Toronto musician Kat Lucas received the opportunity of a lifetime last Christmas in the form of an invitation to audition for Pink's touring band in L.A. Lucas was already in the midst of a promising future, having studied with Canadian legend Oscar Peterson on piano and performing in various bands, most recently with Universal artist Shiloh, and EMI/Capitol artist Skye Sweetnam. Kat returns to Canada when Pink performs tonight (Sept. 30) in Toronto.
Not one to wait around for opportunities, Lucas took action as soon as she heard Pink was releasing a new album. "I emailed a bunch of people, asking if she was looking for musicians for her touring band, explains Lucas, "one of them being her drummer, he actually got back to me, which I wasn't expecting." Months passed, other musicians were hired, but she kept in touch with him. "Christmas day I sent him an email wishing him happy holidays, and he replied with "we're auditioning for Pink in a couple of weeks, do you play guitar?" The Musical Director invited her to LA to audition that included about 15 people, narrowed it down to 4. "Then Pink came in and picked me!" exclaims Lucas, a week later I was in LA rehearsing, a couple of weeks later we were touring Europe."
Lucas has been playing guitar, keyboards, and backup vocals on the Funhouse tour since February taking her to Europe, the UK, and Australia. The tour of Australia lasted almost four months, the biggest tour there, breaking records. Now, they are touring North America, and will be going back to Europe/UK until the end of the year. Lucas is very excited to be playing her hometown Toronto on Wednesday September 30th.
"It's been a crazy learning and growing experience for me, both musically and personally, says Lucas, "I feel like I was yanked out of one life and into another! Alecia (Pink) is a great boss, a cool person, and inspires me to work harder as a musician and artist, because she is always pushing herself and never ceases to amaze me." Lucas is also enjoying the "girl power" as the band is 5:3 female. "There's nothing cooler than rocking out with other women, because I understand how hard it can be in this industry to be taken seriously as a female musician."
Pink 2009 Funhouse Tour:
Sep 30 2009 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct 2 2009 Boston, MA TD Garden
Oct 3 2009 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Oct 5 2009 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Oct 14 2009 Dublin O2 Arena
Oct 15 2009 Dublin 02 Arena
Oct 17 2009 Belfast, UK Odyssey Arena
Oct 18 2009 Belfast Odyssey Arena
Oct 20 2009 Glasgow SECC
Oct 21 2009 Glasgow SECC
Oct 23 2009 Manchester UK MEN Arena
Oct 24 2009 Manchester, UK MEN Arena
Oct 25 2009 Manchester, UK MEN Arena
Oct 27 2009 Liverpool, UK Echo Arena
Oct 28 2009 Sheffield, UK Sheffield Arena
Oct 30 2009 Birmingham NIA Arena
Oct 31 2009 Birmingham, UK Birmingham NIA
Nov 2 2009 Newcastle, UK Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Nov 3 2009 Nottingham, UK Trent FM Arena, Nottingham
Nov 5 2009 Antwerp, Belgium Sport Paleis
Nov 7 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark Forum
Nov 9 2009 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
Nov 10 2009 Stockholm, Sweden The Globe
Nov 12 2009 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena
Nov 19 2009 Prague Sazka (O2) Arena
Nov 20 2009 Frankfurt, GER Festhalle - Messe Frankfurt
Nov 22 2009 Munich, GER Olympiahalle
Nov 23 2009 Freiburg, GER Messehalle
Nov 25 2009 Stuttgart, GER Schleyerhalle
Nov 26 2009 Erfurt, GER Messenhalle
Nov 28 2009 Dusseldorf, GER ISS Dome
Nov 30 2009 Oberhausen, GER Kopi Arena
Dec 2 2009 Zunich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Dec 3 2009 Zurich Hallendtadion
Dec 5 2009 Luxembourg Rockhal
Dec 6 2009 Rotterdam Ahoy
Dec 8 2009 London, UK O2 Arena
Dec 10 2009 London O2 Arena
Dec 12 2009 Bremen, Ger AWD Arena
Dec 13 2009 Manchester Westfallenhalle
Dec 15 2009 Geneva, Switzerland Arena
Dec 17 2009 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle
Dec 19 2009 Stuttgart, Germany Schleyerhalle
Dec 20 2009 Hannover AWD Arena
Toronto musician Kat Lucas received the opportunity of a lifetime last Christmas in the form of an invitation to audition for Pink's touring band in L.A. Lucas was already in the midst of a promising future, having studied with Canadian legend Oscar Peterson on piano and performing in various bands, most recently with Universal artist Shiloh, and EMI/Capitol artist Skye Sweetnam. Kat returns to Canada when Pink performs tonight (Sept. 30) in Toronto.
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