconditionally and making no excuses. She points out the importance of recognizing your gifts, and that if you want something badly enough, you cannot let anything keep you down: you have got to get up and Try. That’s perfect: F**kin’ Perfect in fact.
So what is the truth about love? It all begins with you. PINK’s lyrics talk about loving honestly and unconditionally and making no excuses. She points out the importance of recognizing your gifts, and that if you want something badly enough, you cannot let anything keep you down: you have got to get up and Try. That’s perfect: F**kin’ Perfect in fact.