P!nk - Edinburgh Castle

Finally, the day had come. Sunday, 15th of July. P!nk live at Edinburgh Castle.

On Saturday night I met David and Paula after work so we could buy food and stuff for the que. We arranged to meet at half 8 because Paula said the X6 bus came at 8.50. The train was to leave Glasgow at half 9 which means we'd have got to Edinburgh at about half 10 so hopefully we'd be near the front of the que. So we got home at about 2am. I got up at half 6 to wash my hair and then got everything sorted - sandwiches, clothes etc. David stayed with me so he got up at about half 7. Then at about 8 Paula phoned to she was just gonna get us in Edinburgh because her wee sister slept in. So then me and David were like "Why don't we just get the 20 past X6" cuz they're every half hour. So we got to the bus stop and it turns out there was no X6 due til 9.45 so we just got on the 8.30 number 9. That got us into town for about 25 past 9. So we ran to Queen Street station and we saw the train leave. Gutting. So we just got tickets and waiting for the half 10 one.

Me and David eventually got off at Edinburgh Waverly at about 20 past 11. We then walked up to the castle. We got to the see stage and that. We asked where to start queing. Everyone was queing at The Hub, which was dumb because it's down the hill. I suppose we were outta the way though. There was quite alot of people already queing. We were just glad to finally be there. It was a lovely warm day too. Paula and her wee sister Louise arrived a while later.

So after quite a few hours of queing this guy that was right next to us was saying he just got off his phone with his fiance and she just saw P!nk at the Airport and we should maybe get our cameras ready cuz she was gonna maybe drive by in a silver car. Did she fuck though.

Anyway, a wee while later me and David were walking out of the toilet and as I was walking out P!nk's back-up singers and guitar players were walking right past. I was sooo excited but I didn't say anything. I pure wanted to say something and nobody else noticed them but as I was getting closer the stoping them to say hi they were getting further away and they had quards around. I didn't wanna cause any trouble. I feel like such an idiot now.

I've felt myself getting more and more enraged as I come closer to writing this bit. Right, so, at about 6.15 everybody kinda stood up in the que because security started coming about and stuff and then at like 20 to 7 they made everyone bunch together. So people who were at the back were ending up at the front of the fucking que and everyone was just all squashed together and getting angry and the security were fucking loving it. Then at like 7 they got us all to run right up the hill. So everyone was running up all quashed and pushing and punching. Nobody could breathe. Every step you took it was like you were gonna fall. It was honestly like a fucking war and it was every man for themselves. It was so badly arranged. So when you made it to a certain bit alive you meant to get your ticket checked and then after that grab a wee p!nk wrist band ou security wouldn't let you past. Thankfully loads of people missed that bit and had to run back. So I showed them the wee band and they wouldnt let me past until I had it on. I was pure panicing because it wouldn't get on and i couldn't see David or anyone. I finally got it on and just sprinted. I ran right to the stage and was just getting to grips with the fact I wasn't gonna see my friends until the end but then I looked round and saw David going mad trying to get my attention at the other side of the stage so ran over to that. He was right on the bar. I'm so lucky I saw him before other people got there. I just was so happy i was there, I could breathe and I knew I was in front and everything was okay. Then a wee minute later Paula and Louise came running over. Paula had fell and cut her knee, Louise was crying. Everything was just mad. It was like it was a fucking heavy metal concert. Everyone was fighting to get the front. Anyway, in the end we got to the front. So it was in a way worth it but at the same time it shouldn't have happened in the first place.

So, skip to the support band. It was a band from Ireland called The Caronas. They were actually pretty good. They sang about 7 songs. Some people sitting on the left had side must have saw P!nk or something cuz everyone started screaming and taking pictures.

Right so P!nk came on at about half 9. Started with 'Cuz I Can'. Oh My God. It was sooo exciting. She was so great. She looked amazing.

She spoke just before 'Stupid Girls'. She's so funny and cute. She also screamed at the bridge. It was hillarious.

During the the 6th song, 'I'm Not Dead', someone fainted on the left side and a fight between two girls had broke out on the right side. I remember seeing one of the girls walking past the que before. She was a fucking state. Thinking she was a fucking 'it' girl or something. Someone has put it up on YouTube.

Oh yeah, and then before 'Family Portrait' her keyboard player had this big solo like last time and after the song finished she was like "I'm so proud because I taught him everything he knows". Maybe you had to be there but it was cute.

It was so good to see her sing some of the old stuff that she didn't do last year like 'My Vietnam', 'Try Too Hard', 'Last To Know' and 'Lonely Girl' - I'd never seen her sing that before so it was really cool to see.

After 'Last To Know', she had a go on the drums. It was pretty cool. She had a drum battle on her 2004 'Try This Tour'.

Of course she sang 'What's Up" again. Such a good song. She said "This place is 1200 years old. Let's wake up all the ghosts". The crowd fucking loved it. So loud, it was amazing. P!nk ended the song with her multi-talented band member Adriana.

P!nk looked at me several times throughout the night. It was so cool. I had such an amazing time. I really got into it. I'll never forget it.

My camera broke a few weeks ago so I was so annoyed I couldn't take any pictures because mine were so good last time. David got some excellent stuff though plus there were professional photographers at the start and the pictures have got onto the net so that's cool.

It was so fun during 'Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)' because she got everyone to do the dork dance again. She also thanked everyone for coming to the arena tour last year. She said "I didn't bring dental floss to hang from. However, I brought my favourite dance". Haha, she also done this Beyonce dance thing before it. She said that if she had long hair she'd get a fan and dance like Beyonce. Was quite funny. So anyway, we all had fun doing the dance and trying our best to keep the straight face. She left after that but came back, after a quick change of clothes, for an encore with 'U + Ur Hand' and 'Get The Party Started'.

Her voice was fucking amazing. I can't believe how someone can tour for so long and still have such an amazing voice like that. It was so good. P!nk always amazes me. She's probably the best entertainer I've seen. Excellent value for money. It was also really cool because it was my third time seeing her. It was cool to see her prove she doesn't need to fancy props and acrobats to blow people away.

After the show I could hardly walk. It was so weird. But I made my way to the merch stand. Another riot. It wasn't as good an last time. Just T-shirts, a poster and a keyring. Can't really complain though. I got 2 T-Shirts, 2 keyrings (one for David) and also a poster for Paula's wee sister. The guy either tried to con me really badly or he was actually just so thick cuz he tried to charge me like £75 odd when it really came to £49. I sorted it out though. Fucking twat.

So after that Paula's Mum drove us all the way home. Was so nice of her. I stayed with David. I was fucking shattered. I slept for like 12 hours.

So yeah, P!nk = Amazing, Edinburgh security = Shit. Everything went okay though. I hope no one I love plays there again though. I can't be fucked with all that shit again.

Set List

Intro
Cuz I Can
Trouble
Just Like A Pill
Stupid Girls
Who Knew
I'm Not Dead
(Piano Intro)
Family Portait
My Vietnam
Last To Know
(P!nk Drum Solo)
Try Too Hard
Don't Let Me Get Me
Lonely Girl
What's Up
Dear Mr. President
Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)
Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely) (Outro)

Encore:
U + Ur Hand
Get The Party Started / Sweet Dreams
(Outro)