MUSIC REVIEW: P!nk at the Echo Arena, Liverpool

Oct 28 2009 by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily Post

It was a show on the scale of a Las Vegas extravaganza, with trapeze artists, acrobats, a drunken ballerina and a pillow fight, as well as sleight of hand magic tricks – your attention diverted one way while yet another piece of scenery appeared at the other.

Her energy and enthusiasm never waning, Pink, who celebrated her 30th birthday last month, proved she is a born entertainer.

But an acoustic, pared down set, performed at the end of the catwalk stage while technicians hurriedly swept away the explosion of feathers from So What, was an interesting contrast.

The ballad I Don’t Believe You demonstrated the versatility of her voice, which moved from bold, almost jeering, to deeply soulful.

The beautifully harmonised Dear Mr President was performed to a video back drop of George Bush Junior and images of the War on Iraq – Pink barefoot in paint-daubed jeans.

During Get the Party Started she spun from a trapeze while cannons fired confetti and, as if that wasn’t enough, the grand finale had her suspended in a baby pink drape beneath three twirling acrobats – never missing a note of the perfectly controlled Glitter in the Air as she revolved above the Arena crowd.

An amazing spectacle, but Pink proved that even without all the razzle dazzle she is a naturally electrifying performer.