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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

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in 2003. The tour placed 58th in Pollstar's annual "Top 100 Tours", earning over ten million dollars with 31 shows.

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 :)"

Setlist

Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :This concert was a part of the " Spring Break Stampede" :This concert was a part of the "Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo" *Only Clarkson performed at these two events

References

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