The Adventures of Mimi explained

Concert Tour Name:The Adventures of Mimi
Artist:Mariah Carey
Album:The Emancipation of Mimi
Number Of Legs:3
Number Of Shows:40
Gross:$27.9 million (North American Leg 32 shows)
Last Tour:Charmbracelet World Tour
(2003–2004)
This Tour:The Adventures of Mimi
(2006)
Next Tour:Angels Advocate Tour
(2009–2010)

The Adventures of Mimi was a 2006 concert tour of arenas by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was the sixth concert tour of her then-sixteen-year career, and was named after a fan's "Carey-centric" diary of the same name, in addition to her album at the time, The Emancipation of Mimi.[1] The bus tour started in late July and ended in October, with two stops in Africa, twenty-five stops in the United States, seven in Canada, and seven in Asia. At the end of 2006, the tour placed 24th on Pollstar's "Top 100 Tours", earning $27.9 million with 32 shows from the North American leg.[2]

Background

Unlike her previous tour, three years prior, Carey started this tour 16 months after the release of her latest album, the successful The Emancipation of Mimi. She had initially not wanted to tour, dreading the long travel times and not needing one to promote Mimi. But after requests from fans to appear in concert, she decided to do so to celebrate one of the best times in her career.[3]

Similar to the past tour, Carey gave her fans the chance to submit their ideas for set lists and for the title of the tour. Her long-time musical partner and American Idol judge Randy Jackson joined her tour as the musical director, although he did not often appear at shows due to concurrent Idol auditions.

During the tour, Carey revamped her image as a performer, performing remixes of her songs, dancing along with her dancers, having guests onstage, and going into the middle of each arena onto a checkerboard B-stage to perform "Fantasy", "Always Be My Baby" and "Don't Forget About Us." (The B stage had become an increasing popular way for large-venue performers to get closer to their audience ever since U2 introduced it on their 1992 Zoo TV Tour.) The main stage was a two-level affair, with the band situated on the lower level, backed by strands of glittering material, and a staircase between the two. Carey's "MC" logo was present in several places.Once again, Carey invited her long-time friend and back-up singer Trey Lorenz to sing "I'll Be There" and "One Sweet Day" with her and perform several songs on his own during one of her costume changes. Except for an occasional guest appearance, raps on her songs were the pre-recorded originals, with the rapper shown on the video screens.

Critical reception

Reviews of the tour were generally positive. Most critics celebrated Carey's transformation from more of a pop star to a full-fledged hip hop/R&B artist. They also praised her vocal performances, saying that was the main attraction of the spectacle.[4] [5]

Some critics commented on the short length of the show, especially given that she was offstage for several breaks while undergoing costume changes,[6] [7] while others felt Carey was trying too hard to make the public like her, especially in terms of the "rollercoaster" metaphor she used to begin the show.[8]

Recordings

According to Carey's musical director Randy Jackson, the show at Honda Center in Anaheim on October 8, 2006 was intended as the basis for a concert filming and subsequent DVD release.Indeed, Carey held a pre-concert taping there, in order to include fans, regulate the lighting, and review other technical aspects in preparation for the night's actual concert recording.

The resulting DVD, called The Adventures of Mimi, was released over a year later, beginning in Europe on November 19, 2007, with releases in other regions of the world coming over the following two weeks.

Set list

  1. "Rollercoaster" (Video introduction)
  2. "It's Like That" (With elements of "Sucker MC's" and "Hollis Crew" by Run-DMC)
  3. "Heartbreaker" (With elements of "Desert Storm Remix")
  4. "Dreamlover" (With elements of "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.)
  5. "My All"
  6. "Shake It Off"
  7. "Vision of Love"
  8. "Fly Like a Bird"
  9. "I'll Be There"
  10. "My Everything" (Performed by Trey Lorenz)
  11. "Fantasy"
  12. "Don't Forget About Us"
  13. "Always Be My Baby"
  14. "Honey" (With elements of "Bad Boy Remix")
  15. "I Wish You Knew" (Snippet)
  16. "Thank God I Found You" (Make It Last Remix) [With Trey Lorenz]
  17. "One Sweet Day" (With Trey Lorenz)
  18. "Hero"
  19. "We Belong Together"
  20. "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actAttendanceRevenue
July 22, 2006TunisTunisiaStade El Menzahrowspan=2
July 24, 2006
August 5, 2006MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Arena13,156 / 13,156 $1,074,620
August 7, 2006TampaSt. Pete Times Forum13,354 / 13,542 $714,455
August 9, 2006AtlantaPhilips Arena11,226 / 13,288 $660,595
August 11, 2006PhiladelphiaWachovia CenterSean Paul15,160 / 15,160 $979,702
August 13, 2006TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre27,064 / 27,064$2,039,161
August 15, 2006MontrealBell Centre13,200 / 14,161 $1,046,560
August 17, 2006Atlantic CityUnited StatesTrump Tajrowspan=2
August 19, 2006
August 21, 2006BostonTD Banknorth GardenSean Paul11,993 / 14,922 $1,034,794
August 23, 2006New York CityMadison Square Garden13,930 / 13,930$1,300,140
August 25, 2006UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena
August 27, 2006East RutherfordContinental Airlines ArenaSean Paul12,697 / 13,525 $1,076,790
August 29, 2006TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
September 1, 2006AlbanyUnited StatesPepsi Arena
September 3, 2006WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheaterSean Paul11,725 / 13,855 $654,534
September 5, 2006VeronaTurning Stone Resort & Casino
September 7, 2006Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterSean Paul12,121 / 14,199$839,643
September 9, 2006Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills12,804 / 12,804 $894,399
September 11, 2006ChicagoUnited Center12,958 / 13,930 $919,268
September 14, 2006HoustonToyota Center11,252 / 11,830 $828,293
September 16, 2006DallasAmerican Airlines Center10,521 / 11,494 $806,096
September 19, 2006WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre8,915 / 9,557 $611,223
September 21, 2006EdmontonRexall Place12,013 / 12,578 $880,306
September 23, 2006VancouverGeneral Motors Place14,189 / 14,652 $1,223,100
September 25, 2006CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome11,984 / 11,984 $815,242
September 27, 2006SacramentoUnited StatesARCO Arena12,353 / 12,510 $938,106
September 30, 2006Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena13,730 / 13,730 $1,844,530
October 2, 2006OaklandOracle Arena12,510 / 13,585 $960,369
October 4, 2006San DiegoSan Diego Sports ArenaNe-Yo9,480 / 10,000 $765,431
October 6, 2006Los AngelesStaples Center12,844 / 13,882 $1,230,397
October 8, 2006AnaheimHonda Center11,475 / 12,024 $918,283
October 10, 2006PhoenixUS Airways Center12,049 / 13,136 $880,739
October 16, 2006TokyoJapanNippon Budokanrowspan=6
October 18, 2006NagoyaNagoya Rainbow Hall
October 20, 2006SaitamaSaitama Super Arena
October 21, 2006
October 24, 2006OsakaOsaka-jō Hall
October 25, 2006
Total227,003 / 246,798 (92%) $25,790,490
Additional Notes

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
August 29, 2006New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square GardenUnknown ">MARIAH CAREY ANNOUNCES EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED TOUR – ‘THE ADVENTURES OF MIMI: THE VOICE, THE HITS, THE TOUR’ – THE EVENT OF THE YEARhttps://www.livenationentertainment.com/2006/05/mariah-carey-announces-eagerly-anticipated-tour-the-adventures-of-mimi-the-voice-the-hits-the-tour-the-event-of-the-year/
September 3, 2006HersheyGiant Center
September 18, 2006DenverPepsi Center
September 25, 2006SeattleKeyArena
October 28, 2006Hong KongHong KongTamar sitePromotion Conflicts[9] [10]

Personnel

Main

Band

Notes and References

  1. MSN Mariah Carey takes on Madonna with new tour
  2. Web site: Pollstar Top 100 Tours 2006 . . 28 May 2015 .
  3. Asbury Park Press, AP story by Nekesa Mumbi Moody, August 11, 2006.
  4. Newsday What's wrong with Mariah Carey?
  5. The Detroit News Mariah was on fire in her 1st Metro show
  6. The Connecticut Post Mariah Carey concert disappointing
  7. Mass Live Mariah Carey performance brief
  8. Palm Beach Post Mariah Carey concert review
  9. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102600632.html "Mariah Carey's Hong Kong Show Canceled"
  10. News: Lutfia. Ismira. Mariah Carey's Hong Kong Show Canceled. The Washington Post. 26 October 2006. October 27, 2006.

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