ANZ records tumble for P!nk’s Summer Carnival Tour
P!nk’s Summer Carnival Tour is poised to break the record for the most stadium concerts by any artist touring Australia and New Zealand.
The American singer launches the Live Nation-produced run, which will stop in 10 cities for 20 shows across 44 days, with two nights at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium this weekend (9-10 February).
Summer Carnival is already the biggest selling AU/NZ tour ever for a female artist and is set to place her among the top three biggest selling artists ever in the region, with close to one million fans expected to attend her dates in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Townsville, Dunedin and Auckland.
“I said it was going really well but ‘I’ve got a challenge for you. Ed Sheeran did 18 concerts on his last stadium tour, and if you do add one more city, you’ll break his record,’” Live Nation Australasia chair Michael Coppel tells the Daily Telegraph. “She said ‘Let’s do it!’
“At this point we are over 850,000 tickets and she will sell 900,000 before we’re done, which will probably make it the second biggest tour ever in Australia [trailing only Sheeran in terms of ticket sales]. It will be the biggest ever tour by a female artist.”
The imminent tour will also see P!nk reach the milestone of more than three million tickets sold across her career in Australia and New Zealand – comfortably the highest number of tickets sold in those countries by any artist.
“One of the reasons Australians loves P!nk is she has put the time into coming here for more than 20 years,” says Coppel, who recalls the star’s first visit to the region in 2004.
“She sparked something with Australia because she is who she is, and the albums got bigger and bigger, and the tours got bigger and bigger”
“That first tour was a real struggle,” he explains. “She didn’t have an audience here yet, we sold 25,000 tickets over six shows, and we lost a lot of money as the promoter. But then she sparked something with Australia because she is who she is, and the albums got bigger and bigger, and the tours got bigger and bigger.”
Joining P!nk as special guest on the tour will be multi-platinum award-winning Australian singer and songwriter, Tones And I.
“P!nk was really keen on having Tones open because she wants to be empowering of female artists,” adds Coppel. “You’ve seen in America she had Pat Benatar and her good friend Brandi Carlile play.”
The blockbuster trek is also returning to Europe between 11 June and 25 July, before returning to North America. P!nk also recently announced a second outing in North America for 2024, dubbed P!nk Live.
IPM will also delve behind the scenes for the Inside P!nk’s Summer Carnival session on 29 February at this year’s ILMC. Key individuals from the production and team will walk through the tour to discuss just how it came together, the key challenges it has faced, and how the production has delivered such monumental impact.
Confirmed for the panel are Okan Tombulca of eps, alongside Marshall Arts’ Barrie Marshall and Craig Stanley, while production manager Malcom Weldon – the recipient of this year’s IQ Gaffer Award – will join the discussion from on tour in Australia.
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P!nk extends Summer Carnival after 3m ticket sales
P!nk has further extended her Summer Carnival Tour after selling more than three million tickets for the stadium run so far.
Produced by Live Nation, the tour returns to North American stadiums for a 17-date outing, kicking off on 10 August at The Dome at America’s Center in St Louis and wrapping up in Miami’s LoanDepot park on 23 November.
It will feature special guest Sheryl Crow, along with The Script and KidCutUp, as support across all dates.
The tour has already grossed $350 million (€324m) across dates in Europe, the UK, North America, and forthcoming Australia, and New Zealand shows.
The trek launched in Bolton, UK, in June this year and went on to gross $125m and sell one million tickets on the European leg. Stops included two concerts at BST Hyde Park in London, two at La Défense Arena (cap. 40,000) in France and two at Olympiastadion (74,475) in Germany.
European promoters involved in promoting the tour include Marshall Arts, AEG Presents/BST Hyde Park, Paris La Defense Arena, Live Nation/Werchter Boutique, Mojo, Peter Reiger Konzertagentur, Barracuda Music and Live Nation Poland.
P!nk led Billboard‘s monthly Top Tour chart for October after grossing $51.2m from 10 US shows and 271,000 ticket sales, split between two separate tours.
The 44-year-old singer played four Summer Carnival stadium concerts before heading indoors to arenas for the Trustfall Tour, making her the first artist to head the list via multiple tours. The Summer Carnival gigs generated $30.9m and sold 190,000 tickets, while the six Trustfall shows earned $20.2m from 81,100 tickets.
P!nk’s 2024 North American Summer Carnival Tour will stop at:
Sat Aug 10 | St. Louis, MO | The Dome at America’s Center
Wed Aug 14 | Toronto, ON | Rogers Centre
Sun Aug 18 | Philadelphia, PA | Lincoln Financial Field
Wed Aug 21 | Foxborough, MA | Gillette Stadium
Sat Aug 24 | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field
Wed Aug 28 | Missoula, MT | Washington Grizzly Stadium
Sat Aug 31 | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium
Wed Sep 11 | San Diego, CA | Petco Park
Fri Sep 13 | Las Vegas, NV | Allegiant Stadium
Sun Sep 15 | Los Angeles, CA | Dodger Stadium
Tue Oct 01 | Hershey, PA | Hersheypark Stadium
Thu Oct 03 | East Rutherford, NJ | MetLife Stadium
Sun Oct 06 | Syracuse, NY | JMA Wireless Dome
Sat Oct 12 | Indianapolis, IN | Lucas Oil Stadium
Wed Nov 06 | Arlington, TX | Globe Life Field* ^
Mon Nov 18 | Orlando, FL | Camping World Stadium^
Sat Nov 23 | Miami, FL | loanDepot park
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P!nk grosses $350m with Summer Carnival Tour
P!nk has grossed US$350 million and sold nearly three million tickets on her blockbuster Summer Carnival Stadium Tour.
The outing, which is still underway, spans 64 dates in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
“P!NK is a once-in-a-lifetime artist – her stage presence, dedication, and ability to captivate audiences is unparalleled,” says Brad Wavra, SVP, Live Nation Touring. “The incredible success of this record-breaking stadium tour shows her global impact, which only continues to grow.”
The tour kicked off on 7 June in Bolton, UK, going on to gross $125m and sell one million tickets on the European leg.
Stops included two concerts at BST Hyde Park in London, two at La Défense Arena (cap. 40,000) in France and two at Olympiastadion (74,475) in Germany.
European promoters involved in promoting the tour include Marshall Arts, AEG Presents/BST Hyde Park, Paris La Defense Arena, Live Nation/Werchter Boutique, Mojo, Peter Reiger Konzertagentur, Barracuda Music and Live Nation Poland.
The Summer Carnival is currently making its way through North America, with $150 million grossed and nearly one million tickets sold in the territory.
“P!NK is a once-in-a-lifetime artist – her stage presence, dedication, and ability to captivate audiences is unparalleled”
The Australia/New Zealand leg of the tour, which sold out in minutes, will commence in February 2024 and run until late March. More than 800,000 tickets have already been sold and AU$150 million grossed, becoming the country’s biggest-selling run ever by a female artist.
The 44-year-old has also become the highest-selling artist in Australia with over 3,000,000 tickets sold in the country throughout her career.
“It’s been the thrill of a lifetime to promote P!NK’s six Australian tours since 2004, and the twentieth anniversary of that association will see P!NK surpass three million tickets sold in Australia and New Zealand,” says Michael Coppel, Chairman of Live Nation Australasia.
P!nk’s longtime manager, Roger Davies, comments: “Alecia (P!NK) and I started working together over two decades ago. One of our goals was to make her an amazing international live act. Starting in little clubs and pubs, we travelled the world performing everywhere we could. Over the years, she’s just gotten better and better.
“Twenty-two years later, it makes me so proud to see her selling out stadiums around the world. She’s so comfortable on stage performing in front of tens of thousands of fans, always singing live and captivating audiences with her theatrical productions, continuing to push creative boundaries. She never ceases to amaze me! She has become a global superstar.”
Marshall Arts represents P!nk worldwide excluding North America, Australia & New Zealand.
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