A YEAR after Pink ended her Newcastle show by swinging from ceiling ropes, she has returned with an entire circus.The performer launched the first of four sold-out Newcastle shows last night with a visual extravaganza comparable to a Cirque du Soleil act.A singer first and an athlete second, Pink swung from a trapeze and performed daring aerial tricks.All the while she sang hits such as Who Knew, Please Don't Leave Me and covers such as the Divinyls' I Touch Myself and AC/DC's Highway to Hell.The Funhouse 2009 tour, which features a carnival-style stage, plays at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre again tonight as well as July 3 and 4.Pink's popularity among Novocastrians is second to none.Originally Pink had scheduled two shows in Newcastle, but after tickets sold out within hours, third and fourth shows were added. It follows her Hunter success in May last year, when she played to more than 21,000 people in three sell-out shows.Pink is performing her concerts throughout Australia in conjunction with husband Carey Hart's free motocross shows.The pair, who split last year, are back together and won't be remarrying, because they never actually divorced.Pink is expected to attend Hart's event at Newcastle's Broadmeadow Showground from 3pm today.
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