Christmas is just around the corner in Las Vegas this year.
Mariah Carey announced Tuesday that she will return to Las Vegas in April for a series of performances at Dolby Live at Park MGM. The engagement, “Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas,” is in honor of the anniversary of her 10th studio album, “The Emancipation of Mimi.”
“The Las Vegas shows will feature fan favorites from this album as well as other hits from their unparalleled, illustrious career,” reads a press release.
Carey will perform eight shows on April 12, April 13, April 17, April 19, April 20, April 24, April 26 and April 27.
The “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer has previously made several concert appearances in Las Vegas, including “#1 to Infinity,” which ran from May 2015 to July 2017, and “The Butterfly Returns,” which ran from July 2018 to February 2020 lasted.
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Released in April 2005, “The Emancipation of Mimi” was a commercial hit for Carey and became one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, producing hits such as “It's Like That”, “Shake It Off”, “We Belong Together” and “We Belong Together” spawned more. It was later included in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Snoop Dogg, Jermaine Dupri and Nelly were among the artists featured.
The announcement comes two days after Carey's performance at the 2024 Grammys, where she presented Miley Cyrus with the award for best pop solo performance on Sunday.
“I just got stuck in traffic in the rain and thought I was going to miss this moment,” Cyrus said. “And I could have missed out on the award, that's fine, but not Mariah Carey!”
In December, Carey completed her “Merry Christmas One and All!” tour, which consisted of 16 shows during the holiday season. “You bring me so much joy, and the world needs that joy,” she said during the final performance. “There is no greater joy than Christmas.”
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How to Get Mariah Carey Tickets to Las Vegas Shows
Tickets for Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas will be available through Ticketmaster and go on sale to the public on February 10th at 1:00 pm ET. Citi cardholders can access presale tickets starting February 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET, while MGM Rewards members and SiriusXM, Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers can access presale tickets starting February 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET can.
Contributor: Anika Reed
