2012 Summer Tour

2012 Summer Tour

Promotional poster for tour
North American tour by Kelly Clarkson and The Fray
Location United States, Canada
Associated album Stronger
Scars & Stories
Start date July 21, 2012
End date September 15, 2012
Legs 1
Shows 30
Kelly Clarkson tour chronology
Stronger Tour
(2012)		 2012 Summer Tour
(2012)		 Stronger Tour
(2012)
The Fray tour chronology
The Fray in Concert
(2012)		 2012 Summer Tour
(2012)

The 2012 Summer Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by American pop-rock singer Kelly Clarkson and American alternative rock band The Fray. It supported Clarkson's fifth studio album, Stronger (2011), and The Fray's third studio album, Scars & Stories (2012). Beginning in July 2012, the tour predominately visited North America for thirty shows.[1] Most of the shows on the tour were held in outdoor amphitheatres.

Background

While promoting her forthcoming television series Duets on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Clarkson (along with The Fray frontman Isaac Slade) announced the tour.[2] Previously, the two artists performed together at "Miracle on State Street", a radio festival by WTMX in Chicago. Illinois.[3] During The Fray's set, Clarkson was invited onstage to perform "The Christmas Song". It was this performance that sparked the collaboration. Clarkson states,

"We were kind of doing a radio circuit together and we did a couple together. We got to sing a Christmas song together on stage and we just sounded really good together, so I was like: 'Man, we should tour or something.'" If you want to see us both together we’re going to maybe sing together in the show as well. It will be cool."[4]

Opening act

Setlist

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America[25]
July 21, 2012 Ridgefield United States Sleep Country Amphitheater
July 22, 2012[A] Airway Heights Northern Quest Outdoor Concert Venue
July 25, 2012 Concord Sleep Train Pavilion
July 27, 2012 Paradise Chelsea Ballroom
July 28, 2012[B] Murphys Ironstone Amphitheatre
July 30, 2012 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
August 1, 2012 Phoenix US Airways Center
August 2, 2012 Albuquerque The Pavilion
August 4, 2012 Thackerville WinStar World Casino
August 6, 2012 Orange Beach The Amphitheater at The Wharf
August 8, 2012 Alpharetta Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 10, 2012 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 14, 2012 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
August 16, 2012 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
August 17, 2012[C] Hershey Hersheypark Stadium
August 19, 2012 Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 21, 2012 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 23, 2012 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 25, 2012 Mansfield Comcast Center
August 26, 2012 Holmdel Township PNC Bank Arts Center
August 28, 2012 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 29, 2012 Hopewell United States CMAC
September 1, 2012 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
September 2, 2012 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center
September 5, 2012 Independence Independence Events Center
September 7, 2012 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 11, 2012 Virginia Beach Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
September 12, 2012 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 14, 2012 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
September 15, 2012 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert is a part of the "Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concerts"[26]
B This concert is a part of the "Ironstone Summer Concert Series"[27]
C This concert is a part of the "MixTape Festival"[28]

Box office score date

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Chelsea Ballroom Paradise 1,927 / 3,573 (54%) $141,161[29]
Molson Amphitheatre Toronto 9,239 / 9,239 (100%) $487,430
Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre Tuscaloosa 3,414 / 7,049 (48%) $179,637
Bridgestone Arena Nashville 5,897 / 8,206 (72%) $329,166 [30]
TOTAL 20,477 / 28,067 (73%) $1,137,601

External links

References

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  2. ↑ Amabile-Angermller, Michele (April 16, 2012). "Kelly Clarkson Adds New Dates on 'Stronger' Tour". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "101.9fm THE MIX presents "Miracle on State Street"". WTMX. Hubbard Broadcasting. November 2011. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
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  20. ↑ Rubenstein, Jenna Hally (August 31, 2012). "Kelly Clarkson NAILS Her Cover Of Florence + The Machine's 'Shake It Out' (VIDEO)". MTV Buzzworthy. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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  24. ↑ Rubenstein, Jenna Hally (September 13, 2012). "Kelly Clarkson Covers Rihanna's 'We Found Love,' And It RULES (VIDEO)". MTV Buzzworthy. Viacom Media Networks. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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  27. ↑ "Jackie Evancho joins Ironstone Vineyards 2012 Concert Series". Manteca Bulletin. Morris Multimedia. April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  28. ↑ Pittman, Sarah Marie (April 17, 2012). "MixTape Fest: The Fray, Kelly Clarkson & NKOTBSB". Pollstar. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard (New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media) 124 (31). August 25, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard (New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media) 124 (37). October 6, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.