Pink to play first New Zealand shows in 10 years

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8 Oct, 2017 06:16 PM2 mins to read

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P!nk returns to New Zealand for first time in 10 years

It's been 10 long years since Pink last played in New Zealand.

But the pop star plans to change that with three shows confirmed here in 2018.

Pink, whose hits include What About Us and Sober, will perform in Dunedin and Auckland as part of her Beautiful Trauma World Tour.

She'll begin at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium on September 1, then play two shows at Auckland's Spark Arena on September 4 and 5.

"I'm so excited," Pink said in a reveal video provided to the Herald. "It's going to be great."

Forsyth Barr Stadium glowed pink last night as the concerts were announced, and Dunedin Venues chief executive Terry Davies expected a sellout show.

"Pink is sort of Ed Sheeran-ish, because she crosses a lot of age groups and has such an array of hits. She's been quiet recently because of the baby, so we think coming back out, it's going to be huge."

The show would bring an estimated $7 million to Dunedin, he said. "You're going to get more than 60% coming from outside the region, so the impact is significant."

Promoters would see how the public responded to the first round of sales before considering more shows, he said.

In a first for the stadium, the roof glowed pink last night with 256,000 kilowatts of power in recognition of the announcement.

Forsyth Barr stadium was lit up in appropriate colours late last night to announce the latest international artist to perform, Pink. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

"We've been looking for an opportunity with the translucent roof. I imagine this [is] something we'll do in the future as a lead-in to concerts and the like."