Pink – Summer Carnival Tour
Chicago IL, Soldier Field
August 24, 2024
Review by Morgan Clifton
Pink brought her Summer Carnival tour to Soldier Field on August 24th and was joined by The Script, DJ Kid Cut Up, and Sheryl Crow.
Irish rock group, The Script kicked of the night entertaining the crowd with their high energy set. Fans were on their feet singing along to every song.
Between acts, the crowd was entertained by DJ Kid Cut Up who played songs from various years and genres. Fans young and old were out of their seats singing along and dancing to every song.
Seats were filled as Sheryl Crow took the stage. Sheryl and her band played through an 11-song set that was full of hits. Crow began her set with “Steve McQueen” and added “If It Makes You Happy,” and “The First Cut Is The Deepest” to her rocking set. Sheryl and her band took a moment to honor one of Chicago’s most influential bands, Cheap Trick, and played “I Want You To Want Me,” before finishing the set with “Everyday Is A Winding Road.”
The sun had gone down, and you could feel the excitement building as fans patiently waited for Pink to take the stage. The lights went off and a video screen of an AI version of Pink appeared as fans began to cheer. The video stopped and the bright colors and lights from the stage glowed as dancers appeared. A mix of Pink’s songs was played as the dancers performed in sync.
At the top of the stage, Pink appeared from inside a brightly lit mouth. As she lowered from the mouth, she put on a display of aerial acrobatics while suspended high above. As she descended, the dancers joined her in her acrobatics while others stayed on the stage and danced with so much energy, it was difficult to know what to watch as every area of the stage vied for attention. The show was broken down into acts with the first act being a performance full of songs that got the audience to dance. Beginning the act with “Get The Party Started” and ending with a remixed version of “What About Us.” The next act allowed for some of Pink’s slower songs. The lights and visuals on the stage were bright and there was always something to draw your attention.
Pink took a moment to play Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” on the piano and told stories of her kids and her favorite candy between songs. Since she was visiting a Midwest crowd, she asked the audience if they preferred Twizzlers or Red Vines to which the audience yelled Twizzlers and Pink agreed, that is the better candy. During the third act, the mood was brought down a little with songs performed acoustically. She discussed the loss of her father and performed “When I Get There” which was written as a tribute to him. She ended the 3rd act with a cover of “What’s Up?” by the 4 Non Blondes which she said was a song that she would sing at the top of her lungs in school and would get her in trouble with her teachers. She encouraged the audience to sing along with her at the top of their lungs, to which they did.
The final act was back to her songs that made the audience move with every beat. Pink performed some more aerial stunts to kick off the final set with “Try.” During “TRUSTFALL,” dancers fell from a platform onto a trampoline while doing various aerobatic stunts that would then allow them to bounce right back onto the platform. The finale brought Pink high above the crowd at Solider Field during “So What.” Pink was carried around the entire stadium via harness and wires that allowed everyone in the audience to get a good look at her. She flipped through the air while performing with fireworks filling the Chicago sky from behind the stage.
The show left the audience high off happiness and love from the performance. Pink interacted with the fans and spoke of love and happiness while her dancers showed this through their choreography. For this being my first time seeing her, I would see her again!
