The Truth About Love Tour
| World tour by Pink | |
| File:Truth About Love Tour.jpg | |
| Associated album | The Truth About Love |
|---|---|
| Start date | February 13, 2013 |
| End date | December 14, 2013 |
| Legs | 4 |
| No. of shows | 42 in Australia 31 in Europe 61 in North America 134 total |
| Website | Tour website |
| Pink concert chronology | |
The Truth About Love Tour is the sixth concert tour by American recording artist Pink. Supporting her sixth studio album The Truth About Love (2012), the tour will play over 130 shows in North America, Europe and Australia. Over 320,000 tickets for the Australian leg were sold in a few hours of release.[1] Sponsored by CoverGirl,[2] the tour is expected to continue into 2014.[3]
Opening acts
- The Hives (North America shows, except Charlotte, Philadelphia and St. Paul)[4]
- City and Colour (Charlotte, Philadelphia and St. Paul)[4]
- Walk The Moon (European Leg, first part including London) [5]
- Churchill (European Leg, second part including London and after) [6]
Set list
The following set list is representative of the show on February 16, 2013. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[7]
- "Raise Your Glass"
- "Walk of Shame"
- "Just Like a Pill"
- "U + Ur Hand"
- "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)"
- "Try"
- "Wicked Game"
- "Just Give Me a Reason"
- "Trouble"
- "Are We All We Are"
- "How Come You're Not Here"
- "Sober"
- "Family Portrait"
- "Who Knew"
- "Fuckin' Perfect"
- "Most Girls" / "There You Go" / "You Make Me Sick"
- "Slut Like You"
- "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)"
Encore
Critical response
The Truth About Love Tour has received overwhelming critical acclaim. Jason Bracelin from the Las Vegas Review-Journal calls P!nk a "party girl with a heart of gold",[8] while Jim Harrington from Mercury News says P!nk "is the new gold standard", adding that "you definitely don't walk away from a Pink show shrugging your shoulders and muttering 'meh.' It's far more likely that fans practically skip out of the building, feeling extremely satisfied with the experience and determined to tell others to 'go see Pink next time she's in town' [...] Honesty is, as they say, the best policy. And, after watching the Truth About Love Tour, I can honestly say that few, if any, performers deliver better pop spectacles than Pink." [9]
August Brown of Los Angeles Times opined that Pink is "perhaps the most gifted and imaginative physical performer in pop right now." He believes P!nk's set serves as a reminder that "her best asset in performing – more than her aerialist talents or Joplin-esque power-rasp voice, is her self-awareness."[10] Steve Appleford from Rolling Stone, who was also at the L.A. show, described the vaudeville as a "grown-up, sophisticated show, and Pink was relaxed and chatty between songs." He went on to praise the singer, adding that "by the time Pink was soaring gracefully through the air on cables stretched across the arena to perform "So What," the singer had demonstrated an epic workout of vocals, stagecraft and stunt-work without missing a note. The night’s best special effect was Pink herself."[11]
Crig Rosen from The Hollywood Reporter sums up the show, saying: "P!nk launches back to the top of pop with acrobatic stunts and killer vocals."[12] After the Houston show, Jane Howze from Culture Map Houston gave a positive review, believing that The Truth About Love show is poised to be 2013's concert of the year. She adds: "I have always said that Chris Martin, frontman of Coldplay is the hardest working entertainer around, but I’m reconsidering, and now I’m giving Pink the nod. A Pink concert is a little like a Cirque du Soleil performance. There is so much happening on stage—the songs, the dancing and of course the acrobatics—it is a feast for the senses."[13]
Giving a rave review, Sean Daly of Times Pop Music Critic, says P!nk has proven "there are no longer any viable excuses for a performer to ever lip-synch again. If this 33-year-old mommy could soulfully belt out opening hit Raise Your Glass while boing-boing-ing rafter-high via bungee ropes, the Britneys and Beyonces of the Top 40 realm can't claim dance moves or chilly climes as decent reasons to switch off the mike."[14]
Of her Palace of Auburn Hills show, Adam Graham of The Detroit News says: "Tuesday's concert was Pink's first area headlining show since 2002, and she's now entered a master class of pop spectacle providers. She displayed the physicality of Madonna in the way she lead her troupe of dancers, and the production was on par with that of any big name pop act." He also opines that P!nk's skills are more impressive than Beyonce's, who had earlier performed at the Super Bowl.[15]
Shows
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Gross revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America[16][17][18][19] | |||||
| February 13, 2013 | Phoenix | United States | US Airways Center | — | — |
| February 15, 2013 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center | — | — | |
| February 16, 2013 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 15,562 / 15,562 | $1,140,275 | |
| February 18, 2013 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | — | — | |
| February 21, 2013 | Houston | Toyota Center | — | — | |
| February 22, 2013 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | — | — | |
| February 24, 2013 | Orlando | Amway Center | 13,414 / 13,414 | $965,525 | |
| February 25, 2013 | Sunrise | BB&T Center | — | — | |
| February 27, 2013 | Tampa | Tampa Bay Times Forum | — | — | |
| March 1, 2013 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 14,475 / 14,475 | $990,929 | |
| March 2, 2013 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,742 / 14,742 | $1,014,329 | |
| March 5, 2013 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | — | — | |
| March 6, 2013 | Columbus | Value City Arena | — | — | |
| March 8, 2013 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | — | — | |
| March 9, 2013 | Chicago | United Center | — | — | |
| March 11, 2013 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | — | — |
| March 12, 2013 | Montreal | Bell Centre | — | — | |
| March 14, 2013 | Washington, D.C. | United States | Verizon Center | — | — |
| March 16, 2013 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | — | — | |
| March 17, 2013 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | — | — | |
| March 19, 2013 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | — | — | |
| March 22, 2013 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | — | — | |
| March 23, 2013 | East Rutherford | Izod Center | — | — | |
| March 25, 2013 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | — | — | |
| March 27, 2013 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 5,789 / 5,789 | $604,851 | |
| March 28, 2013 | Boston | TD Garden | — | — | |
| Europe[20] | |||||
| April 12, 2013 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 Dublin | — | — |
| April 14, 2013 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena | — | — |
| April 15, 2013 | |||||
| April 17, 2013 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | — | — |
| April 19, 2013 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | — | — |
| April 21, 2013 | Birmingham | England | LG Arena | — | — |
| April 22, 2013 | |||||
| April 24, 2013 | London | The O2 Arena | — | — | |
| April 25, 2013 | |||||
| April 27, 2013 | |||||
| April 28, 2013 | |||||
| April 30, 2013 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | — | — |
| May 1, 2013 | Hamburg | Germany | O2 World Hamburg | — | — |
| May 3, 2013 | Berlin | O2 World Berlin | — | — | |
| May 4, 2013 | Hannover | TUI Arena | — | — | |
| May 6, 2013 | Dusseldorf | ISS Dome | — | — | |
| May 7, 2013 | Frankfurt | Festhalle Frankfurt | — | — | |
| May 9, 2013 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | — | — |
| May 10, 2013 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | — | — |
| May 12, 2013 | Leipzig | Germany | Arena Leipzig | — | — |
| May 13, 2013 | Dortmund | Westfalenhalle | — | — | |
| May 15, 2013 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | — | — | |
| May 16, 2013 | Mannheim | SAP Arena | — | — | |
| May 18, 2013 | Munich | Olympiahalle | — | — | |
| May 19, 2013 | |||||
| May 21, 2013 | Zurich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | — | — |
| May 22, 2013 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | — | — |
| May 25, 2013 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | — | — |
| May 26, 2013 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe | — | — |
| May 28, 2013 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena | — | — |
| May 30, 2013 | Herning | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen | — | — |
| Australia[21][22] | |||||
| June 25, 2013 | Perth | Australia | Perth Arena | — | — |
| June 26, 2013 | |||||
| June 28, 2013 | |||||
| June 29, 2013 | |||||
| July 1, 2013 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| July 2, 2013 | |||||
| July 4, 2013 | |||||
| July 5, 2013 | |||||
| July 7, 2013 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | — | — | |
| July 8, 2013 | |||||
| July 10, 2013 | |||||
| July 11, 2013 | |||||
| July 13, 2013 | |||||
| July 14, 2013 | |||||
| July 16, 2013 | |||||
| July 17, 2013 | |||||
| July 19, 2013 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| July 20, 2013 | |||||
| July 22, 2013 | |||||
| July 23, 2013 | |||||
| July 30, 2013 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| July 31, 2013 | |||||
| August 2, 2013 | |||||
| August 3, 2013 | |||||
| August 6, 2013 | |||||
| August 7, 2013 | |||||
| August 9, 2013 | |||||
| August 10, 2013 | |||||
| August 13, 2013 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | — | — | |
| August 14, 2013 | |||||
| August 16, 2013 | |||||
| August 17, 2013 | |||||
| August 19, 2013 | |||||
| August 20, 2013 | |||||
| August 22, 2013 | |||||
| August 23, 2013 | |||||
| August 27, 2013 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | — | — | |
| August 29, 2013 | |||||
| August 30, 2013 | |||||
| September 2, 2013 | Sydney | Allphones Arena | — | — | |
| September 4, 2013 | |||||
| September 5, 2013 | |||||
| North America[17][23] | |||||
| October 10, 2013 | Oakland | United States | Oracle Arena | — | — |
| October 12, 2013 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | — | — | |
| October 15, 2013 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | — | — | |
| October 17, 2013 | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena | — | — | |
| October 18, 2013 | Denver | Pepsi Center | — | — | |
| October 20, 2013 | Seattle | Key Arena | — | — | |
| October 21, 2013 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | — | — |
| October 23, 2013 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | — | — | |
| October 24, 2013 | Saskatoon | Credit Union Centre | — | — | |
| October 26, 2013 | Winnipeg | MTS Centre | — | — | |
| October 27, 2013 | Fargo | United States | Fargodome | — | — |
| November 2, 2013 | Minneapolis | Target Center | — | — | |
| November 3, 2013 | Milwaukee | BMO Harris Bradley Center | — | — | |
| November 5, 2013 | Chicago | United Center | — | — | |
| November 6, 2013 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | — | — | |
| November 8, 2013 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | — | — | |
| November 9, 2013 | Lincoln | Pinnacle Bank Arena | — | — | |
| November 11, 2013 | St. Louis | Scottrade Center | — | — | |
| November 12, 2013 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | — | — | |
| November 14, 2013 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | — | — | |
| November 16, 2013 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | — | — | |
| November 17, 2013 | North Little Rock | Verizon Arena | — | — | |
| November 20, 2013 | Rosemont | Allstate Arena | — | — | |
| November 21, 2013 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | — | — | |
| November 23, 2013 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | — | — | |
| November 24, 2013 | Washington D.C. | Verizon Center | — | — | |
| November 30, 2013 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | — | — |
| December 2, 2013 | |||||
| December 3, 2013 | Montreal | Bell Centre | — | — | |
| December 5, 2013 | Boston | United States | TD Garden | — | — |
| December 6, 2013 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | — | — | |
| December 8, 2013 | New York City | Barclays Center | — | — | |
| December 11, 2013 | Newark | Prudential Center | — | — | |
| December 13, 2013 | Birmingham | BJCC Arena | — | — | |
| December 14, 2013 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | — | — | |
References
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- ^ (Press release). PR Newswire. November 12, 2012 http://www.freezepage.com/1362110283VBWUWDPABH. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
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- ^ Bracelin, Jason. "PINK: A party girl with a heart of gold". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ Harrington, Jim. "Review: Pink is pure gold in San Jose". Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ Brown, August. "Review: Pink soars at Staples Center". The L.A. Times Music Blog. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ Appleford, Steve. "Pink Dazzles Staples Center Crowd With Stagecraft and Attitude Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pink-dazzles-staples-center-crowd-with-stagecraft-and-attitude-20130217#ixzz2MxrsCq2k Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook". Rolling Stones. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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- ^ Howze, Jane. "Concert of the Year? Pink gets a gold star for dazzling show: She sings, she soars, she sparkles!". Culture Map Houston. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ Daly, Sean. "http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/pink-thrills-tampa-bay-forum-crowd-with-daring-in-the-air-swagger-on-the/1276889". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Graham, Adam. "Pink in rare air with over-the-top performance at Palace From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130306/ENT04/303060374#ixzz2My0Rd7LA". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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- ^ European tour dates:
- "Pink Announces Truth About Love European Tour" (Press release). RTTNews. September 24, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- "Extra Dates Added To The Truth About Love Tour". Pink's Page – Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- "Pink – Concert Schedule 2013 (Page 1)". Pollstar. February 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ "P!nk Adds Six More Shows To Her 2013 Australian Tour – Is She Moving Here?". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment, Pty Ltd. October 25, 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ 3 weeks ago. "Pink Releases Extra Tickets For Australian Tour 2013 – ARIA Music News". Ariacharts.com.au. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pink announces 3rd Toronto show | CityNews". Citynews.ca. November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
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