The Butterfly Returns

The Butterfly Returns is an ongoing concert residency by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It began on July 5, 2018, with performances on select dates through February 29, 2020.[2] This is Carey's second concert residency placed in Las Vegas since the two-year #1 to Infinity, which began in 2015 and concluded in 2017. The residency differs from the previous as its set list includes songs that did not reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. Mariah Carey's “The Butterfly Returns” was the highest-grossing Las Vegas residency in 2020 by a female (via Touring Data).

The Butterfly Returns
Residency by Mariah Carey
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
VenueThe Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Start dateJuly 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)
End dateFebruary 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)
Legs4
No. of shows25
Attendance67,292
Box office$9.6 million[1]
Mariah Carey concert chronology

Background

Carey announced the residency on April 30, 2018 on Twitter, marking her fourth concert residency.[3]

Set list
July 5, 2018 - February 21, 2019
  1. "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" (Intro)
  2. "Honey"
  3. "Shake It Off"
  4. "Make It Happen"
  5. "Make It Happen / Sweetheart / Say Somethin' / Loverboy / Dreamlover" (Performed by background singers)
  6. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Fantasy)
  7. "Always Be My Baby"
  8. "Vision of Love"
  9. "Emotions"
  10. "Emotions Reprise" (Band introductions)
  11. "Migrate" (Dancer introductions)
  12. "#Beautiful" (With Daniel Moore)
  13. "One Sweet Day" (With Daniel Moore and Trey Lorenz)
  14. "Can't Let Go"
  15. "My All"
  16. "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" (Performed by background dancers)
  17. "It's Like That" (With elements of "Hollis Crew" and "Sucker M.C.'s" by Run-DMC)
  18. "Love Hangover / Heartbreaker"
  19. "Touch My Body"
  20. "We Belong Together"
  21. "Hero"
  22. "Butterfly Reprise" (Outro)

Notes:

  • "Emotions Reprise" was replaced by "Emotionless" at the opening night.
  • The "Migrate" dancer introductions was replaced by "Obsessed" at the opening night.
  • "I'll Be There" was performed at the opening night.
  • "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" was performed at the opening, second and third night.
  • "I Still Believe" was performed on the fourth night.
  • "Love Takes Time" was performed on the fifth and ninth night.
  • "Crybaby" was performed on the seventh, eighth and tenth night.
  • "Fly Like a Bird" was performed on the eleventh, twelfth night and thirteenth night.
  • A snippet of “Close My Eyes” was performed on the fourth night.
  • A snippet of "Outside" was performed on the twelfth night.
  • "Vision of Love" was replaced by "Love Takes Time" on the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth night.
  • "With You" was performed on the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth night.
  • "I Don't Wanna Cry" was performed on the fourteenth and seventeenth night.
  • "Can't Let Go" was not performed on the thirteenth, fourteenth and seventeenth night.
February 14, 2020 - February 29, 2020
  1. "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" (Intro)
  2. "Emotions"
  3. "Shake It Off"
  4. "Make It Happen"
  5. "Make It Happen / Sweetheart / Loverboy / Dreamlover" (Performed by background singers)
  6. "Fantasy" (Bad Boy Fantasy)
  7. "Obsessed"
  8. "Always Be My Baby"
  9. "Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Remix) [Band introductions]
  10. "Migrate" (Dancer introductions)
  11. "#Beautiful" (With Daniel Moore)
  12. "Love Takes Time"
  13. "My All"
  14. "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" (Performed by background dancers)
  15. "It's Like That" (With elements of "Hollis Crew" and "Sucker M.C.'s" by Run-DMC)
  16. Car Ride Medley:
    1. "A No No"
    2. "Honey"
    3. "I'm That Chick"
    4. "Heartbreaker"
    5. "Crybaby"
    6. "Breakdown"
    7. "Say Somethin'"
    8. "I Know What You Want"
  17. "Touch My Body"
  18. "We Belong Together"
  19. "We Belong Together" (Desert Storm Remix) [Performed by background singers]
  20. "Hero"
  21. "Hero Reprise" (Outro)

Notes:

  • "Vision of Love" was performed on the eighteenth night.
  • "I'll Be There" was performed on the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth night.
  • "Endless Love" was performed on the eighteenth and nineteenth night.
  • A snippet of "Can't Let Go" was performed on the twentieth night.
  • "Can't Let Go" was performed on the twenty-first night.
  • "Love Takes Time" was not performed on the twenty-first night.
  • A snippet of "Slipping Away" was performed on the twenty-third night.
  • A snippet of "Melt Away" was performed on the twenty-fourth night.
  • A snippet of "Everything Fades Away" was performed on the twenty-fifth night.

Shows

The first 25 shows of "The Butterfly Returns" had a total attendance of 67,292 people and grossed $9,634,999[4]

Date Attendance Revenue
Leg 1
July 5, 2018 — —
July 7, 2018 — —
July 8, 2018 — —
July 10, 2018 — —
July 14, 2018 — —
July 15, 2018 — —
Leg 2
August 31, 2018 — —
September 1, 2018 — —
September 2, 2018 — —
September 5, 2018 — —
September 9, 2018 — —
September 10, 2018 — —
Leg 3
February 13, 2019 13,749 (90%) $2,441,527[5]
February 15, 2019
February 16, 2019
February 19, 2019
February 21, 2019
Leg 4
February 14, 2020 27,010 (98%) $3,571,093[4]
February 15, 2020
February 19, 2020
February 21, 2020
February 22, 2020
February 26, 2020
February 28, 2020
February 29, 2020
Total 67,292 $9,634,999[4]

References
  1. Touring Data [@touringdata] (March 3, 2020). "THE BUTTERFLY RETURNS, @MariahCarey $9,634,999 Gross ($385,400 avg.) 67,292 Tickets Sold (2,692 avg.) $143.18 Average Ticket Price 25/25 Reported Shows #Update #BoxOffice" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. Jones, Abby (April 30, 2018). "Mariah Carey Announces New Las Vegas Residency: See The Butterfly Returns Concert Dates". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. Scott, Katie (April 30, 2018). "Mariah Carey announces new Las Vegas residency 'The Butterfly Returns'". Global News. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  4. Touring Data [@touringdata] (March 3, 2020). "THE BUTTERFLY RETURNS, @MariahCarey The Colosseum, Las Vegas: 26,459 (96%) - $3,571,093 (8 shows) #BoxScores" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. Touring Data [@touringdata] (March 18, 2019). "#BoxScores THE BUTTERFLY RETURNS residency The Colosseum, Las Vegas: 13,749 (89%) - $2,441,527 (5 shows)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Twitter.
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