| Concert Tour Name: | Beautiful Trauma World Tour |
| Border: | yes |
| Artist: | Pink |
| Type: | World |
| Albums: | Beautiful Trauma Hurts 2B Human |
| Number Of Shows: | 159 |
| Attendance: | 3,088,647 |
| Gross: | $397.3 million[1] |
| Last Tour: | The Truth About Love Tour (2013–2014) |
| This Tour: | Beautiful Trauma World Tour (2018–2019) |
| Next Tour: | Summer Carnival (2023–2024) |
The Beautiful Trauma World Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer Pink, in support of her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma (2017) and her eighth studio album Hurts 2B Human (2019) for the 2019 shows. The tour began in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 1, 2018, at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, and concluded on November 2, 2019, in Austin, Texas, at the Circuit of the Americas. It became the second-highest-grossing tour of all time by a female solo artist, the highest-grossing tour of the 2010s by a female artist, and the tenth-highest-grossing tour of all time, earning $397.3 million and selling over 3 million tickets.[2]
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)[3] and the release of the album rose ave. with Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green under the name You+Me,[4] 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.[5] [6]
On August 10, 2017, the lead single "What About Us" was released.[7] 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.[8] On October 9, 2017, she announced 17 dates in Australia and New Zealand.[9] However, due to overwhelming demand, new shows were added, bringing the total number to 42 shows in Oceania.
On May 3, 2018, after incredible success and demand, Pink announced a second North American leg starting in 2019, including rescheduled shows for Detroit and Montreal, following previous postponements, due to illness.[10]
On October 16, 2018, Pink revealed the European dates, which were scheduled between June and August 2019.[11] These shows took place in stadiums instead of arenas like the previous dates on this tour.[12] Second dates were added in Cologne, Munich and Glasgow, due to high demand; additional dates in Oslo, Horsens, Gelsenkirchen and The Hague were later announced. She announced a show in Rio de Janeiro, as part of 2019 Rock in Rio festival; this concert marked her first performance in South America.[13]
On April 18, 2019, Pink announced a performance at the 2019 Formula One United States Grand Prix Concert Series in Austin.[14] She later announced that she had to reschedule her May 2019 Toronto shows due to illness. The new dates took place in August after the European leg of the tour. Along with the rescheduled dates, Pink announced a concert in Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Ed Masley from The Arizona Republic, 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."[15] 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."[16] 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."[17] 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."[18] Kirstine Walton of National Rock Review reviewed the first show in Chicago, stating that "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."[19]
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."[20] 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."[21] The concert in Atlanta was reviewed positively by Melissa Ruggieri from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who defined it "nearly two hours of unabashed fun." She also praised Pink as a person as well as an entertainer: "The fact that Pink does it all with a sly smile and potent, husky vocals is a tribute to her stamina, dedication and obvious joy at being onstage. She's also a down-to-earth presence to her fans, spending plenty of time laying on the catwalk floor to take selfies, acknowledging signs and accepting a gift for her 16-month-old son, Jameson [...] Pink has all the right moves. She's genuine, she's entertaining, she's a fantastic singer. And she's already the front-runner for the best concert of 2018."[22]
Matthew Keever wrote a positive review for Houston Press about the show which took place on April 27, stating that "For nearly two hours, P!NK entertained a throng of enthusiastic fans with her soaring vocals, catchy choruses and high-flying acrobatics."[23] Another positive review was written by Jim Harrington from Mercury News, who attended the show in Oakland. He said that "the pop superstar basically hits the crowd with everything she's got, and then some, for roughly two hours. There's pyrotechnics, aerial stunts, dance routines, hit songs, catchy banter and, yes, one giant, inflatable Eminem." He also added that Pink is "[...] all about exceeding expectations, pleasing the fans and delivering an equally encompassing and entertaining concert experience. And she definitely achieves her mission with her latest road show."[24] Mikael Wood, regarding the show that took place in Anaheim, wrote a positive review for Los Angeles Times. In particular, he praised Pink's choice about the setlist: "yet for all Pink's razzle-dazzle — and let me be clear in saying that this new aerial stunt was truly astounding — the primary effect of Friday's production wasn't practical or technological but emotional. You left the gig feeling as if you had been spoken to from the heart, which in a room as big as this one might be the more impressive feat. [...] her hit singles from the last two decades put across an idea of timelessness; she's still taking a broadly universal approach."[25]
The first show in Oceania was reviewed positively by Ross McRae, who defined Pink's tour "her best yet", due to "the perfect mix of choreography, visuals, aerial acrobatics, pyrotechnics, novelty, sass and yes, that soaring voice that rises above any notion that she is just a robot on autopilot."[26] Aziz Al-Sa'afin from Newshub attended one of the shows in Sydney and ended his review stating that "when it was over, I wanted more. I could have happily sat through another two hours of what I had just experienced." He also wrote that "P!nk is not just a singer-song writer – she's also a dancer, trapeze artist and comedian."[27] The first show in Brisbane was reviewed by Daniel Johnson of Courier-Mail, who stated that "with an eight-piece backing band and ten dancers, and several set changes, the Beautiful Trauma tour is a musical, visual and theatrical extravaganza that redefines what can be done with an arena pop show."[28] Another positive review was made by Bridget Jones for Stuff.co.nz: "up, down, front, back, left and right, Pink was everywhere, doing everything. Every move, every comment, and every song her fans wanted to hear – she performed about 20 of them throughout the spectacular performance – she took the audience on a wee journey from her early days as the bad girl of pop [...] through to her more recent hits." In addition, Pink's charisma was defined "unmatched".[29]
Lisa O'Donnell wrote a positive review for Extra for the show in Dublin, who called "The spectacle is over-the-top in every possible way — circus aerial stunts and glitter explosions feature throughout the two-hour show."[30] Sophie Williams from The Guardian rated the Cardiff show five out of five stars, stating "Pink condenses a tour's worth of energy, showmanship and stage production into one show, flexing her athleticism while singing live, on-key and with sublime verve."[31] Elle May Rice from Liverpool Echo reviewed for Liverpool saying "Pink definitely has it all, balancing – literally – her incredible vocals, frequent costume changes, and daring acrobatics routines seamlessly...She made the whole crowd feel like family, bringing us together in a perfect, Pink way."[32]
The first official boxscore from the tour was published on March 14, 2018, denoting superior numbers to The Truth About Love Tour. The show in Wichita at Intrust Bank Arena grossed $1,647,788 with 11,894 attendees, numbers superior to any single concert revenue of her previous tours in the country.[33] The first leg of the North American part of the tour grossed $95,657,338 with an attendance of 691,247 over the first 46 dates of the tour.[34]
Pink was the top earning artist for March 2019, grossing $30,082,031 with 207,979 attendees from 15 shows in her second leg of North America.[35]
This set list is from the March 9, 2018, concert in Chicago.[36] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
| City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Phoenix | United States | Talking Stick Resort Arena | KidCutUp | 14,181 / 14,549 | $1,906,176 |
| March 3 | Wichita | Intrust Bank Arena | 11,894 / 12,047 | $1,647,788 | ||
| March 5 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 14,146 / 14,146 | $1,734,989 | ||
| March 6 | Lincoln | Pinnacle Bank Arena | 13,647 / 13,973 | $1,755,144 | ||
| March 9 | Chicago | United Center | 31,476 / 40,664 | $4,254,230 | ||
| March 10 | ||||||
| March 12 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 15,710 / 15,710 | $2,217,347 | ||
| March 14 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | 15,026 / 15,403 | $1,852,210 | ||
| March 15 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 14,068 / 14,298 | $1,868,282 | ||
| March 17 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 14,544 / 14,719 | $1,749,814 | ||
| March 18 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | 11,764 / 11,764 | $1,623,071 | ||
| March 20 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | KidCutUp Bleachers | 34,315 / 34,315 | $4,497,956 |
| March 21 | ||||||
| March 27 | Louisville | United States | KFC Yum! Center | 17,445 / 17,762 | $2,024,356 | |
| March 28 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 15,562 / 15,938 | $1,912,595 | ||
| April 4 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 30,286 / 30,286 | $5,320,560 | ||
| April 5 | ||||||
| April 7 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | 16,708 / 16,708 | $2,210,603 | ||
| April 9 | Boston | TD Garden | 32,403 / 32,403 | $4,668,640 | ||
| April 10 | ||||||
| April 13 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | KidCutUp | 18,191 / 18,191 | $2,839,340 | |
| April 14 | Newark | Prudential Center | 15,687 / 15,687 | $2,684,824 | ||
| April 16 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena | KidCutUp Bleachers | 32,583 / 32,583 | $4,498,018 | |
| April 17 | ||||||
| April 19 | Charlottesville | John Paul Jones Arena | KidCutUp | 13,014 / 13,014 | $1,645,760 | |
| April 21 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 12,441 / 12,441 | $1,661,156 | ||
| April 24 | Orlando | Amway Center | 15,109 / 15,109 | $2,171,487 | ||
| April 25 | Sunrise | BB&T Center | 15,999 / 15,999 | $2,184,919 | ||
| April 27 | Houston | Toyota Center | 25,615 / 25,615 | $3,391,204 | ||
| April 28 | ||||||
| May 1 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 29,206 / 29,206 | $3,642,876 | ||
| May 2 | ||||||
| May 8 | Denver | Pepsi Center | KidCutUp | 17,446 / 17,446 | $2,160,741 | |
| May 9 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | 14,254 / 14,254 | $1,947,385 | ||
| May 12 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 16,989 / 16,989 | $2,349,769 | |
| May 13 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 14,027 / 14,027 | $2,229,945 | |
| May 15 | Portland | Moda Center | 15,757 / 15,757 | $2,114,035 | ||
| May 18 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 32,596 / 32,596 | $4,715,555 | ||
| May 19 | ||||||
| May 22 | Fresno | Save Mart Center | 12,721 / 12,721 | $1,717,899 | ||
| May 23 | Ontario | Citizens Business Bank Arena | 9,597 / 9,597 | $1,457,009 | ||
| May 25 | Anaheim | Honda Center | 16,125 / 16,125 | $2,014,710 | ||
| May 26 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 17,019 / 17,019 | $2,656,351 | ||
| May 28 | San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | 11,872 / 11,872 | $1,664,733 | ||
| May 31 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 17,047 / 17,047 | $2,358,686 | ||
| June 1 | Inglewood | The Forum | 14,777 / 14,777 | $2,307,175 | ||
| July 3 | Perth | Australia | RAC Arena | The Rubens KidCutUp | 59,553 / 59,553 | $7,581,640 |
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| July 10 | Adelaide | Entertainment Centre Arena | 38,105 / 38,648 | $5,156,359 | ||
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| July 16 | Melbourne | 157,811 / 160,072 | $20,213,756 | |||
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| August 4 | Sydney | 143,579 / 148,248 | $18,566,707 | |||
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| August 14 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 90,292 / 92,078 | $11,331,336 | ||
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| August 24 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | ||||
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| August 28 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | ||||
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| September 1 | Dunedin | New Zealand | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 37,084 / 37,470 | $6,313,414 | |
| September 4 | Auckland | Spark Arena | 71,273 / 73,087 | $11,934,273 | ||
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| September 17 | Sydney | Australia | Qudos Bank Arena | |||
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| City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | Sunrise | United States | BB&T Center | Julia Michaels KidCutUp | 14,883 / 14,883 | $2,463,165 | |
| March 3 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 15,068 / 15,068 | $2,373,771 | |||
| March 5 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 11,700 / 11,700 | $1,915,530 | |||
| March 7 | Columbia | Colonial Life Arena | 13,481 / 13,481 | $1,722,813 | |||
| March 9 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | 15,596 / 15,596 | $2,578,534 | |||
| March 10 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,336 / 14,336 | $2,326,690 | |||
| March 12 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | 11,472 / 11,472 | $1,586,831 | |||
| March 14 | Birmingham | Legacy Arena | 13,959 / 13,959 | $1,487,637 | |||
| March 16 | Bossier City | CenturyLink Center | |||||
| March 17 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 14,500 / 14,500 | $2,215,600 | |||
| March 19 | Houston | Toyota Center | |||||
| March 21 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 15,651 / 15,651 | $2,115,377 | |||
| March 23 | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena | 13,820 / 13,820 | $2,049,271 | |||
| March 24 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 14,658 / 14,658 | $2,067,277 | |||
| March 30 | Glendale | Gila River Arena | 13,737 / 13,737 | $2,363,364 | |||
| April 1 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 14,548 / 14,548 | $2,117,678 | |||
| April 3 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | 13,586 / 13,586 | $1,889,389 | |||
| April 5 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 30,763 / 30,763 | $3,631,003 | ||
| April 6 | |||||||
| April 8 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | 14,942 / 14,942 | $2,159,245 | ||
| April 10 | Sacramento | Golden 1 Center | 14,881 / 14,881 | $2,628,946 | |||
| April 12 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 16,130 / 16,130 | $2,340,138 | |||
| April 13 | Anaheim | Honda Center | 12,832 / 12,832 | $1,925,556 | |||
| April 15 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 13,699 / 13,699 | $1,336,647 | |||
| April 17 | San Jose | SAP Center | 14,055 / 14,055 | $2,125,545 | |||
| April 19 | Inglewood | The Forum | 14,354 / 14,354 | $2,074,363 | |||
| April 26 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | 30,499 / 30,499 | $4,594,641 | |||
| April 27 | |||||||
| April 30 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 14,444 / 14,444 | $2,011,671 | |||
| May 2 | Milwaukee | Fiserv Forum | 13,331 / 13,331 | $2,336,580 | |||
| May 4 | Fargo | Fargodome | 22,164 / 22,164 | $2,927,135 | |||
| May 5 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 15,820 / 15,820 | $2,735,448 | |||
| May 7 | Omaha | CHI Health Center Omaha | 15,050 / 15,050 | $2,187,858 | |||
| May 9 | Lexington | Rupp Arena | 17,256 / 17,256 | $1,771,383 | |||
| May 11 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 14,907 / 14,907 | $2,281,760 | |||
| May 17 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 32,780 / 33,222 | $4,355,760 | ||
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| May 21 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 29,997 / 29,997 | $5,527,014 | ||
| May 22 | |||||||
| June 16 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Johan Cruyff Arena | Vance Joy Bang Bang Romeo KidCutUp | 51,089 / 51,089 | $4,563,319 | |
| June 18 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Arena | 35,282 / 35,282 | $3,816,640 | ||
| June 20 | Cardiff | Wales | Principality Stadium | 58,595 / 58,595 | $6,765,880 | ||
| June 22 | Glasgow | Scotland< | --United Kingdom--> | Hampden Park | 102,273 / 102,273 | $12,014,516 | |
| June 23 | |||||||
| June 25 | Liverpool | England | Anfield Stadium | 44,042 / 44,042 | $5,335,757 | ||
| June 27 | Werchter | Belgium | Werchter Festival Park | ||||
| June 29 | London | England< | --United Kingdom--> | Wembley Stadium | Vance Joy Bang Bang Romeo KidCutUp | 145,230 / 145,230 | $16,665,313 |
| June 30 | |||||||
| July 3 | Nanterre | France | Paris La Défense Arena | 36,295 / 36,295 | $3,358,518 | ||
| July 5 | Cologne | Germany | RheinEnergieStadion | 77,313 / 77,313 | $8,091,671 | ||
| July 6 | |||||||
| July 8 | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 39,743 / 39,743 | $4,061,875 | |||
| July 10 | Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 42,495 / 42,495 | $4,632,086 | |||
| July 12 | Hanover | HDI-Arena | 43,452 / 43,452 | $4,625,693 | |||
| July 14 | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 54,114 / 54,114 | $5,649,498 | |||
| July 20 | Warsaw | Poland | PGE Narodowy | 46,964 / 46,964 | $3,509,909 | ||
| July 22 | Frankfurt | Germany | Commerzbank-Arena | 39,743 / 39,743 | $4,261,701 | ||
| July 24 | Vienna | Austria | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | 55,873 / 55,873 | $5,626,465 | ||
| July 26 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | 113,564 / 113,564 | $11,764,911 | ||
| July 27 | |||||||
| July 30 | Zürich | Switzerland | Letzigrund | Vance Joy KidCutUp | 45,287 / 45,287 | $5,956,105 | |
| August 3 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tele2 Arena | Vance Joy Bang Bang Romeo KidCutUp | 33,943 / 33,943 | $3,190,660 | |
| August 5 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | 23,851 / 23,851 | $2,511,154 | ||
| August 7 | Horsens | Denmark | CASA Arena Horsens | 25,000 / 25,000 | $2,812,500 | ||
| August 9 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Veltins-Arena | Vance Joy Kassalla KidCutUp | 34,278 / 34,278 | $3,414,207 | |
| August 11 | The Hague | Netherlands | Malieveld | Vance Joy Davina Michelle KidCutUp | 46,271 / 46,271 | $4,214,772 | |
| August 16 | Uniondale | United States | Nassau Coliseum | Wrabel KidCutUp | 12,339 / 12,339 | $2,092,479 | |
| August 18 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | 34,886 / 34,886 | $4,177,053 | ||
| August 19 | |||||||
| October 5 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Barra Olympic Park | ||||
| November 2 | Austin | United States | Circuit of the Americas | ||||
| Total | 3,080,833 / 3,104,344 | $397,300,000 | |||||