# The Breakaway Tour

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. 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. In September 2005, the Australian leg was announced.

## Opening acts

* Graham Colton Band (North America)
* Rogue Traders (Australia)

## Setlist

* "Since U Been Gone"
* "Walk Away"
* "Gone"
* "Low"
* "Just Missed the Train"
* "What's Up Lonely"
* "Thankful"
* "The Trouble with Love Is"
* "Don't"
* "Covers medley: "Piece of My Heart" / "The Thrill Is Gone" / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
* "Beautiful Disaster"
* "Addicted"
* "Because of You"
* "Where is Your Heart"
* "Behind These Hazel Eyes"

### Encore

* "Miss Independent"
* "A Moment Like This"
* "Breakaway"

## Tour dates

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

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ This concert was a part of "Channel 933's Your Show"
    $^B$ This concert was a part of "Wango Tango"
    $^C$ 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. |
| November 22, 2005 | Auckland | New Zealand | Logan Campbell Centre | Vocal rest due to strained vocal cords. |