On this day in 2006, Mariah Carey kicked off ‘The Adventures Of Mimi’ Tour, following the huge success of ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ album, which has sold over 10 million copies.

Mariah performed a total of 40 shows on the tour, covering Africa, North America and Asia. It became the most successful tour of her career.

Special guests included Boyz II Men at the Anaheim show, and Jay Z and P Diddy at the Madison Square Garden show.

The tour spawned a DVD/Blu-Ray release, which was certified Platinum.

In celebration of 30 incredible years in the industry, Mariah is surprising her fans each Friday with various rarities, kicking it off with a digital EP, ‘The Live Debut – 1990’.
She has also recently announced that her memoir ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’ will be available on September 29th.