Independent Tour

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Independent Tour
Tour by Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson
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Tour Book Cover
Associated album Measure of a Man
Thankful
Start dateFebruary 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
End dateApril 16, 2004 (2004-04-16)
Legs1
No. of shows32
Clay Aiken chronology
American Idols LIVE! Tour 2003
(2003)		Independent Tour
(2004)		Clay Aiken: Live in Concert
(2004)
Kelly Clarkson chronology
Kelly Clarkson in Concert
(2003)		Independent Tour
(2004)		 The Breakaway Tour
(2005–06)

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 The Justified & 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] [3]

Contents

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

Aiken [5]
  1. "Kyrie"
  2. "Perfect Day"
  3. "I Will Carry You"
  4. "All About Love"
  5. "No More Sad Songs"
  6. "When You Say You Love Me"
  7. "Without You" (Badfinger cover)
  8. "Invisible"
  9. "Run to Me"
  10. Medley: "Measure of a Man" / "Fields of Gold" / "Carolina in My Mind" (Sting & James Taylor cover)
  11. "When I Need You"
Encore
  1. "When Doves Cry"
  2. "The Way"
Clarkson [5]
  1. "Low"
  2. "What's Up Lonely"
  3. "The Trouble with Love Is"
  4. "Just Missed the Train"
  5. "Some Kind of Miracle"
  6. "Beautiful Disaster"
  7. "Stuff Like That There" (Betty Hutton cover)
  8. "Why Haven't I Heard from You" (Reba McEntire cover)
  9. "You Thought Wrong"
  10. "The Bounce (The Luv)"
  11. "Timeless"
  12. "Anytime"
  13. "Thankful"
Encore
  1. "Miss Independent"
  2. "A Moment Like This"
  3. "Open Arms"
Notes
  • During the concert in Grand Prairie, Clarkson performed "You Thought Wrong" with Tamyra Gray.

Tour dates

DateCity (All U.S.)VenueOpening act(s)AttendanceRevenue
February 24, 2004 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum The Beu Sisters [6] 8,657 / 8,959$367,875 [7]
February 25, 2004 Duluth Arena at Gwinnett Center 9,166 / 9,636$417,642 [7]
February 27, 2004 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum 7,198 / 7,829$323,247 [7]
February 28, 2004 Miami American Airlines Arena 5,395 / 6,204$245,818 [7]
March 1, 2004 Raleigh RBC Center 13,538 / 13,538$586,230 [7]
March 2, 2004 Philadelphia Liacouras Center 7,934 / 9,229$368,378 [7]
March 4, 2004 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12,501 / 12,769$565,198 [7]
March 5, 2004 Washington, D.C. MCI Center 10,627 / 12,102$458,128 [7]
March 7, 2004 Wilkes-Barre Wachovia Arena 7,660 / 7,898$321,470 [7]
March 8, 2004 Worcester Worcester Centrum Centre 10,408 / 10,408$448,170 [8]
March 10, 2004 Columbus Value City Arena 9,279 / 11,270$432,283 [8]
March 11, 2004 Detroit Joe Louis Arena 9,408 / 11,521$431,584 [8]
March 13, 2004 Winston-Salem LJVM Coliseum 9,829 / 9,829$438,918 [8]
March 16, 2004 [A] Houston Reliant Stadium ——
March 17, 2004 [B] Austin Luedecke Arena ——
March 19, 2004 Grand Prairie NextStage at Grand Prairie 6,094 / 6,094$287,306 [9]
March 21, 2004 St. Louis Savvis Center 8,195 / 10,298$375,595 [8]
March 22, 2004 Chicago United Center 10,002 / 10,724$436,250 [8]
March 24, 2004 Omaha Qwest Center 7,081 / 7,526$320,967 [9]
March 26, 2004 Salt Lake City Delta Center ——
March 27, 2004 Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center ——
March 30, 2004 San Diego Cox Arena ——
March 31, 2004 Sacramento ARCO Arena 9,123 / 10,442$418,330 [10]
April 2, 2004 Glendale Glendale Arena 7,549 / 8,016$365,943 [10]
April 3, 2004 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 9,645 / 11,505$427,555 [10]
April 5, 2004 Los Angeles Staples Center 8,131 / 9,388$384,894 [10]
April 6, 2004 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose 8,315 / 12,131$372,295 [10]
April 8, 2004 Seattle KeyArena 6,921 / 8,910$304,625 [11]
April 9, 2004 Spokane Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena ——
April 13, 2004 Denver Pepsi Center 5,960 / 10,080$288,580 [11]
April 15, 2004 Kansas City Kemper Arena 6,666 / 10,557$290,496 [11]
April 16, 2004 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 10,238 / 10,238$464,227 [12]
Total225,520 / 257,101 (88%)$10,142,004
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Spring Break Stampede" [13]
B This concert was a part of the "Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo" [14]

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