Caution World Tour

Caution World Tour

Tour by Mariah Carey
Location	North America Europe Asia South America
Associated album	Caution
Start date	February 27, 2019
End date	October 20, 2019
Legs	5
No. of shows	23 in North America 10 in Europe 1 in South America 1 in Asia 35 total
Box office	$7,421,819 (18 reported shows)
Mariah Carey concert chronology

Caution World Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, in support of her fifteenth studio album, Caution. The tour consisted of 35 dates, including shows in North America, Europe and the Caribbean, at a mix of small and mid-size venues and arenas.

The tour was met with praise from some music critics.

Background and development

Carey's fifteenth studio album, titled Caution, was released on November 16, 2018 and received universal acclaim from critics. The album was described as a "fine-tuning" of Carey's previous work, and was praised for its freshness which made it "pleasingly defiant", with some critics hailing it as being "the new blueprint for legacy acts" of Carey's stature. By December 2018, the album had been featured on several year-end lists. Prior to the album's release, dates were announced for both the North American and European leg of the tour, teasing it as being her "most intimate tour yet".

The opening leg of the tour was performed in small, theatre-based and mid-sized venues across North America. It kicked off on February 27, 2019 in Irving, Texas and concluded on April 6 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The European leg of the tour was mainly arena-based, with Carey opening on May 22 in Dublin and finishing on June 13 in Amsterdam.

Following this, Carey performed at several festivals including the Festival d'été de Québec at the Plains of Abraham, Canada, where the singer performed in front of an audience of over 90,000 people, and the Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival.

Set list

This set list is representative of the February 27, 2019, show in Irving, Texas. It may not represent all dates of the tour.

1. “A No No”
2. “Dreamlover”
3. “You Don’t Know What to Do” / “Emotions”
4. “Anytime You Need a Friend” (C+C Club Mix)
5. “Can’t Take That Away (Mariah’s Theme)” (Triumphant Revival Remix)
6. “Fantasy” (contains elements of “Def Club Mix” and "Bad Boy Fantasy Remix")
7. “Always Be My Baby” (Mr. Dupri Remix)
8. “Caution”
9. “GTFO”
10. “8th Grade”
11. “Stay Long Love You”
12. “My All”
13. “Portrait”
14. “Vision of Love”
15. “Never Too Far” / “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” / “Loverboy” / “Didn’t Mean to Turn You On”
16. “Heartbreaker” (Desert Storm Remix)
17. “Touch My Body”
18. “We Belong Together” (Desert Storm Remix)

Encore

19. “With You”
20. “Hero”

Notes

• In Atlanta, Da Brat joined Carey onstage during the performance of "Heartbreaker".
• During the show in Wallingford, “Underneath the Stars” was performed.

Critical reception

Carey, during the Caution World Tour show at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2019

The tour garnered praise from some music critics, many of whom commended the quality of Carey's voice and the singer's stage presence. In a review for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Melissa Ruggieri concluded that Carey had ”resumed her live prowess”, describing it as being ”a commendable feat nearly 30 years into a career and one worth cheering”. Similarly, Stefan Kyriazis from Express gave the show 5 stars, stating: "She was hitting the high trills, the low growls, and all those iconic whistle notes were popping off all over the stage..."

Carey had a three-day residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London. She was praised both for her vocal ability and overall stage presence. Michael Cragg from The Guardian described Carey's "incredible, playful performances" as a testament to her status as a "gold-plated pop diva". Similarly, Kate Solomon from The Daily Telegraph stated the shows were "a surreal but wildly enjoyable showcase of a brighter, more fun side of the pop icon". In a review for The Arts Desk, Sebastian Scotney stated Carey "delivers and the audience delivers back". During her concert in Dublin, Louise Bruton from The Irish Times stated: "She takes us through three decades of hits, from soul-searching ballads to chart-topping songs that bring in pop hooks, hip-hop beats, R&B melodies that show off every side of the singer that we’ve come to know over the years". Rosa Diaz from 20 minutos also gave a positive review of her concert in Barcelona, citing Carey's "powerful presence, who reviewed her greatest hits alternated with some songs from her new album, showing her vocal ability and knowing how to be on stage".

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and gross revenue

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts	Attendance	Revenue
North America
February 27, 2019	Irving	United States	Toyota Music Factory	DJ Suss One	—	—
March 1, 2019	Sugar Land		Smart Financial Centre		5,581 / 6,554	$631,986
March 2, 2019	Biloxi		Beau Rivage Theatre		—	—
March 5, 2019	Atlanta		Fox Theatre		3,348 / 4,101	$424,908
March 6, 2019	Louisville		The Louisville Palace		2,452 / 2,597	$343,823
March 8, 2019	Detroit		Fox Theatre		4,531 / 4,751	$440,768
March 9, 2019	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre		2,425 / 2,515	$301,184
March 11, 2019	Chicago		Chicago Theatre		3,551 / 3,551	$434,548
March 13, 2019	Minneapolis		State Theatre		2,106 / 2,133	$295,814
March 15, 2019	Milwaukee		Miller High Life Theatre		3,503 / 3,503	$331,319
March 16, 2019	St. Louis		Stifel Theatre		2,940 / 3,038	$302,781
March 18, 2019	Pittsburgh		Benedum Center		2,508 / 2,825	$339,167
March 20, 2019	Toronto	Canada	Sony Centre for the Performing Arts		3,140 / 3,191	$412,001
March 21, 2019	Orillia		Casino Rama Entertainment Centre		—	—
March 23, 2019	Buffalo	United States	Shea's Performing Arts Center		2,811 / 3,049	$352,281
March 25, 2019	New York City		Radio City Music Hall		5,943 / 5,943	$941,320
March 30, 2019	Atlantic City		Hard Rock Live		—	—
March 31, 2019	Oxon Hill		MGM National Harbor Theater		2,763 / 2,763	$494,534
April 2, 2019	Boston		Wang Theatre		3,092 / 3,223	$357,446
April 3, 2019	Philadelphia		The Met Philadelphia		3,155 / 3,155	$290,194
April 5, 2019	Wallingford		Toyota Oakdale Theatre		4,150 / 4,384	$316,063
April 6, 2019	Bethlehem		Sands Bethlehem Event Center		—	—
Europe
May 22, 2019	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena	—	5,023 / 5,023	$411,682
May 25, 2019	London	England	Royal Albert Hall		—	—
May 26, 2019
May 27, 2019
June 1, 2019	Paris	France	Grand Amphitheatre		—	—
June 2, 2019	Hamburg	Germany	Barclaycard Arena		—
June 4, 2019	Aalborg	Denmark	Aalborghallen		—
June 10, 2019	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Reial de Pedralbes		—
June 11, 2019	Bordeaux	France	Arkéa Arena		—
June 13, 2019	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome		—	—
North America
July 11, 2019	Quebec City	Canada	Plains of Abraham	Daniel Caesar
South America
August 31, 2019	Willemstad	Curaçao	World Trade Center Piscadera Bay	—	—	—
Asia
October 20, 2019	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Burj Park	—	—	—
Total					62,842 / 66,299 (95%)	$7,421,819

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
June 8, 2019	Florence	Italy	Stadio Artemio Franchi	Festival cancellation