 The show began with a stage tableau of the cover of the "My December" album, complete with staircase laced with gnarly tree branches and Clarkson sitting in the big red dress while the band was frozen like mannequins.Clarkson immediately shed the bulky red dress, however, and performed in an understated black pants and back top outfit.Halfway through the show the main curtain closed, and Clarkson and selected band members performed a quieter mini-set of "Because of You", "Up to the Mountain", and "Be Still" in front of the curtain.