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WORLDWIDE TOUR
MARIAH CAREY TO EMBARK ON INTERNATIONAL CONCERT JAUNT
ARTIST'S FIRST TOUR IN 8 YEARS TO ARRIVE IN U.S. ON MARCH 16

International music superstar Mariah Carey will embark on her first world concert tour in eight yearsAntwerp, Belgium. , on Saturday, February 14 in Mariahperformances in 's Rainbow Tour - One Night Only! will include five European countriesEast, before , the United Kingdom and the Far hitting Uperforms in Los .S. shores on Thursday, March 16, when she Angelesenters the new , California at the Staples Center arena. Mariah millennium having sold more than worldwide and 128 million records established herself as the most popular female artist of the nineties. She closed the last decade with the release of her ninth albumRainbow, which , has already been certified triplethe hit singles -platinum and spawned "of Heartbreaker" and "Thank God I Found You." The release Heartbreaker made music history when it became Mariahsingle 's 14th #1 on the Billboard Hot Beatles 100 Singles chart, a feat rivaled only by the (second week 20) and Elvis Presley (17). When Heartbreaker entered its at spot on the #1, it marked the 60th week Mariah has been in the top chartsby the , breaking the long-standing 59-week record established Beatlesmany of . Mariah's Rainbow Tour - One Night Only! will feature the hits which practically defined the musical soundtrack of the past decade -- I Found from 1990's "Vision Of Love" through 1999's "Thank God Youcountless ," and countless hits in between - and earned the artist accoladesAwards, 7 , including 2 Grammy Awards, 8 American Music World Music Awards and named Artist Of 4 Soul Train Awards. She was The Decade by Billboard Magazine during the music industry bible's annual televised awards show in Decemberyesterday, Mariah , and, just was honored with the American Music Award Of Achievement -- only the third such award to be given out during that show's 27-year history.

The complete itinerary for Mariah's Rainbow Tour - One Night Only! is as follows:

INTERNATIONAL:
February 14 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportspaleis
February 17 - Milan, Italy - Filaforum
February 20 - Koln, Germany - Koln Arena
February 23 - Paris, France - Omnisport
February 26 - London, England - Wembley Arena
February 29 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio de Deportes
March 4 - Osaka, Japan - Osaka Dome
March 7,9 - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome
March 13 - Singapore - T.B.A.

UNITED STATES/CANADA:
March 16 - Los Angeles, California - Staples Center -
March 18 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Thomas & Mack
March 21 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Arena
March 25 - Chicago, Illinois - United Center
March 29 - Miami, Florida - American Airlines Arena
April 1 - Atlanta, Georgia - Phillips Arena
April 4 - Boston, Massachusetts - Fleet Center
April 7 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Air Canada Center
April 11 - New York, New York - Madison Square Garden

Mariah's World Tour Opening Night Setlist

1. Opener:
A. Petals
B. Rainbow Interlude
C. Emotion
Video Skit One
2 Dreamlover
Spoken Skit
3 Ex-Girlfriend
Video Skit Two
4 Crybaby
  Vulnerability Interlude
5 Against All Odds
6 Without You
Video Skit Three
7 Make It Happen
8a. Thank God I Found You (w/ Trey Lorenz)
8b. Make It Last
9 My All
10 Mony Ain't A Thing
Video Skit Four
11 Fantasy
Video Skit Insert
12 Sweetheart
Video Skit Five
13 Always Be My Baby
14 Vision Of Love
15 Close My Eyes
16 Petals
17 Mariah's Theme
18 Make You Happy (Trey Lorenz only)
Video Skit Six
18a. Heartbreaker Medley
A Audio Intro
B Rap
C Heartbreaker Re-Mix
D The Fight
E Heartbreaker (Album Version)
Video Skit Seven
19 007/ Honey
(ENCORE)
Rainbow Interlude
20 Hero
Butterfly Exit Music
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