Caution World Tour


Caution World Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey in support of her fifteenth studio album Caution. Comprising 34 shows in total, the tour saw the singer perform across North America and Europe. The tour was met with rave reviews from music critics, many of whom praised Carey's vocal performances, as well as her overall stage presence.

Background and development

Carey's fifteenth studio album, titled Caution, was released on November 16, 2018 and received universal acclaim from critics. The album was described as a "fine-tuning" of the singer's previous work, and was praised for its freshness which made it "pleasingly defiant", with some critics hailing it as being "the new blueprint for legacy acts" of Carey's stature. By December 2018, the album had been featured on numerous year-end lists by music critics and publications. Prior to the album's release, Carey announced dates for both the North American and European leg of the tour, teasing it as being her "most intimate tour yet."
The opening leg of the tour was exclusively performed in smaller, theatre-based venues across North America. It kicked off on February 27, 2019 in Irving, Texas and concluded in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The European leg of the tour was mainly arena-based, with the singer opening in Dublin and finishing in Amsterdam.
Following this, the singer performed at two festivals based in North America: the Quebec City Summer Festival at the Plains of Abraham, Canada, where the singer performed in front of an audience of over 90,000 people, and the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival.

Set list

This set list is representative of the April 6, 2019, show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It may not represent all dates of the tour.
  1. "A No No"
  2. "Dreamlover"
  3. "You Don't Know What to Do" / "Emotions"
  4. "Anytime You Need a Friend"
  5. "Can't Take That Away "
  6. "Fantasy"
  7. "Always Be My Baby"
  8. "Caution"
  9. "GTFO"
  10. "Stay Long Love You"
  11. "My All"
  12. "Love Takes Time"
  13. "Never Too Far" / "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" / "Loverboy" / "Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
  14. "Heartbreaker"
  15. "Touch My Body"
  16. "We Belong Together"
  17. "Hero"

    Critical reception

In a review for AJC, Melissa Ruggieri concluded that the singer had "resumed her live prowess', describing it as being "a commendable feat nearly 30 years into a career and one worth cheering.". Similarly, Stefan Kyriazis from Express gave the show 5 stars, stating: "She was hitting the high trills, the low growls, and all those iconic whistle notes were popping off all over the stage as we were joined by a diva who was ready to have some fun."
Carey most notably garnered attention for her three-day residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London; she was praised for both her vocal ability and overall stage presence. Michael Cragg from The Guardian described Carey's "incredible, playful performances" as a testament to her status as a "gold-plated pop diva". Similarly, Kate Solomon from The Daily Telegraph acclaimed the shows as being a "a surreal but wildly enjoyable showcase of a brighter, more fun side of the pop icon". In a review for The Arts Desk, Sebastian Scotney commended Carey "tireless, restless creative energy", stating that the singer "delivers and the audience delivers back."

Band, singers and dancers

Cancelled shows

Citations