The Butterfly Returns was a

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by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey at Caesars Palace in

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. It began on July 5, 2018 and concluded on February 29, 2020. This was Carey's second concert residency placed in Las Vegas since #1 to Infinity (2015-2017). From the first nineteen of the twenty-five dates, the residency grossed $7.1 million and was attended by over 48,000 people.

Background

Carey announced the residency on April 30, 2018 on

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, marking her fourth concert residency. The show's set list was arranged by Carey, according to fans' demands on Twitter and polls. This set list differed from the one of her previous residency, #1 to Infinity, as it included lesser-known songs by the singer that did not reach number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. For shows in 2018, the set list consisted of eighteen songs, including duets with frequent collaborators Daniel Moore and

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, with the 2019 leg seeing slight changes to the set. During the residency, Carey completed two

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and another

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. She returned to Vegas in February 2020, with a new set list, featuring a "Car Ride" medley, consisting of eight songs, and new tracks from her fifteenth studio album, '' Caution''.

Set lists

Shows

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