There probably aren't many people in the country music world having a better year than Kelsea Ballerini. The "Peter Pan" singer is currently touring with Keith Urban on his Graffiti U Tour. She's joining singing competition The Voice for their inaugural web series The Comeback Stage. She's confidently spoken out against sexism in the country music industry. She recently released a clever video for "I Hate Love Songs" She was nominated for a People's Choice Award for Country Artist of 2018 and a CMA award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Now she can cross one more thing off her bucket list: touring with Kelly Clarkson.
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Clarkson is now the second country-singer with an all-women tour in 2019. Ballerini will join Clarkson and Brynn Cartelli, winner of Season 14 of The Voice. Clarkson's tour, Meaning of Life, will set sail in January.
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The trio made the announcement via a video posted to Twitter on Friday morning (Sept. 13). In the video, Clarkson and Cartelli sing Clarkson's song "Meaning of Life." Ballerini shows up and the trio trade off lead and harmonies. Clarkson and Cartelli invite Ballerini to join them on tour and she enthusiastically agrees.
Ballerini will join the tour for 19 of the 28 stops and Cartelli will be on board for all 28. It begins on January 24 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California and ends in Greenville, South Carolina on March 30. If you can't wait until January to see Ballerini, scroll down to the remaining tour dates of the Graffiti U Tour. A full list of dates for the Meaning of Life Tour is available below.
Kelly Clarkson 'Meaning of Life' Tour Dates:
Jan. 24 — Oakland, Calif. — Oracle Arena **
Jan. 25 — Fresno, Calif. — Save Mart Center **
Jan. 26 — Los Angeles, Calif. — Staples Center *
Jan. 30 — Salt Lake City, Utah — Vivint Smart Home Arena **
Feb. 1 — Glendale, Ariz. — Gila River Arena *
Feb. 7 — Kansas City, Mo. — Sprint Center **
Feb. 8 — Tulsa, Okla. — Bok Center **
Feb. 9 — Southaven, Miss. — Landers Center **
Feb. 14 — Grand Rapids, Mich. — Van Andel Arena *
Feb. 15 — Green Bay, Wisc. — Resch Center **
Feb. 16 — St. Paul, Minn. — Xcel Energy Center *
Feb. 21 — Detroit, Mich. — Little Caesars Arena **
Feb. 22 — Chicago, Ill. — AllState Arena **
Feb. 23 — St. Louis, Mo. — Chaifetz Arena **
Feb. 28 — Dallas, Texas — American Airlines Center *
March 2 — Wichita, Kan. — Intrust Bank Arena **
March 7 — Uniondale, N.Y. — NYCB Live Nassau Coliseum *
March 8 — Boston, Mass. — TD Garden **
March 9 — Allentown, Pa. — PPL Center *
March 14 — Uncasville, Ct. — Mohegan Sun Arena *
March 15 — Uncasville, Ct. — Mohegan Sun Arena *
March 16 — Baltimore, Md. — Royal Farms Arena **
March 21 — Cleveland, Ohio — Quicken Loans Arena **
March 22 — Indianapolis, Ind. — Bankers Life Fieldhouse **
March 23 — Cincinnati, Ohio — U.S. Bank Arena **
March 28 — Duluth, Ga. — Infinite Energy Arena **
March 29 — Nashville, Tenn. — Bridgestone Arena **
March 30 — Greenville, S.C. — Bon Secours Wellness Arena **
*With Brynn Cartelli
**With Kelsea Ballerini and Brynn Cartelli
'Graffiti U' Tour Dates:
Sept. 27 - Eugene, Ore. - Matthew Knight Arena
Sept. 28 - Boise, Idaho - Taco Bell Arena
Sept. 29 - Missoula, Mont. - Adams Center
Oct. 4 - Phoenix, Ariz. - Ak-Chin Pavilion
Oct. 5 - Laughlin, Nev. - Laughlin Event Center
Oct. 12 - Peoria, Ill. - Peoria Civic Center
Oct. 13 - Minneapolis, Minn. - Target Center
Oct. 14 - Grand Forks, N.D. - Ralph Engelstad Arena
Oct. 18 - Toledo, Ohio - Huntington Center
Oct. 19 - Grand Rapids, Mich. - Van Andel Arena
Oct. 20 - Louisville, Ky. - KFC Yum! Center
Oct. 24 - Youngstown, Ohio - Covelli Centre
Oct. 25 - Hershey, Pa. - Giant Center
Oct. 27 - Brooklyn, N.Y. - Barclays Center
Oct. 28 - Charlottesville, Va. - John Paul Jones Arena
Nov. 1 - Little Rock, Ark. - Verizon Arena
Nov. 2 - New Orleans, La. - Smoothie King Center
Nov. 3 - Dallas, Texas - American Airlines Center
