Kelly Clarkson

Delightfully quirky and ridiculously talented, Kelly Clarkson is a once in a lifetime artist. Her shows are high energy, but not overly produced with simple sets and a rockin’ band. From the second she steps on stage, it’s clear the audience is there for one reason and one reason alone: that voice. If you’re not there for the shear euphoria of listening to Kelly sing, you might feel a bit out of place with those around you. Be prepared to hoot and holler as she hits a high note or belts a verse to perfection.

Next to her voice, the best thing about Kelly is her “This is me. Take it or leave it” attitude. She is unapologetically herself. No drama, no frills. She has no problem letting the audience in on the Hair of the Dog sloshing around in her solo cup—a necessary evil to cure a night of drunk bicycle riding at a friend’s birthday party the night before. You might even get a story or two about group yoga sessions with the band. I watched her trip once at a show in Milwaukee and twist her ankle so badly roadies had to carry her off stage—but not before hilariously raising her hands in salute to Molly Shannon’s Mary Katherine Gallagher from Saturday Night Live. You know? “Superstar!”

Perhaps a throwback to her Idol days, Kelly tends to perform a lot of covers, but each one will blow you away. From haunting versions of Florence and the Machine’s “Heavy in Your Arms”, to soaring vocals on any number of Aretha Franklin tunes, to crowd pleasing radio hits like Fun’s “We are Young,” Kelly nails every note and every line with emotion and reverence.

Whether she’s the opening act or the main event, Kelly will bring it. She’s a must-see!

I'm 66 yrs old and have attended many concerts. I had seen Elvis on 2 occasions. Of all the concerts I've seen over my years there are only 2 entertainers that I wish the show would not end and that is Elvis and Kelly Clarkson! This show was so beautiful in so many ways. First of all her VOICE is second to none. Secondly she interacts with the audience with her sharp and funny wit and humor. Thirdly I thought it was wonderful that she brought her back-up singers out with her on the runways as well as the guitar and saxophone players. Fourth, she didn't have to have dancers in the background because she DIDN'T NEED BACKGROUND DANCERS!! They would have been a total distraction from her magnificent voice and personality.
To top it off, her emotions on "Piece By Piece" brought this old man to tears. My father left when I was 7 years old and I never heard from him again until I was 39 yrs old. I "felt" her emotions and I felt mine at the same time.
I cannot say enough about how this beautiful person singing to me touched my soul. Ok, this is getting mushy so I will quit but please tell Kelly thank you from the bottom of my heart - to hers.
Bill Wagnon
844 Lewis Ave
Woodland, CA 95695

Kelly Clarkson shot to fame after winning American Idol way back in 2002. She has since become one of the most successful talent show contestants ever, selling over an incredible 20 million albums. I saw her perform live at the O2 in London and, judging from the way she owned the stage and the confidence that oozed from her, you would never guess she came to fame through a talent show. She performs as if it were all she was ever trained to do. She is a natural performer and has an incredible voice live. Her vocals are incredibly powerful and emotive and she manages to hit some incredible notes. Her performance was so entertaining because many of her songs are very catchy and fun, and hence easy to dance to. Even her sadder songs are incredibly catchy. Furthermore, she has enough classics that almost everyone was able to sing along to every song. Hits such as ‘Stronger’, ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’, ‘Since You Been Gone’ and ‘Breakaway’ were all performed to the delight of the entire crowd.

There are very fews singers with the same universal appeal as Kelly Clarkson. Her melodic pop has made consistent appearances on charts on both sides of the Atlantic for the last decade and she has a number of modern 00's hits such as 'Since U Been Gone'.

The lady herself is also a wonderfully charismatic personality and this helps with the overall appeal as the whole audience cheers as one as she addresses them warmly. She is a vocal powerhouse onstage as she hits a whole variety of notes with ease and really throws herself into impassioned versions of 'My Life Would Suck Without You' and 'I Forgive You'. There is break in tempo for the downplayed 'Breakaway' which makes the whole venue suddenly feel very personal and Kelly's passionate manner make the performance rather moving. The pace is picked up though for a perfect finale of 'Since U Been Gone' and 'Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)' which are two brilliant examples of pop done so right.

If you must know, I have a love-hate relationship with reality TV. American Idol was my first foray into an addictive series and I blame it all on Kelly Clarkson. In the 14 or so years since her season, I've loved everything she's released, yet never made the time to see her in concert. This year I righted that wrong.

We didn't come to see Kelly lip-sync while doing mediocre choreography, we came to here her SING, and she did just that. From her char-toppers to her current album's tracks, I sang everyone word for word. The hoarse voice the next day was well worth it just to be there to hear her ANNOUNCE HER SECOND BABY ON THE WAY!

Glad you waited for me to be there, Kelly. Twas an honor.

Kelly Clarkson is totally, absolutely, without question, a true TALENT. She has the vocal range to sing anything, and sing it wonderfully. I saw Kelly for the Meaning of Life tour because I really liked the album, but the real gems of the show apart from her bubbly personality and amazing voice is all the hit songs.

Kelly sang all her classics and they sound fantastic, it was really great. Plus she did a cover of idontwantobeyouanymore and it was really wonderful.

Kelly was really great, and I would see her again. Of all the pop-stars I've seen, Kelly completely blew me away with her voice, just so freaking great.

of course kelly was great but....
the show opened at 7 pm and she never hit the stage until 9-9:15...she was on till 11:00 but just tool long to sit for a night... why does everyone need a warm up for them.
The ticket is for kelly Clarkson not 2 hrs of unknowns...and Kelly needs a stylist for her outfits on stage - she is too beautiful to dress like she does on stage ...and the one girl in shorts
was dresssed so inappropriately for a stage act.
Where's the glitz and glamour. She looked like she was taking an afternoon walk in the park.

NO CLASS ....Kelly let me help you dress....

I thought that Kelly Clarkson was really good!! I liked how she sang some of her old songs and some of her newer songs. I also thought she was really engaging with the audience, and that is a really good quality to have. I also liked how she got emotional in the song Piece by Piece. It shows you how much that song means to her. So, overall I thought it was a fantastic show and I would definitely go again!!!

First time seeing her live...the lady is a phenomenal performer! She is and always be “American Idol’s, First Lady”!
She served a full plate of entertainment... I feel she could have omitted the moment with the wine, in light of the audience of impressionable young children who were among the fans.

Had a great time. Seats were amazing we had good weather too.

Kelly is such a sweetheart with a great personality and a beautiful voice.

Pentatonix was equally amazing along with eric Hutchinson.

I would see them again.

Downside to Hershey stadium is the parking situation..