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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.MSN Mariah Carey takes on Madonna with new tour 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.WEB,www.pollstarpro.com/specialfeatures2006/2006%20Year%20End%20Top%20100%20Tours.pdf, Pollstar Top 100 Tours 2006, Pollstar, 28 May 2015,

Background

File:Mariah Carey in August 2006 2.jpg|thumb|left|Mariah Carey performing in Tampa, FloridaTampa, FloridaUnlike (Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey|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.Asbury Park Press, AP story by Nekesa Mumbi Moody, August 11, 2006.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.(File:Mariah Carey in August 2006 3.jpg|right|thumb|230px|Mariah Carey performing with the first costume.)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

{{Music ratings| title = Professional ratings| subtitle = Blender (magazine)>Blender4MAGAZINE=BLENDER (MAGAZINE)>URL=HTTP://WWW.BLENDER.COM/GUIDE/REVIEWS.ASPX?ID=4210ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20061019123815/HTTP://WWW.BLENDER.COM/GUIDE/REVIEWS.ASPX?ID=4210, October 19, 2006, | rev2 = The Detroit NewsTITLE=MARIAH WAS ON FIRE IN HER 1ST METRO SHOWTHE DETROIT NEWS>PAGE=F3, September 11, 2006, | rev3 = Edmonton SunDATE=SEPTEMBER 22, 2006NEWSPAPER=EDMONTON SUNURL-ACCESS=SUBSCRIPTIONARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20061130153632/HTTP://WWW.EDMONTONSUN.COM/ENTERTAINMENT/WEEKEND/2006/09/22/1878141-SUN.HTML, November 30, 2006, | rev4 = Fort Worth Star-TelegramDATE=SEPTEMBER 17, 2006NEWSPAPER=FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAMURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-DATE=DECEMBER 9, 2023, Newspapers.com, | rev5 = Las Vegas Review-JournalDATE=OCTOBER 2, 2006NEWSPAPER=LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNALURL-STATUS=DEADARCHIVE-DATE=NOVEMBER 7, 2006, Now (newspaper)>NowTITLE=HAIRY CAREYNEWSPAPER=NOW (NEWSPAPER)>URL=HTTPS://NOWTORONTO.COM/MUSIC/HAIRY-CAREY/ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20231209063107/HTTPS://NOWTORONTO.COM/MUSIC/HAIRY-CAREY/, December 9, 2023, | rev7 = Toronto SunDATE=AUGUST 14, 2006NEWSPAPER=TORONTO SUNURL-STATUS=DEADARCHIVE-DATE=AUGUST 21, 2006, | rev8 = Winnipeg Free Press3.5DATE=SEPTEMBER 20, 2006NEWSPAPER=WINNIPEG FREE PRESSURL-STATUS=LIVEARCHIVE-DATE=DECEMBER 9, 2023, NewspaperArchive, }}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.Newsday What’s wrong with Mariah Carey? {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205190007www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-ffmus4854099aug20,0,4234562.story |date=2008-12-05 }}The Detroit News Mariah was on fire in her 1st Metro showSome critics commented on the short length of the show, especially given that she was offstage for several breaks while undergoing costume changes,The Connecticut Post Mariah Carey concert disappointing {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902065827www.connpost.com/ci_4251288 |date=2006-09-02 }}Mass Live Mariah Carey performance brief 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.Palm Beach Post Mariah Carey concert review

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” {{small|(With Trey Lorenz)}}
10. “My Everything” (Performed by Trey Lorenz)
11. “Fantasy” {{small|(Bad Boy Remix)}}
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)” {{small|(Outro)}}

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• “Breakdown” was performed in Tunis and Miami.
• “I Know What You Want” was performed in Tunis, Miami and Tampa.
• “I Wish You Knew” was not performed in Tunis.
• “Make It Happen” was performed in Tunis, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, on the first Atlantic City show, Boston, New York City, East Rutherford, Calgary, and Anaheim.
• “Without You” was performed in Tunis.
• “Vision of Love” was replaced by “Stay the Night” in Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Uncasville, Albany, Verona, Tokyo, Nagoya and on the first Saitama show.
• “Your Girl” was performed in Miami, Atlanta, Albany, Wantagh and Verona.
• A snippet of “Can’t Let Go” was performed in Tampa, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, on the first Atlantic City show, Boston, New York City, East Rutherford, Washington DC, Auburn Hills, Houston, Dallas, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Las Vegas, Oakland, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Phoenix.
• A snippet of “Joy Ride” was performed in Tampa.
• “One Sweet Day” was not performed in Tampa, on the second Atlantic City show, Verona, Tokyo, Nagoya, Saitama and Osaka.
• “Thank God I Found You” was not performed in Atlanta, on the second Atlantic City show, Uncasville, Albany, Verona, Washington DC, Calgary, Sacramento, Anaheim and during the Asian leg.
• A snippet of “Close My Eyes” was performed in Toronto, Montreal and Wantagh.
• JAY Z joined Carey on stage for the performance of “Heartbreaker” in New York City.
• Diddy joined Carey on stage for the performance of “Honey” in New York City.
• “Let Me Love You” was performed by Mario in East Rutherford.
• Mario joined Carey on stage for the performance of “One Sweet Day” in East Rutherford.
• “Fantasy” was not performed in Wantagh.
• “Fly Like a Bird” was not performed in Verona, Tokyo, Nagoya, on the first Saitama show and Osaka.
• A snippet of “Melt Away” was performed in Auburn Hills.
• A snippet of “Love Takes Time” was performed in Winnipeg.
• A snippet of “My Saving Grace” was performed in San Diego.
• Da Brat joined Carey on stage for the performance of “Heartbreaker” in Atlanta, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
• “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was performed during the Asian leg.
• “My All” was not performed at Uncasville or at the first Saitama show.}}

Shows {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center;“|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue

! scope=“col” style="width:14em;“| Date! scope=“col” style="width:12em;“| City! scope=“col” style="width:12em;“| Country! scope=“col” style="width:20em;“| Venue! scope=“col” style="width:12em;“| Opening act! scope=“col” style="width:10em;“| Attendance{{multiref2|1=Miami, Tampa, Atlanta: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, August 26, 2006, 18,books.google.com/books?id=rA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18, live,web.archive.org/web/20231221212836/https://books.google.com/books?id=rA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18, December 21, 2023, Google Books, |2=Philadelphia: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, September 9, 2006, 16,books.google.com/books?id=uQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16, live,web.archive.org/web/20231221211853/https://books.google.com/books?id=uQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16, December 21, 2023, Google Books, |3=Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York City, East Rutherford: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, September 16, 2006, 18,books.google.com/books?id=BQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18, Google Books, |4=Wantagh: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, September 23, 2006, 54,books.google.com/books?id=xg0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54, Google Books, |5=Washington, Auburn Hills, Chicago: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, September 30, 2006, 20,books.google.com/books?id=0A0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20, Google Books, |6=Houston, Dallas, Winnipeg: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, October 7, 2006, 14,books.google.com/books?id=_A4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14, Google Books, |7=Vancouver: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, October 14, 2006, 20,books.google.com/books?id=6g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20, Google Books, |8=Edmonton, Calgary, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Oakland: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, October 21, 2006, 82,books.google.com/books?id=-g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA82, Google Books, |9=Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, October 28, 2006, 22,books.google.com/books?id=KQ8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22, Google Books, |10=San Diego: MAGAZINE, Boxscore: Concert Grosses, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, November 11, 2006, 70,books.google.com/books?id=UA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70, Google Books, }}! scope=“col” style="width:10em;“| Revenue!scope=“row“|July 22, 2006TunisTunisiaStade El Menzah|rowspan=5 {{n/a}}|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}!scope=“row“|July 24, 2006!scope=“row“|August 5, 2006|MiamiUnited States|American Airlines Arena|13,156 / 13,156 |$1,074,620!scope=“row“|August 7, 2006Tampa, Florida>Tampa|St. Pete Times Forum|13,354 / 13,542 |$714,455!scope=“row“|August 9, 2006|Atlanta|Philips Arena|11,226 / 13,288 |$660,595!scope=“row“|August 11, 2006|Philadelphia|Wachovia CenterSean Paul|15,160 / 15,160 |$979,702!scope=“row“|August 13, 2006|TorontoCanada|Air Canada Centre|27,064 / 27,064|$2,039,161!scope=“row“|August 15, 2006|Montreal|Bell Centre|13,200 / 14,161 |$1,046,560!scope=“row“|August 17, 2006Atlantic CityUnited StatesTrump Taj|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}|rowspan=2 {{n/a}}!scope=“row“|August 19, 2006!scope=“row“|August 21, 2006|BostonTD Garden>TD Banknorth GardenSean Paul|11,993 / 14,922 |$1,034,794!scope=“row“|August 23, 2006|New York City|Madison Square Garden|13,930 / 13,930|$1,300,140!scope=“row“|August 25, 2006|Uncasville|Mohegan Sun Arena|{{n/a}}|{{n/a}}|{{n/a}}!scope=“row“|August 27, 2006East Rutherford, New Jersey>East Rutherford|Continental Airlines ArenaSean Paul|12,697 / 13,525 |$1,076,790!scope=“row“|August 29, 2006|Toronto|Canada|Air Canada Centrename=“Toronto“|The score data is representative of the both shows at the Air Canada Centre on August 13 and August 29, respectively.}}name=“Toronto“}}!scope=“row“|September 1, 2006Albany, New York>AlbanyUnited StatesPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)>Pepsi Arena|{{n/a}}|{{n/a}}|{{n/a}}!scope=“row“|September 3, 2006|Wantagh|Nikon at Jones Beach Theater|Sean Paul|11,725 / 13,855 |$654,534!scope=“row“|September 5, 2006Verona, New York>Verona|Turning Stone Resort & Casino|{{n/a}}|{{n/a}}|{{n/a}}!scope=“row“|September 7, 2006|Washington, D.C.Capital One Arena>Verizon CenterSean Paul|12,121 / 14,199|$839,643!scope=“row“|September 9, 2006Auburn Hills, Michigan>Auburn Hills|The Palace of Auburn Hills|12,804 / 12,804 |$894,399!scope=“row“|September 11, 2006|Chicago|United Center|12,958 / 13,930 |$919,268!scope=“row“|September 14, 2006|HoustonToyota Center (Houston)>Toyota Center|rowspan=9 {{n/a}}|11,252 / 11,830 |$828,293!scope=“row“|September 16, 2006|Dallas|American Airlines Center|10,521 / 11,494 |$806,096!scope=“row“|September 19, 2006|WinnipegCanada|MTS Centre|8,915 / 9,557 |$611,223!scope=“row“|September 21, 2006|Edmonton|Rexall Place|12,013 / 12,578 |$880,306!scope=“row“|September 23, 2006|Vancouver|General Motors Place|14,189 / 14,652 |$1,223,100!scope=“row“|September 25, 2006|Calgary|Pengrowth Saddledome|11,984 / 11,984 |$815,242!scope=“row“|September 27, 2006Sacramento, California>SacramentoUnited States|ARCO Arena|12,353 / 12,510 |$938,106!scope=“row“|September 30, 2006|Las Vegas|MGM Grand Garden Arena|13,730 / 13,730 |$1,844,530!scope=“row“|October 2, 2006Oakland, California>Oakland|Oracle Arena|12,510 / 13,585 |$960,369!scope=“row“|October 4, 2006|San Diego|San Diego Sports Arena|Ne-Yo|9,480 / 10,000 |$765,431!scope=“row“|October 6, 2006|Los Angeles|Staples Center|rowspan=9 {{n/a}}|12,844 / 13,882 |$1,230,397!scope=“row“|October 8, 2006Anaheim, California>Anaheim|Honda Center|11,475 / 12,024 |$918,283!scope=“row“|October 10, 2006Phoenix, Arizona>Phoenix|US Airways Center|12,049 / 13,136 |$880,739!scope=“row“|October 16, 2006|TokyoJapan|Nippon Budokan|rowspan=6 {{n/a}}|rowspan=6 {{n/a}}!scope=“row“|October 18, 2006|Nagoya|Nagoya Rainbow Hall!scope=“row“|October 20, 2006SaitamaSaitama Super Arena!scope=“row“|October 21, 2006!scope=“row“|October 24, 2006OsakaOsaka-jō Hall!scope=“row“|October 25, 2006!colspan=5|Total|227,003 / 246,798 (92%) |$25,790,490

Additional Notes

• Carey never schedules shows in two consecutive nights, as she “actually [has] to have a full day and a half off between shows, whereas most touring artists do it every night”, and she spends her down time preserving her voice by not talking and “sitting in a humidified room, sleeping.”
• Carey performed a show at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on July 29, 2006 as part of the Pepsi Smash concert series. These tickets were not available to the public. Only winners selected through an online contest. The show featured the same stage setting but a shortened setlist with some different costumes.

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Cancelled shows {| class“wikitable” style@text-align:center;“|+ List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation

! scope=“col” style="width:10em;“| Date! scope=“col” style="width:10em;“| City! scope=“col” style="width:10em;“| Country! scope=“col” style="width:16em;“| Venue! scope=“col” style="width:12em;“| Reason|August 29, 2006|New York CityUnited States|Madison Square GardenUnknown MARIAH CAREY ANNOUNCES EAGERLY-ANTICIPATED TOUR – ‘THE ADVENTURES OF MIMI: THE VOICE, THE HITS, THE TOUR’ – THE EVENT OF THE YEAR!! weblink|September 3, 2006Hershey, Pennsylvania>Hershey|Giant Center|September 18, 2006|Denver|Pepsi Center|September 25, 2006|Seattle|KeyArena|October 28, 2006|Hong Kong|Hong Kong|Tamar site“Mariah Carey’s Hong Kong Show Canceled” The Washington PostLUTFIATITLE=MARIAH CAREY’S HONG KONG SHOW CANCELEDNEWSPAPER=THE WASHINGTON POSTDATE=OCTOBER 27, 2006,

Personnel

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Main

• Manager — Mariah Carey & Benny Medina
• Co-Manager — Mark Sudack
• Tour Manager — Michael Richardson
• Show Director — Barry Lather
• Musical Director — Randy Jackson
• Tour Executive — Michael Richardson
• Handprint Entertainment — Melissa Ruderman
• Maroon Entertainment — Gina Rainville
• Lighting/Set Design — Justin Collie/Art Fag
• Sound Design — Mike McKnight
• Sound Engineer — Howard Page
• Video Director — Chris Keating
• Backline Tech — Shawn Atkins Drums & Bass guitar/Key Bass
• Vignettes — Directed by Spike Lee
• Frefall Intro — Bill Boatman & Michael Shores
• Security: Darrel Clark and Rob Payne
• Make-Up & Hair — Paul Starr and Lew Ablahani

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• Costume Designer — June Ambrose
• Dressmaker — Cmylo
• Personal Assistant — Lisa Ripi
• Personal Trainer — Patricia Gay
• Choreography — Rachel McIntosh, Eddie Morales, Anthony Talauega, Richmond Talauega, and AJ Jones
• Dancers — Rachel McIntosh, Eddie Morales, Earl Wright, Joshuah Michael, Michelle Brooke, Bryan Tanaka, Russel Wright, Rafael Mello Alvim, and Myles Anthony Urquhart

Band

• Keyboards — Eric Daniels and Lamonte Neuble
• Drums — Jerohn Garnett
• Bass & Keyboards — James Butler
• Background vocalists — Trey Lorenz, MaryAnn Tatum and Sherry Tatum
• Choir – Greater Los Angeles Cathedral Choir

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Notes

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References

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External links

• {{Commons category-inline|The Adventures of Mimi Tour}}

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