| Concert Tour Name: | Independent Tour |
| Landscape: | no |
| Artist: | Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson |
| Album: | Measure of a Man Thankful |
| Number Of Legs: | 1 |
| Number Of Shows: | 32 |
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 & 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]
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 :)"
| Date | City (All U.S.) | Venue | Opening act(s) | Attendance | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2004 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | The Beu Sisters[5] | 8,657 / 8,959 | $367,875[6] | |
| February 25, 2004 | Duluth | Arena at Gwinnett Center | 9,166 / 9,636 | $417,642 | ||
| February 27, 2004 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | 7,198 / 7,829 | $323,247 | ||
| February 28, 2004 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 5,395 / 6,204 | $245,818 | ||
| March 1, 2004 | Raleigh | RBC Center | 13,538 / 13,538 | $586,230 | ||
| March 2, 2004 | Philadelphia | Liacouras Center | 7,934 / 9,229 | $368,378 | ||
| March 4, 2004 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 12,501 / 12,769 | $565,198 | ||
| March 5, 2004 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 10,627 / 12,102 | $458,128 | ||
| March 7, 2004 | Wilkes-Barre | Wachovia Arena | 7,660 / 7,898 | $321,470 | ||
| March 8, 2004 | Worcester | Worcester Centrum Centre | 10,408 / 10,408 | $448,170[7] | ||
| March 10, 2004 | Columbus | Value City Arena | 9,279 / 11,270 | $432,283 | ||
| March 11, 2004 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | 9,408 / 11,521 | $431,584 | ||
| March 13, 2004 | Winston-Salem | LJVM Coliseum | 9,829 / 9,829 | $438,918 | ||
| March 16, 2004 | Houston | Reliant Stadium | ||||
| March 17, 2004 | Austin | Luedecke Arena | ||||
| March 19, 2004 | Grand Prairie | NextStage at Grand Prairie | 6,094 / 6,094 | $287,306[8] | ||
| March 21, 2004 | St. Louis | Savvis Center | 8,195 / 10,298 | $375,595 | ||
| March 22, 2004 | Chicago | United Center | 10,002 / 10,724 | $436,250 | ||
| March 24, 2004 | Omaha | Qwest Center | 7,081 / 7,526 | $320,967 | ||
| 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[9] | ||
| April 2, 2004 | Glendale | Glendale Arena | 7,549 / 8,016 | $365,943 | ||
| April 3, 2004 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 9,645 / 11,505 | $427,555 | ||
| April 5, 2004 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 8,131 / 9,388 | $384,894 | ||
| April 6, 2004 | San Jose | HP Pavilion at San Jose | 8,315 / 12,131 | $372,295 | ||
| April 8, 2004 | Seattle | KeyArena | 6,921 / 8,910 | $304,625[10] | ||
| April 9, 2004 | Spokane | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
| April 13, 2004 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 5,960 / 10,080 | $288,580 | ||
| April 15, 2004 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | 6,666 / 10,557 | $290,496 | ||
| April 16, 2004 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 10,238 / 10,238 | $464,227[11] | ||
| Total | 225,520 / 257,101 (88%) | $10,142,004 | ||||