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Beautiful Trauma Tour

World tour by Pink
Associated album	Beautiful Trauma
Start date	March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01)
End date	September 8, 2018 (2018-09-08)
Legs	2
No. of shows	46 in North America 40 in Oceania 86 total
Website	www.beautifultraumatour.com
Pink concert chronology
The Truth About Love Tour (2013–14) Beautiful Trauma World Tour (2018)

The Beautiful Trauma Tour is the current seventh concert tour by American singer Pink, in support of her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma (2017). The tour began in Phoenix on March 1, 2018, and is scheduled to end on September 8, 2018, in Auckland.

Development

After the end of the successful The Truth About Love Tour (which was the third best-selling tour of 2013 with $147.9 million in ticket revenue) and the release of the album rose ave. with Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green under the name You+Me, Pink took a break. However, during this time, she released some songs, including "Today's the Day" on September 10, 2015, used as a theme song for season 13 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show and "Just like Fire" on April 15, 2016, for the soundtrack to the 2016 film Alice Through the Looking Glass.

On August 10, 2017, the lead single "What About Us" was released. On October 4, 2017, Pink announced she would release an Apple Music documentary about the recording of her anticipated seventh studio album Beautiful Trauma, later released on October 13. The following day, she announced the tour, revealing tour dates in North America. Originally, the singer has planned to play 40 shows, but due to high demand, second dates in Chicago, Toronto, New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Houston, Dallas and Oakland were later added. On October 9, 2017, she announced 17 dates in Australia and New Zealand. However, due to overwhelming demand, new shows were added, bringing the total number to 40 shows in Oceania.

Critical response

Ed Masley from AZ Central, who was at the first show of the tour which took place in Phoenix, wrote that "the whole thing was brilliantly staged, with bright colors, interpretive dancing and plenty of high-flying spectacle. If for some reason, you believe you've seen another artist put more time and effort into doing acrobatics high above the crowd, you may just be thinking of Cirque du Soleil." Jimmie Tramel of Tulsa World reviewed positively the concert on March 5, 2018, in Tulsa. He said "Wow. That's really the only word necessary to describe Pink's concert Monday night at the BOK Center." Omaha World-Herald staff writer Kevin Coffey attended and reviewed the concert in Lincoln, stating that Pink has "set the bar very, very high" and that "her contemporaries should buy a ticket, sit in the back and take notes. That's how it should be done." Also L. Kent Wolgamott attended the same show and wrote another positive review for Journal Star, saying that "More than years ago, she delivered the best show in the first year of Pinnacle Bank Arena. On Tuesday night, she did it again with another singing/dancing/flying spectacle that not only sets the bar for concerts, it is the bar." He also praised Pink's stage presence: "When she wasn’t flying around, Pink was in constant motion on the stage, joining her 10 dancers in tightly choreographed routines, slapping hands with audience members and basking in the spotlights." Kirstine Walton of National Rock Review reviewed the first show in Chicago, stating that "The acrobatic performances are just one of the many parts of P!nk’s live shows that stand her apart from the rest. However, what is even more impressive is the fact that she sings every word and hits every note perfectly while she’s twisting and turning in the air. Indeed, she is an artist who simply excels in the live environment where, seemingly pumped up by the excitement and emotion of the occasion, she consistently showcases the amazing power of her voice. Each time you see P!nk you wonder what new elements she can bring to the performance, but each time she raises the bar yet again. Not only does she make the entire performance appear to be effortless, she truly looks like she is having the time of her life on the stage." She also noticed the connection between Pink and her tour crew, adding that "the respect and camaraderie for her band and dancers is clearly evident throughout, taking the time to name everyone individually, providing each of them their moment in the spotlight in turn." The second show at Madison Square Garden in New York City was reviewed positively by Bobby Olivier of NJ.com, who defined the Beautiful Trauma World tour "the tour to beat in 2018". He also wrote that Pink is "a terrific live vocalist with a list of radio hits so long that she cannot fit them all into a single set while still giving space to songs from a new album." After the show in Boston on April 9, Marc Hirsh from Boston Globe, about Pink's performances, stated that "None of this is new, of course. But the fact remains that no other pop star is even attempting this sort of thing, so to watch Pink do it and keep singing remains as astonishing as when she first added literal acrobatics without a harness or net to her arsenal years ago."

Commercial performance

The first official boxscore from the tour was published on March 14, 2018, denoting superior numbers to The Truth About Love Tour. The Wichita, Kansas show at Intrust Bank Arena grossed $1,647,788 with 11,894 attendees.

Set list

This set list is from the show in Chicago on March 9, 2018. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Get the Party Started"
2. "Beautiful Trauma"
3. "Just like a Pill"
4. "Who Knew"
5. "Revenge"
6. "Funhouse" / "Just a Girl"
7. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
8. "Secrets"
9. "Try"
10. "Just Give Me a Reason"
11. "I'm Not Dead"
12. "Just like Fire"
13. "What About Us"
14. "For Now"
15. "Barbies"
16. "I Am Here"
17. "Fuckin' Perfect"
18. "Raise Your Glass"
19. "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"

Encore:

20. "So What"
21. "Glitter in the Air"

Notes:

• During the show in Toronto on March 20, 2018, Pink was joined by Dallas Green onstage due to perform "You and Me" from their joint album, rose ave. (2014).

Shows

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Notes

1. The concert of April 27, 2018 in Houston at the Toyota Center was originally planned to take place on April 29, 2018, but was rescheduled to avoid any potential conflict with the Houston Rockets playoff game.

References

1. "Top 25 Tours of 2013". Billboard. December 13, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
2. Aneesha Dev (October 15, 2014). "You + Me's debut album 'Rose Ave'". AXS. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
3. Bianca Gracie (September 11, 2015). "Pink Performs "Today's The Day" Theme Song On 'Ellen Degeneres Show': Watch". Idolator. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
4. James Hendicott (April 15, 2016). "Pink premieres new track 'Just Like Fire' – watch". NME. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
5. Althea Legaspi (August 10, 2017). "Hear Pink's Tender Club Ballad 'What About Us' From 'Beautiful Trauma' LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
6. Armstrong, Megan (October 5, 2017). "Pink Announces Beautiful Trauma Tour, Drops Apple Documentary Teaser". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
7. Brandle, Lars (October 9, 2017). "Pink Sets 'Beautiful Trauma' Arena Tour of Australia and New Zealand". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
8. Ed Masley (March 1, 2018). "Pink tour launch in Phoenix: Crowd-pleasing mix of acrobatics, singalong anthems and heart". AZ Central. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
9. Jimmie Tramel (March 6, 2018). "Part vocalist and part daredevil, Pink treats sold-out BOK Center crowd to spectacle". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
10. Kevin Coffey (March 8, 2018). "Review: In Lincoln, Pink shows how a pop show is done". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
11. L. Kent Wolgamott (March 7, 2018). "Pink 'not only sets the bar for concerts,' she is the bar". Journal Star. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
12. Kirstine Walton (March 12, 2018). "P!nk at the United Center in Chicago, IL". National Rock Review. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
13. Bobby Olivier (March 6, 2018). "Pink's mind-blowing new 'Beautiful Trauma' show is 2018's tour to beat: review". NJ.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
14. Marc Hirsh (April 10, 2018). "At the Garden, Pink dares to be great". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
15. Bob Allen (March 14, 2018). "P!nk's Beautiful Trauma Tour Impacts Newest Hot Tours Recap". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2018. {{cite magazine}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |magazine= (help)
16. Greg Kot (March 10, 2018). "Review: Pink flies even higher than her songs at United Center". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
17. Jane Stevenson (March 21, 2018). "REVIEW: Pink brings bright, bold party to Toronto". Toronto Sun. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
18. ^ "Upcoming Events". pinkspage.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
19. Sources for boxscores:
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
    • "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
20. Sources for opening acts:
    • Eric King (October 5, 2017). "Pink announces Beautiful Trauma tour, debuts new song 'Whatever You Want'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
    • "Joining P!nk on Beautiful Trauma Tour this Spring…". kidcutup.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
21. "P!nk Moves Up Sunday's Houston Show" (PDF). April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

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