LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — P!nk, Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, pop culture icon and COVERGIRL announces, The Hives, the world’s wisest musical council and international rock sensation, and City and Colour, the moniker of folk-rock indie artist Dallas Green, will join her highly anticipated 2013 North American Tour.
Tonight, P!nk will perform a special intimate benefit show for Saint John’s Health Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute’s “Power of Pink” fundraising event in Los Angeles, at the Sony Pictures Studios, hosted by Kate Beckinsale. Proceeds from the event will go directly to the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Saint John’s where dedicated specialists offer a compassionate and comprehensive approach to breast care. P!nk will also perform her new smash single “Try” on the American Music Awards airing on ABC Sunday November 18 and will also star in a new episode of “Behind the Music” on Tuesday November 13 prior to “Storytellers” on VH1.
P!nk will take her extraordinary live show to 26 cities beginning on February 13, 2013 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Live Nation is the national tour promoter. Tickets for The Truth About Love Tour presented by COVERGIRL are available now at LiveNation.com. Join the discussion at #TheTruthAboutLoveTour.
Since her debut in 2000, P!nk (Alecia Moore) has released 7 albums (Can’t Take Me Home, M!ssundaztood, Try This, I’m Not Dead, Funhouse, Greatest Hits…So Far!!!, The Truth About Love), sold over 40 million albums, 65 million singles (nearly 20 million digital tracks), over 1 million DVDs worldwide and has had 12 singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. In addition, 15 of P!nk’s singles have reached #1 in at least 1 or more countries. She is the recipient of 3 Grammy Awards, 2 Billboard Music Awards, 5 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 MTV Europe Awards, 2 People’s Choice Awards, and many more. P!nk’s last studio album Funhouse debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and #1 in the UK, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland. The album produced the smash single “So What”, which marked P!nk’s 2nd #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 (after “Lady Marmalade”). Greatest Hits…So Far!!! debuted in the Top 10 in over 13 countries and spawned the hit singles, “F**ckin Perfect” which reach # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Raise Your Glass” which marked P!nk’s 3rd #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The Truth About Love album was released on September 18 and was her first CD to reach number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart and sold 280,000 units in its first week in the USA. The first single “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” has sky-rocketed to the top of music charts all over the world and marks P!nk’s 12th Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
P!nk has teamed up with producer Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foster The People & The Shins) for the very first time on this release, along with long time collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, Billy Mann and Butch Walker. She has also worked with songwriter/producer Dan Wilson (Adele’s “Someone Like You”). The album is P!nk’s unique take on the different shades of love – the dark, the light, the happy and the sad.
THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE TOUR PRESENTED BY COVERGIRL: |
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SHOW DATE |
CITY/STATE |
VENUE |
OPENING |
February 13, 2013 |
Phoenix, AZ |
U.S. Airways Center |
The Hives |
February 15, 2013 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Mandalay Bay Events Center |
The Hives |
February 16, 2013 |
Los Angeles, CA |
STAPLES Center |
The Hives |
February 18, 2013 |
San Jose, CA |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
The Hives |
February 21, 2013 |
Houston, TX |
Toyota Center |
The Hives |
February 22, 2013 |
Dallas, TX |
American Airlines Center |
The Hives |
February 24, 2013 |
Orlando , FL |
Amway Center |
The Hives |
February 25, 2013 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
BB&T Center |
The Hives |
February 27, 2013 |
Tampa, FL |
Tampa Bay Times Forum |
The Hives |
March 1, 2013 |
Atlanta, GA |
Philips Arena |
The Hives |
March 2, 2013 |
Nashville, TN |
Bridgestone Arena |
The Hives |
March 5, 2013 |
Detroit, MI |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
The Hives |
March 6, 2013 |
Columbus, OH |
Schottenstein Center |
The Hives |
March 8, 2013 |
Louisville, KY |
KFC Yum! Center |
The Hives |
March 09, 2013 |
Chicago, IL |
United Center |
The Hives |
March 11, 2013 |
Toronto, ON |
Air Canada Centre |
The Hives |
March 12, 2013 |
Montreal, QC |
Bell Centre |
The Hives |
March 14, 2013 |
Washington DC |
Verizon Center |
The Hives |
March 16, 2013 |
Charlotte, NC |
Time Warner Cable Arena |
City and Colour |
March 17, 2013 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Wells Fargo Center |
City and Colour |
March 19, 2013 |
Saint Paul, MN |
Xcel Energy Center |
City and Colour |
March 22, 2013 |
New York, NY |
Madison Square Garden |
The Hives |
March 23, 2013 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
Izod Center |
The Hives |
March 25, 2013 |
Uniondale, NY |
Nassau Coliseum |
The Hives |
March 27, 2013 |
Uncasville, CT |
Mohegan Sun Arena |
The Hives |
March 28, 2013 |
Boston, MA |
TD Garden |
The Hives |
The Hives will perform in all cities except Charlotte, Philadelphia, St. Paul.
City and Colour will perform in Charlotte, Philadelphia and St Paul.
All dates subject to change.
For additional ticket and tour information, visit: TheTruthAboutLoveTour.com and LiveNation.com.
For additional information on Pink, visit: PinksPage.com.
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