Pink kicked off the North American leg of her Summer Carnival tour on August 10th to upwards of 50,000 fans at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. She had initially announced her Summer Carnival tour in 2022, and to the ecstatic delight of all St. Louisans, she extended her tour into 2024 and included Missouri on the list.
Ask anybody who has been to one of Pink’s concerts and you’ll know that her shows are always worth seeing. The energy, the songs you know and love, the incredible acrobatics, the pyrotechnics, and the dancers all add up to an unforgettable performance that you’ll be unable to look away from. But it’s not entirely a showy circus – Pink finds the perfect balance of awe-inspiring feats and personal connection during more toned-down songs, leaving you with no doubts about her prowess as a vocalist, athlete, and performer while being a genuinely uplifting human.
Pink opened her show with aerial acrobatic stunts while singing “Get the Party Started,” which, of course, did get the two hour long party going with lots of excitement and dancing. Every song that followed was one that everybody knew the words to, and even if you didn’t listen to much of Pink’s extensive discography prior to the show, you were still guaranteed a great time as she played hit after hit after hit.
One of the sweetest aspects of the show was seeing how much of a family everybody involved with the tour is. Pink would joke with and tease the musicians and crew, and the lighthearted banter added to the overall positivity and warmth that emanated from the stage and filled the arena. Other touching moments included when Pink covered Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” and couples kissed to cheers when they saw themselves on the stage screens, as well as when Pink told us she had her niece and nephew in the crowd before she sang the emotional song “When I Get There” honoring her late father.
At the end of the night, Pink made her way around the dome via the flying contraption that launched her around the massive space, allowing fans up in the upper terraces to see her up close as she sang and waved and flipped before returning smoothly to the ground and waving goodbye.
Pink will continue her tour through the next few months with a variety of acts, including Sheryl Crow and The Script who both played in St. Louis ahead of Pink (coverage still to come.) Take a look through more photos of the night and relive the excitement!
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