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33-475: The Daydream World Tour was Carey's second tour (after the U.S. Music Box Tour in 1993), and her first tour to have dates out of the United States. The tour was held in honor of the success of her new album at the time, Daydream ; the album had spawned three of Carey's nineteen number-one singles (" Fantasy ", " One Sweet Day ", and " Always Be My Baby "), became her second album to be certified Diamond in

66-449: A Friend," Carey would return to the stage and perform her biggest Japanese hit, " All I Want for Christmas Is You ," as an encore for her fans. Footage of the home video version of the music video played, while she wore the red dress and go-go boots from the black-and-white 1960s music video. She exited the stage through the elevator cage, ending the concert with one last kiss to her fans over the microphone. The performance of " Forever " at

99-421: A curved staircase to the right, a giant screen at the center, a huge chandelier suspended from the ceiling, and a giant cylindrical cage with an elevating platform in the middle for the singer to make her entrance at the start of the show, then moved aside when not needed. The left and right flanks were both the same: they had long runways extending outwards in opposite directions, the walls changed colors throughout

132-520: A little bit of dancing in her 1996 Daydream World Tour . Unlike her future tours, however, Carey kept costume changes to a minimum, with at most one before an encore. The show was about 80 minutes long. The shows' set list was focused on her hits, with occasional non-singles from her studio albums mixed in. The one new song she introduced was her rendition of The SOS Band 's 1983 R&B hit " Just Be Good to Me ", which she introduced as "one of my favorite 'old school' songs." Carey's opening concert at

165-418: A move most unexpected, since she has stated that she tries to sing the song as rarely as possible. After her song ended, the band continued playing an instrumental version of the song while Carey was offstage, changing costumes for the next section of the concert. Music began playing again combining synths and chimes as an extended version of the intro to the lead single of Daydream , "Fantasy." Carey performed

198-780: A significant performance before a live audience. Her first significant performance was MTV Unplugged , which received positive reception. In July 1993, she performed before a largely private audience in Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York , which was used for an NBC television special and the Here Is Mariah Carey video release. In late 1993, she decided to conduct a short United States tour to promote her album Music Box , which had been released two months previously. Carey played her first concert tour in arenas, rather than working her way up from smaller venues as

231-515: A song called "It's Time to Move" to the Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol soundtrack. The band released their seventh album in 1989. For Diamonds in the Raw the lead vocalists were Chandra Currelley and Fredi Grace, and three producers were used (Curtis Williams, Eban Kelly & Jimi Randolph, Jason Bryant, and Sigidi). Saxophonist Billy Ellis, also one of the founder members, died during

264-576: Is Carey's first headlining tour, visiting six cities in the United States. The tour lasted seven shows, starting on November 3, 1993 in Miami, Florida, and ended on December 10, 1993 in New York City. Carey did not do a significant amount of public performing in her early years in the music industry, partially due to stage fright . Despite this, she became a successful musician with two top-selling albums and five number-one singles before she ever gave

297-523: Is more customary. The performers took the stage to the recorded music of "They Call the Wind Mariah" from the musical Paint Your Wagon . The show featured Carey's main collaborator at the time Walter Afanasieff on keyboards along with a band. A gospel choir appeared on a few numbers, a practice that Carey would revive on some future tours. Dancers were present on stage, but Carey did not dance with them, an avoidance she would maintain until doing

330-475: The Miami Arena before 15,000 people drew national media attention. Carey later related that "I was OK until I had to walk up this ramp on to the stage and I heard this deafening scream and it was kinda like everything in my life, this whole incredible whirlwind I'd been going through, it had all been leading up to that insane moment and there I was.... And then they killed me. Not the audience – they knew it

363-559: The Worcester Centrum , and got "rave reviews" as a result. The Boston Globe called it "a spectacular performance [which] bowled over the crowd with a confidence that grew before their very eyes", after Carey "shook off her nervousness at the start." Further, her highest-visibility performance in the tour closer at Madison Square Garden in New York City got a very positive review from Jon Pareles of The New York Times , although The Bergen Record gave mixed notices to

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396-504: The 1998 Butterfly World Tour , and would not tour the continental United States again until seven years later during the 2000 Rainbow World Tour . Notes: The SOS Band The S.O.S. Band (sometimes written as S.O.S. Band ; abbreviation for Sounds of Success ) is an American R&B and electro-funk group who gained fame in the 1980s. They are best known for the songs " Take Your Time (Do It Right) ", " Just Be Good to Me ", and " The Finest ". The Atlanta, Georgia, band

429-604: The Tokyo Dome is the official music video for that song. The video took footage from the performance, and is intercut with black-and-white footage of Carey exploring Japan that was handpicked by the singer. Carey announced during the Rotterdam Ahoy concert that the performance of " Underneath the Stars " was going to be the official music video for the song, but that video would never be officially released until 2020, when

462-549: The Tokyo Dome show was released on Carey's The Rarities album on October 2, 2020. A complete high-definition recording of the Tokyo Dome show, titled Live at the Tokyo Dome , was later released as a bonus Blu-ray disc on the physical Japanese release of The Rarities , as well as a standalone VOD release worldwide. Notes: Music Box Tour The Music Box Tour was the debut concert tour in 1993 by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey , in support of her Diamond-certified third studio album, Music Box (1993). It

495-419: The U.S., selling 10 million copies there and is one of her most critically acclaimed albums. It was also held to promote the album across Europe and Asia. The stage set for the tour was perhaps the largest Carey has performed on. It contained three sections: center stage, left flank, and right flank. Center stage contained two platforms where the band and backup singers were situated, a center set of stairs,

528-481: The audience. She was accompanied once again by the Chapel of Hope choir, and started off with the album version. She then surprised the audience by transitioning into the more upbeat C&C Remix version of the song, and she exited the stage via the spiraling staircase, while the choir, band, and dancers continued the song, thus ending the concert. For the Tokyo Dome concerts, following the performance of "Anytime You Need

561-521: The audience. The band then started playing " Emotions ." The intro to the song was cut in half, and the ending skipped from the last chorus to the famous whistle register notes at the song's end. She then sang her rendition of the Journey classic " Open Arms ." The next song she performed was her then-single at the time, " Forever ." She moved over to the set of stairs on the right side of center stage and surprised her fans by singing " I Don't Wanna Cry ,"

594-558: The band to Tabu, Avant suggested that the band work with songwriter/producer Sigidi Abdullah. Abdullah was curious as to why an Atlanta-based band named itself Santa Monica. Keyboardist Jason Bryant replied that the band had an enjoyable concert in Santa Monica , California . Abdullah then came up with a new band name, The S.O.S. Band, with S.O.S. standing for "Sounds of Success". Abdullah produced and co-wrote " Take Your Time (Do It Right) " – which went platinum – with Harold Clayton,

627-469: The fall of 1984 and Sands of Time (including the number two R&B hit "The Finest") went gold and hit number four R&B in the spring of 1986. Many of these releases, as well as the sound of early releases, helped to popularize the now-classic sound of the TR-808 Roland drum machine. In late 1986, vocalist Mary Davis left the S.O.S. Band to pursue a solo career. In 1987, the band contributed

660-541: The footage for the video was found, after having been lost for many years prior. The performances from " Fantasy ," " Always Be My Baby ," "Underneath the Stars," " Make It Happen ," " Dreamlover ," " Hero ," and " Anytime You Need a Friend " from the Tokyo Dome concerts were used in the 1996 Fox special Mariah Carey: New York to Tokyo . Her performance of " All I Want for Christmas Is You ," also from those same concerts, would later be uploaded in high definition onto Carey's VEVO channel on December 3, 2019. The audio of

693-486: The group was unable to tour with her, so during the song at all the concerts, Boyz II Men's parts from the album cut were played over the speakers and footage of them appeared on the center screen, while Carey continued to sing live. After the song was over, the curtains fell, and Carey sang her "favorite song from the new album," "Underneath the Stars," followed by her rendition of the Badfinger song " Without You ." She

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726-541: The original version of the song, as opposed to singing the Bad Boy Remix of the song as she did during the Butterfly and other later tours. A group of dancers joined Carey during the performance, using the same dance moves seen in the song's music video. She then spoke briefly with the audience, telling them that she wanted them to sing with her during the next song, "Always Be My Baby." The part she taught with them

759-531: The recording of Diamonds in the Raw . The album reached number 43 on the R&;B chart. One of Many Nights , with lead vocalist Chandra Currelley and produced by Curtis Williams, followed in 1991. It failed to chart. Davis subsequently rejoined the band, performing on tours. In 2021 Mary Davis took a leave of absence from the group after suffering a stroke. However, she has since returned to perform on select dates. In October 2021, she joined original members of

792-414: The show for ambiance, and at the end were smaller screens so the audience could see Carey performing. The concert began with "Daydream Interlude" (Fantasy Sweet Dub Mix), with Carey being taken down the cage on the elevating platform. She ad libbed the words to the song quietly over the microphone, and the song stopped when she opened the cage's doors, and the lights flicked on and off rapidly as she greeted

825-483: The sold-out show. But overall the impression was, especially framed by the opening night, that most critics gave negative reviews to the Music Box Tour. In response, Carey said, "As soon as you have a big success, a lot of people don't like that. There's nothing I can do about it. All I can do is make music I believe in." Carey would avoid North America on her next two tours, the 1996 Daydream World Tour and

858-417: The song parking at number one R&B for five weeks and peaking at number three pop on Billboard's charts in spring 1980. Their eponymous debut album, S.O.S. , went gold, selling over 800,000 copies and holding the number two R&B spot for three weeks. While the band was on its world tour, trumpeter/vocalist/percussionist Abdul Ra'oof joined them. Their second album, Too , went to number 30 R&B in

891-399: The stage for one final costume change. A familiar synth intro started playing, and Carey began singing her first single, " Vision of Love " as she appeared at the top of the winding staircase. She continued singing as she slowly made her way down the stairs. Once the song was over, she sang her signature song, " Hero ." The last song of the show, " Anytime You Need a Friend ," she dedicated to

924-514: The summer of 1981. On the band's third album, III , they worked with producer Leon Sylvers III and writers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis . Their breaking single, " High Hopes ", hit number 25 R&B in the fall of 1982 while the album went to number 27 R&B in late 1982. Jam and Lewis took over the production duties on their fourth album, On the Rise , scoring with the number two hit " Just Be Good to Me " (A song that would later be featured as

957-584: The theme to Richard Pryor 's stand-up film, " Here and Now ", and again in Grand Theft Auto IV 's in-game radio, The Vibe 98.8) and the number five ballad " Tell Me If You Still Care ". On the Rise became their second gold album, hitting number seven R&B in the summer of 1983. The formula continued to work: Just the Way You Like It (including the number six R&B single "Just the Way You Like It") went to number six R&B in

990-755: Was "Do Do Doop," and told them that it was a competition between each section of the stadium on who could sing it the loudest. She then presented her band members and exited the stage to change outfits yet again while the band performed the Rufus & Chaka Khan hit " Ain't Nobody ." The lights dimmed a dark blue and purple color, and on screen appeared stock footage of Boyz II Men from the Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden concert in October 1995. The band began playing " One Sweet Day ." Because of schedule conflicts between Carey and Boyz II Men,

1023-535: Was my first show, they were very supportive. I got really bad reviews, though. Well, there were a lot of critics out to get me: this girl's sold all these albums, she's never toured, let's get her. So they did. I turned on the TV in bed that night and the CNN guy was saying, 'The reviews are in and it's bad news for Mariah Carey.' It really hurt me a lot." Carey expressed that she used her anger to improve her next performance at

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1056-495: Was started in 1977, when keyboardist / vocalist Jason Bryant, saxophonists Billy Ellis and Willie "Sonny" Killebrew, guitarist Bruno Speight, bassist John Alexander Simpson, drummer James Earl Jones III, and lead vocalist Mary Davis formed a group called Sounds of Santa Monica that played at Atlanta nightclub the Regal Room. Their manager (Bunnie Jackson-Ransom) sent a demo to Clarence Avant, head of Tabu Records. After signing

1089-482: Was then accompanied by the Chapel of Hope Choir in singing " Make It Happen ." After the lights went down at the end of the song, she left the stage for yet another costume change. The lights suddenly flickered on, and a R&B/dance instrumental played, while a dancer appeared and started breakdancing. He was then joined by a group of other dancers, followed by Carey, who began singing a cover of The SOS Band 's " Just Be Good to Me ." She sang " Dreamlover ," and then left

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