Caution World Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, in support of her fifteenth studio album, Caution.[1] The tour consisted of 35 dates, including shows in North America, Europe and the Caribbean, at a mix of small and mid-size venues and arenas.

Caution World Tour
Tour by Mariah Carey
Location
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • South America
Associated albumCaution
Start dateFebruary 27, 2019
End dateOctober 20, 2019
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 23 in North America
  • 10 in Europe
  • 1 in South America
  • 1 in Asia
  • 35 total
Box office$7,421,819 (18 reported shows)
Mariah Carey concert chronology

The tour was met with praise from some music critics.

Background and development

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Carey's fifteenth studio album, titled Caution, was released on November 16, 2018 and received universal acclaim from critics.[2] The album was described as a "fine-tuning" of Carey's previous work,[3] and was praised for its freshness which made it "pleasingly defiant",[4] with some critics hailing it as being "the new blueprint for legacy acts" of Carey's stature.[5] By December 2018, the album had been featured on several year-end lists.[6] Prior to the album's release, dates were announced for both the North American and European leg of the tour, teasing it as being her "most intimate tour yet".[7]

The opening leg of the tour was performed in small, theatre-based and mid-sized venues across North America. It kicked off on February 27, 2019 in Irving, Texas and concluded on April 6 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[8] The European leg of the tour was mainly arena-based, with Carey opening on May 22 in Dublin and finishing on June 13 in Amsterdam.

Following this, Carey performed at several festivals including the Festival d'été de Québec at the Plains of Abraham, Canada, where the singer performed in front of an audience of over 90,000 people,[9] and the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival.[10]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the February 27, 2019, show in Irving, Texas.[11] 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(C+C Club Mix)
  5. Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme)(Triumphant Revival Remix)
  6. Fantasy(contains elements of “Def Club Mix” and "Bad Boy Fantasy Remix")
  7. Always Be My Baby(Mr. Dupri Remix)
  8. “Caution”
  9. GTFO
  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(Desert Storm Remix)
  17. Touch My Body
  18. We Belong Together(Desert Storm Remix)
Encore
  1. With You
  2. Hero
Notes

Critical reception

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Carey, during the Caution World Tour show at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2019

The tour garnered praise from some music critics, many of whom commended the quality of Carey's voice and the singer's stage presence. In a review for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Melissa Ruggieri concluded that Carey had ”resumed her live prowess”, describing it as being ”a commendable feat nearly 30 years into a career and one worth cheering”.[15] Similarly, Stefan Kyriazis from Express gave the show 5 stars, stating: "She was hitting the high trills, the low growls, and all those iconic whistle notes were popping off all over the stage..."[16]

Carey had a three-day residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London. She was praised both for 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".[17] Similarly, Kate Solomon from The Daily Telegraph stated the shows were "a surreal but wildly enjoyable showcase of a brighter, more fun side of the pop icon".[18] In a review for The Arts Desk, Sebastian Scotney stated Carey "delivers and the audience delivers back".[19] During her concert in Dublin, Louise Bruton from The Irish Times stated: "She takes us through three decades of hits, from soul-searching ballads to chart-topping songs that bring in pop hooks, hip-hop beats, R&B melodies that show off every side of the singer that we’ve come to know over the years".[20] Rosa Diaz from 20 minutos also gave a positive review of her concert in Barcelona, citing Carey's "powerful presence, who reviewed her greatest hits alternated with some songs from her new album, showing her vocal ability and knowing how to be on stage".[21]

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
North America[22][23]
February 27, 2019 Irving United States Toyota Music Factory DJ Suss One[24]
March 1, 2019 Sugar Land Smart Financial Centre 5,581 / 6,554 $631,986
March 2, 2019 Biloxi Beau Rivage Theatre
March 5, 2019 Atlanta Fox Theatre 3,348 / 4,101 $424,908
March 6, 2019 Louisville The Louisville Palace 2,452 / 2,597 $343,823
March 8, 2019 Detroit Fox Theatre 4,531 / 4,751 $440,768
March 9, 2019 Indianapolis Murat Theatre 2,425 / 2,515 $301,184
March 11, 2019 Chicago Chicago Theatre 3,551 / 3,551 $434,548
March 13, 2019 Minneapolis State Theatre 2,106 / 2,133 $295,814
March 15, 2019 Milwaukee Miller High Life Theatre 3,503 / 3,503 $331,319
March 16, 2019 St. Louis Stifel Theatre 2,940 / 3,038 $302,781
March 18, 2019 Pittsburgh Benedum Center 2,508 / 2,825 $339,167
March 20, 2019 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 3,140 / 3,191 $412,001
March 21, 2019 Orillia Casino Rama Entertainment Centre
March 23, 2019 Buffalo United States Shea's Performing Arts Center 2,811 / 3,049 $352,281
March 25, 2019 New York City Radio City Music Hall 5,943 / 5,943 $941,320
March 30, 2019 Atlantic City Hard Rock Live
March 31, 2019 Oxon Hill MGM National Harbor Theater 2,763 / 2,763 $494,534
April 2, 2019 Boston Wang Theatre 3,092 / 3,223 $357,446
April 3, 2019 Philadelphia The Met Philadelphia 3,155 / 3,155 $290,194
April 5, 2019 Wallingford Toyota Oakdale Theatre 4,150 / 4,384 $316,063
April 6, 2019 Bethlehem Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Europe[25][23][21]
May 22, 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena 5,023 / 5,023 $411,682
May 25, 2019 London England Royal Albert Hall
May 26, 2019
May 27, 2019
June 1, 2019 Paris France Grand Amphitheatre
June 2, 2019 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena
June 4, 2019 Aalborg Denmark Aalborghallen
June 10, 2019[a] Barcelona Spain Palau Reial de Pedralbes
June 11, 2019 Bordeaux France Arkéa Arena
June 13, 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
North America[27]
July 11, 2019[b] Quebec City Canada Plains of Abraham Daniel Caesar[29] [30]
South America
August 31, 2019[c] Willemstad Curaçao World Trade Center Piscadera Bay
Asia[27]
October 20, 2019[d] Dubai United Arab Emirates Burj Park
Total 62,842 / 66,299 (95%) $7,421,819

Cancelled shows

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
June 8, 2019[e] Florence Italy Stadio Artemio Franchi Festival cancellation[34]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ The June 10, 2019 concert in Barcelona, Spain at Palau Reial de Padralbes was a part of the Festival Jardins Pedralbes.[26]
  2. ^ The July 11, 2019 concert in Quebec City, Canada at Plains of Abraham was a part of the Festival d'été de Québec.[28]
  3. ^ The August 31, 2019 concert in Willemstad, Curaçao at World Trade Center Piscadera Bay was a part of the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival.[31]
  4. ^ The October 20, 2019 concert in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Burj Park was a part of the 365-day countdown to Expo 2020.[32]
  5. ^ The July 8, 2019 concert in Florence, Italy at Stadio Artemio Franchi was a part of the cancelled Florence4Ever.[33]

Citations

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  1. ^ General sources for the tour:
    • Pedrosa, Marlina (October 22, 2018). "Mariah Carey Announces 'Caution' World Tour". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
    • "Mariah Carey Announces 'Caution' World Tour Dates". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. October 22, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Caution by Mariah Carey, archived from the original on November 17, 2018, retrieved September 5, 2019
  3. ^ "Mariah Carey: Caution". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mariah Carey is pleasingly defiant on 'Caution': EW review". EW.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Mariah Carey's 'Caution': Track-By-Track Album Review". idolator. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Best of 2018: Music Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Henderson, Cydney. "Mariah Carey announces 2019 Caution World Tour, her 'most intimate tour yet'". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Mariah Carey Wraps North American Leg of Caution World Tour". LNTV. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Festival d'été de Quebec Dazzles with Performances from Gucci Mane, Mariah Carey, Diplo and More". Complex. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Pitbull and Mariah Carey at Curaçao North Sea Jazz 2019 | Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival". www.curacaonorthseajazz.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Mayhem, Music (February 28, 2019). "Mariah Carey Kicks Off 'Caution World Tour' in Dallas, TX: See Photos/Videos & Setlist". Music Mayhem Magazine. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Mariah Carey's Caution World Tour Setlist Spoilers". LNTV. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  13. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa. "Concert review and photos: Mariah Carey returns to Atlanta with diva leanings and pristine vocals intact". Atlanta Music Scene (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  14. ^ Ledger, The Valley (April 7, 2019). "MARIAH CAREY – CAUTION WORLD TOUR | Review By: Janel Spiegel". The Valley Ledger | Its All About The Lehigh Valley. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "Mariah Carey returns to Atlanta with diva leanings and pristine vocals intact". ajc.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  16. ^ "Mariah Carey Caution Tour Royal Albert Hall REVIEW: Lambily fan joy at FLAWLESS vocals". express.co.uk. May 26, 2019. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  17. ^ Cragg, Michael (May 26, 2019). "Mariah Carey review – gold-plated pop diva cements her legacy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  18. ^ Solomon, Kate (May 26, 2019). "Mariah Carey, Royal Albert Hall review: playful performance reveals the pop diva's lighter side". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  19. ^ "Mariah Carey, Royal Albert Hall review – fervent worshippers in Mariah-heaven". theartsdesk.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  20. ^ Bruton, Louise (May 22, 2019). "Mariah Carey 'smashes every goddamn note' at a glass-breaking gig in Dublin". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  21. ^ a b Diaz, Rosa (June 11, 2019). "Noche de lujo con una poderosa Mariah Carey en los Jardines de Pedralbes". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "Caution World Tour North America". mariahcarey.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  23. ^ a b "Mariah Carey - Pollstar". Pollstar. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  24. ^ Lindquist, David (March 10, 2019). "Mariah Carey has bold, bubbly fun in Indianapolis". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  25. ^ "Caution World Tour Europe". mariahcarey.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ a b "Caution World Tour". mariahcarey.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  28. ^ Mims, Taylor. "Mariah Carey, Chvrches, Blink-182 to Headline Festival d'ete de Quebec". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  29. ^ "Live! Mariah Carey & +Live+ & Daniel Caesar - Festival D'ete De Quebec 2019 - Thursday Week Two at undefined". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  30. ^ "Festival d'été de Quebec Dazzles with Performances from Gucci Mane, Mariah Carey, Diplo and More". Complex. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  31. ^ "Pitbull and Mariah Carey to highlight 2019 Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival". eTurbo News. May 3, 2019. Archived from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  32. ^ "Mariah Carey tells fans to 'be there' next year as countdown to Dubai Expo 2020 begins". thenationalnews.com. October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  33. ^ "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.
  34. ^ albertomuraro (May 13, 2019). "Mariah Carey: il concerto Florence4Ever con John Legend è stato cancellato (info rimborso biglietti)". Soundsblog (in Italian). Retrieved June 12, 2023.