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A chronological companion to the performance ledger, beginning with the earliest documented performance in this index. This is a selective research timeline, not a complete record of every performance.

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  1. early performance · 1990-06-05

    ◇ Mariah Carey

    America the Beautiful · 1990 NBA Finals, Game 1

    Michigan, United States

    She sang “America the Beautiful”, not the national anthem, before Game 1 of the 1990 NBA Finals.

    Her own official account later described this as her first live television performance, dated 5 June 1990.

    Earliest documented performance in this index · this is not a claim that it was her first-ever performance

    Mariah Carey era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗The Mariah Network · America the Beautiful ↗Official Mariah Carey account · “America the Beautiful, June 5, 1990” ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

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  2. early performance · 1990-10-22

    ◇ Mariah Carey

    The live debut · Tatou Club

    New York City, United States

    A short debut-album showcase set at the Tatou Club in New York.

    Legacy Recordings later issued the recording as “The Live Debut – 1990”, naming the Tatou Club and the date of 22 October 1990.

    Earliest documented full concert performance in this index

    Mariah Carey era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Legacy Recordings · 30th-anniversary vault release announcement · July 2020 ↗The Mariah Network · the live debut ↗

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  3. early performance · 1992-03-16

    ◇ MTV Unplugged

    MTV Unplugged taping

    New York City, United States

    The taped session that became the MTV Unplugged EP.

    Public references give the taping as 16 March 1992, the broadcast as 20 May 1992 and the EP release as 2 June 1992.

    Individual documented performance · televised 20 May 1992

    MTV Unplugged era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗MTV Unplugged EP · public reference ↗The Mariah Network · Unplugged ↗

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  4. tour · November–December 1993

    ◇ Music Box

    Music Box Tour

    United States

    The first full concert tour documented in this ledger; published sources disagree on whether the opening was 29 October or 3 November.

    Six United States shows are documented; the opening-date conflict remains explicit.

    Series index · individual dates incomplete

    Music Box era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗The Mariah Network · tour archive ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

    Approved fan Moments

    No documented city is recorded for this run in the ledger, so fan memories cannot be matched to it. Browse all Moments ↗

  7. tour · 2000-02-14 – 2000-04-18

    ◇ Rainbow

    Rainbow World Tour

    Europe, Asia and North America

    The run moved from Europe to Asia and then North America.

    It included nineteen documented shows and her first United States tour dates since 1993.

    Series index · individual dates incomplete

    Rainbow era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

    Approved fan Moments

    No documented city is recorded for this run in the ledger, so fan memories cannot be matched to it. Browse all Moments ↗

  8. tour · 2003-06-20 – 2004-02-26

    ◇ Charmbracelet

    Charmbracelet World Tour

    Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East

    The plan shifted from North American arenas to more intimate theatres while Asian dates continued.

    Billboard documented the revised theatre routing and later dates in London, Europe, Shanghai and Manila.

    Series index · individual dates incomplete

    Charmbracelet era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Billboard · revised tour plan · May 2003 ↗Billboard · extended world tour · October 2003 ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

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  9. tour · 2006-07-22 – October 2006

    ◇ The Emancipation of Mimi

    The Adventures of Mimi

    North America, Tunisia and Japan

    The North American arena run included two Madison Square Garden dates.

    Billboard announced a two-month arena outing supporting The Emancipation of Mimi.

    Series index · closing date differs across public sources

    The Emancipation of Mimi era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Billboard · tour announcement · May 2006 ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

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  10. residency · 2009-09-11 – 2009-10-10

    ◇ Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

    Live at the Pearl

    Las Vegas, United States

    A four-night engagement at the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort.

    A contemporaneous Las Vegas Review-Journal review documents the opening night of 11 September 2009.

    Short residency · four documented performances (11 and 12 September, 9 and 10 October 2009)

    Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Las Vegas Review-Journal · review of the 11 September 2009 show ↗Live at the Pearl · public reference ↗

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  12. tour · 2014-10-04 – 2014-11-16

    ◇ Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse

    The Elusive Chanteuse Show

    Asia, Australia and New Zealand

    The itinerary crossed East and Southeast Asia before Australia and New Zealand.

    The tour supported Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse.

    Series index · individual dates incomplete

    Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

    Approved fan Moments

    No documented city is recorded for this run in the ledger, so fan memories cannot be matched to it. Browse all Moments ↗

  13. tour · 2014-12-15 – 2019-12-15

    ◇ Merry Christmas

    All I Want for Christmas Is You: A Night of Joy and Festivity

    New York City, later further cities

    The annual Christmas run opened at the Beacon Theatre in New York on 15 December 2014 and returned each season through December 2019.

    Public references count fifty-six shows across eight legs; local reporting documents the 2016 Beacon Theatre dates specifically.

    Annual Christmas concert run · began at the Beacon Theatre and later added dates elsewhere; individual dates incomplete in this index

    Merry Christmas era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗amNewYork · 2016 Beacon Theatre dates ↗A Night of Joy and Festivity · public reference ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

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  14. residency · 2015-05-06 – 2017-07-18

    Cross-catalogue

    #1 to Infinity

    Las Vegas, United States

    The residency presented the then-eighteen US number-one singles in chronological order.

    This is a cross-catalogue residency, so it is not assigned to one album room.

    Residency overview · not a single show

    Filtered performance records ↗TIME · January 2015 announcement ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

    This run is not tied to one album. Curatorial era rooms, chosen by this museum rather than by the artist:

    Mariah Carey era room ↗Daydream era room ↗Butterfly era room ↗Rainbow era room ↗The Emancipation of Mimi era room ↗

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  15. tour · 2016-03-15 – 2016-11-26

    Cross-catalogue

    The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour

    United Kingdom, Europe, South Africa and Hawaii

    The run opened at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow and closed in Honolulu; it was her first European tour in more than a decade.

    Billboard published the announced European itinerary in December 2015.

    Series index · individual dates incomplete

    Filtered performance records ↗Billboard · Sweet Sweet Fantasy tour dates · December 2015 ↗Official announcement · mariahcarey.com (archived) ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

    This run is not tied to one album. Curatorial era rooms, chosen by this museum rather than by the artist:

    Daydream era room ↗

    Approved fan Moments

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  16. tour · 2017-07-21 – 2017-09-05 (performed)

    Cross-catalogue

    All the Hits Tour · co-headlined with Lionel Richie

    North America

    A co-headlining greatest-hits tour with Lionel Richie, postponed after Richie required knee surgery.

    Billboard published the original spring itinerary; Rolling Stone published the rescheduled summer dates.

    Announced for 15 March – 27 May 2017, then postponed; the performed run was the rescheduled summer itinerary, and several original dates were cancelled outright

    Filtered performance records ↗Billboard · original 2017 itinerary ↗Rolling Stone · rescheduled dates ↗The Mariah Network · All the Hits ↗

    This run is not tied to one album. Curatorial era rooms, chosen by this museum rather than by the artist:

    Mariah Carey era room ↗Daydream era room ↗The Emancipation of Mimi era room ↗

    Approved fan Moments

    This run spans several eras, so fan memories cannot be matched to it here. Browse all Moments ↗

  18. tour · 2018-10-16 – 2018-11-09

    Cross-catalogue

    Mariah Carey: Live in Concert

    Asia

    Twelve documented Asian dates, from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok.

    Billboard published the Asian itinerary; the Oceania leg did not take place.

    Series index · originally announced for February 2018 with Australian and New Zealand dates; those Oceania dates were cancelled and the Asian leg was performed in October and November 2018

    Filtered performance records ↗Billboard · Asia tour dates ↗The Mariah Network · Asia 2018 ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

    This run is not tied to one album. Curatorial era rooms, chosen by this museum rather than by the artist:

    Mariah Carey era room ↗Daydream era room ↗Butterfly era room ↗

    Approved fan Moments

    This run spans several eras, so fan memories cannot be matched to it here. Browse all Moments ↗

  19. tour · 2019-02-27 – 2019-10-20

    ◇ Caution

    Caution World Tour

    North America, Europe, South America and Asia

    The first announced date was Dallas on 27 February 2019; the European run included three Royal Albert Hall nights.

    Billboard described the tour as supporting Caution while also drawing on earlier hits.

    Series index · individual dates incomplete

    Caution era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Billboard · Caution World Tour dates · February 2019 ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

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  21. tour · 2023-11-15 – 2023-12-17

    ◇ Merry Christmas II You

    Merry Christmas One and All!

    United States and Canada

    The tour opened in Highland, California, with a newly documented couture wardrobe.

    Vogue documented the opening-night rose-gold Julie de Libran dress and the tour context.

    Series index · individual dates incomplete

    Merry Christmas II You era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Vogue · holiday tour couture · November 2023 ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

    Approved fan Moments

    No documented city is recorded for this run in the ledger, so fan memories cannot be matched to it. Browse all Moments ↗

  22. residency · 2024-04-12 – 2025-11-02

    ◇ The Emancipation of Mimi

    The Celebration of Mimi

    Las Vegas, Asia, Brazil, Australia and the United Kingdom

    The Las Vegas chapter began on 12 April 2024 and expanded before international dates in 2025.

    MGM documented the added 2025 Las Vegas dates; Billboard documented the 2025 international chapter.

    Residency and touring overview · not a single show

    The Emancipation of Mimi era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗MGM Resorts · added 2025 residency dates ↗Billboard · 2025 international dates ↗

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  23. tour · 2024-11-06 – 2024-12-17

    ◇ Merry Christmas

    Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time

    United States

    The tour marked the thirtieth anniversary season of Merry Christmas.

    The announced run covered twenty cities before three illness-related cancellations.

    Series index · three scheduled dates were cancelled due to illness

    Merry Christmas era room ↗Filtered performance records ↗Public performance chronology · references linked within ↗

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    No documented city is recorded for this run in the ledger, so fan memories cannot be matched to it. Browse all Moments ↗

Documented gaps

No tour entry is created for an album merely to fill a gap. Early appearances, one-off concerts, benefits, and incomplete date lists remain in the performance ledger only when there is supporting evidence. Public sources disagree on a few start or closing dates; those conflicts are labelled rather than silently resolved.

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