Maroon 5 & Kelly Clarkson Tour Kicks Off TONIGHT in Cincinnati; Full Schedule

Tonight, Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson will kick off their North American tour, under the 'Honda Civic Brand'. Beginning tonight in Cincinnati and then heading to Pennsylvania, the tour continues through October. Check out the full schedule below!

Maroon 5 is an iconic band in the pop and rock music genre that was formed in Los Angeles, California. The band was established way back in 1994 and was named Kara's Flowers in their high school days. The band comprised of the now popular Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Ryan Dusick and Mickey Madden. Their debut studio album under the Reprise Records label entitled "The Fourth World' was released in 1997.

Their first album was a lackluster one making them decide to part ways temporarily and they decided to attend college. In 2001, they band regrouped with the addition of James Valentine and the named Maroon 5 was born. Under this name, they released their first studio album entitled "Songs About Jane" under Octone Records in 2002. The debut single entitled "Harder to Breathe" made their name known in the music scene. The song landed them the 6th spot in the US Billboard 200. Their fame skyrocketed from then on and some of their accolades include the 2005 Best New Artist Grammy Award. Today, Maroon 5 continues to churn out hit after hit, their last smash ones were "Payphone" and "Moves like Jagger" with Adam Levine's fellow The Voice judge, Christina Aguilera.

Kelly Clarkson rose to fame as the first winner of the reality show American Idol in 2002. She also had a first runner up finish at the World Idol way back in 2003. As of now, her albums and songs sold all over the world runs to about 36 million. After just a decade in her music career, she has 80 songs which have reached the first spot in the Billboard charts and 11 No. 1 songs all over the world. Her single called "A Moment Like This" was able to break the record for a single that made the largest jump to attain the first spot in music chart history. Considered as "The Original American Idol," her music is characterized by independence, self-empowerment and heartbreak about women. As of now, Clarkson has five studio albums that all received accolades all over the world. Kelly Clarkson has also appeared in several films and TV shows. She has received several awards from the Academy of Country Music, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards, BRIT Awards, ECHO Music Awards, Grammy Awards and much more.

August 4: Cincinnati, OH (Riverbend Music Center)

August 6: Pittsburgh, PA (First Niagara Pavilion)
August 7: Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
August 9: Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
August 10: Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
August 11: Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
August 25: Chicago, IL (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
August 26: Cleveland, OH (Blossom Music Center)
August 28: Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
August 31: Hartford, CT (Comcast Theatre)
September 1: Scranton, PA (Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain)
September 4: Darien, NY (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
September 5: Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
September 7: Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
September 8: Virginia Beach, VA (Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach)
September 10: Raleigh, NC (Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek)
September 11: Charlotte, NC (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte)
September 13: Tampa, FL (Live Nation Amphitheater)
September 14: West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
September 16: Atlanta, GA (Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood)
September 18: Austin, TX (Austin360 Amphitheater)
September 19: Houston, TX (The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
September 22: Dallas, TX (GEXA Energy Pavilion)
September 24: Denver, CO (Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre)
September 27: Portland, OR (Sleep Country Amphitheater)
September 28: George, WA (Gorge Amphitheatre)
October 1: Marysville, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
October 2: Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
October 5: San Diego, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)

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