Original American Idol Kelly Clarkson has announced a number of performance dates.

Tickets are available here

Here are the scheduled dates:

Thu, Jul. 23rd, 2009 08:00 PM Pacific Amphitheatre (Costa Mesa, CA)
Fri, Jul. 24th, 2009 07:30 PM California Mid-State Fair (Paso Robles, CA)
Sun, Jul. 26th, 2009 06:45 PM Konocti Harbor Amphitheatre (Kelseyville, CA)
Wed, Jul. 29th, 2009 07:00 PM Celeste Center (Columbus, OH)
Sat, Aug. 1st, 2009 07:00 PM Delaware State Fair (Harrington, DE)
Fri, Aug. 14th, 2009 08:00 PM Indiana State Fairgrounds (Indianapolis, IN)
Thu, Aug. 20th, 2009 08:00 PM Freedom Hall-KY (Louisville, KY)
Sat, Aug. 22nd, 2009 08:00 PM Iowa State Fair (Des Moines, IA)
Thu, Aug. 27th, 2009 07:30 PM New York State Fair (Syracuse, NY)
Sun, Aug. 30th, 2009 07:30 PM Minnesota State Fair (Saint Paul, MN)
Thu, Sep. 3rd, 2009 07:00 PM Allentown Fairgrounds (Allentown, PA)
Fri, Sep. 4th, 2009 07:00 PM Champlain Valley Exposition (Essex Junction, VT)
Fri, Sep. 11th, 2009 08:00 PM York Fair (York, PA)
Sat, Sep. 12th, 2009 07:00 PM Allegan County Fair (Allegan, MI)

Kelly won the first season of American Idol on September 4, 2002, earning 58% of the vote to 42% for Justin Guarini. Choking back tears, Clarkson performed the ballad “A Moment Like This”, the song written for the winner of American Idol, which would subsequently appear on her debut album, Thankful. The song’s music video was filmed at Pantages Theater in Hollywood, and incorporated short scenes of Clarkson performing on Idol. When released as a single in October 2002, it set a record on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart when it rose from number 52 to number one. This achievement was largely due to the impact from Idol as the CD single managed to sell 236,000 copies in its first week of sales in the U.S.; it spent five weeks at number one in Canada.

Clarkson’s fourth album, All I Ever Wanted, was released March 10, 2009. During recording of the album, Clarkson worked closely with producer-songwriters Ryan Tedder, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Howard Benson, among others. The album’s recording was completed on October 23, 2008. The first single off the album, “My Life Would Suck Without You”, was sent to radio on January 13, 2009, and was available to download thereafter. The single first entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #97. The following week, the single shot to #1, breaking the record of largest leap to the top spot, formerly held by Britney Spears’ “Womanizer.” She sang “My Life Would Suck Without You” on the American Idol results show last night.

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