Number 1 to Infinity (concert residency)

The correct title of this article is #1 to Infinity (concert residency). The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

#1 to Infinity was a concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It began on May 6, 2015, and concluded on July 18, 2017. The show featured all eighteen of Carey's US number-one singles in chronological order.^[1][2][3]

#1 to Infinity

Residency by Mariah Carey
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Venue	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Associated album	#1 to Infinity
Start date	May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06)
End date	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
Legs	6
No. of shows	50
Attendance	177,586 (88%)
Box office	$23,912,616
Website	Official website
Mariah Carey concert chronology
All I Want for Christmas Is You... (2014–19) #1 to Infinity (2015–17) The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour (2016)

Background

Carey announced the residency during her interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The announcement follows reports that Canadian singer Celine Dion would not be returning to the venue who postponed her shows so that she could continue to take care of her ill husband. Later that spring 2015 Celine announced that she will return to Caesars Palace on August 27, 2015.^[1][3] Speaking of the residency, Carey said "I'm going to do my first ever residency in Vegas at Caesars. This is a special event for me. And again, I have to hope that the fans will enjoy this cause I'm gonna be performing, which was kind of inspired by my album #1's, and this is now the updated version with eighteen of them. I've never done this before."^[4] Tickets went on sale January 15, 2015.

Critical response

Robin Leach from the Las Vegas Sun praised the opening performance, writing the singer "is the highest-pitched contemporary pop singer of the decade."^[5]

Set list

1. "Vision of Love"
2. "Love Takes Time"
3. "Someday" (with elements of "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg")
4. "I Don't Wanna Cry"
5. "Emotions"
6. "I'll Be There" (with Trey Lorenz)
7. "Dreamlover" (with elements from "Juicy")
8. "Hero"
9. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Remix)
10. "One Sweet Day" (with Daniel Moore and Trey Lorenz)
11. "Always Be My Baby"
12. "Honey" (Bad Boy Remix)
13. "My All"
14. "Heartbreaker" (Desert Storm Remix)
15. "Thank God I Found You"
16. "We Belong Together"
17. "Don't Forget About Us"
18. "Touch My Body"
19. "Infinity"

Notes:

• Starting from September 3rd, "It's Like That" replaced "Infinity".

Shows

Date	Attendance/Capacity	Revenue
Leg 1^[6]
May 6, 2015	30,936 / 32,597 (95%)	$4,596,125
May 9, 2015
May 10, 2015
May 16, 2015
May 17, 2015
May 20, 2015
May 23, 2015
May 24, 2015
Leg 2^[7]
July 8, 2015	34,499 / 35,846 (96%)	$5,300,365
July 11, 2015
July 12, 2015
July 15, 2015
July 18, 2015
July 19, 2015
July 22, 2015
July 25, 2015
July 26, 2015
Leg 3^[8]
February 2, 2016	31,038 / 35,349 (88%)	$4,532,760
February 5, 2016
February 6, 2016
February 10, 2016
February 13, 2016
February 14, 2016
February 17, 2016
February 19, 2016
February 20, 2016
Leg 4^[9]^[10]
June 7, 2016	30,319 / 38,660 (78%)	$3,069,710
June 10, 2016
June 11, 2016
June 14, 2016
June 17, 2016
June 18, 2016
June 21, 2016
June 24, 2016
June 25, 2016
Leg 5^[11]
August 24, 2016	30,570 / 35,157 (87%)	$3,986,795
August 27, 2016
August 28, 2016
August 31, 2016
September 3, 2016
September 4, 2016
September 7, 2016
September 10, 2016
September 11, 2016
Leg 6^[12]^[13]^[a]
July 8, 2017	20,224 / 23,452 (86%)	$2,426,861
July 9, 2017
July 11, 2017
July 14, 2017
July 15, 2017
July 18, 2017
Total	177,586 / 201,079 (88%)	$23,912,616

Cancelled shows

Date	Reason
May 13, 2015	Bronchitis^[14]

Personnel

• Show director — Ken Ehrlich
• Creative director — Raj Kapoor
• Musical director — James Wright
• Guitar — Tim Stewart
• Drums — Josh Baker
• Bass — Lance Tolbert
• Keyboards — Daniel Moore & Derrieux Edgecombe
• Piano - James "Big Jim" Wright
• Backing vocalists — Trey Lorenz, Maryann Tatum, & Takeytha Johnson
• Choreographers — Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
• Dancers — Bryan Tanaka, Shaun Walker, G. Madison IV, Joaquim de Santana, Anthony Burrell & Michael Silas

Notes

1. The sixth leg was originally scheduled to run from April 26 to May 18, 2017, but was postponed due to Carey's upcoming joint tour with Lionel Richie.

References

1. Blistein, Jon (January 15, 2015). "Mariah Carey to Sing Number Ones at First Las Vegas Residency". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
2. Oldenburg, Ann (January 15, 2015). "Mariah Carey signs for Las Vegas residency show". USA Today. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
3. Shenton, Zoe (January 15, 2015). "Mariah Carey confirms 'multi-million pound' Las Vegas residency". Daily Mirror. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
4. "Mariah Carey Announces Caesars Palace Residency". Billboard. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
5. Leach, Robin (May 7, 2015). . Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
6. "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. June 3, 2015. from the original on August 31, 2017.
7. "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. July 29, 2015. from the original on August 31, 2017.
8. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York: Billboard. March 12, 2016. p. 67.
9. "Mariah Carey Announces New 2016 Dates For Her Sell-Out Las Vegas Residency At The Colosseum At Caesars Palace" (Press release). PR Newswire. January 26, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
10. . Billboard. July 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
11. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York: Billboard. October 15, 2016. p. 154.
12. (Press release). Las Vegas, Nevada: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
13. "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. August 30, 2017. from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
14. "Mariah Carey has bronchitis, cancels Wednesday night Las Vegas show to rest voice". U.S. News & World Report. May 14, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.