The Breakaway Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:	The Breakaway Tour
Landscape:	yes
Artist:	Kelly Clarkson
Album:	Breakaway
Start Date:	March 30, 2005
End Date:	March 23, 2006
Number Of Legs:	3
Number Of Shows:	38 in North America 8 in Australia 19 in Europe 65 Total
Last Tour:	Independent Tour (2004)
This Tour:	The Breakaway Tour (2005–06)
Next Tour:	Hazel Eyes Tour (2005)

The Breakaway Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American pop recording artist Kelly Clarkson. It began on March 30, 2005, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and finished on March 23, 2006, in Vienna, Austria.^[1] The tour promoted her second studio album, Breakaway (2004), and this was her first tour to visit Australia and Europe. This was the first of three tours to promote Breakaway. Clarkson went on to embark on the Hazel Eyes Tour in North America before and in between the Australian and European legs of this tour.

Background

The North American leg of the tour was announced in February 2005.^[2] In September 2005, the Australian leg was announced.^[3]

Opening acts

• Graham Colton Band ^[4]

Setlist

1. "Since U Been Gone"
2. "Walk Away"
3. "Gone"
4. "Low"
5. "Just Missed the Train"
6. "What's Up Lonely"
7. "Thankful"
8. "The Trouble with Love Is"
9. "Don't"
10. "Covers medley: "Piece of My Heart" / "The Thrill Is Gone" / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
11. "Beautiful Disaster"
12. "Addicted"
13. "Because of You"
14. "Where is Your Heart"
15. "Behind These Hazel Eyes"

Encore

16. "Miss Independent"
17. "A Moment Like This"
18. "Breakaway"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
March 30, 2005	Tulsa	United States	Chapman Music Hall
March 31, 2005	Kansas City		Midland Theatre
April 2, 2005	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall
April 5, 2005	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
April 6, 2005	Minneapolis		State Theatre
April 8, 2005	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre
April 9, 2005	Cleveland		Palace Theatre at Playhouse Square
April 11, 2005	Columbus		Palace Theatre
April 12, 2005	Detroit		State Theatre
April 14, 2005	Rosemont		Rosemont Theatre
April 16, 2005	Toronto	Canada	Massey Hall
April 17, 2005	Kitchener		Raffi Armenian Theatre
April 19, 2005	London		John Labatt Centre
April 21, 2005	Montreal		Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
April 22, 2005	Boston	United States	Orpheum Theatre
April 24, 2005	Wallingford		CareerBuilder.com Oakdale Theater
April 25, 2005	Newark		Prudential Hall
April 27, 2005	New York City		Hammerstein Ballroom
April 28, 2005	Providence		Providence Performing Arts Center
April 30, 2005	Upper Darby Township		Tower Theatre
May 1, 2005	Washington, D.C.		DAR Constitution Hall
May 3, 2005	Clemson		Littlejohn Coliseum
May 4, 2005	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
May 6, 2005	Boca Raton		Count de Hoernle Amphitheater
May 7, 2005	Clearwater		Ruth Eckerd Hall
May 9, 2005	Houston		Verizon Wireless Theater
May 10, 2005	Grand Prairie		Nokia Live
May 13, 2005	Chula Vista		Coors Amphitheatre
May 14, 2005	Anaheim		Angel Stadium
May 16, 2005	Phoenix		Dodge Theatre
May 18, 2005	Los Angeles		Wiltern Theatre
May 19, 2005
May 21, 2005	New York City		Rumsey Playfield
May 22, 2005	East Rutherford		Izod Center
May 24, 2005	San Jose		San Jose Civic Auditorium
May 26, 2005	Seattle		Paramount Theatre
May 28, 2005	Portland		Schnitzer Concert Hall
May 29, 2005	Vancouver	Canada	Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Australia
November 4, 2005	Perth	Australia	Challenge Stadium
November 6, 2005	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
November 9, 2005	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
November 10, 2005	Geelong		Geelong Arena
November 12, 2005	Wollongong		Wollongong Entertainment Centre
November 15, 2005	Canberra		AIS Arena
November 16, 2005	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
November 18, 2005	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Europe^[10]
February 17, 2006	Manchester	England	Carling Apollo Manchester
February 18, 2006	Glasgow	Scotland	Clyde Auditorium
February 20, 2006	Newcastle	England	Metro Radio Arena
February 22, 2006	London		Hammersmith Apollo
February 25, 2006	Bournemouth		Windsor Hall
February 27, 2006	Birmingham		National Indoor Arena
February 28, 2006	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
March 2, 2006	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
March 5, 2006	London	England	Hammersmith Apollo
March 6, 2006
March 7, 2006	Nottingham		Nottingham Arena
March 9, 2006	Sheffield		Hallam FM Arena
March 10, 2006	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
March 12, 2006	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
March 13, 2006	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
March 18, 2006	Cologne	Germany	Palladium
March 21, 2006	Berlin		Columbiahalle
March 22, 2006	Munich		Zenith Kulturhalle
March 23, 2006	Vienna	Austria	Planet.tt Bank Austria Halle

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was a part of "Channel 933's Your Show"

This concert was a part of "Wango Tango"

This concert was a part of "Beauty Live"

Canceled shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
November 20, 2005	Christchurch	New Zealand	WestpacTrust Centre	Vocal rest due to strained vocal cords.^[11]
November 22, 2005	Auckland		Logan Campbell Centre

External links

• Kelly Clarkson Official Website
• Breakaway Tour

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kelly Clarkson Turns 23; Fans' Tour Wishes Come True. Davis, Carolyn E.. April 27, 2005. MTV News. December 8, 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1323340963WYMHXKOPLD?url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1500899/kelly-clarkson-turns-23-extends-tour.jhtml . December 8, 2011.
2. Clarkson Breaks Away For Theater Tour. Billboard. February 22, 2005. July 12, 2022.
3. Web site: Kelly Clarkson Announces Aussie Tour!. September 20, 2005. The Hot Hits Live from LA. MCM Media. December 7, 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1323295375ZDXYWZOFLH?url=http://www.thehothits.com/news/7854/kelly-clarkson-announces-aussie-tour-%21. December 7, 2011.
4. Web site: Kelly Clarkson: New Rocker Boyfriend. December 1, 2005. People. December 8, 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1323354035UMNYMEQJFD?url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1136403%2C00.html. December 8, 2011.
5. Web site: Kelly Clarkson Lines Up 35-Show Tour. Rashbaum, Alyssa. February 23, 2005. MTV News. December 7, 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1323295141PIWYQCYQXX?url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497365/kelly-clarkson-lines-up-35show-tour.jhtml. December 7, 2011.
6. Web site: Tour. 2003. The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson. RCA Records. December 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20050601014157/http://www.kellyclarksonweb.com/. June 1, 2005. dead.
7. Web site: Tour. 2003. The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson. RCA Records. December 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20050703000723/http://kellyclarksonweb.com/. July 3, 2005. dead.
8. Web site: Tour. 2003. The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson. RCA Records . December 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20051031053031/http://www.kellyclarksonweb.com/. October 31, 2005 . dead.
9. Web site: Kelly Clarkson Unveils More Tour Dates, Says 'Who's Bo Bice?'. Davis, Carolyn E.. Pak, SuChin. May 14, 2005. MTV News. December 7, 2011. http://www.freezepage.com/1323341169XFXRNXMSMX?url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502860/kelly-clarkson-heading-back-on-road.jhtml. December 8, 2011 .
10. Web site: Tour. 2006. The Official Homepage of Kelly Clarkson. RCA Records. December 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20060208030825/http://www.kellyclarksonweb.com/. February 8, 2006 .
11. Web site: Kelly Clarkson's concerts cancelled. NZPAwebsite=NZ Herald. November 18, 2005. January 14, 2018.

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