‘I’m coming up, so you’d better get the party started,” sings Pink, appearing high above the stage beneath a pair of giant lips and teeth. Then the trained gymnast somersaults on a bungee trapeze and bounces up to be held by dancers on yet more trapezes, to sing while hanging upside down. Further eye-popping acrobatics follow before she lands perfectly on the stage.
Such grand entrances are part of the reason why Pink – AKA Pennsylvania-born 43-year-old Alecia Moore – has become one of the biggest-selling pop stars in the world, but it’s not just about dazzling showmanship. Her music encompasses rock, pop, dance and at one point here a sort of highly percussive country hoedown. Her lyrics tackle relatable themes such as loneliness, childhood trauma, self-image, drugs, nostalgia and empowerment with feeling, while the bombastic but reassuring choruses make them perfect to fill vast spaces such as this one.
