Kelly Clarkson concert tours
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This is a description of the concert tours that American pop rock singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson has embarked on during her professional career.
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[edit] 2002: The American Idol Tour
- 28-City U.S. Tour (October - November 2002)
- Two-month arena tour starring Kelly and the other American Idol finalists.
[edit] 2003: U.S. Mini-Tour
- 10-City tour (August, 2003)
- Only 7 shows took place in the mid-west, 3 california shows at end cancelled due to illness.
[edit] 2004: The Independent Tour, co-headlining with Clay Aiken
- 30-City U.S. Tour (February - April 2004)
- The final show in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 16, 2004, featured the acoustic performance of a new song entitled "Don't", written by Clarkson and her band's lead guitarist Danny Weissfeld during the tour. "Don't" also became a part of the regular set list throughout the Breakaway Tour, and is rumored to appear on Clarkson's third studio album.
[edit] 2005: The Breakaway Spring Tour
- 35-City U.S. / Canada Tour (March–May 2005)
- The Breakaway Tour is Clarkson's most successful to date, selling-out the majority of venues in its 35-city run.
[edit] 2005: The Hazel Eyes Summer Tour
- The 46-city tour ran from July 6 opening in Lubbock, Texas and ended in New York on October 11.
- Several venues were cancelled, due to Clarkson contracting bronchitis and walking pneumonia. However she returned that December to make up for these cancellations, following her Australian tour.
- The July 17 Orlando, Florida concert was webcast live on AOL. A key thematic moment in her concerts is her rendition of Annie Lennox's 1992 hit, "Why", which she introduced as her favorite song. The 70-minute show featured frequent sing-alongs from the audience and expressions of gratitude from Clarkson. There were rock arrangements to most songs, with an a cappella "Beautiful Disaster" and a two-acoustic guitar-only shambolic "Breakaway".
- Due to popular demand, "Hear Me" was added to the tour set list after Clarkson was, as she put it, "hated on" during the Breakaway Tour for not performing this song at any of her shows.
- Upon returning to the States for her make-up shows, she replaced "Why" with Tommy James & The Shondells' 1968 number "Crimson and Clover", and also included the holiday tune "Blue Christmas".
- The Hazel Eyes Tour featured a new song called "Come Here" which is, according to Clarkson, "probably going to be on the next record."
[edit] 2005-2006: The Breakaway World Tour
- The Breakaway World Tour began on Friday November 4, 2005, at the Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia. Her final show in Australia and both New Zealand dates were postponed due to vocal strain, though she planned to make up these cancellations. She headed to the British Isles beginning February 17, 2006 in Manchester, United Kingdom, after which she toured Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria.
- Clarkson replaced "Blue Christmas" with "Why" for the UK shows, with the rest of the set list remaining the same.
[edit] 2006: The Addicted Tour
- 24-city North American tour, starting on June 30 2006 and finishing on August 6 2006.
- Three possible new songs from her upcoming third album were performed during this tour: "Maybe", "Anymore", and "Yeah".
- During this tour, Clarkson included a soulful, beat-heavy rendition of Marc Broussard's song "Home," as well as a touching cover of Ray Lamontagne's "Shelter." These two artists are relatively unknown in her fanbase, but she was quick to point both out as being very talented musicians.
