Charmbracelet World Tour

Charmbracelet World Tour

Tour by Mariah Carey
Associated album	Charmbracelet
Start date	June 20, 2003
End date	February 26, 2004
Legs	7
Number of shows	20 in Asia 16 in Europe 33 in North America 69 in total
Mariah Carey concert chronology

The Charmbracelet World Tour was a worldwide concert tour in 2003-2004 by American recording artist Mariah Carey in support of her album Charmbracelet. The tour started on June 20, 2003 in Seoul, Korea visiting several countries in Asia, Europe, and North America before ending on February 26, 2004 in Dubai. At the end of 2003, the tour placed 83rd on Pollstar's "Top 100 Tours", grossing more than $6 million with 25 shows from her first North American leg.^[1]

Background

In April 2003, Carey announced a world tour in support of her recent studio album Charmbracelet.^[2] The tour followed her Rainbow World Tour in 2000 and was her most extensive lasting for sixty-nine shows over eight months. The tour reached many places in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.^[3]

The long-running length of the tour had actually not been planned. After the initial stretch of the tour, Carey decided to add additional dates. For the new dates, she performed a more condensed show, cutting off several songs from the setlist and performing new songs in their place with Christmas elements during seasonal periods. Fans praised Carey for being in excellent voice the entire tour and Carey has claimed that the tour prepared her voice to record her next album The Emancipation of Mimi.

Carey performing "Subtle Invitation" on the tour

Before tickets went on sale in the US, venues were switched from large arenas to smaller, more intimate theater shows. According to Carey, the change was made in order to give fans a more intimate show, and something more Broadway-influenced. She said, "It's much more intimate so you'll feel like you had an experience. You experience a night with me."^[2] However, while smaller productions were booked for the US leg of the tour, Carey performed at stadia and arenas in Asia and Europe, and performed for a crowd of over 35,000 in Manila, 50,000 in Malaysia, and to over 70,000 people in China.^[4] In the UK, it was Carey's first tour to feature shows outside London; she performed in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester.^[5]

Critical response

The tour garnered generally positive reviews from music critics and audiences, many of whom complimented the quality of Carey's live vocals and the production of the shows. Fans were given the opportunity to request songs from Carey's catalog, which added to its positive reception.^[3] At her concert in Manila, Rito P. Asilo from Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote, "I didn't expect her voice to be that crystal clear!"^[6] He added, "After 15 songs, we couldn't seem to get enough of Mariah—and we became a believer!".^[6]

Carey's sexual image also generated some controversy during the tour. In various countries, she was often criticised for her choice of dress, and a Pan-Islamic youth leader attempted to have her banned from performing in Malaysia.^[7]

Set list

1. "Looking In" (Instrumental Introduction)
2. "Heartbreaker"
3. "Dreamlover"
4. "Through the Rain"
5. "My All"
6. "Clown"
7. "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
8. "Honey"
9. "I Know What You Want"
10. "Subtle Invitation"
11. "My Saving Grace"
12. "I'll Be There"
13. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
14. "Fantasy"
15. "Always Be My Baby"
16. "Make It Happen"
17. "Without You"
18. "Vision of Love"
19. "Hero"
20. "Butterfly" (Outro)

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia
June 20, 2003	Seoul	South Korea	Jamsil Sports Complex
June 24, 2003	Osaka	Japan	Osaka-jō Hall
June 26, 2003
June 29, 2003	Fukuoka		Marine Messe Fukuoka
July 1, 2003
July 3, 2003	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Sun Plaza
July 6, 2003	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
July 8, 2003
July 10, 2003
July 13, 2003	Nagoya		Rainbow Hall
July 15, 2003
North America
July 26, 2003	Las Vegas	United States	Caesars Palace
July 29, 2003	Chicago		United Center
August 1, 2003	St. Louis		Fox Theatre
August 3, 2003	Cleveland		Scene Pavilion
August 5, 2003	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 7, 2003	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre
August 10, 2003	Morrison	United States	Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 13, 2003	Concord		Chronicle Pavilion
August 15, 2003	San Diego		SDSU Open Air Theatre
August 18, 2003	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
August 21, 2003
August 23, 2003	Phoenix		Dodge Theater
August 26, 2003	Grand Prairie		Nokia Theatre
August 28, 2003	The Woodlands		The Pavilion
August 30, 2003	Orlando		Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
September 1, 2003	Fort Lauderdale		Broward Center
September 3, 2003	Tampa		The Tampa Bay
September 6, 2003	Mashantucket		Foxwoods Resort Casino
September 8, 2003	Boston		Wang Center
September 10, 2003	Upper Darby		Tower Theatre
September 12, 2003	Wallingford		Oakdale Theatre
September 14, 2003	Cincinnati		U.S. Bank Arena
September 18, 2003	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
September 20, 2003	Atlantic City		Trump Taj
September 23, 2003	Manchester		Verizon Wireless Arena
Europe
September 27, 2003	Moscow	Russia	State Kremlin Palace
September 29, 2003
October 2, 2003	Saint Petersburg		Ice Palace
October 5, 2003	Stockholm	Sweden	Globen
October 8, 2003	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
October 10, 2003	Hamburg	Germany	Color Line Arena
October 13, 2003	Berlin		Max-Schmeling-Halle
October 16, 2003	Munich		Olympiahalle
October 19, 2003	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
October 22, 2003	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 25, 2003	Glasgow	United Kingdom	SECC
October 28, 2003	Birmingham		National Exhibition Centre
October 30, 2003	London		Wembley Arena
November 1, 2003	Manchester		MEN Arena
November 4, 2003	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
November 7, 2003	Warsaw	Poland	Hala Torwar
November 10, 2003	Milan	Italy	Fila Forum
Asia
November 15, 2003	Shanghai	China	Hong Kou Stadium
November 16, 2003
November 19, 2003	Taguig	Philippines	Bonifacio Global City Open Field
North America
December 9, 2003	Portland	United States	Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
December 10, 2003	Seattle		McCaw Hall
December 12, 2003	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
December 15, 2003	Santa Barbara		Arlington Theater
December 17, 2003	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheater
December 19, 2003	Tucson		TCC Arena
December 20, 2003	Las Vegas		Theatre for the Performing Arts
December 22, 2003	Costa Mesa		Orange County PAC
Asia
February 13, 2004	Busan	South Korea	Busan Exhibition and Convention Center
February 15, 2004	Jakarta	Indonesia	Jakarta Convention Center
February 17, 2004	Bangkok	Thailand	IMPACT Arena
February 20, 2004	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Stadium Merdeka
February 24, 2004	Beirut	Lebanon	B.I.E.L.
February 26, 2004	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Dubai Media City

References

1. "Pollstar Top 100 Tours 2003" (PDF). Pollstar. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
2. Patel, Joseph. "Carey Maps Out 'Intimate Evening' Tour". VH1. MTV Networks (Viacom). Archived from the original on January 14, 2004. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
3. Patel, Joseph. "Mariah Carey Scraps Arena Tour, Opts To Get More Intimate". VH1. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved June 15, 2011.
4. "Mariah's Malaysia Concert Ill-timed, Says Muslim Leader". San Jose Mercury News (MediaNews Group). January 16, 2004. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
5. "Mariah Adds UK To World Tour". BBC News (BBC). May 31, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
6. Asilo, Rito P. (November 23, 2003). "Mariah Carey Thrills Euphoric Manila Crowd". Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.). p. I3. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
7. "Mariah upsets Malaysian Muslims". BBC News. January 16, 2004.