Charmbracelet World Tour

The Charmbracelet World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Mariah Carey in support of her ninth studio album "Charmbracelet."

The tour began on June 20, 2003 in Seoul, Korea (visiting several countries in Asia Europe, and North America) before ending on February 26, 2004 in Dubai.

Tour Background
In April of 2003, Mariah announced a world tour in support of her recent studio album "Charmbracelet."

The tour followed her Rainbow World Tour in 2000 and was her most extensive lasting for 69 shows over 8 months. It reached many places in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

Since Mariah's debut on the music scene in 1990, she has toured very infrequently compared to many other established acts. As such, the length of this tour had actually been extended due to Mariah attempting to promote the "Charmbracelet" album which was underperforming.

After the initial stretch of the tour, Mariah decided to add additional dates. For the new dates, she performed a more condensed show, removing several songs from the set list and performing a few new songs in their place with Christmas elements during the seasonal period.

Before tickets went on sale in the US, the venues were switched from large arenas to smaller, more intimate theatre shows due to slow sales in some cities.

However, according to Mariah, the change was made in order to give fans a more intimate show.

She said, "It's much more intimate so you'll feel like you had an experience. You experience a night with me."

However, while smaller venues were booked for the US leg of the tour, she performed at some arenas in Asia and Europe.

In the UK, it was Mariah's first tour to feature shows outside London; she performed in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester.

Set List

 * 1) "Looking In" (Instrumental Introduction)
 * 2) "Heartbreaker"
 * 3) "Dreamlover"
 * 4) "Through the Rain"
 * 5) "My All"
 * 6) "Clown"
 * 7) "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"
 * 8) "Honey"
 * 9) "I Know What You Want"
 * 10) "Subtle Invitation"
 * 11) "My Saving Grace"
 * 12) "I'll Be There"
 * 13) "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
 * 14) "Fantasy"
 * 15) "Always Be My Baby"
 * 16) "Make It Happen"
 * 17) "Without You"
 * 18) "Vision of Love"
 * 19) "Hero"
 * 20) "Butterfly" (Outro)

Critical Reception
The tour garnered generally positive reviews from music critics and audiences, many of whom complimented the quality of Mariah's live vocals and the production of the shows. Fans were given the opportunity to request songs from her catalog, which added to its positive reception.

At Mariah's concert in Manila, Rito P. Asilo from Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote, "I didn't expect her voice to be that crystal clear!" He also added, "After 15 songs, we couldn't seem to get enough of Mariah—and we became a believer!"

Mariah's sexual image also generated some controversy during the tour.

In various countries, she was often criticised for her choice of dress and a Pan-Islamic youth leader tried to have her banned from performing in Malaysia, but she was eventually allowed to perform under the condition that she wore less revealing clothing while on stage.