The Rainbow World Tour was the fourth concert tour in 2000 by American singer-songwriter

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

, and supports her seventh studio album ''

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'' (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

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. The tour's nine-date North American leg grossed $7.1 million according to ''

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''.

Background

The ''Rainbow Tour'' marked Carey's first tour in the U.S. in seven years since her 1993 ''

Music Box Tour The Music Box Tour was the debut concert tour in 1993 by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, in support of her Diamond-certified third studio album, ''Music Box'' (1993). It is Carey's first headlining tour, visiting six cities in the United ...

'' garnered a flurry of bad initial reviews. In addition to visiting more European countries, Carey also visited

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for the first time. During this tour, Carey debuted new songs from the ''Rainbow'' album such as: "

Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey for her seventh studio album ''Rainbow'' (1999). The song was written by Carey and Diane Warren, and produced by Carey and Jimmy Jam and Te ...

", "

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", "

Thank God I Found You "Thank God I Found You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, featuring guest vocals from R&B singer Joe and American boy band 98 Degrees. It was released on November 15, 1999, through Columbia Records, as the second single fro ...

" and much more, including some of her biggest hits. Once again, longtime friend

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was featured as a backup singer. On tour merchandise shirts, a date in

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is listed, but was never actually scheduled.

Critical response

The tour received generally mixed reviews, especially in the United States. Of the debut American performance at the

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in Los Angeles, ''

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'' said: "Mariah Carey's show begs for either simplicity or coherency." Of the

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performance, and reflecting that this was the first time Mariah was scantily clad touring, The ''

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'' said that Carey had "been transformed from a wannabe

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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."

Set list

The following set list is from the February 17 concert in Milan. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour. # "Mariah & Bianca" (Introduction) (contains elements of "Rainbow (Interlude)" and "Butterfly") # "

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" # "

My All "My All" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth studio album, ''Butterfly'' (1997). It was released as the album's fifth single overall and second commercial single on April 21, 1998, by Columbia Records. The song w ...

" # " Dreamlover" # "X-Girlfriend" # "Vulnerability" (Video interlude) # "

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" # " Without You" # " Make It Happen" # "

" (performed with Trey Lorenz) (contains elements of the Make It Last Remix) # "Make You Happy" (Interlude) (performed by Trey Lorenz) # "

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" (Bad Boy Remix) # "

Always Be My Baby "Always Be My Baby" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter, and record producer Mariah Carey for her fifth studio album, ''Daydream'' (1995). It was released by Columbia Records on March 9, 1996, as the third single in the United Sta ...

" # "

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" # " Close My Eyes" # "Petals" # "

" # "

Money Ain't a Thang "Money Ain't a Thang" is the second single from rapper Jermaine Dupri's 1998 album ''Life in 1472''. It features rapper Jay-Z and appears as a bonus track on his album '' Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life''. It is produced by Dupri, who samples "Weak a ...

" (Dance Interlude) # "

" (contains elements of the Desert Storm Remix) # "

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" (contains elements of the Bad Boy Remix) # "

Vision of Love "Vision of Love" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her eponymous debut studio album (1990). It was written by Carey and Ben Margulies. After being featured on Carey's demo tape for Columbia Records, the song wa ...

" # "Rainbow" (Interlude) # "

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" # " Butterfly Reprise" (Outro)

Shows

Notes

Personnel

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– musical director *Eric Daniels – keyboards *Sam Sims - bass *Vernon Black – guitar *Gregory "Gigi" Gonoway – drums *Marquinho Brasil – percussion *Melonie Daniels – background vocals *Mary Ann Tatum – background vocals *Tracy Harris - background vocals *Lloyd Smith – background vocals *

– vocals, background vocals

References

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