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WHEN you have spent half the night performing aerial tricks and singing your lungs out, you're allowed a sleep in.
Pink rested in her $1600-a-night villa at Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast late yesterday morning ahead of her second show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre last night.

The pop superstar was so hyped on Friday night she stayed up on the Twitter social website from her BlackBerry to say thanks to the Brisbane crowd.

"Brisbane! I had so much fun tonight! U people got good energy. Fo' sho'," she wrote.

It's little wonder she's excited by the response she's received in the Sunshine State. With more than 126,000 Queenslanders buying tickets for her shows, it's estimated her 11 performances in Brisbane will generate up to $16 million.

As she slept yesterday morning, her motocross star husband Carey Hart slipped into a local McDonald's for coffee before heading to Brisbane for his Hart and Huntington Freestyle Tour show, also at the Entertainment Centre.

Staff said he sat alone and downed two sausage-and-egg McMuffins before returning to the hotel foyer with orange juice and cup of filtered coffee.

"He didn't make a fuss. He put his rubbish in the bin before leaving," one staff member said.

Pink has maintained a low profile during her Gold Coast stay, but there is plenty of action behind the scenes keeping her mega-show on the road. The 29-year-old star employs 61 people in her entourage, including her band, five dancers, a trapeze artist, security guards, road crew, drivers, a personal trainer and her personal chef.

Pink prefers vegetarian meals, but keeps her concert fridge stocked with her favourite Aussie beer, VB.

Her days involve a morning training session with her personal trainer and specially prepared low-GI meals.

Cirque du Soleil performer Sebastien Stella, who trained Pink in her acrobatic stunts, is also travelling with her, as is her manager Roger Davies, who has looked after the interests of Tina Turner, Cher and Olivia Newton-John.

While concert promoters would not reveal how much Pink will earn from her 58-show Australian tour, she was expected to perform to more than 600,000 fans.

With ticket prices up to $129.90, it's estimated she will make about $70 million.

Eleven trucks transport the massive Funhouse show - which features elaborate acrobatics, burlesque and ballet - clocking up tens of thousands of kilometres around the country.

As Pink prepared for last night's show, Hart said his wife was holding up well to the physical demands, although she had a slight cold.

"She is doing great. She is feeling a little bit under the weather right now but other than that she is top notch, she is happy. The fans out here have been very supportive of her. I think we have both hit a home run," he said.

Pink will soon have 10 days off between shows, during which time she and Carey will be able to escape to a holiday destination.

Her last performance here this month is on Tuesday. She then returns on July 20 to play five more dates, and will return for two final concerts at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on August 25 and 26.

Source: Courier Mail
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