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

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
  1. "Miss Independent"
  2. "A Moment Like This"
  3. "Breakaway"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
March 30, 2005TulsaUnited StatesChapman Music Hall
March 31, 2005Kansas CityMidland Theatre
April 2, 2005OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium Music Hall
April 5, 2005MilwaukeeRiverside Theater
April 6, 2005MinneapolisState Theatre
April 8, 2005IndianapolisMurat Theatre
April 9, 2005ClevelandPalace Theatre at Playhouse Square
April 11, 2005ColumbusPalace Theatre
April 12, 2005DetroitState Theatre
April 14, 2005RosemontRosemont Theatre
April 16, 2005TorontoCanadaMassey Hall
April 17, 2005KitchenerRaffi Armenian Theatre
April 19, 2005LondonJohn Labatt Centre
April 21, 2005MontrealSalle Wilfrid-Pelletier
April 22, 2005BostonUnited StatesOrpheum Theatre
April 24, 2005WallingfordCareerBuilder.com Oakdale Theater
April 25, 2005NewarkPrudential Hall
April 27, 2005New York CityHammerstein Ballroom
April 28, 2005ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts Center
April 30, 2005Upper Darby TownshipTower Theatre
May 1, 2005Washington, D.C.DAR Constitution Hall
May 3, 2005ClemsonLittlejohn Coliseum
May 4, 2005AtlantaFox Theatre
May 6, 2005Boca RatonCount de Hoernle Amphitheater
May 7, 2005ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall
May 9, 2005HoustonVerizon Wireless Theater
May 10, 2005Grand PrairieNokia Live
May 13, 2005Chula VistaCoors Amphitheatre
May 14, 2005AnaheimAngel Stadium
May 16, 2005PhoenixDodge Theatre
May 18, 2005Los AngelesWiltern Theatre
May 19, 2005
May 21, 2005New York CityRumsey Playfield
May 22, 2005East RutherfordIzod Center
May 24, 2005San JoseSan Jose Civic Auditorium
May 26, 2005SeattleParamount Theatre
May 28, 2005PortlandSchnitzer Concert Hall
May 29, 2005VancouverCanadaQueen Elizabeth Theatre
Australia
November 4, 2005PerthAustraliaChallenge Stadium
November 6, 2005AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
November 9, 2005MelbourneRod Laver Arena
November 10, 2005GeelongGeelong Arena
November 12, 2005WollongongWollongong Entertainment Centre
November 15, 2005 CanberraAIS Arena
November 16, 2005BrisbaneBrisbane Entertainment Centre
November 18, 2005 NewcastleNewcastle Entertainment Centre
Europe[10]
February 17, 2006ManchesterEnglandCarling Apollo Manchester
February 18, 2006GlasgowScotlandClyde Auditorium
February 20, 2006NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena
February 22, 2006LondonHammersmith Apollo
February 25, 2006BournemouthWindsor Hall
February 27, 2006BirminghamNational Indoor Arena
February 28, 2006CardiffWalesCardiff International Arena
March 2, 2006DublinIrelandPoint Theatre
March 5, 2006LondonEnglandHammersmith Apollo
March 6, 2006
March 7, 2006NottinghamNottingham Arena
March 9, 2006SheffieldHallam FM Arena
March 10, 2006ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
March 12, 2006BrusselsBelgiumForest National
March 13, 2006AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music Hall
March 18, 2006CologneGermanyPalladium
March 21, 2006 BerlinColumbiahalle
March 22, 2006MunichZenith Kulturhalle
March 23, 2006ViennaAustriaPlanet.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

    DateCityCountryVenueReason
    November 20, 2005ChristchurchNew ZealandWestpacTrust CentreVocal rest due to strained vocal cords.[11]
    November 22, 2005AucklandLogan Campbell Centre

    External links

    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.