2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = 2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008


artist = Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
locations = North America
start_date = January 17, 2008
end_date = November 22, 2008
number_of_legs = 2
number_of_shows = 39Extra tour chronology
Group = Reba McEntire tour
Type =
Last tour = Key to the Heart Tour
(2007)
This tour = 2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008
Next tour = Reba McEntire 2008 Tour
(2008)Extra tour chronology
Group = Kelly Clarkson tour
Type =
Last tour = My December Tour
(2007–2008)
This tour = 2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour 2008

The 2 Worlds, 2 Voices Tour is a co-headlining concert tour by country music star Reba McEntire and pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson that took place in January and February 2008, and will then resume between September and November 2008.cite news | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1574453/20071115/mcentire_reba.jhtml | title=Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson Plan Tour Together | publisher=Country Music Television | date=2007-11-15 | accessdate=2007-12-08] The tour's shows will feature the two singers sharing the same band and stage [cite news | url=http://www.reba.com/news/tour.asp | title=2 WORLDS 2 VOICES TOUR ANNOUNCED | publisher=Reba.com | accessdate=2007-11-17] and performing each others' songs. The tour is expected to host over 200,000 people.

History

The unusual cross-genre, cross-generational pairing — called by "USA Today" "one of pop music's most curious couplings"cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-09-18-reba-main_N.htm | title=Kelly Clarkson finds her idol in Reba McEntire | author=Brian Mansfield | publisher=USA Today | date=2007-09-18 | accessdate=2007-12-08] — came about as a consequence of Clarkson's career battles surrounding the release of her June 2007 "My December" album. Clarkson left her previous management firm [ [http://www.usmagazine.com/kelly_clarkson_fires_manager "Kelly Clarkson Fires Manager"] , Usmagazine.com, June 12, 2007.] and joined a management company headed by McEntire's husband, Narvel Blackstock. The two teamed up together for McEntire's "" album, released in September 2007, as well as on the television program "CMT Crossroads", in the process, discovering "a spark between the two" of them.cite news | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003673381 | title=McEntire, Clarkson Join Voices For Winter Tour | publisher=Billboard | date=2007-11-15 | accessdate=2007-12-08]

It was rumored in October 2007 by one of McEntire's band members that the two singers would tour together and the first date was confirmed on November 14, 2007 by West Virginia station WTRF-TV. [cite news | url=http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=31505 | title=Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson to Perform in Morgantown | publisher=WTRF-TV | date=2007-11-15 | accessdate=2007-11-15] The tour was officially announced on November 15, 2007. The tour's dates took place in between legs of Clarkson's My December Tour. The tour proved to be an overwhelming success, selling out all fifteen shows [cite news | url=http://www.reba.com/news/Newsarticle.asp?idnewsarticle=658 | title=Two Worlds Two Voices Tour Sells Out! | publisher=Reba.com | date=2008-02-20 | accessdate=2008-02-20] .

The opening act for the tour is Reba McEntire's former "Reba" co-star, Melissa Peterman. This was kept secret until the opening show.

The first leg of the tour ranked #49 on Pollstar's Top 100 Tours of the Mid-Year with a gross of $7.5 million and an average ticket price of $43.45. [http://images.pollstar.com/adverts/pollstar/2008MidYearTop100Tours_limited.pdf]

econd Leg Announcement

The Reba McEntire fan website FancyReba.com reported on February 15, 2008 that the tour would be extended for September - November. On May 15th, 2008 the dates were confirmed by both Kelly Clarkson's and Reba McEntire's official websites [cite news | url=http://www.kellyclarkson.com/site.php?em982=190009_-1__0_~0_-1_5_2008_0_0&content=news| title=2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour Second Leg Announced | publisher=kellyclarkson.com | date=2008-05-15 | accessdate=2008-05-19] with the following announcement:

Entertainment superstars, Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson, announced today they will play additional 2 Worlds 2 Voices tour dates this fall.

The unique tour, combining both superstar bands and both superstar acts on one stage for a combined non-stop set, sold out 15 markets from mid-January to mid-February of 2008. The tour received unanimous rave reviews. Today, the power vocalists announced 24 additional show dates beginning September 25 in Winnipeg and ending November 22 in Baltimore.

Steve Moore of MEG/AEG LIVE Nashville will again promote the entire tour.

"We were thrilled to bring this unprecedented concept to the marketplace earlier this year. The demand for additional shows has been overwhelming, " Moore said.

Concert attendees can again expect to hear each act's biggest hits and favorite songs performed together in one seamless, no-intermission show.

Tickets for the Winnipeg show go on sale June 13th, with the remaining on-sales rolling out in the coming weeks.

Tour dates

et lists

January 17 - February 16

# Sweet Dreams (Of You) (Intro)/Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
# Why Haven't I Heard From You
# Walk Away
# The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (Reba only)
# Behind These Hazel Eyes (Kelly only)
# The Fear of Being Alone
# Beautiful Disaster
# Sleeping with the Telephone
# Miss Independent (Kelly only)
# The Greatest Man I Never Knew
# Cathy's Clown
# Up to the Mountain
# One Promise Too Late/How Blue
# Be Still
# Love Revival
# Never Again (Kelly only)
# And Still (Reba only)
# Breakaway
# Does He Love You
# Is There Life Out There (Reba only)
# I'm a Survivor (with Melissa Peterman)
# A Moment Like This
# Since U Been Gone "(encore)"
# Because of You "(encore)"
# Fancy "(encore)"

eptember 25 - November 22

# Sweet Dreams (Of You) (Intro)/Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
# Why Haven't I Heard From You
# Walk Away
# The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (Reba only)
# Behind These Hazel Eyes (Kelly only)
# The Fear of Being Alone
# Beautiful Disaster
# Why Not Tonight (Reba only)
# Stuff Like That There (Kelly only)
# Miss Independent (Kelly only)
# The Greatest Man I Never Knew
# Cathy's Clown
# Up to the Mountain
# How Blue/One Promise Too Late
# Be Still
# Love Revival
# Never Again (Kelly only)
# And Still (Reba only)
# Breakaway
# Does He Love You
# Is There Life Out There (Reba only)
# I'm a Survivor (with Melissa Peterman)
# A Moment Like This
# Since U Been Gone "(encore)"
# Because of You "(encore)"
# Fancy "(encore)"

Reviews

* [http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/e/content/oh/story/entertainment/music/2008/01/18/ddn011808rebaweb.html Dayton, Ohio; McEntire-Clarkson tour blasts off at Nutter Center]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-01-17-mcentire-clarkson_N.htm Dayton, Ohio; McEntire, Clarkson shine side by side]
* [http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080120/SCENE04/801200469/1011/SCENE Louisville, Kentucky; Reba, Kelly just fine when worlds collide]
* [http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1579962/20080118/mcentire_reba.jhtml Louisville, Kentucky; Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson Rise to the Occasion in Concert]
* [http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/entertainment/music.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-01-26-0137.html Norfolk, Virginia; Clarkson, McEntire a natural duo]
* [http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_RelishArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354368831 Winston Salem, North Carolina; UNITED: McEntire, Clarkson are able to bridge genres, generations]
* [http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=284150 Fayetteville, North Carolina; For Reba, Kelly fans, concert best of 2 worlds]

References