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Pink @ Verizon Center

Posted on March 17, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. She began the show with an acrobatic display during "Raise My Glass," using bungee cords to twist and flip high above the capacity crowd. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

This was a show I was very excited for. So few bands these days *cough* do any type of show these days. If you’re playing in front of a bunch of people, put on a show! Pink did just that last week at the Verizon Center.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. She began the show with an acrobatic display during "Raise My Glass," using bungee cords to twist and flip high above the capacity crowd. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. She began the show with an acrobatic display during "Raise My Glass," using bungee cords to twist and flip high above the capacity crowd. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. She began the show with an acrobatic display during "Raise My Glass," using bungee cords to twist and flip high above the capacity crowd. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

She basically threw the kitchen sink at the audience, starting with some incredible aerial acrobatics while attached to a few giant bungee cords. Throw in some pyro for good measure, and these are not your normal, every day concert photos, for sure.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. Her album of the same name debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart last September and included the hits "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" and "Try." (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. Her album of the same name debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart last September and included the hits "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" and "Try." (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

After that the show calmed down a bit (at least for our allotted three songs) with Pink and her backup dancers showing off their moves. I used a rented 400mm/2.8 with a 1.4 teleconverter and while I was a little closer than I would have liked for the aerial acrobatics, it was the perfect distance when Pink was roaming around on the stage.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. She began the show with an acrobatic display during "Raise My Glass," using bungee cords to twist and flip high above the capacity crowd. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. Her album of the same name debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart last September and included the hits "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" and "Try." (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. She began the show with an acrobatic display during "Raise My Glass," using bungee cords to twist and flip high above the capacity crowd. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

The Hives opened up this show and they were AWESOME, so be sure to check out those photos too.

WASHINGTON, DC - March 14th, 2013 - Pink performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of her "Truth About Love" tour. She began the show with an acrobatic display during "Raise My Glass," using bungee cords to twist and flip high above the capacity crowd. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

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Pink @ Verizon Center – Images by Kyle Gustafson

Kyle Gustafson is a freelance photographer based in Washington, D.C. His work appears weekly in The Washington Post. Complex Magazine named him one of the 50 Greatest Concert Photographers Right Now.

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