Piece by Piece Tour

Piece by Piece Tour

Promotional poster for tour
Tour by Kelly Clarkson
Associated album Piece by Piece
Start date July 11, 2015
End date October 17, 2015
Legs 1
Shows 47 in North America
Kelly Clarkson concert chronology
  • Piece by Piece Tour
  • (2015)

The Piece by Piece Tour is the upcoming eighth headlining concert tour from American recording artist Kelly Clarkson, in support of her seventh studio studio album, Piece by Piece (2015). It will commence on July 11, 2015, in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the Hershey Park Stadium and will continue throughout North America, concluding on October 17, 2015, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Background

On February 2, 2015, while being interviewed by Canadian radio station 98.1 CHFI, Clarkson was asked about the tour. She replied that she just got the routing for the tour, and they would do the United States, part of Canada, then a full run in Canada, with further dates to follow at a later.[1] On March 3, 2015, Clarkson formally announced plans for a tour while promoting Piece by Piece (2015) during an appearance on Good Morning America. An official release confirmed dates across North America.[2] Additional Canadian dates were released on March 16, 2015.

Supporting Clarkson in the Unites States and Toronto are planned opening acts: Eric Hutchinson and Pentatonix.[3][4] In a video that Clarkson posted of herself on her Facebook page talking about the tour, she showed her excitement about Pentatonix opening for her and hopes to convince them to sing with her during her set. Nick Jonas and Tyler Shaw will open up for Clarkson in October 2015 in Canada.[5]

Clarkson confirmed plans to include Piece by Piece singles "Heartbeat Song" and "Invincible" in the set list for the show, alongside album-only tracks, "Dance With Me" and "Tightrope", with the latter promised to be a highlight for the show. Speaking to USA Today, Clarkson stated: "Because of an element I've never done on tour, it makes sense to incorporate that song. I'm not flying or on a tightrope — there's not that — but it makes sense with that song and how it sounds on the record that it will fit into the show."[6] The Piece by Piece Tour will be led by Live Nation Entertainment's global touring division.[2]

Commercial reception

General sales for the tour will begin on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Citi has been listed as the official bank for the tour, with a special pre-sale access will be given to Citi's Private Pass Program members on March 10, 2015. Members of Clarkson's fan club, Kellebrities, will also be given special pre-sale availability.[2]

Opening acts

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Gross revenue
North America[2][7][8][9][10][11][5][12][13][14]
July 11, 2015 Hershey United States Hershey Park Stadium Pentatonix
Eric Hutchinson		 — —
July 12, 2015 Mansfield Xfinity Center — —
July 14, 2015 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center — —
July 16, 2015 New York City Radio City Music Hall — —
July 17, 2015 — —
July 19, 2015 Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion — —
July 21, 2015 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center — —
July 23, 2015 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena — —
July 25, 2015 Toronto Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre — —
July 26, 2015 Clarkston United States DTE Energy Music Theatre — —
July 28, 2015 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center — —
July 30, 2015 Noblesville Klipsch Music Center — —
August 1, 2015 Rosemont Allstate Arena — —
August 2, 2015 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre — —
August 4, 2015 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center — —
August 6, 2015 Denver Pepsi Center — —
August 8, 2015 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre — —
August 10, 2015 Portland Moda Center — —
August 12, 2015 Seattle KeyArena — —
August 15, 2015 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center — —
August 16, 2015 San Diego Viejas Arena — —
August 19, 2015 Los Angeles Staples Center — —
August 21, 2015 Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre — —
August 23, 2015 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheater — —
August 25, 2015 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion — —
August 27, 2015 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater — —
August 29, 2015 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater — —
August 30, 2015 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion — —
September 1, 2015 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion — —
September 3, 2015 North Little Rock Verizon Arena — —
September 5, 2015 Nashville Bridgestone Arena — —
September 10, 2015 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre — —
September 12, 2015 Vienna Wolf Trap Filene Center — —
September 13, 2015 — —
September 15, 2015 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre — —
September 17, 2015 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre — —
September 19, 2015 Raleigh Walnut Creek Amphitheatre — —
September 20, 2015 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center — —
October 1, 2015 Ottawa Canada Canadian Tire Centre Nick Jonas
Tyler Shaw		 — —
October 2, 2015 Montreal Bell Centre — —
October 4, 2015 London Budweiser Gardens — —
October 7, 2015 Winnipeg MTS Centre — —
October 10, 2015 Saskatoon SaskTel Centre — —
October 12, 2015 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome — —
October 14, 2015 Edmonton Rexall Place — —
October 15, 2015 Dawson Creek EnCana Events Centre — —
October 17, 2015 Vancouver Rogers Arena — —

References

  1. ↑ Jay, the Web Guy (February 2, 2015). "[WATCH] KELLY CLARKSON IN STUDIO". CHFI-FM. Canada: Rogers Radio. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "GRAMMY Award Winner Kelly Clarkson Announces 2015 PIECE BY PIECE TOUR". United States: PR Newswire. Live Nation Entertainment. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bacle, Ariana (March 3, 2015). "Kelly Clarkson announces Piece by Piece summer tour with Pentatonix". Entertainment Weekly (United States: ew.com). Time Inc. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Lynch, Joe (March 3, 2015). "Kelly Clarkson Shares Dates for 2015 Piece By Piece Tour". Billboard (United States: billboard.com). Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kelly Clarkson". northlands.com. March 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mansfield, Brian (March 3, 2015). "Kelly Clarkson announces summer tour". USA Today (United States: usatoday.com). Gannett Company. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ Simpson, Peter (March 16, 2015). "Kelly Clarkson to play Ottawa in October". ottawacitizen.com.
  8. ↑ "Event Calendar". centerbell.ca. March 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson with special guest Nick Jonas". budweisergardens.com. March 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas to Play MTS Centre". www.chrisd.ca. ChrisD.ca. March 16, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson With Special Guests". SaskTelCentre.com. March 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Bell, Mike (March 16, 2015). "Kelly Clarkson headed to Calgary for Oct. 12 Saddledome show". calgaryherald.com. Postmedia Network Inc.
  13. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson with Nick Jonas and Tyler Shaw". dawsoncreekeventscentre.com. March 16, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson". ctvnews.ca. Bell Media. March 16, 2015.