The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour
Border:yes
Type:European
Artist:Pink
Album:Funhouse
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:34
Gross:$46.4 million
Last Tour:Funhouse Tour
(2009)
This Tour:The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour
(2010)
Next Tour:The Truth About Love Tour
(2013–14)

The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour was the fifth concert 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]

History

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

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
  2. "So What"
Notes

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act[9] [10]
Date (2010)CityCountryVenue
May 29CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadion
May 30LandgraafNetherlandsMegaland Landgaaf
June 2HeilbronnGermanyFrankenstadion
June 3StadtallendorfHessentagsarena Open Air Gelände
June 5InnsbruckAustriaAußenanlagen
June 6MunichGermanyOlympia Reitstadion Riem
June 8BerlinWaldbühne
June 11SunderlandEnglandStadium of Light
June 12BoltonReebok Stadium
June 13NewportSeaclose Park
June 16BelfastNorthern IrelandKing's Hall Complex Grounds
June 19DublinIrelandRDS Arena
June 20LimerickThomond Park
June 23SwanseaWalesLiberty Stadium
June 24CoventryEnglandRicoh Arena
June 26GlasgowScotlandHampden Park
June 27AltonEnglandAlton Towers
June 29IpswichPortman Road
July 2LondonHyde Park
July 3WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds
July 4ArrasFranceCitadelle d'Arras
July 6NîmesArena of Nîmes
July 8LinzAustriaLinzer Stadion
July 10BernSwitzerlandStade de Suisse
July 12LocarnoPiazza Grande
July 13NiceFranceStade Charles-Ehrmann
July 15NurembergGermanyEasyCredit-Stadion
July 16SalemSchule Schloss Salem
July 18Saint PetersburgRussiaSaint Petersburg TV Tower
July 20PragueCzech RepublicSynot Tip Arena
July 21HelsinkiFinlandKaisaniemi Park
July 23GothenburgSwedenUllevi Stadium
July 24CopenhagenDenmarkParken Stadium
July 25KristiansandNorwayOdderøya Amfi

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pink announces UK tour. October 14, 2008. October 31, 2008. ITN. Independent Television News Limited. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081030014025/http://itn.co.uk/news/e6e7f34f282a158f035c6b24efd947a2.html. October 30, 2008.
  2. Web site: PINK FUNHOUSE TOUR. October 31, 2008. Showbiz. Showbiz International Pty Limited. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120501182946/http://www.showbiz.com.au/Default.aspx. May 1, 2012.
  3. Web site: P!nk sells 3million tickets with Funhouse Tour. August 11, 2010. Pollstar. August 11, 2010.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . www.pollstarpro.com . 30 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124021651/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf . 24 January 2011 . dead.
  5. Web site: Kommt der Wirbelwind wieder nach Deutschland!. December 15, 2009. Eventim. German. The whirlwind is coming back to Germany!.
  6. Web site: PINK is IN:DEMAND. December 15, 2009. IN:DEMAND. Bauer Radio.
  7. Web site: P!NK Konzert am 27.05.2010 in Hannover leider abgesagt. December 8, 2009. December 15, 2009. Lippert. Oliver. Monsters and Critics. German. P! NK concert on May 27, 2010 in Hanover, unfortunately canceled. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719063713/http://www.monstersandcritics.de/artikel/200950/article_165117.php/P-NK-Konzert-am-27-05-2010-in-Hannover-leider-abgesagt. July 19, 2011. dead.
  8. Web site: The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour has hit the road. June 2, 2010. June 2, 2010. Pink's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. https://web.archive.org/web/20100613152206/http://www.pinkspage.com/us/news/funhouse-summer-carnival-tour-has-hit-road. June 13, 2010. dead.
  9. Web site: Pink Tour Dates. December 15, 2009. Pollstar.
  10. Web site: Events: December 12, 2009 – June 12, 2010. Pink's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment.

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