★★★★ There were acrobatics and a and a non-stop volley of hits, but it’s Pink’s flesh-and-blood authenticity that fans respond to
There were acrobatics and a and a non-stop volley of hits, but it’s Pink’s flesh-and-blood authenticity that fans respond toFour cranes are holding up zip wires high over Hyde Park, which can only mean one thing:
, and she fully intends to fly. The Philadelphia-born singer is known for incorporating daredevil aerial stunts into her live shows, a feat of technical as well as athletic dexterity that sets her apart., a genre-hopping melange of pop hooks and soul-baring lyrics, Pink is a bigger live draw than ever.
The show opens with Pink emerging from a giant pair of lips hanging over the stage. She bolts down to ground level on a bungee rope, tossing in a few acrobatic somersaults for good measure, then launches into theFrom a less accomplished performer, the circus tricks could feel gimmicky, but Pink’s gymnastic ability and nerves of steel are hardly her only attributes.
Pink, whose real name is Alecia Moore Hart, also has great patter. When a couple in the crowd decide to get engaged mid-concert, Pink quips that ”it’s just the first 20 years [of marriage] that are the hardest”. However, given that she is such a consummate entertainer, it’s strange that her pacing is slightly off tonight. Because she begins with a non-stop volley of hits – from the angsty anthem “Just Like a Pill” to tender ballad “Try”, – the set’s third quarter, which is filled with more intimate and generally less familiar tracks, feels a tad anticlimactic.
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