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48-614: The Beautiful Trauma World Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer Pink , in support of her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma (2017) and her eighth studio album Hurts 2B Human (2019) for the 2019 shows. The tour began in Phoenix, Arizona , on March 1, 2018, at the Talking Stick Resort Arena , and concluded on November 2, 2019, in Austin, Texas , at the Circuit of

96-779: A new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled the 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. Lincoln Journal Star The Lincoln Journal Star

144-525: A throng of enthusiastic fans with her soaring vocals, catchy choruses and high-flying acrobatics." Another positive review was written by Jim Harrington from Mercury News , who attended the show in Oakland. He said that "the pop superstar basically hits the crowd with everything she's got, and then some, for roughly two hours. There's pyrotechnics, aerial stunts, dance routines, hit songs, catchy banter and, yes, one giant, inflatable Eminem." He also added that Pink

192-409: A ticket, sit in the back and take notes. That's how it should be done." Also L. Kent Wolgamott attended the same show and wrote another positive review for Journal Star , saying that "More than years ago, she delivered the best show in the first year of Pinnacle Bank Arena. On Tuesday night, she did it again with another singing/dancing/flying spectacle that [...] not only sets the bar for concerts, it

240-453: A tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In the largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on

288-477: Is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of the Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place

336-400: Is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to the collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However,

384-518: Is "[...] all about exceeding expectations, pleasing the fans and delivering an equally encompassing and entertaining concert experience. And she definitely achieves her mission with her latest road show." Mikael Wood, regarding the show that took place in Anaheim, wrote a positive review for Los Angeles Times . In particular, he praised Pink's choice about the setlist: "yet for all Pink's razzle-dazzle — and let me be clear in saying that this new aerial stunt

432-443: Is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of the tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time

480-439: Is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and the fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced

528-437: Is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on a concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour

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576-699: Is an American daily newspaper that serves Lincoln, Nebraska , the state capital and home of the University of Nebraska . It is the most widely read newspaper in Lincoln and has the second-largest circulation in Nebraska (after the Omaha World-Herald ). The paper also operates a commercial printing unit. The Lincoln Journal Star is the result of a 1995 merger between the city's two historic longtime daily newspapers. The Lincoln Star , established in 1902 / 1905,

624-522: Is not just a singer-song writer – she's also a dancer, trapeze artist and comedian." The first show in Brisbane was reviewed by Daniel Johnson of Courier-Mail , who stated that "with an eight-piece backing band and ten dancers, and several set changes, the Beautiful Trauma tour is a musical, visual and theatrical extravaganza that redefines what can be done with an arena pop show." Another positive review

672-465: Is the bar." He also praised Pink's stage presence: "When she wasn't flying around, Pink was in constant motion on the stage, joining her 10 dancers in tightly choreographed routines, slapping hands with audience members and basking in the spotlights." Kirstine Walton of National Rock Review reviewed the first show in Chicago, stating that "Each time you see P!nk you wonder what new elements she can bring to

720-600: The 1930s , caused publisher / owner Gooch to sell the publication to the Lee Group of Davenport, Iowa , now known as the newspaper / media syndicate of Lee Enterprises , for $ 1,000,000 (one million dollars) in 1930. As the Great Depression wore on and deepened, financial circumstances forced the Seacrests and the Lee Group to buy minority interest shares in each other's companies in 1931 to stay afloat financially. However,

768-569: The Journal upon their father's later five years later death in 1942. However, financial realities forced greater cooperation between the Journal and Star on the business / printing and circulation side. So in 1950, the State Journal Printing Company and Star Printing Company merged into the joint Journal-Star Printing Company. Despite being printed by the same company and sharing offices and printing presses / production facilities,

816-624: The Nebraska Commonwealth became its first newspaper. In 1869, two years after moving the Commonwealth to Lincoln, Gere changed the name of the publication to the Nebraska State Journal . The following year, the newspaper adopted a more frequent publication schedule and become a daily . As his publication grew, Gere later retired from practicing law to take a more active part of his newspaper publishing work. Having served in

864-640: The state of Kansas as the 35th in 1861. On September 7, 1867, Charles Henry Gere founded the Nebraska Commonwealth . A member of the prominent Gere family, Gere was a New York state native and American Civil War (1861-1865) veteran of the United States Army / Union Army . As an attorney-at-law who had studied law in Baltimore , Gere quickly became an important figure in Nebraska , serving as

912-476: The Americas . It became the second-highest-grossing tour of all time by a female solo artist , the highest-grossing tour of the 2010s by a female artist, and the tenth-highest-grossing tour of all time, earning $ 397.3 million and selling over 3 million tickets. After the end of the successful The Truth About Love Tour (which was the third best-selling tour of 2013 with $ 147.9 million in ticket revenue) and

960-741: The European leg of the tour. Along with the rescheduled dates, Pink announced a concert in Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum . Ed Masley from The Arizona Republic , who was at the first show of the tour which took place in Phoenix, wrote that "the whole thing was brilliantly staged, with bright colors, interpretive dancing and plenty of high-flying spectacle. If for some reason, you believe you've seen another artist put more time and effort into doing acrobatics high above

1008-611: The North American part of the tour grossed $ 95,657,338 with an attendance of 691,247 over the first 46 dates of the tour. Pink was the top earning artist for March 2019, grossing $ 30,082,031 with 207,979 attendees from 15 shows in her second leg of North America. This set list is from the March 9, 2018, concert in Chicago. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of

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1056-433: The catwalk floor to take selfies, acknowledging signs and accepting a gift for her 16-month-old son, Jameson [...] Pink has all the right moves. She's genuine, she's entertaining, she's a fantastic singer. And she's already the front-runner for the best concert of 2018." Matthew Keever wrote a positive review for Houston Press about the show which took place on April 27, stating that "For nearly two hours, P!NK entertained

1104-601: The crowd, you may just be thinking of Cirque du Soleil ." Jimmie Tramel of Tulsa World reviewed positively the concert on March 5, 2018, in Tulsa. He said "Wow. That's really the only word necessary to describe Pink's concert Monday night at the BOK Center." Omaha World-Herald staff writer Kevin Coffey attended and reviewed the concert in Lincoln, stating that Pink has "set the bar very, very high" and that "her contemporaries should buy

1152-481: The editorial tone and columns of the Lincoln paper. In one editorial in 1890, Gere famously likened the Farmer's Alliance and its associated Democratic Party and future presidential candidate and longtime national standard-bearer William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) of Lincoln, Nebraska himself, and their allied political offices candidates to "a herd of hogs", criticizing the opposition party of Democrats for disrupting

1200-475: The first election Nebraska governor's administration, the state's organizing constitutional convention, the old upper legislative chamber of the State Senate , the education commission, the committee on railroads, and the University of Nebraska Board of Regents , all were part of publisher / editor Gere's long history of involvement in local politics, civic, and educational affairs with strongly-held views impacted

1248-768: The lead single " What About Us " was released. On October 4, 2017, Pink announced she would release an Apple Music documentary about the recording of her anticipated seventh studio album Beautiful Trauma , later released on October 13. The following day, she announced the tour, revealing tour dates in North America. Originally, the singer has planned to play 40 shows, but due to high demand, second dates in Chicago, Toronto, New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Houston, Dallas and Oakland were later added. On October 9, 2017, she announced 17 dates in Australia and New Zealand. However, due to overwhelming demand, new shows were added, bringing

1296-811: The local Republican Party of Nebraska's political efforts in the state . In 1897, J.C. Seacrest, a former reporter for the Nebraska State Journal , purchased the Lincoln Evening News , which was published by the State Journal as an evening edition. By 1922, Seacrest had changed the name of the Lincoln Evening News to the Lincoln Evening Journal and become the majority owner of the State Journal Company. Seacrest merged

1344-434: The local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in

1392-449: The performance, but each time she raises the bar yet again. Not only does she make the entire performance appear to be effortless, she truly looks like she is having the time of her life on the stage." She also noticed the connection between Pink and her tour crew, adding that "the respect and camaraderie for her band and dancers is clearly evident throughout, taking the time to name everyone individually, providing each of them their moment in

1440-890: The previous dates on this tour. Second dates were added in Cologne, Munich and Glasgow, due to high demand; additional dates in Oslo, Horsens, Gelsenkirchen and The Hague were later announced. She announced a show in Rio de Janeiro, as part of 2019 Rock in Rio festival; this concert marked her first performance in South America. On April 18, 2019, Pink announced a performance at the 2019 Formula One United States Grand Prix Concert Series in Austin. She later announced that she had to reschedule her May 2019 Toronto shows due to illness. The new dates took place in August after

1488-407: The private secretary of the former Nebraska Territory (1854-1867), and the new state's first elected Governor of Nebraska . Gere spearheaded numerous local issues, specifically favoring the idea that all state government functions should be housed in one city as opposed to scattering them across the state. As such, Gere became an important voice in the nascent state capital town of Lincoln , and

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1536-550: The publications maintained competing news teams and ran separate stories, plus independent editorial staffs. In 1971, Joe W. Seacrest chose his son Joe R. Seacrest and his nephew Mark Seacrest to run the Journal . By 1990, the two papers in Lincoln began running combined thicker editions on Sunday/weekends and major holidays editions. By 1995, it was obvious that the state capital town of Lincoln could no longer support two separate independent newspapers financially or in face of declining circulation. That March, Lee Enterprises bought

1584-540: The release of the album rose ave. with Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green under the name You+Me , Pink took a break. However, during this time, she released some songs, including " Today's the Day " on September 10, 2015, used as a theme song for season 13 of The Ellen DeGeneres Show and " Just like Fire " on April 15, 2016, for the soundtrack to the 2016 film Alice Through the Looking Glass . On August 10, 2017,

1632-467: The right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited the United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to

1680-499: The show in Boston on April 9, Marc Hirsh from Boston Globe , about Pink's performances, stated that "None of this is new, of course. But the fact remains that no other pop star is even attempting this sort of thing, so to watch Pink do it and keep singing remains as astonishing as when she first added literal acrobatics without a harness or net to her arsenal years ago." The concert in Atlanta

1728-525: The spotlight in turn." The second show at Madison Square Garden in New York City was reviewed positively by Bobby Olivier of NJ.com , who defined the Beautiful Trauma World tour "the tour to beat in 2018". He also wrote that Pink is "a terrific live vocalist with a list of radio hits so long that she cannot fit them all into a single set while still giving space to songs from a new album." After

1776-476: The total number to 42 shows in Oceania. On May 3, 2018, after incredible success and demand, Pink announced a second North American leg starting in 2019, including rescheduled shows for Detroit and Montreal, following previous postponements, due to illness. On October 16, 2018, Pink revealed the European dates, which were scheduled between June and August 2019. These shows took place in stadiums instead of arenas like

1824-494: The touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires a lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring

1872-549: The two publications remained independent in New, features and editorial pages, and controlled their own content. Because the two papers had held minority stakes in each other since 1931, in 1937, J.C. Seacrest created a trust which ensured that the Journal would remain in the possession of the Seacrest family throughout the lifetimes of himself and his sons, Joe W. and Fred S. Seacrest, and their subsequent children. Joe W. and Fred inherited

1920-529: The two publications to create the Lincoln Evening Journal & Nebraska State Journal . In 1902, Lincoln gas and electric power utilities tycoon and millionaire D.E. Thompson established the Lincoln Daily Star. Eight years later in 1910, Thompson sold the Daily Star to local grain operator Herbert E. Gooch. Two decades later, the economic / financial and industrial businesses Great Depression of

1968-577: The venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from the respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024)

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2016-450: The whole crowd feel like family, bringing us together in a perfect, Pink way." The first official boxscore from the tour was published on March 14, 2018, denoting superior numbers to The Truth About Love Tour . The show in Wichita at Intrust Bank Arena grossed $ 1,647,788 with 11,894 attendees, numbers superior to any single concert revenue of her previous tours in the country. The first leg of

2064-495: Was Lincoln's longtime morning newspaper while the Lincoln Journal was distributed in the afternoon / evenings. The Journal was itself the conglomeration over the decades of several previous Lincoln daily newspapers, dating back to 1867 and they beginnings of the change of Nebraska from the old Nebraska Territory (1854-1867) to the 37th state admitted to the federal Union on March 1, 1867, following its southern neighbor of

2112-831: Was defined "unmatched". Lisa O'Donnell wrote a positive review for Extra for the show in Dublin, who called "The spectacle is over-the-top in every possible way — circus aerial stunts and glitter explosions feature throughout the two-hour show." Sophie Williams from The Guardian rated the Cardiff show five out of five stars, stating "Pink condenses a tour's worth of energy, showmanship and stage production into one show, flexing her athleticism while singing live, on-key and with sublime verve." Elle May Rice from Liverpool Echo reviewed for Liverpool saying "Pink definitely has it all, balancing – literally – her incredible vocals, frequent costume changes, and daring acrobatics routines seamlessly...She made

2160-416: Was made by Bridget Jones for Stuff.co.nz : "up, down, front, back, left and right, Pink was everywhere, doing everything. Every move, every comment, and every song her fans wanted to hear – she performed about 20 of them throughout the spectacular performance – she took the audience on a wee journey from her early days as the bad girl of pop [...] through to her more recent hits." In addition, Pink's charisma

2208-430: Was reviewed positively by Melissa Ruggieri from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , who defined it "nearly two hours of unabashed fun." She also praised Pink as a person as well as an entertainer: "The fact that Pink does it all with a sly smile and potent, husky vocals is a tribute to her stamina, dedication and obvious joy at being onstage. She's also a down-to-earth presence to her fans, spending plenty of time laying on

2256-566: Was reviewed positively by Ross McRae, who defined Pink's tour "her best yet", due to "the perfect mix of choreography, visuals, aerial acrobatics, pyrotechnics, novelty, sass and yes, that soaring voice that rises above any notion that she is just a robot on autopilot." Aziz Al-Sa'afin from Newshub attended one of the shows in Sydney and ended his review stating that "when it was over, I wanted more. I could have happily sat through another two hours of what I had just experienced." He also wrote that "P!nk

2304-415: Was truly astounding — the primary effect of Friday's production wasn't practical or technological but emotional. You left the gig feeling as if you had been spoken to from the heart, which in a room as big as this one might be the more impressive feat. [...] her hit singles from the last two decades put across an idea of timelessness; she's still taking a broadly universal approach." The first show in Oceania

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