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Funhouse Tour
Tour by Pink
File:Pink FunhouseTour.jpg
Promotional poster for Pink's 2009 tour
Associated albumFunhouse
Start dateFebruary 24, 2009
End dateDecember 20, 2009
Legs4
No. of shows81 in Europe
58 in Australia
12 in North America
151 Total
Pink concert chronology

The Funhouse Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Pink. The tour supported her fifth studio album, Funhouse.[1][2] The tour visited Europe, Australia and North America.

In December 2009, Billboard Online reported the tour earned over $100 million dollars with 131 shows reported and over one million in attendance. [3] The Australian leg of the tour proved to be the biggest in the history of the country. Over 600,000 people attended the Australian shows and that leg of the tour grossed over $50 million. [4]

Background

The tour was announced on October 14, 2008, nearly two weeks before the release of her fifth studio album. Pink stated, "I'm so excited to get back on the road. The 'Funhouse' tour ideas are running rampant in my head. Who knows what they'll come out as... And I can't wait to see."[1] The tour followed her internationally successful I'm Not Dead Tour, which became one of the biggest tours in 2006 and 2007.

The tour will also mark the first time Pink has headlined a North American arena tour. To describe the event, Pink stated, "I've waited 30 years for this tour. I really wasn't sure if anyone was going to show [up]."[5]


Opening acts

Setlist

Europe I/Australia
  1. "Highway to Hell" (Video Introduction)
  2. "Bad Influence"
  3. "Just Like a Pill"
  4. "Who Knew"
  5. "Ave Mary A"1
  6. "Don't Let Me Get Me"
  7. "I Touch Myself"
  8. "Please Don't Leave Me"
  9. "U + Ur Hand"
  10. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
  11. "So What"
  12. "Family Portrait"
  13. "I Don't Believe You"
  14. "Crystal Ball"
  15. "Trouble"
  16. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"
  17. "Sober"1
  18. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  19. "Funhouse"
  20. "Crazy"

Encore

  1. "Get the Party Started"
  2. "God Is a DJ" (Video/Instrumental Interlude)
  3. "Glitter in the Air"

1Performed at select shows

Source: [7]
North America
  1. "Highway to Hell" (Video Introduction)
  2. "Bad Influence"
  3. "Just Like A Pill"
  4. "Who Knew"
  5. "Don't Let Me Get Me"
  6. "I Touch Myself"
  7. "Please Don't Leave Me"
  8. "U + Ur Hand"
  9. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
  10. "So What"
  11. "Family Portrait"
  12. "I Don't Believe You"
  13. "Dear Mr. President"
  14. "Trouble"
  15. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"
  16. "Sober"
  17. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  18. "Funhouse"
  19. "Crazy"

Encore

  1. "Get the Party Started"
  2. "God Is a DJ" (Video/Instrumental Interlude)
  3. "Glitter in the Air"
Source: [5]
Europe II
  1. "Highway to Hell" (Video Introduction)
  2. "Bad Influence"
  3. "Just Like A Pill"
  4. "Who Knew"
  5. "Ave Mary A" 1
  6. "Don't Let Me Get Me"
  7. "I Touch Myself"
  8. "Please Don't Leave Me"
  9. "U + Ur Hand"
  10. "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
  11. "So What"
  12. "Family Portrait"
  13. "I Don't Believe You"
  14. "Dear Mr. President"
  15. "Trouble"
  16. "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You"
  17. "Sober"1
  18. "Bohemian Rhapsody"
  19. "Funhouse"
  20. "Stupid Girls"
  21. "Crazy"

Encore

  1. "Get the Party Started"
  2. "God Is a DJ" (Video/Instrumental Interlude)
  3. "Glitter in the Air"
1Performed at select shows

Additional notes

  • "It's All Your Fault" was performed at the tour's premiere at the Palais Nikaia in Nice, France. The song was removed from the setlist after this performance, however, the song was included in place of "Ave Mary A" during the June 30th performance at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, New South Wales.
  • During the June 13th performance at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, "Ave Maria" was not performed.
  • During the June 16th performance at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, "Glitter in the Air" was not performed.
  • During the June 20th performance at the Rod Lover Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, "Sober" was not performed. During the same show, "Glitter in the Air" was not performed as well.
  • During the August 23rd performance at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, New South Wales, the tour crew and dancers did an impromptu performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
  • During the August 25th performance at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, "Dear Mr. President" was performed--replacing "Crystal Ball". This song was dedicated the her father (who was in the audience) and fellow Vietnam veterans.
  • During the October 24th performance at the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, "Dear Mr. President" was not performed, with Crystal Ball being performed instead. On October 25th, the audience voted for the song to be performed in lieu of "Crystal Ball". A similar vote took place during the performance at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.
  • During the October 30th performance at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England,"Crystal Ball" was performed in lieu of "Dear Mr. President".

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe
February 24, 2009 Nice France Palais Nikaïa
February 26, 2009 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
February 28, 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands The Ahoy
March 1, 2009
March 5, 2009 Regensburg Germany Donau Arena
March 6, 2009 Friedrichshafen Messe Friedrichshafen
March 8, 2009 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena
March 9, 2009 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
March 12, 2009 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena
March 14, 2009 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
March 17, 2009 Leipzig Arena Leipzig
March 18, 2009 Berlin O2 World
March 21, 2009 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
March 22, 2009 Zurich Hallenstadion
March 24, 2009 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
March 25, 2009 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
March 27, 2009 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
March 28, 2009 Nuremberg Nuremberg Arena
March 30, 2009 Cologne Lanxess Arena
April 1, 2009 Hamburg Color Line Arena
April 2, 2009
April 4, 2009 Hannover TUI Arena
April 6, 2009 Munich Olympiahalle
April 7, 2009
April 8, 2009 Dortmund Westfalenhalle
April 11, 2009 Glasgow United Kingdom Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
April 12, 2009
April 13, 2009 Aberdeen Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
April 16, 2009 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
April 17, 2009
April 19, 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2
April 20, 2009
April 22, 2009 Belfast United Kingdom Odyssey Arena
April 23, 2009
April 25, 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
April 26, 2009
April 28, 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
April 29, 2009 Liverpool Echo Arena
May 1, 2009 London The O2
May 2, 2009
May 4, 2009
Australia [8][9][10]
May 22, 2009 Perth Australia Burswood Dome
May 23, 2009
May 26, 2009 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
May 27, 2009
May 30, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
May 31, 2009
June 3, 2009 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
June 4, 2009
June 6, 2009 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
June 7, 2009
June 9, 2009
June 10, 2009
June 12, 2009 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
June 13, 2009
June 15, 2009
June 16, 2009
June 18, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
June 20, 2009
June 21, 2009
June 23, 2009
June 24, 2009
June 26, 2009 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
June 27, 2009
June 29, 2009
June 30, 2009
July 3, 2009 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
July 4, 2009
July 14, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
July 15, 2009
July 17, 2009 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
July 18, 2009
July 22, 2009 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
July 23, 2009
July 25, 2009
July 26, 2009
July 27, 2009
July 29, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
July 30, 2009
August 1, 2009
August 2, 2009
August 4, 2009 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
August 5, 2009
August 7, 2009 Perth Burswood Dome
August 8, 2009
August 10, 2009 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
August 11, 2009
August 13, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
August 14, 2009
August 16, 2009 Canberra AIS Arena
August 17, 2009
August 19, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
August 20, 2009
August 22, 2009 Wollongong WIN Entertainment Centre
August 23, 2009
August 25, 2009 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
August 26, 2009
August 28, 2009 Sydney Acer Arena
August 29, 2009
North America[8][9]
September 15, 2009 Seattle United States KeyArena
September 17, 2009 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
September 18, 2009 Los Angeles Staples Center
September 20, 2009 Glendale Jobing.com Arena
September 23, 2009 Dallas American Airlines Center
September 24, 2009 Houston Toyota Center
September 26, 2009 Rosemont Allstate Arena
September 28, 2009 Fairfax Patriot Center
September 30, 2009 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
October 2, 2009 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
October 3, 2009 Philadelphia Wachovia Center
October 5, 2009 New York City Madison Square Garden
Europe [8][9]
October 14, 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2
October 15, 2009
October 17, 2009 Belfast United Kingdom Odyssey Arena
October 18, 2009
October 20, 2009 Glasgow Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
October 21, 2009
October 23, 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
October 24, 2009
October 25, 2009
October 27, 2009 Liverpool Echo Arena
October 28, 2009 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
October 30, 2009 Birmingham National Indoor Arena
October 31, 2009
November 2, 2009 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
November 3, 2009 Nottingham Trent FM Arena Nottingham
November 5, 2009 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
November 7, 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen
November 9, 2009 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
November 10, 2009 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
November 12, 2009 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
November 19, 2009 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
November 20, 2009 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
November 22, 2009 Munich Olympiahalle
November 23, 2009 Freiburg Messe Freiburg
November 25, 2009 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
November 26, 2009 Erfurt Messe Erfurt
November 28, 2009 Düsseldorf ISS Dome
November 30, 2009 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena
December 2, 2009 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
December 3, 2009
December 5, 2009 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
December 6, 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands The Ahoy
December 8, 2009 London United Kingdom The O2
December 10, 2009
December 12, 2009 Bremen Germany AWD Dome
December 13, 2009 Dortmund Westfalenhalle
December 15, 2009 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
December 17, 2009 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
December 19, 2009 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
December 20, 2009 Hannover TUI Arena
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
  • July 20, 2009  Brisbane, Queensland  Brisbane Entertainment Center. This date rescheduled to July 27, 2009.
  • September 15, 2009  Seattle, Washington  WaMu Theater. The date was rescheduled to the KeyArena
  • November 15, 2009  Bremen, Germany  AWD Dome. This date was reschdueled to December 12, 2009.
  • November 17, 2010  Dortmund, Germany  Westfalenhalle. This date was rescheduled to December 13, 2009.
  • December 5, 2009  Rotterdam, Germany  The Ahoy. This date was rescheduled to December 6, 2009.
  • December 13, 2009  Manchester, United Kingdom  Manchester Evening News Arena. This date was rescheduled to October 25, 2009.

Box office score data

Venue Country Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Palais Nikaia Nice 8,134 / 8,500 (96%) $418,904[11]
Sportpaleis Antwerp 15,948 / 16,234 (98%) $768,137[12]
The Ahoy Rotterdam 30,916 / 30,916 (100%) $1,925,797[11][13]
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris 16,488 / 16,488 (100%) $912,420[11]
The O2 London 92,918/ 93,590 (99%) $4,740,905[14][15]
Burswood Dome Perth 70,613 / 73,044 (97%) $5,675,332[16]
Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide 52,471 / 55,470 (95%) $4,283,421[16]
Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 214,956 / 222,214 (96%) $17,234,669[16]
Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle 29,021 / 29,492 (98%) $2,372,605[16]
Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney 116,772 / 120,344 (97%) $9,538,321[16]
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane 136,114 / 142,800 (95%) $11,277,153[16]
AIS Arena Canberra 9,499 / 9,737(98%) $936,990[16]
WIN Entertainment Centre Wollongong 10,730 / 11,007(98%) $1,059,814[16]
Acer Arena Sydney 29,648 / 29,648 (100%) $3,066,820[17]
KeyArena Seattle 12,580 / 12,580 (100%) $369,858[18]
HP Pavilion at San Jose San Jose 13,058 / 13,058(100%) $512,092[18]
Staples Center Los Angeles 12,751 / 12,751(100%) $675,718[18]
Jobing.com Arena Glendale 14,039/ 14,039(100%) $495,086[18]
American Airlines Center Dallas 13,195 / 13,195(100%) $448,718[18]
Toyota Center Houston 8,563 / 8,563(100%) $393,197[18]
Allstate Arena Rosemont 14,472 / 14,472 (100%) $688,569[18]
Patriot Center Fairfax 6,565 / 6,565 (100%) $278,594[19]
Air Canada Centre Toronto 15,193 / 15,193 (100%) $878,461[19]
Wachovia Center Philadelphia 15,370 / 15,370 (100%) $674,862[19]
Madison Square Garden New York City 15,056 / 15,056 (100%) $909,149[19]
TOTAL 975,070 /1,000,326 (98%) $70,535,592

Reception

Commercial

Overall ticket sales are estimated to have surpassed nearly two million.[20] By July 2009, the tour grossed over $50 million dollars, ranking 8th highest grossing tour in the world.[21] By November 2009, the tour grossed over $100 million dollars, ranking as 5th highest grossing tour of 2009.[3]

Sales started on October 10, 2009 in the Netherlands. The February 28 show at The Ahoy was sold out as a second show was scheduled for the following night. A third night at the arena was announced for December 5, 2009 (although this date was later changed to December 6, 2009).[22] Additionally, the show at the [23]

In Australia, ticket sales were exceptionally high. In 2007 she broke the record of biggest female tour ever with 35 shows in Australia, grossing $41 million. In 2009, she broke her own record, with 58 shows surpassing John Farnham's "Whispering Jack Tour" with the most shows in Australia.[24] She performed 17 shows at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, breaking Farnham's record for most shows at the venue during one tour.[24] In Sydney, Pink performed 12 shows--of which 10 were performed at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. She performed for nearly 110,000 spectators (at this arena), making her the biggest live act in Sydney (surpassing Kylie Minogue with an attendance record of nearly 93,000 spectators).[25]

To congratulate Pink on eleven sold out concerts at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, the artist was given a public toilet located on the upper level of the arena, entitled "P!nk Ladies".[26]

Critical

The show received extremely positive reviews, with critics commenting it's theatricality and Pink's live singing.

  • “A Pink show is more than just a pop concert – it’s a major spectacle that you can’t take your eyes off. The show was simply mesmerising.” – Aberdeen Evening Express [27]
  • "Pink can rock it, that’s for sure. She has the anthems, the voice and the sass…4 stars” – The Glasgow Herald [27]
  • "She's no slouch as an aerial dare-devil, but here's one rock star at her most compelling when she has two feet planted squarely on the ground." - The Independent [28]
  • "Her singing was perfect, even when she was suspended mid-air, on her back and spinning rapidly on her harness." – Express & Star[29]

Broadcast and recordings

A DVD and live album of the tour was recorded at July 17 and July 18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The DVD includes both "It's All Your Fault" and "Ave Mary A". Pink: Live in Australia was released in Australia on October 14, 2009, two days before its planned release.[30] It was scheduled for release on October 2, 2009 but had to be pushed backed due to overwhelming demand.[31] The DVD was also released in The Netherlands on October 28, 2009 and in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2009. An alternate version of the DVD was released in the United States on October 27, 2009. This version, titled Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia, includes the tour DVD, but is also sold with a live CD of the same concert.

The concert was also aired on VH1 on January 1, 2010 as the premiere concert of their "Friday Night Alright" block.[32]

Personnel

  • Lead vocals, aerobatics, dancing, acoustic guitar, executive producer, creator - P!nk
  • Musical director, keyboards, vocals - Paul Mirkovich
  • Drums - Mark Schulman
  • Lead guitar - Justin Derrico
  • Bass guitar - Eva Gardner
  • Keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals - Kat Lucas
  • Violin, vocals - Jessy Greene
  • Vocals - Stacy Campbell
  • Vocals - Jenny Douglas-Foote
  • Dancing, choreography - Alison Faulk
  • Dancing, choreography - Leo Moctezuma
  • Dancing - Reina Hidalgo
  • Dancing - Nikki Tuazon
  • Dancing - Addie Yungmee
  • Aerialist - Sebastien Stella
  • Aerial choreography - Dreya Weber
  • Stage director, executive producer - Baz Halpin
  • Director - Larn Poland
  • Tour producer - Roger Davies (RDWM)
  • Tour manager - Nick R. Cua

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