Then, Clarkson postponed her summer tour in support of My December because of slow ticket sales. This tour is a scaled-back version of that one, although she did play the 10,000-seat Arena, which was packed, although not sold out. In most cities, she is now playing theaters rather than arenas, and that s probably a good idea. Don t get me wrong - Clarkson s huge voice is arena-sized. But she s still developing a stage performance style that can fill a cavernous hall like Mohegan Sun Arena.

She tends to stand in the middle of the stage and sing, or break into a little pogo dance at most. She doesn t use the entire stage or really match the space.