Independent Tour
The Independent Tour was a co-headlining tour by American recording artists Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken. The tour supported their debut albums, Thankful (2003) and Measure of a Man (2003). The tour only reached the United States during the winter and spring of 2004. Clarkson and Aiken performed individual shows before joining in a duet for Clarkson's encore. Many critics described the tour as the PG version of the Justified and Stripped Tour in 2003.[1] The tour placed 58th in Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Tours", earning over ten million dollars with 31 shows.[2]
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Associated album | Measure of a Man Thankful | ||||||||||||
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Start date | February 24, 2004 | ||||||||||||
End date | April 16, 2004 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 32 in North America | ||||||||||||
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Background
Clarkson announced the tour via her official website on January 7, 2004. She wrote:
"hey what's up guys! I have some very exciting news! clay aiken and I have decided to team up and co-headline a US tour together. we’re really pumped about it and can’t wait to see y’all there. we’ll be announcing the exact tour dates soon but for now I wanted to give you guys the scoop first. more info to come. have a super day! God bless kelly :)"
Opening act
Setlist
- "Kyrie"
- "Perfect Day"
- "I Will Carry You"
- "All About Love"
- "No More Sad Songs"
- "When You Say You Love Me"
- "Without You" (Badfinger cover)
- "Invisible"
- "Run to Me"
- Medley: "Measure of a Man" / "Fields of Gold" / "Carolina in My Mind" (Sting & James Taylor cover)
- "When I Need You"
- Encore
- "Low"
- "What's Up Lonely"
- "The Trouble with Love Is"
- "Just Missed the Train"
- "Some Kind of Miracle"
- "Beautiful Disaster"
- "Stuff Like That There" (Betty Hutton cover)
- "Why Haven't I Heard from You" (Reba McEntire cover)
- "You Thought Wrong"
- "The Bounce (The Luv)"
- "Timeless"
- "Anytime"
- "Thankful"
- Encore
- "Miss Independent"
- "A Moment Like This"
- "Open Arms"
- Notes
- During the concert in Grand Prairie, Clarkson performed "You Thought Wrong" with Tamyra Gray.
Tour dates
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of the "Spring Break Stampede"[6]
- B This concert was a part of the "Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo"[7]
- Only Clarkson performed at these two events[8]
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte | 8,657 / 8,959 (97%) | $367,875[9] |
Gwinnett Civic Center Arena | Duluth | 9,166 / 9,636 (95%) | $417,642[9] |
St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa | 7,198 / 7,829 (92%) | $323,247[9] |
American Airlines Arena | Miami | 5,395 / 6,204 (87%) | $245,818[9] |
RBC Center | Raleigh | 13,538 / 13,538 (100%) | $586,230[9] |
Liacouras Center | Philadelphia | 7,934 / 9,229 (86%) | $368,378[9] |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale | 12,501 / 12,769 (98%) | $565,198[9] |
MCI Center | Washington, D.C. | 10,627 / 12,102 (88%) | $458,128[9] |
Wachovia Arena | Wilkes-Barre | 7,660 / 7,898 (97%) | $321,470[9] |
Worcester's Centrum Centre | Worcester | 10,408 / 10,408 (100%) | $448,170[10] |
Value City Arena | Columbus | 9,279 / 11,270 (82%) | $432,283[10] |
Joe Louis Arena | Detroit | 9,408 / 11,521 (82%) | $431,584[10] |
LJVM Coliseum | Winston–Salem | 9,829 / 9,829 (100%) | $438,918[10] |
NextStage at Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | 6,094 / 6,094 (100%) | $287,306[11] |
Savvis Center | St. Louis | 8,195 / 10,298 (79%) | $375,595[10] |
United Center | Chicago | 10,002 / 10,724 (93%) | $436,250[10] |
Qwest Center Arena | Omaha | 7,081 / 7,526 (94%) | $320,967[11] |
ARCO Arena | Sacramento | 9,123 / 10,442 (87%) | $418,330[12] |
Glendale Arena | Glendale | 7,549 / 8,016 (94%) | $365,943[12] |
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | Anaheim | 9,645 / 11,505 (84%) | $427,555[12] |
Staples Center | Los Angeles | 8,131 / 9,388 (87%) | $384,894[12] |
HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose | 8,315 / 12,131 (68%) | $372,295[12] |
KeyArena | Seattle | 6,921 / 8,910 (78%) | $304,625[13] |
Pepsi Center | Denver | 5,960 / 10,080 (59%) | $288,580[13] |
Kemper Arena | Kansas City | 6,666 / 10,557 (63%) | $290,496[13] |
Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul | 10,238 / 10,238 (100%) | $464,227[14] |
TOTAL | 225,520 / 257,101 (88%) | $10,142,004 |
References
- Moss, Corey (January 13, 2004). "Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson Plan Joint Headlining Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- "Pollstar Online – Pollstar Year-End 2004". Pollstar. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- "HOME ON THE RANGE PRODUCTION NOTES – ROUGH DRAFT". Cinematic Intelligence Agency. April 14, 2004. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- Moss, Corey (August 6, 2004). "Cutielicious: Kelly And Clay's Live Show Heavy On The Sugar". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- "Tour". The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson. RCA Records. 2004. Archived from the original on November 23, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- Clark, Michael D. (17 November 2003). "Rocker John Mayer kicking off RodeoHouston". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- "Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo- Concerts". Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. 2003. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/kelly-clarkson-and-clay-aiken-announce-thirty-city-concert-tour-2173.php
- "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. New York. 116 (12): 38. March 20, 2004. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. New York. 116 (16): 19. 17 April 2004. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. New York. 116 (18): 27. May 1, 2004. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. New York. 116 (20): 19. May 15, 2004. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. New York. 116 (21): 19. May 22, 2004. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. New York. 116 (19): 16. May 8, 2004. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.