Number 1 to Infinity (concert residency)

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#1 to Infinity
Residency by Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey 1 to Infinity.jpg
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Associated album #1 to Infinity
Start dateMay 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)
End dateJuly 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
Legs6
No. of shows50
Attendance177,586 (88%)
Box office$23,912,616
Website Official website
Mariah Carey concert chronology

#1 to Infinity was a concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It began on May 6, 2015, and concluded on July 18, 2017. The show featured all eighteen of Carey's US number-one singles in chronological order. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Background

Carey announced the residency during her interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . The announcement follows reports that Canadian singer Celine Dion would not be returning to the venue who postponed her shows so that she could continue to take care of her ill husband. Later that spring 2015 Celine announced that she will return to Caesars Palace on August 27, 2015. [1] [3] Speaking of the residency, Carey said "I'm going to do my first ever residency in Vegas at Caesars. This is a special event for me. And again, I have to hope that the fans will enjoy this cause I'm gonna be performing, which was kind of inspired by my album #1's , and this is now the updated version with eighteen of them. I've never done this before." [4] Tickets went on sale January 15, 2015.

Critical response

Robin Leach from the Las Vegas Sun praised the opening performance, writing the singer "is the highest-pitched contemporary pop singer of the decade." [5]

Set list

  1. "Vision of Love"
  2. "Love Takes Time"
  3. "Someday" (with elements of "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg")
  4. "I Don't Wanna Cry"
  5. "Emotions"
  6. "I'll Be There" (with Trey Lorenz)
  7. "Dreamlover" (with elements from "Juicy")
  8. "Hero"
  9. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Remix)
  10. "One Sweet Day" (with Daniel Moore and Trey Lorenz)
  11. "Always Be My Baby"
  12. "Honey" (Bad Boy Remix)
  13. "My All"
  14. "Heartbreaker" (Desert Storm Remix)
  15. "Thank God I Found You"
  16. "We Belong Together"
  17. "Don't Forget About Us"
  18. "Touch My Body"
  19. "Infinity"

Notes:

Shows

DateAttendance/CapacityRevenue
Leg 1 [6]
May 6, 201530,936 / 32,597 (95%)$4,596,125
May 9, 2015
May 10, 2015
May 16, 2015
May 17, 2015
May 20, 2015
May 23, 2015
May 24, 2015
Leg 2 [7]
July 8, 201534,499 / 35,846 (96%)$5,300,365
July 11, 2015
July 12, 2015
July 15, 2015
July 18, 2015
July 19, 2015
July 22, 2015
July 25, 2015
July 26, 2015
Leg 3 [8]
February 2, 201631,038 / 35,349 (88%)$4,532,760
February 5, 2016
February 6, 2016
February 10, 2016
February 13, 2016
February 14, 2016
February 17, 2016
February 19, 2016
February 20, 2016
Leg 4 [9] [10]
June 7, 201630,319 / 38,660 (78%)$3,069,710
June 10, 2016
June 11, 2016
June 14, 2016
June 17, 2016
June 18, 2016
June 21, 2016
June 24, 2016
June 25, 2016
Leg 5 [11]
August 24, 201630,570 / 35,157 (87%)$3,986,795
August 27, 2016
August 28, 2016
August 31, 2016
September 3, 2016
September 4, 2016
September 7, 2016
September 10, 2016
September 11, 2016
Leg 6 [12] [13] [lower-alpha 1]
July 8, 201720,224 / 23,452 (86%)$2,426,861
July 9, 2017
July 11, 2017
July 14, 2017
July 15, 2017
July 18, 2017
Total177,586 / 201,079 (88%)$23,912,616

Cancelled shows

DateReason
May 13, 2015Bronchitis [14]

Personnel

Notes

  1. The sixth leg was originally scheduled to run from April 26 to May 18, 2017, but was postponed due to Carey's upcoming joint tour with Lionel Richie.

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