Clay Aiken : Tours

2003: The American Idol Tour

2004: The Independent Tour, co-headlining with Kelly Clarkson

40-City U.S. Tour (February - April 2004)
Kelly and Clay opened and closed the concert on alternate dates. Each concert ended with a duet of "Open Arms".
The opening act was The Beu Sisters.

2004: The Not a Tour 2004 Summer Solo Tour

50-City 2 hour U.S. Tour (July - September 2005)
The "2004 Summer Tour"'s official sponsor was Disney, marking their first sponsorship of a concert tour.
At each concert a video was shown that previewed Clay's performance of "Proud of Your Boy," which was included in Disney's DVD re-release of "Aladdin"; the video also featured the work of the DisneyHand and Bubel-Aiken Foundation charities.
Opening acts were Cherie for the first half of the tour and Ben Jelen for the second half.

2004: The Joyful Noise Tour

28-City Holiday concert 2 hour concert (November - December 2004)
Featured 30 piece orchestras as well as both adult and children's choirs invited from each host city
The "Joyful Noise Tour"'s official sponsor was Ronald McDonald House Charities.

2005: The JukeBox Tour

26-City tour of cities mostly in the eastern U.S. and Toronto (July - September 2005)
2 1/2 hour show including music from each decade from the 50's to the 2000's, including some current and future releases planned by Clay.
Over 70 songs were included in this concert, some incorporated as medleys from each decade.
There was no opening act; however, each of the 3 backup singers contributed a solo and some spotlight segments to the concert.

2005: The Joyful Noise 2005 Tour

36-City, 40-Concert U.S. and Canada tour (November - December 2005)
The concert featured a traveling cast of actors, singers, and dancers, as well as a supporting cast recruited from each host city, to provide the theatrical component that threaded together the musical performances.
The opening act and contributing musician was pop-classical pianist William Joseph