Tour by Mariah Carey | |
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Location |
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Associated album | Rainbow |
Start date | February 14, 2000 |
End date | April 18, 2000 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 19 |
Attendance | 234,541 |
Box office | US $6.4 million ($11.69 million in 2024 dollars) [1] |
Mariah Carey concert chronology |
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 . [2]
The Rainbow World Tour received mixed reviews, with some reviewers critcizing Carey's vocal decline and confusing staging, while others praised it as a lively celebration of her career. Despite the divided reception, many critics felt the tour marked a bold shift in her image and performance style.
The Rainbow World Tour was Carey's fourth headlining and third worldwide tour, consisting of nineteen shows across Europe, Asia, the United States, and Canada. While her previous two tours were limited to Europe and Asia following the lukewarm reception of her 1993 U.S. debut tour, the Music Box Tour , the overwhelming success of those international stops — marked by record-breaking ticket sales in Asia and rapid sellouts in Europe — gave Carey the confidence to return to her home country. The tour ultimately became her first U.S. trek in seven years, with tickets for the entire North American leg selling out within days. In addition to revisiting key international markets, Carey expanded her itinerary by performing in Singapore for the first time. The setlist blended songs from Rainbow with many of her earlier hits, offering fans a comprehensive showcase of her career. U.S. shows featured Missy Elliott and Da Brat as opening acts, while Trey Lorenz once again joined Carey as a backing vocalist. Notably, although Dallas, Texas, appeared on tour merchandise, the show was never scheduled.
The Toronto Star reported that the concert in Toronto was filmed for a future television special, but it never aired. [3] Footage recorded from the tour was used for the music video for "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)". [4]
The tour received generally mixed reviews. Some critics and fans reproached her of having a "tired and hoarse voice," while others commented on Carey's choice of wardrobe. Despite these criticisms, several critics and many concert-goers praised the tour, calling it an intense celebration of Carey's career. [5]
Phil Gallo of Variety said: "Mariah Carey's show begs for either simplicity or coherency", and called the show a visual "mess". [6] 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." [7]
The following set list is from the February 17 concert in Milan. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour. [8]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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Europe | |||||
February 14, 2000 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | ||
February 17, 2000 | Milan | Italy | Fila Forum | ||
February 20, 2000 | Cologne | Germany | Kölnarena | ||
February 23, 2000 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | ||
February 26, 2000 | London | England | Wembley Arena | ||
February 29, 2000 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes | ||
Asia | |||||
March 4, 2000 | Osaka | Japan | Osaka Dome | ~35,000 [9] - ~40,000 [10] / ? | — |
March 7, 2000 [a] | Tokyo | Tokyo Dome | 100,000 / 100,000 | ||
March 9, 2000 [a] | |||||
March 13, 2000 | Singapore | National Stadium | — | ||
North America [11] [12] | |||||
March 16, 2000 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center | 15,627 / 15,627 | $990,648 |
March 18, 2000 | Las Vegas | Thomas & Mack Center | 13,591 / 13,591 | $681,068 | |
March 21, 2000 | San Jose | San Jose Arena | 13,999 / 13,999 | $862,170 | |
March 25, 2000 | Chicago | United Center | 14,892 / 14,892 | $848,156 | |
March 29, 2000 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 12,008 / 12,008 | $662,514 | |
April 1, 2000 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 12,956 / 12,956 | $664,229 | |
April 11, 2000 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 14,870 / 14,870 | $1,066,413 | |
April 13, 2000 [b] | Boston | FleetCenter | — | — | |
April 18, 2000 [c] | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 13,598 / 13,598 | $606,118 |
Total | 234,541 / 234,541 (100%) | $6,381,316 |