Independent Tour
Concert tour nameIndependent Tour
Landscapeno
ArtistClay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson
AlbumMeasure of a Man
Thankful
Start dateFebruary 24, 2004
End dateApril 16, 2004
Number of legs1
Number of shows32

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, alternating the opening and closing positions every other city, before joining in a duet for an encore after the closing artist's set. Many critics described the tour as the PG version of 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]

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

Tour dates

DateCity (All U.S.)VenueOpening act(s)AttendanceRevenue
February 24, 2004CharlotteCharlotte ColiseumThe Beu Sisters[5]8,657 / 8,959$367,875[6]
February 25, 2004DuluthArena at Gwinnett Center9,166 / 9,636$417,642[6]
February 27, 2004TampaSt. Pete Times Forum7,198 / 7,829$323,247[6]
February 28, 2004MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena5,395 / 6,204$245,818[6]
March 1, 2004RaleighRBC Center13,538 / 13,538$586,230[6]
March 2, 2004PhiladelphiaLiacouras Center7,934 / 9,229$368,378[6]
March 4, 2004UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,501 / 12,769$565,198[6]
March 5, 2004Washington, D.C.MCI Center10,627 / 12,102$458,128[6]
March 7, 2004Wilkes-BarreWachovia Arena7,660 / 7,898$321,470[6]
March 8, 2004WorcesterWorcester Centrum Centre10,408 / 10,408$448,170[7]
March 10, 2004ColumbusValue City Arena9,279 / 11,270$432,283[7]
March 11, 2004DetroitJoe Louis Arena9,408 / 11,521$431,584[7]
March 13, 2004Winston-SalemLJVM Coliseum9,829 / 9,829$438,918[7]
March 16, 2004HoustonReliant Stadium
March 17, 2004AustinLuedecke Arena
March 19, 2004Grand PrairieNextStage at Grand Prairie6,094 / 6,094$287,306[8]
March 21, 2004St. LouisSavvis Center8,195 / 10,298$375,595[7]
March 22, 2004ChicagoUnited Center10,002 / 10,724$436,250[7]
March 24, 2004OmahaQwest Center7,081 / 7,526$320,967[8]
March 26, 2004Salt Lake CityDelta Center
March 27, 2004Las VegasThomas & Mack Center
March 30, 2004San DiegoCox Arena
March 31, 2004SacramentoARCO Arena9,123 / 10,442$418,330[9]
April 2, 2004GlendaleGlendale Arena7,549 / 8,016$365,943[9]
April 3, 2004AnaheimArrowhead Pond of Anaheim9,645 / 11,505$427,555[9]
April 5, 2004Los AngelesStaples Center8,131 / 9,388$384,894[9]
April 6, 2004San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose8,315 / 12,131$372,295[9]
April 8, 2004SeattleKeyArena6,921 / 8,910$304,625[10]
April 9, 2004SpokaneSpokane Veterans Memorial Arena
April 13, 2004DenverPepsi Center5,960 / 10,080$288,580[10]
April 15, 2004Kansas CityKemper Arena6,666 / 10,557$290,496[10]
April 16, 2004Saint PaulXcel Energy Center10,238 / 10,238$464,227[11]
Total225,520 / 257,101 (88%)$10,142,004
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
This concert was a part of the "Spring Break Stampede"[12]
This concert was a part of the "Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo"[13]
  • Only Clarkson performed at these two events[14]

References

  1. ^ Moss, Corey (January 13, 2004). "Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson Plan Joint Headlining Tour". MTV News. Archived December 7, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Pollstar Online – Pollstar Year-End 2004". Pollstar. Archived March 8, 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Tour". The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson. RCA Records. 2004. Archived November 23, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "HOME ON THE RANGE PRODUCTION NOTES – ROUGH DRAFT". Cinematic Intelligence Agency. April 14, 2004. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "HOME ON THE RANGE PRODUCTION NOTES – ROUGH DRAFT". Cinematic Intelligence Agency. April 14, 2004. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 12. March 20, 2004. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 16. 17 April 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 18. May 1, 2004. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 20. May 15, 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  10. ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 21. May 22, 2004. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 19. May 8, 2004. p. 16. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  12. ^ Clark, Michael D. (17 November 2003). "Rocker John Mayer kicking off RodeoHouston". Houston Chronicle. Archived 7 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo- Concerts". Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. 2003. Archived 1 April 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken announce thirty city concert tour"