Caution World Tour

Caution World Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey in support of her fifteenth studio album Caution (2018).[2] Comprising 35 shows in total, the tour saw the singer perform across North America, Europe, The Caribbean and the Middle East.[3] The tour grossed over $20 million and was met with rave reviews from music critics, many of whom praised Carey's vocal performances, as well as her overall stage presence.[4]

Caution World Tour
Tour by Mariah Carey
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Caribbean
  • Middle East
Associated albumCaution
Start dateFebruary 27, 2019
End dateOctober 20, 2019
Legs2
No. of shows35 shows
Box office$20.8 million (2020 dollars)[1]
Mariah Carey concert chronology

Background and development

Carey's fifteenth studio album, titled Caution, was released on November 16 2018 and received universal acclaim from critics.[5] The album was described as a "fine-tuning" of the singer's previous work,[6] and was praised for its freshness which made it "pleasingly defiant",[7] with some critics hailing it as being "the new blueprint for legacy acts" of Carey's stature.[8] By December 2018, the album had been featured on numerous year-end lists by music critics and publications.[9] Prior to the album's release, Carey announced dates for both the North American and European leg of the tour, teasing it as being her "most intimate tour yet."[10]

The opening leg of the tour was exclusively performed in smaller, theatre-based venues across North America. It kicked off on February 27, 2019 in Irving, Texas and concluded in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[11] The European leg of the tour was mainly arena-based, with the singer opening in Dublin and finishing in Amsterdam.

Following this, the singer performed at three festivals: the Quebec City Summer Festival at the Plains of Abraham, Canada, where the singer performed in front of an audience of over 90,000 people,[12] the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival for an audience of around 20,000.[13] The tour finally concluded at Burj Park in Dubai, for the Expo 2020 “1 Year to Go” Celebration.[14]

Set list

This set list is representative of the February 27, 2019, show in Dallas, Texas.[15] It may not represent all dates of the tour.

  1. "A No No"
  2. "Dreamlover"
  3. "You Don't Know What to Do" / "Emotions"
  4. "Anytime You Need a Friend"
  5. "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
  6. "Fantasy"
  7. "Always Be My Baby"
  8. "GTFO"
  9. "Caution"
  10. "8th Grade"
  11. "Stay Long Love You"
  12. "My All"
  13. "Portrait"
  14. "Vision of Love"
  15. "Never Too Far" / "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" / "Loverboy" / "Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
  16. "Heartbreaker"
  17. "Touch My Body"
  18. "We Belong Together"
  19. "Hero"

Critical reception
Carey during a concert of her Caution World Tour at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2019

In a review for AJC, Melissa Ruggieri concluded that the singer had "resumed her live prowess', describing it as being "a commendable feat nearly 30 years into a career and one worth cheering."[16]. Similarly, Stefan Kyriazis from Express gave the show 5 stars, stating: "She (Carey) was hitting the high trills, the low growls, and all those iconic whistle notes were popping off all over the stage as we were joined by a diva who was ready to have some fun."[17]

Carey most notably garnered attention for her three-day residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London; she was praised for both her vocal ability and overall stage presence. Michael Cragg from The Guardian described Carey's "incredible, playful performances" as a testament to her status as a "gold-plated pop diva".[18] Similarly, Kate Solomon from The Daily Telegraph acclaimed the shows as being a "a surreal but wildly enjoyable showcase of a brighter, more fun side of the pop icon".[19] In a review for The Arts Desk, Sebastian Scotney commended Carey "tireless, restless creative energy", stating that the singer "delivers and the audience delivers back."[20]

Band, singers and dancers
  • Musical Director - Daniel Moore II
  • Drums - Josh Baker
  • Keys - Derrieux Edgecombe
  • Bass - Lance Tolbert
  • Guitar - Samir Elmehdaoui
  • Background singers - Trey Lorenz; Maryann Tatum-Shields; Takeytha Johnson
  • Choreographer - Bryan Tanaka
  • Dancers - G. Madison Phelps; Shaun Walker; Lanier McKinney; Julio Marcelino

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
North America[21]
February 27, 2019 Irving United States Toyota Music Factory DJ Suss One[22] — —
March 1, 2019 Sugar Land Smart Financial Centre 5,581 / 6,554 $631,986[23]
March 2, 2019 Biloxi Beau Rivage Theatre — —
March 5, 2019 Atlanta Fox Theatre 3,348 / 4,101 $424,908[24]
March 6, 2019 Louisville The Louisville Palace 2,452 / 2,597 $343,823[25]
March 8, 2019 Detroit Fox Theatre 4,531 / 4,751 $440,768[26]
March 9, 2019 Indianapolis Murat Theatre 2,425 / 2,515 $301,184[27]
March 11, 2019 Chicago Chicago Theatre 3,551 / 3,551 $434,548[28]
March 13, 2019 Minneapolis State Theatre 2,106 / 2,133 $295,814[29]
March 15, 2019 Milwaukee Miller High Life Theatre 3,503 / 3,503 $331,319[30]
March 16, 2019 St. Louis Stifel Theatre 2,940 / 3,038 $302,781[31]
March 18, 2019 Pittsburgh Benedum Center 2,508 / 2,825 $339,167[32]
March 20, 2019 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 3,140 / 3,191 $412,001[33]
March 21, 2019 Orillia Casino Rama Entertainment Centre — —
March 23, 2019 Buffalo United States Shea's Performing Arts Center 2,911/ 3,049 $352,281[34]
March 25, 2019 New York City Radio City Music Hall 5,943 / 5,943 $941,320[35]
March 30, 2019 Atlantic City Hard Rock Live — —
March 31, 2019 Oxon Hill The Theater at MGM 2,763 / 2,763 $494,534[36]
April 2, 2019 Boston Wang Theatre 3,092 / 3,223 $357,446[37]
April 3, 2019 Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House 3,155 / 3,155 $290,194[38]
April 5, 2019 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre 4,150 / 4,384 $316,063[39]
April 6, 2019 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Event Center — —
Europe[40]
May 22, 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena N/A 5,023 / 5,023 $411,682[41]
May 25, 2019 London England Royal Albert Hall — —
May 26, 2019
May 27, 2019
June 1, 2019 Paris France Palais des congrès de Paris — —
June 2, 2019 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena — —
June 4, 2019 Aalborg Denmark Aalborghallen — —
June 10, 2019[lower-alpha 1] Barcelona Spain Palau Reial de Pedralbes — —
June 11, 2019 Bordeaux France Arkéa Arena — —
June 13, 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
North America[43]
July 11, 2019[lower-alpha 2] Quebec City Canada Plains of Abraham Daniel Caesar[45] 90,000 / 100,000[46] —
Caribbean[47]
August 31, 2019[lower-alpha 3] Willemstad Curaçao World Trade Center Piscadera Bay N/A 20,000 / 20,000[49] —
Middle East[50]
October 20, 2019 Downtown Dubai Dubai Burj Park N/A 10,000 / 10,000[51] —
Total 183,122 / 193,122 (95%) $20,800,000[52]

Cancelled shows
List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
June 8, 2019[lower-alpha 4] Florence Italy Stadio Artemio Franchi Production problems

References

Notes
  1. The June 10, 2019 concert in Barcelona, Spain at Palau Reial de Padralbes was a part of the Festival Jardins de Pedralbes de Barcelona.[42]
  2. The July 11, 2019 concert in Quebec City, Canada at Plains of Abraham was a part of the Festival d'été.[44]
  3. The August 31, 2019 concert in Willemstad, Curaçao at World Trade Center Piscadera Bay was a part of the North Sea Jazz Fest.[48]
  4. The July 8, 2019 concert in Florence, Italy at Stadio Artemio Franchi was going to be a part of Florence4Ever.[53]

Citations
  1. https://twitter.com/chartmariah/status/1272950534241214465
  2. General sources for the tour:
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  9. "Best of 2018: Music Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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  12. "Festival d'été de Quebec Dazzles with Performances from Gucci Mane, Mariah Carey, Diplo and More". Complex. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  13. "Pitbull and Mariah Carey at Curacao North Sea Jazz 2019 | Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival". www.curacaonorthseajazz.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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  16. "Mariah Carey returns to Atlanta with diva leanings and pristine vocals intact". ajc.com.
  17. "Mariah Carey Caution Tour Royal Albert Hall REVIEW: Lambily fan joy at FLAWLESS vocals". express.co.uk.
  18. Cragg, Michael (2019-05-26). "Mariah Carey review – gold-plated pop diva cements her legacy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  19. Solomon, Kate (2019-05-26). "Mariah Carey, Royal Albert Hall review: playful performance reveals the pop diva's lighter side". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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  22. Lindquist, David (March 10, 2019). "Mariah Carey has bold, bubbly fun in Indianapolis". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  23. "Current Boxscore Sugar Land". Pollstar via UKMix.
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  26. "Current Boxscore Detroit". Pollstar via UKMix.
  27. "Current Boxscore Indianapolis". Pollstar via UKMix.
  28. "Current Boxscore Chicago". Pollstar via UKMix.
  29. "Current Boxscore Minneapolis". Pollstar via UKMix.
  30. "Current Boxscore Milkauwee". Pollstar via UKMix.
  31. "Current Boxscore St. Louis". Pollstar via UKMix.
  32. "Current Boxscore Pittsburgh". Pollstar via UKMix.
  33. "Current Boxscore Toronto". Pollstar via UKMix.
  34. "Current Boxscore Buffalo". Pollstar via UKMix.
  35. "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  36. "Current Boxscore Oxon Hill". Pollstar via UKMix.
  37. "Current Boxscore Boston". Pollstar via UKMix.
  38. "Current Boxscore Philadelphia". Pollstar via UKMix.
  39. "Current Boxscore Wallingford". Pollstar via UKMix.
  40. https://www.livenation.co.uk/show/1249246/mariah-carey-caution-world-tour/london/2019-05-26/en
  41. "Current Boxscore Dublin". Pollstar via UKMix.
  42. "Mariah Carey ofrecerá en Barcelona el único concierto en España de su gira" [Mariah Carey will offer in Barcelona the only concert in Spain of her tour]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Grupo Godó. February 5, 2019. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  43. https://www.feq.ca/en/Program/Artists-A-Z#/artist/mariah-carey
  44. Mims, Taylor. "Mariah Carey, Chvrches, Blink-182 to Headline Festival d'ete de Quebec". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  45. "Live! Mariah Carey & +Live+ & Daniel Caesar - Festival D'ete De Quebec 2019 - Thursday Week Two at undefined". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  46. "Mariah Carey en concert : diva, vous avez dit diva ?". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  47. https://www.curacaonorthseajazz.com/en/2019/saturday-31-augustus/
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  49. "Press Centre | Stansfeld Scott Inc". www.stansfeldscott.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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  52. "https://twitter.com/chartmariah/status/1272950534241214465". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-28. External link in |title= (help)
  53. "Mariah Carey and John Legend to Headline Florence4Ever" (Press release). New York City, New York: Dream Loud. PR Newswire. February 6, 2019. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
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