Pink in Cardiff: Travel warning as Summer Carnival tour restarts

Famous person US singer Pink has kicked off the European leg of her Summer season Carnival Tour as she obtained the occasion began in entrance of a sell-out crowd in Wales.

Tens of 1000’s of followers arrived in Cardiff forward of Tuesday’s gig, with authorities warning of journey disruption on the M4 motorway, whereas one railway line out of the city is shut.

The singer returned to Cardiff’s Principality Stadium for the primary time in 5 years, with a full metropolis centre street closure from mid-afternoon till midnight.

She started her European leg within the Welsh capital, then heads to London, Dublin, Liverpool and Glasgow earlier than 9 gigs on mainland Europe.

Pink opened her Cardiff present – and the European leg of her Summer season Carnivals Tour- with Get This Social gathering began, rapidly adopted by hits Elevate Your Glass and Who Knew.

Partway by the live performance, the US singer alerted the group {that a} couple had obtained engaged.

After recognizing the proposal, Pink excitably stated: “She stated sure? Congratulations!”, earlier than the digital camera panned to the couple embracing.

The American singer posted to Instagram on Tuesday night to say she’d been unwell, however added: “Wales, freaking adore it right here… a little bit meals poisoning can’t cease us.”

After tumbling in direction of the stage in what was only one a part of her now well-known elaborate circus routines, she stated: “Thanks guys for coming to play with us, you look superb.”

She later introduced out her 13-year-old daughter Willow to sing Cowl Me In Sunshine, the music they launched collectively.

Daughter and mum Sinead, 34, and Justine, 52, travelled from Swindon to see Pink.

They’ve seen her a number of occasions stay and have arrange camp all afternoon outdoors the stadium with deckchairs and a picnic, hoping to be among the many first in.

Ten years in the past Sinead left a Pink live performance with a particular memento – a drumstick from the set.

She stated: “I’m hoping this yr I get the second!”

Catherine Williams, her daughter Ellie, and Kelly Walters are significantly wanting ahead to seeing the singer, having didn’t get tickets the final time Pink performed in Cardiff in 2019.

“I do love her older songs like Simply Like a Tablet, So What – however we love all of them,” Catherine stated.

“I’ve by no means been to look at Pink so I can’t wait, actually excited,” stated Kelly.

Summer season, 14, Emily, 18, Briony 17, Tori 22, and Rachel, 36, travelled from Birmingham to look at Pink in Cardiff.

Tori has been earlier than, and stated the present was “insane”, whereas Emily couldn’t wait to see Pink stay for the primary time.

Associates Julie Jones, 58, from Carmarthen and Theresa Owen, 62, from St Clears can be watching Pink in live performance for the primary time.

Julie is wanting ahead to the acrobatics, and Theresa agrees.

“We’ve watched some clips of it already and it appears implausible. We are able to’t wait to see her,” Julie stated.

Lauren, 25, from Carmarthenshire, stated: “I’m positively wanting ahead to the swinging from the ceiling,” of the acrobatics within the present.

One other spotlight, she added, can be to see The Script carry out as one of many warm-up acts.

Triple Grammy Award winner Pink, 44, stated she was excited to be again in Wales through the month that the Principality Stadium celebrates its quarter-century.

“It has been approach too lengthy since I have been in Wales,” added Pink, whose hits embody Get The Social gathering Began, Simply Give Me a Cause and So What.

The Summer season Carnival tour is in help of the singer’s ninth studio album, Trustfall, which was launched final yr, and her first gig since her present in Queensland, Australia, in March.