Funhouse Summer Carnival

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Funhouse Summer Carnival
European tour by Pink
The Funhouse Summer Carnival.png
Associated album Funhouse
Start dateMay 29, 2010 (2010-05-29)
End dateJuly 25, 2010 (2010-07-25)
Legs1
No. of shows
  • 34 in Europe
Box office$46.4 million
Pink concert chronology

Funhouse Summer Carnival 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 $200 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]

Pink (singer) American singer, songwriter, and actress

Alecia Beth Moore, known professionally as Pink, is an American singer and songwriter. Originally a member of the girl group Choice in 1995, LaFace Records saw potential in Pink and offered her a solo recording contract. Her R&B-influenced debut studio album Can't Take Me Home (2000) was certified double-platinum in the United States and spawned two Billboard Hot 100 top-ten songs: "There You Go" and "Most Girls". She gained further recognition with the collaborative single "Lady Marmalade" from the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, which topped many charts worldwide. Refocusing her sound to pop rock with her second studio album Missundaztood (2001), the album sold more than 13 million copies worldwide and yielded the international number-one songs "Get the Party Started", "Don't Let Me Get Me", and "Just Like a Pill".

<i>Funhouse</i> (Pink album) 2008 studio album by Pink

Funhouse is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Pink, released by LaFace Records worldwide on October 24, 2008. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in its first week and reached number one on the charts in seven countries including Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Funhouse has sold 7 million copies worldwide.

Funhouse Tour concert tour

The Funhouse Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Pink. The tour supported her fifth studio album, Funhouse. The tour visited Europe, Australia and North America. According to Pollstar, the Funhouse Tour (2009) earned around $150 million with more than 1.5 million in attendance. The Australian leg of the tour broke the record for the biggest tour in the history of the country. Over 660,000 people attended the Australian shows and grossed over $80 million.

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Background

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.

Grammy Award Accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States

A Grammy Award, or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. The Grammys are the second of the Big Three major music awards held annually.

Hanover City in Lower Saxony, Germany

Hanover or Hannover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,061 (2017) inhabitants make it the thirteenth-largest city of Germany, as well as the third-largest city of Northern Germany after Hamburg and Bremen. The city lies at the confluence of the River Leine and its tributary Ihme, in the south of the North German Plain, and is the largest city of the Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg, Dortmund, Essen, and Bremen.

Support Acts

Gossip (band) American indie rock band

Gossip is an American indie rock band that was originally active from 1999 until 2016, formed in Olympia, Washington. For most of their career, the band consisted of singer Beth Ditto, multi-instrumentalist Brace Paine, and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control. A follow-up, Music for Men, was released in 2009. The band play a mix of post-punk revival, indie rock, and dance-rock. Their last album, A Joyful Noise, was released in May 2012.

The Ting Tings English musical duo

The Ting Tings are an English indie pop duo from Salford, Greater Manchester. The band consists of Katie White and Jules De Martino.

Paolo Nutini Scottish musician

Paolo Giovanni Nutini is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Nutini's debut album, These Streets (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, Sunny Side Up (2009), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Both albums have been certified quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.

Set list

  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:

  1. "So What"

Source: [9]

Additional notes

Free Fallin 1989 single by Tom Petty

"Free Fallin'" is the opening track from Tom Petty's debut solo album, Full Moon Fever (1989). The song was written by Petty and his writing partner for the album, Jeff Lynne, and features Lynne on backing vocals and bass guitar. The duo wrote and recorded the single in two days, making it the first song completed for Full Moon Fever.

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [5] [10] [11]
May 29, 2010 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion
May 30, 2010 [A] Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland Landgaaf
June 2, 2010 Heilbronn Germany Frankenstadion
June 3, 2010 [B] Stadtallendorf Hessentagsarena Open Air Gelände
June 5, 2010 Innsbruck Austria Außenanlagen
June 6, 2010 Munich GermanyOlympia Reitstadion Riem
June 8, 2010 Berlin Waldbühne
June 11, 2010 Sunderland England Stadium of Light
June 12, 2010 Bolton Reebok Stadium
June 13, 2010 [C] Newport Seaclose Park
June 16, 2010 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall Complex Grounds
June 19, 2010 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
June 20, 2010 Limerick Thomond Park
June 23, 2010 Swansea Wales Liberty Stadium
June 24, 2010 Coventry England Ricoh Arena
June 26, 2010 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park
June 27, 2010 Alton England Alton Towers
June 29, 2010 Ipswich Portman Road
July 2, 2010: [D] London Hyde Park
July 3, 2010 [E] Werchter BelgiumWerchter Festival Grounds
July 4, 2010 [F] Arras FranceCitadelle d'Arras
July 6, 2010 [G] Nîmes Arena of Nîmes
July 8, 2010 Linz Austria Linzer Stadion
July 10, 2010 Bern Switzerland Stade de Suisse
July 12, 2010 [H] Locarno Piazza Grande
July 13, 2010 Nice France Stade Charles-Ehrmann
July 15, 2010 Nuremberg Germany EasyCredit-Stadion
July 16, 2010 [I] Salem Schule Schloss Salem
July 18, 2010 [J] Saint Petersburg Russia Saint Petersburg TV Tower
July 20, 2010 Prague Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena
July 21, 2010 Helsinki Finland Kaisaniemi Park
July 23, 2010 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadium
July 24, 2010 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
July 25, 2010 [K] Kristiansand NorwayOdderøya Amfi
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