The Celebration of Mimi

{{Short description|2024-2025 concert residency by Mariah Carey}}

{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox concert

| type = Residency

| concert_name = The Celebration of Mimi

| image = File:The Celebration of Mimi Poster.png

| image_size = 240px

| caption = Promotional poster

| album = The Emancipation of Mimi

| artist = Mariah Carey

| venue = Various

| location = {{hlist|Asia|Brazil|United States}}

| start_date = {{Start date|2024|04|12}}

| end_date = {{End date|2025|11|02}}

| number_of_legs = 5

| number_of_shows = 37

| attendance =

| gross =

| URL =

| last_show =

| Misc1 = {{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Mariah Carey

| Type = concert

| Last tour = Merry Christmas One and All!
(2023)

| This tour = The Celebration of Mimi
(2024-2025)

| Next tour = Mariah Carey's Christmas Time
(2024)

}}

{{Extra tour chronology

| Group = Mariah Carey

| Type = concert residency

| Last tour = The Butterfly Returns
(2018–2020)

| This tour = The Celebration of Mimi
(2024-2025)

}}

}}

The Celebration of Mimi was the fifth concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, held at the Dolby Live in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mariah-carey-las-vegas-spring-2024-1234962229/ | title=Mariah Carey Will Celebrate 'Emancipation of Mimi' Anniversary with Las Vegas Residency | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 6, 2024 }} The residency celebrates the nineteenth anniversary of Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). Originally planned as an eight-date residency, two more legs of shows were announced on April 11 and July 22, respectively, following high demand.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/mariah-carey-adds-8-dates-mimi-las-vegas-residency-1235653777/ | title=Mariah Carey Adds Dates to Her 'Celebration of Mimi Live in las Vegas' Residency Run | magazine=Billboard }}{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2024-07-22 |title=Mariah Carey Adds 2025 Dates to Las Vegas 'Celebration of Mimi' Residency |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/mariah-carey-adds-2025-dates-las-vegas-residency-1235736508/ |access-date=2024-07-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The residency began on April 12, 2024 and ended on February 15, 2025, comprising twenty-four shows. Additional concerts by Carey have been promoted using the same title as the residency, including 2024 shows in China and Brazil, as well as a 2025 Asian leg.

Set list

The following set list is obtained from the April 12, 2024 concert.{{cite web | url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mariah-carey/2024/dolby-live-at-park-mgm-las-vegas-nv-bab79fa.html | title=Mariah Carey Setlist at Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas | website=setlist.fm }}{{Div col}}

"Book Intro" {{small|(contains elements of "Alone in Love," "I Don't Wanna Cry," "Vanishing" and "Love Takes Time")}}

;Act I

  1. "Vision of Love"
  2. "Emotions"
  3. "Make It Happen"
  4. "Can't Let Go / I'll Be There" {{small|(with Trey Lorenz)}}
  5. "Dreamlover" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}

"Dreamlover" {{Small|(Def Club Mix) (video interlude)}}

;Act II

  1. "Hero" {{Small|(contains elements of "Music Box")}}
  2. "Without You" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}
  3. "Fantasy" {{Small|(Bad Boy Fantasy)}}
  4. "Always Be My Baby"
  5. "Looking In" {{Small|(preceded by a piano solo)}}
  6. Medley:
  7. "Butterfly"
  8. "Babydoll"
  9. "Breakdown"
  10. "Close My Eyes"
  11. "The Roof (Back in Time)" {{Small|(contains elements of "The Roof (When I Feel the Need)")}}
  12. "My All"
  13. "Honey / Heartbreaker" {{Small|(mashup)}}

"Loverboy" / "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" / "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" / "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" / "Sunflowers for Alfred Roy" {{Small|(dancers interlude)}}

;Act III

  1. "I Wish You Knew"
  2. "It's Like That" {{Small|(contains elements of "Sucker M.C.'s" and "Here We Go" by Run-DMC)}}
  3. "Say Somethin'"
  4. "Your Girl"
  5. "Shake It Off" {{Small|(contains elements of "Don't" by Bryson Tiller)}}

"So Lonely (One & Only Part II)" / "Secret Love" {{Small|(contains elements of "Sprung")}} / "Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do)" {{Small|(dancers interlude)}}

;Act IV

  1. "Circles"
  2. "Don't Forget About Us"
  3. "We Belong Together" {{Small|(contains elements of "Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix")}}

;Encore

  1. "Fly Like a Bird" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}

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=Notes=

  • Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks joined Carey onstage during the performance of "Say Somethin'" on the fifth night.
  • Starting on the ninth night, the "Fly Like a Bird" outro was replaced by the "Hopeful Child Remix" of "Portrait." The "Fly Like a Bird" outro was brought back on the seventeenth night.
  • From the twelfth to the sixteenth nights, "Circles" was replaced by a snippet of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" played by the band while Carey walked back onstage instead. It was later cut from the set list on the seventeenth night.
  • The "Make It Last Remix" of "Thank God I Found You" was performed during the 2025 shows, between "My All" and the "Honey / Heartbreaker" mashup.

Critical reception

Critics compared The Celebration of Mimi favorably to Carey's previous residencies. Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist John Katsilometes called it "a more inspired variation of the Caesars show, thoughtful and creative with its autobiographical through-line".{{Cite news|last=Katsilometes|first=John|author-link=John Katsilometes|date=April 14, 2024|title=Reinvigorated Carey Returns 'Mimi' to Las Vegas Strip|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/reinvigorated-carey-returns-mimi-to-las-vegas-strip-3033950/|url-access=limited|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=April 15, 2024}} According to Tim Chan of Billboard, "while Carey has performed in Vegas before, she has never sounded or looked better."{{Cite news|last=Chan|first=Tim|date=April 15, 2024|title=Mariah Carey's Vegas Residency Is a Triumphant Celebration of Mimi|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/reviews/mariah-carey-celebration-of-mimi-vegas-residency-review-setlist-1235656318/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 15, 2024}} People{{'}}s Mark Gray and Jason Sheeler said "her latest spectacular show was a definite crowd pleaser".{{Cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Mark|last2=Sheeler|first2=Jason|date=April 13, 2024|title=Mariah Carey Kicks Off Spectacular New Las Vegas Residency: 'I'm Feeling Good'|url=https://people.com/mariah-carey-kicks-off-spectacular-new-las-vegas-residency-im-feeling-good-8631180|magazine=People|access-date=April 15, 2024}}

Residency shows

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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 12, 2024

| rowspan="24" |Paradise{{efn|Labeled as Las Vegas in promotional material.}}

| rowspan="24" |United States

| rowspan="24" |Dolby Live

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| rowspan="24" |

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 13, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 17, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 19, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 20, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 24, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 26, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | April 27, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 26, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 27, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 31, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 2, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 3, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 7, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 9, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 10, 2024
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | January 31, 2025
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | February 1, 2025
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | February 5, 2025
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | February 7, 2025
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | February 8, 2025
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | February 12, 2025
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | February 14, 2025
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | February 15, 2025

International shows

The Celebration of Mimi was adapted into a international concert tour in two occasions. The first one was in September 2024, performing two concerts in Beijing, China, as well as a concert in São Paulo, Brazil.{{cite web |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2024/09/21/mariah-carey-fez-maior-show-da-carreira-em-sao-paulo-diz-produtora.ghtml |title=Mariah Carey fez maior show da carreira em São Paulo, diz produtora |date=September 21, 2024 }} Carey further played a second Brazilian concert in Rock in Rio, although with a very different setlist.

The setlist largely followed the Las Vegas concerts, although with some alterations, including the addition of post-The Emancipation of Mimi songs in the setlist.

The tour received critical acclaim, with Brazilian publications pointing out the São Paulo show as the “biggest in her career” and describing her vocal performance as “potent”.{{cite web |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2024/09/21/mariah-carey-mostra-performance-vocal-de-alta-potencia-em-show-emocionante-e-sensual-em-sp.ghtml |title=Mariah Carey mostra performance vocal de alta potência em show emocionante e sensual em SP |date=September 21, 2024 }}

New legs of this international concert tour adaptation are planned to happen throughout 2025 in Asia, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Emancipation of Mimi.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/mariah-carey-2025-dates-celebration-mimi-anniversary-tour-1235929728/ |title=Mariah Carey Announces 2025 International Dates for Celebration of Mimi Anniversary Tour |magazine=Billboard }}

=Set list=

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"Book Intro" {{small|(contains elements of "Alone in Love," "I Don't Wanna Cry," "Vanishing" and "Love Takes Time")}}

;Act I

  1. "Love Takes Time"
  2. "Emotions"
  3. "Can't Let Go / I'll Be There" {{small|(with Trey Lorenz)}}
  4. "Dreamlover" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}

"Dreamlover" {{Small|(Def Club Mix) (video interlude)}}

;Act II

  1. "Hero" {{Small|(contains elements of "Music Box")}}
  2. "Without You" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}
  3. "Always Be My Baby"
  4. "Looking In" {{Small|(preceded by a piano solo)}}
  5. Medley:
  6. "Butterfly"
  7. "Babydoll"
  8. "Breakdown"
  9. "The Roof (Back in Time)" {{Small|(contains elements of "The Roof (When I Feel the Need)")}}
  10. "My All"
  11. "Honey / Heartbreaker" {{Small|(mashup)}}

"Loverboy" / "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" / "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" / "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" {{Small|(band introductions)}}

;Act III

  1. "I Wish You Knew"
  2. "It's Like That" {{Small|(contains elements of "Sucker M.C.'s" and "Here We Go" by Run-DMC)}}
  3. "Say Somethin'"
  4. "Your Girl"
  5. "Shake It Off" {{Small|(contains elements of "Don't" by Bryson Tiller)}}

"Get Your Number / To the Floor" {{Small|(dancers interlude)}}

;Act IV

  1. "#Beautiful" {{Small|(with Daniel Moore II)}}
  2. "I Know What You Want"
  3. "Obsessed"
  4. "I'm That Chick" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}

;Act V

  1. "Circles"
  2. "Don't Forget About Us"
  3. "We Belong Together" {{Small|(contains elements of "Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix," with remix outro)}}

;Encore

  1. "I Want to Know What Love Is" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}

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| header = September 22, 2024

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"Anytime You Need a Friend" {{small|(Boriqua Tribe Mix) (video intro)}}

;Act I

  1. "Obsessed"
  2. "Honey / Heartbreaker" {{small|(mashup)}}
  3. "Touch My Body"
  4. "Can't Let Go / I'll Be There" {{small|(with Trey Lorenz)}}
  5. "Always Be My Baby"
  6. "My All"
  7. "Emotions"
  8. "Dreamlover"
  9. "Hero" {{small|(with extended outro)}}

"Dreamlover" {{Small|(Def Club Mix)}} / "Always Be My Baby" {{Small|(Always Club Mix)}} / "Fantasy" {{Small|(Def Club Mix, contains elements of the "Def Drums Mix") (dancers interlude)}}

;Act II

  1. "Fantasy" {{Small|(Bad Boy Fantasy)}}
  2. "It's Like That" {{Small|(contains elements of "Sucker M.C.'s" and "Here We Go" by Run-DMC)}}
  3. "Say Somethin'"
  4. "I Know What You Want"
  5. "Shake It Off" {{Small|(contains elements of "Don't" by Bryson Tiller)}}
  6. "Don't Forget About Us"
  7. "We Belong Together" {{Small|(contains elements of "Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix")}}
  8. "Fly Like a Bird" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}

;Encore

  1. "I Want to Know What Love Is" {{Small|(with extended outro)}}

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=Concert dates=

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|+ List of 2024 concerts

! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date (2024)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! ope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 15

| rowspan="2" |Beijing

| rowspan="2" |China

| rowspan="2" |Workers' Stadium

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" |—

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 16
scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 20

|São Paulo

|rowspan="2"|Brazil

|Allianz Parque

|50,126/50,126

|$4,143,463

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|September 22{{Efn|This show was part of Rock in Rio 2024.}}

|Rio de Janeiro

|Barra Olympic Park

| —

| —

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|+ List of 2025 concerts

! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date (2025)

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |May 10

| Shenzhen

| rowspan=3| China

| Shenzhen Stadium{{cite web |title=广东省营业性演出准予许可决定 440000522025000340 |url=https://whsc.mr.mct.gov.cn/qrcode/showActivity?id=MDgyNmY0YTkwMzcwNTY2OGVkZWUxZjNmNDNjNTk4YTE= |website=MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |date=2025-04-09 |language=zh-cn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409020807/https://whsc.mr.mct.gov.cn/qrcode/showActivity?id=MDgyNmY0YTkwMzcwNTY2OGVkZWUxZjNmNDNjNTk4YTE= |archive-date=2025-04-09}}{{cite web |title=广东省营业性演出准予许可决定 440000522025000447 |url=https://whsc.mr.mct.gov.cn/qrcode/showActivity?id=YzEwYzcwZmE4OWZjZjM3ZWM1YTVjNTFhZGE3MmVmN2Y= |date=2025-04-29 |website=MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430140454/https://whsc.mr.mct.gov.cn/qrcode/showActivity?id=YzEwYzcwZmE4OWZjZjM3ZWM1YTVjNTFhZGE3MmVmN2Y= |archive-date=2025-04-30}}

| rowspan=8 | —

| rowspan=8 | —

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|May 16

| rowspan="2" |Shanghai

| rowspan="2" |Hongkou Football Stadium{{cite web |title=Celebration Of Mimi(玛丽亚凯莉的庆祝会)-上海站 |url=http://wsbs.wgj.sh.gov.cn/shwgj_ywtb/core/web/welcome/index!getDocumentinfobyId.action?id=000000009593b0f5019593c451e5017a |date=2025-03-14 |series=沪文旅许[2025]1140号 |website=Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317095828/http://wsbs.wgj.sh.gov.cn/shwgj_ywtb/core/web/welcome/index!getDocumentinfobyId.action?id=000000009593b0f5019593c451e5017a |archive-date=2025-03-17 |language=zh-cn}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|May 17
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |October 11

| Bangkok

| Thailand

| Impact Challenger Hall

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |October 14

| Manila

| Philippines

| Mall of Asia Arena

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |October 28

| Kobe

| rowspan="3" |Japan

| {{ubl|{{ill|Glion Arena Kobe|ja}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |November 1

| rowspan="2" |Yokohama

| rowspan="2" |K-Arena Yokohama

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |November 2

Notes

{{Notelist}}

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