The Summer Carnival was the eighth concert tour by American singer Pink in support of her ninth studio album Trustfall (2023). The tour commenced on June 7, 2023, at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England, and concluded at the Camping World Stadium on November 18, 2024, in Orlando, United States. The tour included appearances at three major European music festivals: Pinkpop Festival, Werchter Boutique and BST Hyde Park. As of March 2026, it is the third highest-grossing concert tour by a woman.
Background In October 2022, Pink announced her stadium tour in the UK and Europe, which includes festivals such as BST Hyde Park, Werchter Boutique and Pinkpop Festival. On November 14, 2022, Pink announced North American dates for the tour. On February 8, 2023, The Edge announced two New Zealand shows. Seven dates in Australia were announced the next day, marking her first Australian stadium tour. On March 5, 2023, two additional dates in Australia were announced in Melbourne and Sydney. Pink also announced another date in Australia, days later, in Brisbane. On August 13, 2023, two additional dates in Melbourne and Townsville were announced, as well as Tones and I as the supporting act for the entire Oceania duration. Four days later, it was announced Pink would headline the first night of the 2023 Music Midtown in Atlanta. A second show in Townsville was announced on August 23, 2023. On September 29, 2023, she announced her Arlington, Texas, concert was postponed, due to a sinus infection; the rescheduled concert was postponed a second time for unspecified reasons and was rescheduled for November 2024. On November 21, 2023, she announced seventeen additional concerts in Europe. Two days later, an additional concert in Amsterdam was announced. On December 5, 2023, seventeen additional dates in North America were announced, with support from Sheryl Crow, KidCutUp and The Script.
In September 2024, it was announced Noga Erez would also be supporting the concerts in Tulsa and Arlington. During an interview with Women's Health magazine, Pink called herself "kind of like a circus act" and mentioned when performing she is "always on the lookout for new cool things that you might not die from."
Critical reception The tour received positive reviews from critics, who praised the spectacle of the show. Paul Brannigan of Louder Sound gave the tour five out of five stars, writing that "there's so much going on in this show that you could write a book", appreciating the political efforts in the videos and Pink's vocal abilities. Dave Simpson of The Guardian was impressed by the extravagance of the show, associating it with "a circus troupe"; Simpson appreciated the "acoustic section" where the singer "shows what she can deliver without the trappings. Her voice is intimate but powerful." Sachyn Mital of PopMatters also associated the shows "less to a carnival and more of a circus with the charismatic and candid singer as the ringleader of the unique pop spectacle", and that "while flipping through the air cements her status as one".
Commercial performance Boxscore and ticket sales Billboard reported tour promoter Live Nation Entertainment projected the Australian concerts would be "biggest-selling Australian visit ever by a female artist." Australia's ABC News reported the singer's March 22, 2024, concert in Townsville had "sold out within 16 minutes of going on sale last week" and, as a result, accommodation prices in the city had "skyrocketed". Speaking to the news publication, Townsville Enterprise chief executive Claudia Brumme-Smith stated: "What we saw was over 60,000 people trying to get tickets." As a result of this, it is projected the two concerts will "inject almost $20 million into the region's economy", per the report.
Billboard reported the singer sold 871,000 tickets during the European leg of the tour, bringing in $106.8 million. In North America, she grossed $150.7 million from 914,000 tickets sold. According to Forbes, the Summer Carnvial tour has grossed $300 million from 37 shows as of August 2023, making it the seventh highest-grossing tour by a woman in history. In December 2023, Pollstar reported an estimated gross of $231,681,720 from 39/44 concerts, making the Summer Carnival the eighth highest-grossing concert tour of the year worldwide, and was listed as the fifth highest-grossing concert tour in North America in 2023, with a reported estimated gross of $182,629,816 for 30/33 concerts. In an August 2024 report, Billboard reported the tour had grossed $469.3 million and sold 3.6 million tickets as of July of the same year. In November 2024, Billboard reported sales of 4,800,000 tickets throughout the tour, bringing in a total gross of $584.7 million.
Venue records + List of venue records Year Dates Venue Country Description 2023 June 7–8 University of Bolton Stadium England Biggest two-day attendance (67,000+) June 10–11 Stadium of Light First female act to perform two shows on a single tour June 13 Villa Park First female act to headline the venue June 24–25 Hyde Park Biggest gross by an American and overall solo act in the venue's history July 31–August 1 Fenway Park United States Biggest two-day attendance (76,564) August 3 Citi Field Biggest single-day attendance (42,733) August 5 PNC Park First female to headline the venue August 10 Target Field Biggest single-day attendance (44,152) August 14 American Family Field First female to headline a stadium in Wisconsin Biggest single-day attendance (46,644) August 16 Comerica Park Largest concert attendance in stadium history (over 45,000) 2024 March 8–9 Eden Park New Zealand First female to headline the venue and perform two shows on a single tour March 22–23 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Australia First female to headline the venue and perform two shows on a single tour
Accolades + List of tour accolades Year Organization Award Recipient(s) Result 2024 Pollstar Awards Pop Tour of the Year Summer Carnival Tour Road Warrior of the Year Malcolm Weldon, Pink Support / Special guest of the Year Brandi Carlile 2025 Pop Tour of the Year Summer Carnival 2024
Set list This set list is from the June 7, 2023, concert in Bolton. It may not represent all concerts for the tour.
"Get the Party Started" (contains elements of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)") "Raise Your Glass" "Who Knew" "Just Like a Pill" "Try" "What About Us" "Turbulence" "Make You Feel My Love" "Just Give Me a Reason" "Fuckin' Perfect" "Just Like Fire" (contains elements of "Heartbreaker") "Please Don't Leave Me" "Cover Me in Sunshine" "Kids in Love" "When I Get There" "I Am Here" "Irrelevant" "No Ordinary Love" "Runaway" "Trustfall" "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" "Last Call" "So What"
Alterations
During the June 7, 8, 10, 24 and 25, and October 9, 2023, concerts, "Cover Me in Sunshine" was performed with Pink's daughter Willow Sage Hart. During the July 26, 2023, concert, Pink and opening act Brandi Carlile performed "Nothing Compares 2 U", as tribute to Sinéad O'Connor, who died earlier the same day. The duo reprised the performance during the August 5 and 21, 2023, concerts. During the July 31, 2023, concert, "Runaway" was not performed. During the August 16 and 19, 2023, concerts, "Don't Let Me Get Me" was performed. During the October 5, 2023, concert, several changes to the set list were made. "You Oughta Know" was performed with Alanis Morissette, "Heartbreaker" was performed with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, "Don't Let Me Get Me" was performed in replacement of "Cover Me in Sunshine", and "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" was performed in replacement of "Irrelevant". During the October 9, 2023, "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" was performed in replacement of "Irrelevant" and "Runaway" was not performed.
Shows + List of 2023 concertsEurope dates:North America dates: Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue June 7 Bolton England University of Bolton Stadium The ScriptGayleKidCutUp — — June 8 June 10 Sunderland Stadium of Light — — June 11 June 13 Birmingham Villa Park — — June 16 Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland Park rowspan="2" rowspan="2" June 17 Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Werchter June 20 Nanterre France La Défense Arena 79,996 $8,153,396 June 21 June 24 London England Hyde Park Sam RyderGayleKidCutUpGwen Stefani rowspan="2" rowspan="2" June 25 June 28 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion The ScriptGayleKidCutUp 57,524 $6,461,778 July 1 Vienna Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion Alice MertonGayleKidCutUp — — July 2 The ScriptGayleKidCutUp July 5 Munich Germany Olympiastadion 111,435 $12,177,223 July 6 July 8 Cologne RheinEnergieStadion — — July 9 July 12 Hanover HDI-Arena — — July 13 July 16 Warsaw Poland PGE Narodowy Margaret KidCutUp Viki Gabor — — July 24 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre Grouplove KidCutUp Brandi Carlile 45,741 $7,330,327 July 26 Cincinnati United States Great American Ball Park 40,800 $6,912,375 July 31 Boston Fenway Park Grouplove KidCutUp Pat Benatar Neil Giraldo 78,081 $13,600,204 August 1 August 3 New York City Citi Field GrouploveKidCutUpBrandi Carlile 43,700 $8,300,000 August 5 Pittsburgh PNC Park 43,194 $6,835,257 August 7 Washington, D.C. Nationals Park Grouplove KidCutUp Pat Benatar Neil Giraldo 43,487 $7,222,988 August 10 Minneapolis Target Field 42,330 $7,732,241 August 12 Chicago Wrigley Field 42,129 $8,260,117 August 14 Milwaukee American Family Field 46,700 $7,256,942 August 16 Detroit Comerica Park Grouplove KidCutUp Brandi Carlile 44,904 $6,570,825 August 19 Fargo Fargodome — — August 21 Omaha Charles Schwab Field Omaha — — September 15 Atlanta Piedmont Park September 18 Philadelphia Citizens Bank Park Grouplove KidCutUp Brandi Carlile 93,185 $14,249,206 September 19 September 22 Nashville Geodis Park — — September 25 San Antonio Alamodome — — September 27 Houston Minute Maid Park — — October 3 San Diego Snapdragon Stadium 32,600 $6,100,000 October 5 Inglewood SoFi Stadium GrouploveKidCutUpPat BenatarNeil Giraldo 49,559 $8,104,762 October 7 Paradise Allegiant StadiumGrouploveKidCutUpBrandi Carlile 54,693 $8,969,920 October 9 Phoenix Chase Field 53,437 $7,795,413
+ List of 2024 concertsOceania dates: Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue February 9 Sydney Australia Allianz Stadium Tones and I KidCutUp 78,500 $9,800,000 February 10 February 13 Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium — — February 16 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 94,600 $11,000,000 February 17 February 20 Gold Coast Heritage Bank Stadium — — February 23 Melbourne Marvel Stadium 124,000 $13,200,000 February 24 February 27 Adelaide Adelaide Oval 59,200 $5,900,000 March 1 Perth Optus Stadium 121,000 $11,300,000 March 2 March 5 Dunedin New Zealand Forsyth Barr Stadium — — March 8 Auckland Eden Park 97,500 $9,600,000 March 9 March 12 Melbourne Australia Marvel Stadium 107,000 $11,600,000 March 13 March 16 Sydney Accor Stadium 74,000 $7,900,000 March 19 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium — — March 22 Townsville Queensland Country Bank Stadium 60,100 $6,600,000 March 23 June 11 Cardiff Wales