The Charmbracelet World Tour was the fifth worldwide concert tour in 2003–2004 by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey in support of her ninth studio album Charmbracelet (2002). The tour started on June 21, 2003 in Seoul, South Korea, and visited 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 $ 6.0 million with 25 shows from her first North American leg.
8-552: In April 2003, Carey announced a world tour in support of her recent studio album Charmbracelet . 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. Since her debut on the music scene in 1990, Carey has toured very infrequently compared to many other established acts. As such,
16-949: A believer!". Carey's sexual image also generated some controversy during the tour. In various countries, she was often criticized for her choice of dress, and a Pan-Islamic youth leader attempted to have her banned from performing in Malaysia. Rainbow World Tour The Rainbow World Tour was the fourth concert tour in 2000 by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey , and supports her seventh studio album Rainbow (1999). The tour started in Europe on February 14, in Antwerp, Belgium, also an itinerary that included North America and ended on April 18, in Toronto . The tour's nine-date North American leg grossed $ 7.1 million according to Billboard . The Rainbow Tour marked Carey's first tour in
24-903: A crowd of over 35,000 in Manila, 50,000 in Malaysia, and to over 70,000 people in China. In the UK, it was Carey's first tour to feature shows outside London; she performed in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester. The tour garnered praise 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. At her concert in Manila, Rito P. Asilo from Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote, "I didn't expect her voice to be that crystal clear!" He added, "After 15 songs, we couldn't seem to get enough of Mariah—and we became
32-529: A visual "mess". While reflecting that this was the first time Mariah was scantily clad touring, Jim DeRogatis from the Chicago Sun-Times said that Carey had "been transformed from a wannabe Whitney to a wannabe Britney ", and called her approach to concert performance "difficult to fathom" considering she was "the only artist to have scored a No. 1 hit in every year of the '90s, selling some 125 million records worldwide." The following set list
40-508: The U.S. in seven years since her 1993 Music Box Tour garnered a flurry of bad initial reviews. In addition to visiting more European countries, Carey also visited Singapore for the first time. During this tour, Carey debuted new songs from the Rainbow album such as: " Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) ", " Heartbreaker ", " Thank God I Found You " and much more, including some of her biggest hits. Once again, longtime friend Trey Lorenz
48-636: The United States, venues were switched from large arenas to smaller, more intimate theatre shows due to slow sales in some cities. According to Carey, however, the change was made in order to give fans a more intimate show. She said, "It's much more intimate so you'll feel like you had an experience. You experience a night with me." However, while smaller venues were booked for the US leg of the tour, Carey performed at some arenas in Asia and Europe, and performed for
56-478: The length of this tour had actually been extended due to Carey attempting to promote the Charmbracelet album which was underperforming. After the initial stretch of the tour, Carey decided to add additional dates. For the new dates, she performed a more condensed show, removing several songs from the set list and performing a few new songs in their place with Christmas elements during the seasonal period. In
64-454: Was featured as a backup singer. On tour merchandise shirts, a date in Dallas, Texas is listed, but was never actually scheduled. Footage recorded from the tour was used for the music video for " Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ". The tour received generally mixed reviews. Phil Gallo of Variety said: "Mariah Carey's show begs for either simplicity or coherency", and called the show
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