Charmbracelet World Tour

Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening With Mariah Carey

Tour by Mariah Carey

Tour Date	2003/2004
Source Album	Charmbracelet
Genre	Pop/R&B
Format Length	???
Mariah Carey Tour Chronology
Rainbow Tour: One Night Only 2000	Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening With Mariah Carey 2003/2004	??????

Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening With Mariah Carey was Mariah Carey's fifth tour.

General Information About The Tour

In 2003, with sales of the Charmbracelet album selling poorly, Mariah decided to go on tour to help support it. Although Mariah had gone on tour before, the tour helped Mariah explore new facets of touring for the firs time. It became her firs ever theather tour with an emphasis on small intimate environments and a closeness with fans and the audience. The tour was originally touted for larger stadiums, but was changed at the last instance for Mariah to get closer to the fans (However, critics dismiss Mariah's reasoning and claim that it was just a disguise for the real change: poor ticket sales)

To make the tour even more personal, Mariah's official site www.mariahcarey.com put up an official poll asking fans to design the set list of the show. Unfortunately for the fans, Mariah decided to sing whatever she felt like singing anyway contrary to the online fan results. A new poll was placed asking fans to decidde one song on the tour and they were given a choice between, "Love Takes Time", "One Sweet Day", and "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" Fans and critics cried foul play when "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" won for almost every night of the tour, "One Sweet Day" won only a few times, and "Love Takes Time" never won.

Besides being her most personal tour to date, the tour also broke new records in being Mariah's biggest international tour ever and her longest tour ever. Previously critics had scoffed at Mariah's previous "international" tours, because she only went to Japan, a fewEuropean countries, and her native USA. Mariah shocked critics by going to countries where most artists don't even visit such as United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. As mentioned previously, the tour was also her longest ever with nearly 70 shows stretched over almost 8 months.

The tour also faced much controversy with Mariah's very sexual image. In various countries, Mariah was often critcized for her rauncy clothing and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, critics even tried to get her banned from the country! Nevertheless, Mariah managed to perform in the more conservative countries. She had to compromise her clothing during the shows in these countries though, and wore relatively less sexy clothes.

Set List

Tour Dates

June 21, 2003 - Seoul, Korea ['88 Green Grass]
June 24, 2003 - Osaka, Japan [Jo Hall]
June 26, 2003 - Osaka, Japan [Jo Hall]
June 29, 2003 - Fukuoka, Japan [Marine Messe]
July 1, 2003 - Fukuoka, Japan [Marine Messe]
July 3, 2003 - Hiroshima, Japan [Sun Plaza]
July 6, 2003 - Tokyo, Japan [Budokan]
July 8, 2003 - Tokyo, Japan [Budokan]
July 10, 2003 - Tokyo, Japan [Budokan]
July 13, 2003 - Nagoya, Japan [Rainbow Hall]
July 15, 2003 - Nagoya, Japan [Rainbow Hall]
July 26, 2003 - Las Vegas, Nevada [Caesar's Coliseum]
July 29, 2003 - Chicago, Illinois [United Center]
August 1, 2003 - St. Louis, Montana [Fox Theater]
August 3, 2003 - Cleveland, Ohio [TheScene Center]
August 5, 2003 - Columbia, Maryland [Merriweather Post Pavilion]
August 7, 2003 - Toronto, Canada [Air Canada Center]
August 10, 2003 - Denver, Colorado [Red Rocks]
August 13, 2003 - Concord, California [Chronicle Pavilion]
August 15, 2003 - San Diego, California [SDSU Open Air Theatre]
August 18, 2003 - Los Angeles, California [Universal Amphitheatre]
August 21, 2003 - Los Angeles, California [Universal Amphitheatre]
August 23, 2003 - Phoenix, Arizona [Dodge Theater]
August 26, 2003 - Dallas, Texas [Next Stage Theater]
August 28, 2003 - Woodlands, Texas [Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion]
August 30, 2003 - Orlando, Florida [Bob Carr Performing Arts Center]
September 1, 2003 - Ft Lauderdale, Florida [Broward Performing Art Center]
September 3, 2003 - Tampa Bay, Florida [Tampa PAC]
September 6, 2003 - Mashantucket, Connecticut [Foxwoods]
September 8, 2003 - Boston, Massachusetts [Wang Center]
September 10, 2003 - Darby, Pennsylvania [Tower Theater]
September 12, 2003 - Wallingford, Connecticut [Careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre]
September 14, 2003 - Cincinnati, Ohio [Bank Arena]
September 18, 2003 - New York, New York [Radio City Music Hall]
September 20, 2003 - Atlantic City, New Jersey [Mark Etess Arena]
September 23, 2003 - Manchester, New Hampshire [Verizon Wireless Arena]
September 27, 2003 - Moscow, Russia [Kremlin Palace]
September 29, 2003 - Moscow, Russia [Kremlin Palace]
October 2, 2003 - St Petersburg, Russia [New Ice Arena]
October 5, 2003 - Stockholm, Sweden [The Globe]
October 8, 2003 - Rotterdam, Holland [Ahoy]
October 10, 2003 - Hamburg, Germany [Colorline Arena]
October 13, 2003 - Berlin, Germany [Schmelinghalle]
October 16, 2003 - Munich, Germany [Olympiahalle]
October 19, 2003 - Vienna, Austria [Stadthalle]
October 22, 2003 - Zurich, Switzerland [Hallenstadion]
October 25, 2003 - Glasgow, United Kingdom [SECC]
October 28, 2003 - Birmingham, United Kingdom [NEC]
October 30, 2003 - London, United Kingdom [Wembley Arena]
November 1, 2003 - Manchester, United Kingdom [MEN Arena]
November 4, 2003 - Paris, France [Bercy]
November 7, 2003 - Milan, Italy [Filaforum]
November 12, 2003 - Shanghai, China [Hong Kou Stadium]
November 14, 2003 - Shanghai, China [Hong Kou Stadium]
November 16, 2003 - Manila, Philippines [The Fort]
December 9, 2003 - Portland, Oregon [Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall]
December 10, 2003 - Seattle, Washington [McCaw Hall]
December 12, 2003 - San Jose, California [HP Pavilion]
December 15, 2003 - Santa Barbara, California [Arlington Theater]
December 17, 2003 - Universal City, California [Universal Amphitheater]
December 19, 2003 - Tucson, Arizona [TCC Arena]
December 20, 2003 - Las Vegas, Nevada [Aladdin Hotel & Casino]
December 22, 2003 - Costa Mesa, California [Orange County PAC]
February 13, 2004 - Pusan, Korea [BEXCO Convention Center]
February 15, 2004 - Jakarta, Indonesia [Jakarta Hilton Convention Center]
February 17, 2004 - Bangkok, Thailand [Impact Arena]
February 20, 2004 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [Merdeka Stadium]
February 24, 2004 - Beirut, Lebanon [B.I.E.L.]
February 26, 2004 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Dubai Media City]

General Information About The Tour

Set List

Tour Dates

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