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Mariah Carey‘s The Celebration of Mimi Las Vegas residency just launched on April 12 at Dolby Live at Park MGM, and now due to popular demand, the superstar has already extended her run. Originally scheduled to run for eight shows throughout April, the residency has added eight additional performances in July and August.
Carey’s social media pages shared that “The Celebration of Mimi continues this summer! We just added more Mimi shows this July 26 – August 10 at Dolby Live at MGM Park! Get your tickets 4/19 at 10am”
Carey originally announced her Las Vegas residency in February, which marks the 19th anniversary of her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi, featuring hit singles as “It’s Like That,” “We Belong Together” and “Shake It Off.”
According to a press release, Carey will performing fan favorites from the ‘Mimi’ album in addition to some of her iconic hits and other fan favorites from throughout her career. The previously announced dates include shows on April 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26 and 27; while the new dates going on sale are: July 26, 27, 31, August 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10.
Tickets go on sale April 19 at 10 a.m. PT via ticketmaster.com/MariahVegas. Live Nation Las Vegas and Carey will donate $1 of every ticket purchased to ‘The Fresh Air Fund’s Camp Mariah’, a three-week summer camp for kids ages 11-15.
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