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The Elusive Chanteuse Show

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The Elusive Chanteuse Show was a two-legged headlining concert tour by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was launched in support of her fourteenth studio album, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (2014). The tour began in Tokyo, Japan on October 4, 2014 and concluded in Brisbane, Australia on November 16, 2014, and was successful as Mariah Carey became the first ever western artist to play 5 stadiums in China.

Background and development[]

In December 2012, Carey's manager Randy Jackson confirmed that the singer would embark on a world tour following the release of her fourteenth studio album in 2013. Following her departure as a judge on the U.S. singing competition show American Idol in May 2013, Carey's management confirmed that the singer was busy "putting the finishing touches" on the untitled album, performing at the Macy's 4 July Fireworks display and appearing in Lee Daniels film The Butler. In the same statement, in announced plans for a world tour to begin in Asia in October that year.

In an official announcement via the singer's website, Carey wrote the following in regards to her feelings and expectations on the tour: "I want to experience the spontaneity and emotion that I put into this album on stage with my fans," says Carey. "I can't stop writing songs so don't be surprised if you hear a brand new song that I just wrote the night before the show in your city!". The tour was finally announced to begin from October 4, 2014, at the Makuhari Messe Arena and subsequent dates throughout China, Japan and Philippines. Further dates were added for an Australian and New Zealand leg, starting from November.

Synopsis[]

The main stage was a one level affair, with a large screen backing the singer, which would play exclusive clips, and footage from old video clips from the singers catalogue. The 'cartoon Mariah' from the Heartbreaker video clip was reintroduced, and played for I'm That Chick and Heartbreaker. During Carey's first show of the tour, she was using a signature 'butterfly' microphone, however, it broke on the first night and was not continued in other shows. In select shows, Carey brought her kids, Moroccan and Monroe out on stage during 'Supernatural', which was written about the two. Like always, dancers were used on the tour, with Carey often joining in the dancing.

During some shows, Carey sang All I Want for Christmas Is You and wore a 'Mrs. Claus' outfit. During her song, Thirsty, Carey would make trips around the audience with security guards, allowing the performer to be closer to the audience than ever before. Carey's costumes varied each show, usually staying somewhat similar.

Critical response[]

Kenneth Chaw from The Star praised the performance in Kuala Lumpur writing that "it was clear the vocalist remains a master of her trade." Natasha Ann Zachariah from The Straits Times gave a positive review for the performance in Singapore, writing the singer "hit those delicious high octaves with ease, giving goosebumps, of the good kind." Alexa Villano from the Rappler wrote the singer's performance in Manila "gave Filipino fans a show they wouldn't soon forget at the Mall of Asia Arena." Candice Barnes from The Sydney Morning Herald gave the performance in Perth three stars writing the singer "seemed to enjoy making fun of herself, something well-received by the crowd, but delivered a few passive aggressive rants which hinted at her diva reputation."

Matt Gilbertson from The Advertiser gave a positive review of the performance in Adelaide writing "the voice that we all came to adore throughout the ‘90s was back. She even hit those famous, piercingly high ‘whistle notes’ during "Emotions". Shuk-Wah Chung from The Guardian gave the performance in Sydney four out of five stars writing Carey "instantly redeemed herself with a trill here, a whispery vocal there and a gentle caress of those signature curves." Joanna Hunkin from The New Zealand Herald gave a positive review for the performance in Auckland writing Carey hit "the supersonic high notes" and "performed those signature vocal gymnastics with relative ease." Suzanne Simonot from The Daily Telegraph praised the performance in Brisbane writing the singer "hasn’t just got it, she flaunts it.".

Mariah Carey became the first ever western artist to play 5 stadiums in China and the first ever western artist to perform in Tianjin.

Recordings[]

The performance of "Lullaby of Birdland" in Adelaide was professionally recorded and was later released as part of The Rarities on October 2, 2020. A snippet of the footage from that performance was looped and used as the song's vertical video on Spotify.

Setlist[]

  1. "Across 110th Street" (Intro)
  2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Remix)
  3. "Touch My Body"
  4. "Emotions" (Followed by band introductions)
  5. "Honey" (So So Def Remix, preceded by an interlude of the "Honey" music video)
  6. "Always Be My Baby"
  7. "Thirsty"
  8. "Shake It Off"
  9. "Meteorite" (With extended outro)
  10. "Vision of Love"
  11. "Cry."
  12. "My All"
  13. "Breakdown" (With elements from the "Mo' Thugs Remix") / "I Know What You Want" / "It's Like That" (Teaser, with elements from "Sucker MC's" and "Hollis Crew" by Run-DMC) / "Babydoll" / "Heartbreaker" (With elements from the remix version) / "The Roof (Back in Time)" (With additional elements from "Shook Ones Part II" by Mobb Deep) / "#Beautiful" (Car Ride Medley)
  14. "I'm That Chick" (Followed by dancers introductions)
  15. "Supernatural"
  16. "I'll Be There" (With Trey Lorenz)
  17. "We Belong Together" (Followed by "WBT Reprise")
  18. "Hero"
  19. "Butterfly Reprise" (Outro)

Notes[]

  • "Touch My Body" was replaced by "Don't Forget About Us" in Chiba.
  • "Don't Explain" was performed in Chiba, between "My All" and the Car Ride Medley.

  1. "Career Achievements" (Intro)
  2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Remix)
  3. "Touch My Body"
  4. "Shake It Off"
  5. "Emotions" (Followed by band introductions)
  6. "Cry."
  7. "Fly Like a Bird"
  8. "My All"
  9. "Heartbreaker" (With elements from the remix version) / "#Beautiful"
  10. "I'm That Chick" (Followed by dancers introductions)
  11. "Honey" (So So Def Remix, preceded by an interlude of the "Honey" music video)
  12. "I'll Be There" (With Trey Lorenz)
  13. "Thirsty"
  14. "Meteorite" (With extended outro)
  15. "Hero"
  16. "Supernatural"
  17. "We Belong Together" (Followed by "WBT Reprise")
  18. "Always Be My Baby"
  19. "Butterfly Reprise" (Outro)

Notes[]

  • The "Career Achievements" intro was replaced by the "Across 110th Street" intro in Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Taipei and Pasay.
  • "Cry." was replaced by a medley of "Petals" and "Rainbow (Interlude)" in Seoul.
  • "Fly Like a Bird" was not performed in Seoul, Chongqing, Tianjin and Shanghai.
  • "Don't Explain" was performed in Seoul and Chongqing.
  • The "Heartbreaker" / "#Beautiful" medley was replaced by the the first iteration of the Car Ride Medley in Seoul.
  • "I'll Be There" was replaced by "Always Be My Baby" in Seoul, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing and Tianjin.
  • "Hero" was not performed in Seoul.
  • "Always Be My Baby" was replaced by "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in Seoul and Chongqing.
  • "Touch My Body" was replaced by "Don't Forget About Us" in Beijing and Chengdu.
  • "Shake It Off" was performed after "Thirsty" in Beijing and Chengdu.
  • "Obsessed" was performed before "Meteorite" in Beijing.
  • "Without You" was performed before "We Belong Together" in Beijing.
  • "Vision of Love" was performed after "Meteorite" in Chengdu.
  • "Hero" was performed as the encore in Beijing and Chengdu.
  • "Touch My Body" was not performed in Chongqing, Tianjin and Shanghai.
  • "Lightning Strikes", an impromptu song Carey made up on the spot, was performed in Kuala Lumpur.
  • "Lullaby of Birdland" was performed in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Taipei.

  1. "Across 110th Street" (Intro)
  2. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Remix)
  3. "Touch My Body"
  4. "Emotions" (Followed by band introductions)
  5. "Cry."
  6. "Fly Like a Bird"
  7. "My All"
  8. "Heartbreaker" (With elements from the remix version) / "#Beautiful" / "Breakdown" (With elements from the "Mo' Thugs Remix") / "I Know What You Want" / "It's Like That" (With elements from "Sucker MC's" and "Hollis Crew" by Run-DMC) / "Crybaby" / "The Roof (Back in Time)" (With additional elements from "Shook Ones Part II" by Mobb Deep) / "Obsessed" / "Don't Forget About Us" (Car Ride Medley)
  9. "I'm That Chick" (Followed by dancers introductions)
  10. "Honey" (So So Def Remix, preceded by an interlude of the "Honey" music video)
  11. "Thirsty"
  12. "Meteorite" (With extended outro)
  13. "Hero"
  14. "Supernatural"
  15. "Always Be My Baby" (Followed by "Butterfly Reprise")
  16. "We Belong Together"
  17. "We Belong Together Reprise" (Outro)

Notes[]

  • "Fantasy" was replaced by "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in Bangkok.
  • "Shake It Off" was performed in Bangkok and Perth, before "Emotions".
  • The order of "Always Be My Baby" and "We Belong Together" was reversed in Bangkok.
  • The Car Ride Medley was not performed in Perth and Yarra Valley.
  • "Meteorite" was not performed in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane.
  • "Always Be My Baby" was not performed in Perth and Sydney.
  • "Lullaby of Birdland" was performed in Adelaide and Melbourne.
  • "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was performed in Adelaide.
  • "One Sweet Day" was performed in Melbourne. Nathaniel joined Carey onstage to perform the song.
  • "Make It Happen" was performed in Brisbane.
  • "Thirsty" and "Supernatural" were not performed in Brisbane.

Shows[]

Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Asia
October 4, 2014 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe - - -
October 6, 2014 Yokohama Yokohama Arena
October 8, 2014 Seoul South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena
October 10, 2014 Beijing China Workers Stadium
October 12, 2014 Chengdu Chengdu Sports Center
October 15, 2014 Chongqing Chongqing Olympic Sports Center
October 17, 2014 Tianjin Tianjin Olympic Center
October 19, 2014 Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium
October 22, 2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Merdeka
October 24, 2014 Singapore Singapore National Stadium
October 26, 2014 Taipei Taiwan TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall
October 28, 2014 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
October 30, 2014 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena
Oceania[1]
November 2, 2014 Perth Australia Sandalford Estate Swan Valley - - -
November 5, 2014 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
November 7, 2014 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena Nathaniel 6,744 / 6,847 $642,148
November 8, 2014 Yarra Valley Rochford Wines - 4,509 / 12,000 $324,481
November 10, 2014 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre Nathaniel 7,523 / 7,772 $994,219
November 13, 2014 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena - - -
November 16, 2014 Brisbane Australia Sirromet Wines 6,071 / 11,000 $605,781
Total 24,847 / 37,619
(66%) 		$2,566,629

References[]

  1. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard.
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