Pink at the O2 – 1st May
Posted: Tue 5 May, 2009 Filed under: Music, Reviews(ish) 3 Comments »I’ve seen Pink in concert before – but it was many moons ago, back at the Manchester Apollo. In fact, having checked back, it was pre-D4D that I went, which gives a fine range on how long ago it was.
Anyway, at that point it was small venue and her first tour in the UK. She was fantastic then, but the stage was pretty minimal.
What a contrast to this tour. The Funhouse tour is – to say the least – spectacular, and a world away from that first tour. Right from the start, as Pink comes out of a magic box, you know it’s going to be something special.
I won’t give away the surprises in the show – suffice it say there’s a couple of superb covers of tracks I honestly never thought I’d say that about – but it’s a spectacular in every sense of the word. The really impressive part is where Pink also goes up on a trapeze – while singing “Sober” – and does so perfectly, even while doing the drops etc. It’s a truly impressive sight.
In fact, the entire show is stunning, from the lights to the multi-video-screen backdrop, the runway out into the audience, the trapeze and ropework, the entire stage set – it’s just stunning.
Well worth going to see if you get the chance.
Are you sure that she doesn’t lip-synch? I’m always wary of singers who dance, trapeze etc etc. By the way – fairly certain that Dylan sings live!
I’m pretty sure she didn’t lip-sync – although it would be hard to tell from where we sat.
But you could hear her breathing when she did the final bit of the song – silent other then the noise of breathing – so *shrug*.
She is quite obviously superbly fit, though. But no, I just don’t know for sure one way or the other.
Saw her myself in Manc a couple of years (or so) ago now – very impressive show. Would also say that she was most certainly singing live whilst up on the trapeze back then.