The Celebration of Mimi

The Celebration of Mimi is an ongoing fifth concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, held at the Dolby Live in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada.^[1] The residency celebrates the nineteenth anniversary of Carey's tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). Originally planned as an eight-date residency, two more legs of shows were announced on April 11 and July 22, respectively, following high demand.^[2][3] The residency began on April 12, 2024, and is scheduled to end on February 15, 2025; comprising twenty-four shows.

The Celebration of Mimi

Residency by Mariah Carey
Promotional poster
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada United States of America
Venue	Dolby Live
Associated album	The Emancipation of Mimi
Start date	April 12, 2024 (2024-04-12)
End date	February 15, 2025 (2025-02-15)
Legs	3
No. of shows	24
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Set list

The following set list is obtained from the April 12, 2024 concert.^[4]

1. "Spoken Intro" (Contains elements from "Alone in Love," "I Don't Wanna Cry," "Vanishing" and "Love Takes Time")
2. "Vision of Love"
3. "Emotions"
4. "Make It Happen"
5. "Can't Let Go / I'll Be There" (With Trey Lorenz)
6. "Dreamlover"
7. "Dreamlover" (Def Club Mix, video interlude)
8. "Hero" (Contains elements from "Music Box")
9. "Without You"
10. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Fantasy)
11. "Always Be My Baby"
12. "Looking In"
13. "Butterfly" / "Babydoll" / "Breakdown" / "Close My Eyes" / "The Roof (Back in Time)" / "My All"
14. "Honey / Heartbreaker" (Mashup)
15. "Loverboy" / "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" / "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" / "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" / "Boy (I Need You)" / "Sunflowers for Alfred Roy" (Dancers interlude)
16. "I Wish You Knew"
17. "It's Like That" (Contains elements from "Hollis Crew" and "Sucker M.C.'s")
18. "Say Somethin'"
19. "Your Girl"
20. "Shake It Off" (Contains elements from "Don't")
21. "So Lonely (One and Only Part II)" / "Secret Love" (Contains elements from "Sprung") / "Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do)" (Dancers interlude)
22. "Circles"
23. "Don't Forget About Us"
24. "We Belong Together" (Contains elements from "Mimi's Late Night Valentine's Mix")

    Encore

25. "Fly Like a Bird"
26. "Fly Like a Bird Reprise" (Outro)

Critical reception

Critics compared The Celebration of Mimi favorably to Carey's previous residencies. Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist John Katsilometes called it "a more inspired variation of the Caesars show, thoughtful and creative with its autobiographical through-line".^[5] According to Tim Chan of Billboard, "while Carey has performed in Vegas before, she has never sounded or looked better."^[6] People's Mark Gray and Jason Sheeler said "her latest spectacular show was a definite crowd pleaser".^[7]

Shows

Date	Attendance	Revenue
Leg 1
April 12, 2024
April 13, 2024
April 17, 2024
April 19, 2024
April 20, 2024
April 24, 2024
April 26, 2024
April 27, 2024
Leg 2
July 26, 2024	—	—
July 27, 2024
July 31, 2024
August 2, 2024
August 3, 2024
August 7, 2024
August 9, 2024
August 10, 2024
Leg 3
January 31, 2025	—	—
February 1, 2025
February 5, 2025
February 7, 2025
February 8, 2025
February 12, 2025
February 14, 2025
February 15, 2025

Notes

References

1. "Mariah Carey Will Celebrate 'Emancipation of Mimi' Anniversary with Las Vegas Residency". Rolling Stone. February 6, 2024.
2. "Mariah Carey Adds Dates to Her 'Celebration of Mimi Live in las Vegas' Residency Run". Billboard.
3. Kaufman, Gil (July 22, 2024). "Mariah Carey Adds 2025 Dates to Las Vegas 'Celebration of Mimi' Residency". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
4. "Mariah Carey Setlist at Dolby Live at Park MGM, Las Vegas". setlist.fm.
5. Katsilometes, John (April 14, 2024). "Reinvigorated Carey Returns 'Mimi' to Las Vegas Strip". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
6. Chan, Tim (April 15, 2024). "Mariah Carey's Vegas Residency Is a Triumphant Celebration of Mimi". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
7. Gray, Mark; Sheeler, Jason (April 13, 2024). "Mariah Carey Kicks Off Spectacular New Las Vegas Residency: 'I'm Feeling Good'". People. Retrieved April 15, 2024.