The last live performance I saw was in 2018 or 2019. My aunt took me to see P!nk on her Beautiful Trauma World Tour in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to that, she had taken me to see Rihanna on her ANTI tour, and Lady Gaga on her Jolene tour, both of which were awesome. Then, I saw P!nk. To say I’m a P!nk fan is an understatement. One of my first CDs was Can’t Take me Home, and I listened to that album so much growing up. Before streaming, if you wanted to own a specific song, you had to buy the entire album. Honestly, that was the best thing ever. I discovered so many great songs because I would get an entire album just for one song and fell in love with the album. With most of my CDs, I know them by heart and that includes the track numbers. Listening to an album on shuffle will drive my anxiety up to the point of me crying and becoming very irritable.
Back to the concert. The people were absolutely overwhelming, as was the stress of filing into the building, going through the metal detectors, and trying to find our seats among hordes of others doing the same. Since it was just my aunt and me, I didn’t have the comfort of one of my “people.” Mom was gone, and my husband was at home. I felt a little calmer when we finally made it to our seats, but the noise of those around me talking and laughing and milling about was pretty nerve-wracking. I cried tears of joy from the excitement of finally getting to see one of my favorite singers.
The show was crazy good. P!nk isn’t just a singer, but also a performer and very funny. I knew most of the songs by heart, and the stage set was fun and colorful. Her outfits were, too! Revenge is one of my favorite songs (huge Eminem fan), and for Em’s part, this huge, inflatable Eminem doll “walked” down the stage and P!nk gets suspended up in the air near its face to deliver a big ol’ kick. It was quite hilarious.
I have my pictures from both Lady Gaga and Rihanna, but I can’t find my P!nk pictures to save my life. I know I took plenty and recorded some videos, but they aren’t in my Concerts folder, which is very upsetting.
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