Here’s a tip to Kelly Clarkson, whose entire North American concert tour was canceled today: Watch out what you sing, because the lyrics might come back to haunt you.
On her recent single “Never Again,” the 2002 “American Idol” winner sings: Does it hurt to know I’ll never be there? / Bet it sucks to see my face everywhere.
It sucks alright, but for Clarkson, not the spurned boyfriend she skewers in “Never Again.” Her entire North Ameican concert tour has been canceled due to low ticket sales.
“Ticket sales have not been what we anticipated, and we came to the realization that we had bit off more than we would chew,” said Michael Rapino, the CEO of the tour’s promoter, Live Nation, in a statement released by Clarkson’s publicist. “…we believe this decision will only benefit her and her fans in the long run.”
Clarkson, whose new album, “My December,” is due out July 25, weighed in on the tour cancellation on her Web site, saying: “I can’t tell you how much I’ve been looking forward to getting out there to perform for y’all. In the craziness of the music business, performing is what I look forward to doing the most, so it really is disappointing for me to have to tell you that I won’t be coming out to tour this summer. The fact is that touring is just too much too soon. But I promise you that we’re going to get back out there as soon as is humanly possible to give you a show that will be even better.”
In this case, “better” means smaller, as her tour will likely be downsized to smaller venues in fewer cities. Tickets for her 36 canceled tour dates are available at point of purchase. Her only scheduled live appearance at this time is the July 7 “Live Earth” benefit concert at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
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