Party Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Party Tour
Artist:Pink
Type:World
Location:North America • Europe • Oceania• Asia
Album:Missundaztood
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:56
This Tour:Party Tour
(2002)
Next Tour:Try This Tour
(2004)

The Party Tour was the debut concert tour by American recording artist, Pink. The tour supported her second studio album Missundaztood (2001).

Background

While promoting her second studio album, Missundaztood, Pink stated she was proud of the "new" sound of the record and was ready to go on the road with her new band.[1] Planning the tour, Pink was given complete control of all aspects of the tour including staging and opening acts. During an interview at the ESPY Awards, Pink mentioned she chose the group "Candy Ass" because she'd always wanted to be in an all-female band. She further stated that she would cover songs by her musical inspirations including 4 Non Blondes, Aerosmith, Janis Joplin, Guns N' Roses and Mary J. Blige.[2]

The stage was very simplistic consisting of a backdrop resembling a brick wall with a graffiti text saying "P!nk", a video screen, lights, instruments, and one microphone. The show's setup was designed for the nightclubs and concert halls Pink would play that had an average audience size of 3,000 attendees. During this time, Pink's peers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera were touring the U.S. as well in sports arenas and amphitheaters. Pink (who previously condemned the comparisons[1]) stated:

"Big productions, to me, are great - like, I love going to Vegas and seeing shows - but I think that sometimes it's distracting, especially when you are there to listen to the music. I remember being on tour with 'NSYNC, and I don't know if this is appropriate, but it was something like a $5 million stage, and to me, that was just like, 'Man, I will take a box out there and stand on it with a microphone. I ain't spending that much money.' I love the shows that are in dingy little dark clubs, smoky, no production whatsoever. My stage show is raw and unpredictable. It's not a lot of choreography this time. There's practically no sequencing involved whatsoever. It's just instruments and a voice and incredible music. When there is a lot of sequencing or ProTools or DATs involved, it gets a little strange, so this is going to be definitely more organic."[2]

During rehearsals, Pink contacted Lenny Kravitz and jokingly stated she was rehearsing to be the opening act on his upcoming North American tour. She invited the rock singer to watch her rehearse. She also sent him a pair of black and pink panties with "The P!nk/Lenny Tour" written on them. Upon the completion of her North America dates, Pink continued to tour the United States as the opening act for the "Lenny Live Tour".[3] Once her outing with Kravitz was complete, the singer set out on a mini-tour of Europe, visiting England, Ireland and Germany. She continued her tour into Japan and New Zealand before touring Australia with the "Rumba Festival".[4]

The tour was sponsored by Bally Total Fitness, giving the tour the sponsored name, "Bally Total Fitness presents Pink's 'The Party Tour 2002'". In conjunction with the sponsorship, the fitness center launched the "Get Your Body Started" movement classes in over 400 Ballys throughout the US and Canada. The centers also hosted dance competitions set to Missundaztood.[5]

Opening acts

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 1, 2002, at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour

  1. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "Most Girls")
  2. "Get the Party Started"
  3. "Missundaztood"
  4. "18 Wheeler"
  5. "What's Up?"
  6. "Dear Diary"
  7. "Respect"
  8. "I Love You" / "You're All I Need to Get By"
  9. "Janie's Got a Gun"
  10. "You Make Me Sick"
  11. "Just Like a Pill"
  12. "Lonely Girl"
  13. "Instrumental Sequence" (contains elements of "Sweet Child o' Mine")
  14. "Numb"
  15. "Summertime" / "Piece of My Heart" / "Me and Bobby McGee"
  16. "Family Portrait"
  17. "My Vietnam" (contains elements of "The Star-Spangled Banner")
Encore
  2. "Eventually"
  3. "There You Go"
  4. "Don't Let Me Get Me"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [8]
May 2, 2002PhoenixUnited StatesWeb Theatre
May 4, 2002TucsonAVA Amphitheater
May 5, 2002Las VegasRain in the Desert
May 7, 2002Salt Lake CityKingsbury Hall
May 9, 2002DenverFillmore Auditorium
May 10, 2002BernalilloCheenh Lounge
May 12, 2002AustinAustin Music Hall
May 14, 2002HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater
May 15, 2002Grand PrairieNextStage Performance Theater
May 18, 2002OrlandoHard Rock Live
May 19, 2002Fort LauderdaleAu-Rene Theater
May 22, 2002AtlantaThe Tabernacle
May 25, 2002HersheyStar Pavilion
May 26, 2002Wallingfordcareerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre
May 28, 2002New York CityBeacon Theatre
May 29, 2002
May 31, 2002BostonOrpheum Theatre
June 1, 2002Upper Darby TownshipTower Theater
June 2, 2002East Rutherford
June 4, 2002Washington, D.C.Nation
June 5, 2002ClevelandTower City Amphitheatre
June 7, 2002PittsburghI.C. Light Amphitheater
June 9, 2002TorontoCanadaMassey Hall
June 10, 2002DetroitUnited StatesState Theatre
June 12, 2002RosemontRosemont Theatre
June 13, 2002MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre
June 15, 2002Pasadena
June 18, 2002SpokaneSpokane Opera House
June 19, 2002VancouverCanadaOrpheum Theatre
June 22, 2002PortlandUnited StatesTheatre of Clouds
June 24, 2002Santa RosaRuth Finley Person Theater
June 25, 2002San FranciscoWarfield Theatre
June 28, 2002Los AngelesWiltern Theatre
June 29, 2002
June 30, 2002San DiegoSan Diego County Fair Grandstand
Europe[9]
November 5, 2002ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
November 6, 2002DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
November 8, 2002CologneGermanyE-Werk
November 11, 2002BirminghamEnglandCarling Academy
November 12, 2002LondonO2 Brixton Academy
Asia
November 19, 2002OsakaJapanKōsei Nenkin Kaikan
November 21, 2002TokyoTokyo International Forum
November 22, 2002Shibuya Public Hall
Oceania[10]
November 26, 2002DunedinNew ZealandDunedin Town Hall
November 27, 2002ChristchurchWestpac Centre
November 29, 2002WellingtonQueens Wharf Events Centre
November 30, 2002Auckland
December 3, 2002PerthAustralia
December 6, 2002Adelaide
December 8, 2002Melbourne
December 10, 2002Gold CoastTwin Towns S Club
December 11, 2002Brisbane
December 12, 2002WollongongWollongong Entertainment Centre
December 14, 2002Sydney
December 18, 2002HonoluluUnited StatesBlaisdell Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
  • This concert was a part of "Zootopia"[11]
  • This concert was a part of "Wango Tango"
  • These concerts were a part of "Rumba Festival"[12]

    Box office score data

    VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
    Beacon TheatreNew York City5,509 / 5,788 (95%)$208,260[13]
    Blaisdell ArenaHonolulu3,639 / 4,870 (75%)$139,530[14]
    TOTAL9,148 / 10,658 (86%) $347,790

    Critical reception

    Overall, the tour received high praise from critics. Many noted Pink's raw energy displayed during her concerts, taking the audience on a musical roller coaster of R&B, rock and pop music. Some critics drew comparisons of the Philadelphia singer to Madonna. Robin Vaughn (The Boston Phoenix) writes, "Chrissie Hynde she's not, but somewhere between Shirley Manson and Madonna, Pink's rock-star niche is a natural. Pink's material may not be revolutionary art, but revolution, however vaguely imagined, was clearly a theme. She gave the girls some grown-up stuff to think about, and it wasn’t heavy on how to be a 21st-century bimbo".[15] Christina Fuoco commented on Pink's performance at Phoenix's Web Theatre stating, "She was playful, holding the microphone over the crowd to let them sing the chorus of "There You Go", one of the few tunes from Can't Take Me Home she played. The playfulness segued to visual irritation when a fan threw a tampon on stage as a gift.".[16] A staff writer for NME writes, "All of which would amount to sweet FA, of course, if it wasn't for the fact that she also happens to have authored three of this year's greatest pop songs. Anyone whose pulse doesn't race to the set opener, 'Get The Party Started' might as well be dead. 'Just Like A Pill' is a gem that manages to ride its chic innuendo into real realms of romantic suffering and 'Dear Diary' is a sweet liaison between Madonna's 'Don't Tell Me' and The Verve 'The Drugs Don't Work'".[17]

    Personnel

    Production[18]
    Band[19]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Pink: So Missunderstood . Schonborn . Norris . Jennifer . John . . February 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100403200348/http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/pink/news_feature_112101/index.jhtml . April 3, 2010 .
    2. Web site: Pink Bringing Hot Girls And Rats On Tour With Her . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629204744/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453573/pink-ready-get-tour-started.jhtml . dead . June 29, 2011 . Moss, Corey. Antonia Napoli . April 24, 2002 . MTV News . February 5, 2011.
    3. News: Jamming at the Taj: Stellar performances by Pink, Lenny Kravitz delight their A.C. Fans . Paul, Peggy . . July 15, 2002 .
    4. Web site: Are you ready to Rumba? . September 2, 2002 . . February 5, 2011.
    5. Pop Music Sensation Pink and Bally Total Fitness to Launch Hip-Hop Dance Exercise Class and Ink Deal to Sponsor Pink North American Concert Tour . . April 17, 2002 . February 5, 2011.
    6. News: Rock On With a Pop Disaster and P!nk . Nailen, Dan. E1. .
    7. Web site: "The Wrong F*@king Day" 2019 . . April 2019 . . April 11, 2019.
    8. Sources for tour dates in North America:
    9. Web site: 2002 Tour Dates and Appearances . Pink's Official Website . Pink's Stuff, Inc. . 5 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021009224927/http://www.pinkspage.com/tourdates/tour.html . October 9, 2002 . dead . mdy-all .
    10. News: Concert Review: Pink . Paiva, Derek . . 19 December 2002 . A4.
    11. Web site: ZOOTOPIA HAS CHANNELS TO TOP ARTISTS . Hinckley, David . 30 May 2002 . . 5 February 2011.
    12. Web site: Bon Jovi get ready to Rumba . 3 September 2002 . The Sydney Morning Herald Limited . 5 February 2011.
    13. 22 June 2002 . Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses . . 114 . 25 . 20 . 5 February 2011 .
    14. 18 January 2003 . Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses . . 115 . 3 . 17 . 5 February 2011 .
    15. Web site: Pink's Party Tour . June 2, 2002 . December 13, 2008 . Vaughan . Robin . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090214014453/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/live/documents/02297424.htm . February 14, 2009 .
    16. Web site: Pink Censors Her Bad Mouth, Shares Family Photos, Gets Sexual At Tour Opener . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106160921/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1453759/pink-phoenix-live-report.jhtml . dead . November 6, 2012 . Fuoco, Christina. May 3, 2002 . MTV News . February 5, 2011.
    17. Web site: Pink : London Brixton Academy . November 27, 2002 . NME. February 5, 2011.
    18. Web site: Getting the Party Started . McHugh, Catherine . September 1, 2002 . Live Design . Penton Media, Inc. . February 5, 2011.
    19. Web site: Pink is my favorite crayon . Tilghman, Timothy . June 3, 2002 . RockonTour . February 5, 2011.

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