Kelly Clarkson

Tours

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.

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.

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 a lot of venues in its 35-city stops.

2005: The Hazel Eyes Summer Tour

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Dates are currently scheduled throughout the US and Canada, the forty-six-city tour will run from July 6 opening in Lubbock, TX and ending in New York, NY on October 11.
• According to Ticketmaster, Clarkson has added four new dates to her summer tour, making stops in Puyallup, WA, New Orleans, LA, Pensacola, FL, and New York, NY (some of which were later cancelled and never performed or rescheduled).
• 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 introduces as her favorite song. The 70-minute show features frequent sing-alongs from the audience and expressions of gratitude from Clarkson. There are 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.
• The Hazel Eyes Tour features a new song called "Come Here" which is, according to Clarkson, "probably going to be on the next record".
• Several venues were cancelled, due to the rumored illness of Kelly. She did however appear on several TV shows during those times, which caused some controversy.

2005: The Addicted World Tour

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• In a June 2005 radio interview on Capital FM in London, Clarkson mentioned that she would begin planning a world tour that will visit Australia, Asia, and Europe, after finishing The Hazel Eyes Tour in the U.S.
• The Addicted World Tour will start on Friday November 4 2005 at the Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia. Additional dates and venues are expected to be announced by RCA Records by the end of September.