Thousands of Pink fans from the Illawarra will head to Sydney on Saturday night to get the party started after the pop star’s opening show was postponed on Friday night.
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The US singer was forced to cancel the first of her nine Sydney concerts due to a chest infection.
“I was hoping a couple of days of rest would help me kick this sick, but not at the speed I was hoping for,” the singer said in a statement.
“I appreciate your well wishes and understanding and I’m sorry.”
In an Instagram post on Friday, she assured Sydney fans, “I will see everyone tomorrow whether I’m better or not and the postponed show will be rescheduled.”
Pink’s Australian tour promoter said: “Live Nation is working to reschedule the 3 Aug performance and will make a further announcement concerning these arrangements at a later time.”
The statement said other performances on the Australian leg of Pink’s Beautiful Trauma World Tour would go ahead as planned.
“At this stage the upcoming Sydney performances from Sat 4 Aug and onwards will not be affected.”
Here’s what you need to know about travelling to the venue from Wollongong and other important information.
Where: Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.
When: Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 11, Sunday 12, Saturday 25 and Sunday, August 26.
- Doors open each night at 5.30pm
- Support act The Rubens will perform at 6pm
- The concert starts at 7.30pm and finishes at 10.30pm
Track work on the South Coast line
- Buses will replace trains between Dapto and Central, and between Port Kembla and Wollongong on Saturday and Sunday.
- South Coast Line trackwork buses do not stop at Wolli Creek. If you are travelling to T8 Airport & South Line stations, please change at Central for a T8 Airport & South Line train.
- Travelling to or from Helensburgh: Bus routes 25SC and 28SC run to and from Charles Harper Park, not Helensburgh Station. Bus 29SC runs between Charles Harper Park and Helensburgh Station to connect with routes 25SC and 28SC.
- Click here for information on Illawarra bus routes.
- The closest station to Qudos Bank Arena is Olympic Park. Catch a train to Lidcombe Station then head to Platform Zero for a direct service to Olympic Park, running every 10 minutes until midnight on weeknights and until 00:30 on weekends. Use the Trip Planner or check travel alerts for service disruption information.
Parking at Sydney Olympic Park
Visit Sydney Olympic Park Prebook to pre-book your parking ticket and guarantee yourself a space. Note: Pre-book parking is available until 11.59pm the night before the event.
If you haven’t booked, follow the variable message signs within Sydney Olympic Park to best available casual parking. For more information visit parking at Sydney Olympic Park.
Pink slams ‘snarky’ news report
Pink has taken to Instagram to defend herself after she spotted a “snarky” article about the cancellation of her opening Sydney show online.
The US singer took issue with a Daily Telegraph article headlined, “Pink's Sydney concert cancelled as she chills in Byron”.
A paparazzi photo accompanying the report shows Pink at the beach with her daughter Willow Sage.
“This time, what these parasite paparazzi don’t show you, is two doctor visits in Byron on two consecutive days, antibiotics, steroids, Vick’s, nose spray, throat spray, more steroids, NyQuil, a screaming baby in the middle of the night, every night, while mama gives him warm baths and tells her daughter everything is fine,” Pink says in a lengthy post on Instagram.
“I have never phoned in a single tour, I have an impeccable record for not cancelling.
“I mother with everything I have whilst handling all the rest. The snark in this is unbelievable and makes me long for a nicer world.”
Read her full Instagram post:
“don’t need to clear this up, but out of respect for my fans I will attempt it. I scheduled this tour meticulously, trying to do what was best for my children, while also putting on the best and most physically demanding and beautiful show of my life. This break in Byron has been scheduled since 2017, as a way to get outside the hotel and the winter and have some time with my children. I’ve already been sick twice (kids as well)on this Australian tour, but the first time we got sick, I was able to push through. This time, what these parasite paparazzi don’t show you, is two doctor visits in Byron on two consecutive days, antibiotics, steroids, Vick’s, nose spray, throat spray, more steroids, NyQuil, a screaming baby in the middle of the night, every night, while mama gives him warm baths and tells her daughter everything is fine. You can think whatever you want, it’s your right, but I have never taken advantage of any one in my entire life. I have never f--ed off while disrespecting hard working people who spend money to come see me play. I have never phoned in a single tour, I have an impeccable record for not cancelling. I mother with everything I have whilst handling all the rest. The snark in this is unbelievable and makes me long for a nicer world. I’m doing the absolute best I can, and you can believe it or not. What they don’t show you in this picture is me drinking water and lying down while my friends try to entertain my 7 year old who is asking me why these creepy men are surrounding us and pacing back and forth and taking pictures of her every move. I will see everyone tomorrow whether I’m better or not, and the postponed show will be rescheduled. As I said, I’m sorry to the real fans who this situation has affected. Onwards and upwards.”
