Sweetener World Tour

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Sweetener World Tour
Tour by Ariana Grande
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Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated album Sweetener
Thank U, Next
Start dateMarch 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)
End dateDecember 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)
Legs3
No. of shows100
Supporting acts
Attendance1.3 million (97 shows) [1]
Box office$146.6 million [1] ($167.8 million in 2022 dollars) [2]
Ariana Grande concert chronology

The Sweetener World Tour was the fourth concert tour and third arena tour by American singer, songwriter and actress Ariana Grande in support of her fourth and fifth studio albums, Sweetener (2018) and Thank U, Next (2019). Led by Live Nation Entertainment, the tour was officially announced on October 25, 2018. It began on March 18, 2019, at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, and concluded on December 22, 2019, in Inglewood, California at The Forum, visiting cities in North America and Europe throughout 101 dates. Frequent collaborators and backup dancers of Grande, Brian and Scott Nicholson who were enlisted by her, served as creative directors and LeRoy Bennett was enlisted as production designer.

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The tour received positive reviews from critics, who complimented the stage design and Grande's vocals. The Sweetener World Tour was attended by 1.3 million people and grossed $146.6 million from 97 shows, surpassing her previous concert tour, the Dangerous Woman Tour, as her highest-grossing tour to date. [1] Throughout the tour, Grande partnered with nonprofit organization HeadCount to register new voters ahead of the 2020 United States presidential election, breaking its all-time voter registration record with 33,381 registrations. [3]

Multiple shows across the tour were recorded for the live concert tour album, K Bye for Now (SWT Live). It was released on December 23, 2019, following the final show of the tour in Inglewood, California on December 22, 2019. A concert film documenting the tour entitled Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You , was released on Netflix on December 21, 2020, one day prior to the one year anniversary of the final show.

Background

On May 6, 2018, Grande finally hinted a tour via her official Twitter account, [4] shortly after announcing the title for her upcoming album on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [5] Three months later, she announced that there were plans for a tour, stating that her team were "workin [sic] on it all now". [6] Grande embarked on a promotional concert tour for Sweetener, The Sweetener Sessions, which began on August 20, 2018, in New York City and ended on September 4, 2018, in London, United Kingdom. [7] [8] Tour passes were also made available via her official website shortly after. [9] Grande announced the title of the tour as the "Sweetener World Tour" on October 24, 2018, announcing its North American dates a day later. [10]

The first leg of the tour had 50 shows across North America and visited 45 cities, beginning on March 18, 2019, in Albany and concluding on August 4, 2019, at Lollapalooza. [11] Pre-sale for the tickets for the first leg of the tour took place between November 1 and November 3, 2018. [12] On November 5, 2018, tickets were opened to the general public, and Grande announced Normani and Social House as her opening acts. [13] On December 10, 2018, due to popular demand, second shows were added in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Brooklyn, New York City, Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, and Toronto. [14] On January 14, 2019, the shows in Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Saint Paul, Denver and Salt Lake City were rescheduled and the shows in Omaha and Raleigh were cancelled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 14 and April 21, 2019, and a new show was added in Las Vegas. [15] [16] On May 28, 2019, the shows in Tampa and Orlando were cancelled and rescheduled due to illness. [17]

Opening act Normani, 2019 191201 Normani at 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball (2).png
Opening act Normani, 2019

On December 14, 2018, Grande announced the European dates for the tour. A special show was being planned in Manchester. [18] The second leg of the tour had 30 shows and visited 19 cities across Europe, beginning on August 17, 2019, in London and concluded on October 16, 2019, in London. Pre-sale for the tickets for the second leg of the tour took place between December 19 and December 21, 2018, for the United Kingdom, and between December 18 and December 20, 2018, for all other dates. On December 20, 2018, tickets were opened to the general public (excluding the United Kingdom), and due to popular demand, additional shows were added in Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin. [19] On December 21, 2018, tickets were opened to the general public in the United Kingdom, and due to popular demand, additional shows were added in London and Birmingham. [20] On February 25, 2019, due to popular demand, additional shows were added in Hamburg and Dublin. [21] On March 5, 2019, Grande announced that Ella Mai would be the opening act for the European leg of the tour. [22] On June 11, 2019, due to popular demand, additional shows were added in London. [23] On August 9, 2019, the first show in Hamburg and the show in Prague were rescheduled, and the show in Kraków was cancelled. [24]

On June 20, 2019, Grande announced another North American leg of the tour. The third leg of the tour visited 18 cities and had 20 shows across the United States, including the rescheduled Tampa and Orlando shows, beginning on November 9, 2019, in Uniondale and concluding on December 22, 2019, in Inglewood. Pre-sale for the tickets for the third leg of the tour took place between June 26 and June 30, 2019. On July 1, 2019, tickets were opened to the general public. [25] On July 11, 2019, due to popular and high demand, additional shows were added in San Francisco and Inglewood. [25]

Grande announced she would be partnering with nonprofit voter registration group HeadCount to register new voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election in March via Instagram. She encouraged fans to "use your voice and get your 'thank u, next gen' sticker." In July, it was reported that HeadCount registered twice as many voters in partnership with Grande than any other tour over the last three years and that the Sweetener World Tour was the most successful artist tour for voter registration HeadCount has seen since 2008. [26] In December, it was announced that the tour broke the organization's all-time record, with 33,381 voter registrations and actions. [3]

Stage and aesthetic

Grande wore costumes from Versace and Michael Ngo on stage. She enlisted Brian and Scott Nicholson as creative directors, LeRoy Bennett as production designer, and Jason Baeri as lighting director. Designed based on the idea of a sphere, the tour stage was intended to deliver an abstract and "ethereal" aesthetic. It included a semicircular runway that looped around an audience pit, a large screen at the back with a hemisphere-like projection, and a large orb—nicknamed "the moon" by fans and Grande herself—that descended briefly as Grande sang on the B-stage in the middle of the pit. The moon and the projection screen were both inflatable, requiring a set-up period of six to eight hours, although Grande's team assembled everything in 45 minutes for her Coachella set. Bennett likened the show's feel more to a play than to a pop show: "Usually you are trying to appropriately match the energy of a song with action and accent to tell a story along with the music and lyrics; the language of this show was different in that we were striving to create static tableaus and grand gestures as an environment for her to play in front of, much like a unit set in a play." [27]

Critical reception

The tour received generally positive reviews from critics. Brittany Spanos from Rolling Stone gave the opening night at Albany a positive review, stating that "Grande's new world tour is full of emotional drama, iconic looks, and undeniable hits." [28] Chris Richards of the Washington Post praised her vocals stating that "Grande's voice is equal parts breathy and acrobatic, and she knows how to hit a big note like she's whispering it". [29] Chris Willman of Variety called the show "giddy, splendorous, beautifully designed, expertly performed and almost a little bit avant-garde in its staging." [30]

Regarding the second leg of the tour in Europe, Adam White of The Telegraph gave the show full five stars, stating that the show was "a night of magic and melancholy from the most exciting young star in pop". [31] In a four-star review, Hannah Mylrea of NME noted that "the production was fairly understated, putting the full focus on her impressive vocals, but there were moments of impressive choreography". [32] In a mixed review, Alexis Petridis of The Guardian found the production underwhelming and felt Grande lacked stage presence. [33] Ed Potton of The Times rated the show two out of five stars, attributing it to "underwhelming" staging, production, and Grande's "robotic" persona. [34]

Grande's headlining performance at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was praised by critics. Shad Powers of USA Today stated that "Grande closed out Weekend One of Coachella in style, putting together a set that included special guests, stunning visuals, and of course her undeniable voice." [35] Rhian Daly of NME called her set "a breathtaking moment of light in a dark world". [36] Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian stated that "with her headline set surveying her entire career, [Grande's] work forms a fascinating, still-unfolding pop Bildungsroman: every sexual epiphany and personal milestone sketched out in real time, resulting in a uniquely involving opus." [37] Claire Shaffer from Rolling Stone stated that "Grande gave a star-studded headlining performance", [38] naming NSYNC's guest appearance as one of the best moments of the 2019 Coachella. Suzy Exposito continued, "Grande became one of the boys that night, claiming Timberlake's verses from the center stage and whipping her lustrous, anime pony like a boss." [39] Lyndsey Havens of Billboard called Grande's set "epic" and stated that she "continues to rewrite the rule book for pop stardom and admittedly fosters a new relationship with herself." [40]

Commercial performance

The Sweetener World Tour grossed over $146.4 million with 1.3 million tickets sold. It surpassed her previous tour, the Dangerous Woman Tour (which grossed $71.1m) as her highest grossing and biggest tour to date. The tour grossed $106.9 million in the U.S. and Canada and $39.5 million in Europe. Overall, Grande's total tour figures extend to $243.5 million with 2.7 million tickets sold from 229 shows. Due to high demand, seconds shows were added in Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Toronto, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Miami, Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Brooklyn (another show would be added later on), New York City, London (4 more shows were added later on), Amsterdam (another show would be added), Paris, Birmingham, Hamburg, Dublin (two more shows would be added), San Francisco, and Inglewood. [1]

Set list

North America (Leg 1)

This set list is representative of the Albany concert on March 18, 2019. [41] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "God Is a Woman"
  3. "Bad Idea
  4. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
  5. "R.E.M."
  6. "Be Alright"
  7. "Sweetener" / "Successful"
  8. "Side to Side"
  9. "Bloodline"
  10. "7 Rings"
  11. "Close To You" (intermission)
  12. "Love Me Harder" / "Breathin"
  13. "Needy"
  14. "Fake Smile"
  15. "Make Up"
  16. "Right There" / "You'll Never Know" / "Break Your Heart Right Back"
  17. "NASA"
  18. "Goodnight n Go"
  19. "In My Head" (intermission)
  20. "Everytime"
  21. "One Last Time"
  22. "The Light Is Coming"
  23. "Into You"
  24. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (intermission)
  25. "Dangerous Woman"
  26. "Break Free"
  27. "No Tears Left to Cry"
Encore
  1. "Thank U, Next"

Europe

This set list is representative of the London concert on August 17, 2019. [42] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "God Is a Woman"
  3. "Bad Idea”
  4. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
  5. "R.E.M."
  6. "Be Alright"
  7. "Sweetener"
  8. "Successful"
  9. "Side to Side"
  10. "7 Rings"
  11. "Adore" (intermission)
  12. "Love Me Harder" / "Breathin"
  13. "Needy"
  14. "Fake Smile"
  15. "Make Up"
  16. "Right There" / "You'll Never Know" / "Break Your Heart Right Back"
  17. "NASA"
  18. "Only 1"
  19. "In My Head" (intermission)
  20. "Boyfriend" (with Social House)
  21. "Everytime"
  22. "The Light Is Coming"
  23. "Into You"
  24. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (intermission)
  25. "Dangerous Woman"
  26. "Break Free"
  27. "No Tears Left to Cry"
Encore
  1. "Thank U, Next"

North America (Leg 2)

This set list is representative of the Brooklyn concert on November 12, 2019. [43] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "God Is a Woman"
  3. "Bad Idea”
  4. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
  5. "R.E.M."
  6. "Be Alright"
  7. "Sweetener"
  8. "Successful"
  9. "Side to Side"
  10. "7 Rings"
  11. "Adore" (intermission)
  12. "Breathin"
  13. "Needy"
  14. "Fake Smile"
  15. "Make Up"
  16. "December" / "True Love" / "Wit It This Christmas"/ "Winter Things" / "Santa Tell Me"
  17. "NASA"
  18. "Tattooed Heart"
  19. "In My Head" (intermission)
  20. "Everytime"
  21. "The Light Is Coming"
  22. "Into You"
  23. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (intermission)
  24. "Dangerous Woman"
  25. "Break Free"
  26. "No Tears Left to Cry"
Encore
  1. "Thank U, Next"

Notes

  • During both shows in Indio, "Successful", "Bloodline", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "You'll Never Know", "Everytime", and "One Last Time" were not performed. [44]
  • During the second show in Indio, Grande performed "Bang Bang". [45]
  • Starting on April 14, "One Last Time" was removed from the set list. [46]
  • Starting on May 14, "Goodnight n Go" was replaced with "Get Well Soon". [47]
  • During the show in Charlotte, Grande performed "Tattooed Heart" and "Piano". [48]
  • Starting on June 21, “Bloodline” was removed from the setlist.
  • On August 4, "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)", "Successful", "Love Me Harder", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "Right There", "You'll Never Know", "Break Your Heart Right Back", and "Everytime" were not performed. [49]
  • "Boyfriend" was only performed from August 4 to September 3.
  • Starting on October 3, "Only 1" was replaced with "Tattooed Heart". [50]
  • During the show in Uniondale, "Into You" was not performed. [51]
  • "Winter Things" was performed in Uniondale, Charlottesville, and the third show in Atlanta.
  • During the second show in Atlanta, "Successful", "Everytime" and "Break Free" were not performed.
  • During the second show in Dallas, Grande performed "Moonlight" after "NASA". [52]
  • Starting with the show in Anaheim, "Get Well Soon" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Honeymoon Avenue".

Special guests

Shows

List of 2019 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendance (tickets sold / available)Revenue
North America [25] [59] [15] [60]
March 18 Albany United States Times Union Center Normani
Social House
11,432 / 11,432$1,268,045
March 20 Boston TD Garden 13,125 / 13,125$1,670,045
March 22 Buffalo KeyBank Center 14,459 / 14,459$1,470,630
March 25 Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena 13,598 / 13,598$1,832,776
March 26 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 14,787 / 14,787$1,799,863
March 28 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 14,763 / 14,763$1,554,750
March 30 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena 7,097 / 7,097$1,112,692
April 1 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 14,620 / 15,643$1,440,460
April 3 Toronto Scotiabank Arena 14,663 / 14,663$1,565,703
April 5 Detroit United States Little Caesars Arena 13,698 / 13,698$1,508,715
April 14 [lower-alpha 1] Indio Empire Polo Club
April 21 [lower-alpha 1]
April 25 Edmonton Canada Rogers Place Normani
Social House
13,947 / 13,947$1,493,948
April 27 Vancouver Rogers Arena 14,363 / 14,363$1,617,978
April 30 Portland United States Moda Center 13,692 / 13,692$1,469,277
May 2 San Jose SAP Center 13,605 / 13,605$1,730,098
May 3 Sacramento Golden 1 Center 13,886 / 13,886$1,737,905
May 6 Los Angeles Staples Center 27,916 / 27,916$3,277,659
May 7
May 10 Inglewood The Forum 14,417 / 14,417$2,149,419
May 11 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena 15,194 / 15,194$1,555,349
May 14 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 13,343 / 13,343$1,492,678
May 17 San Antonio AT&T Center 14,860 / 14,860$1,678,465
May 19 Houston Toyota Center 12,483 / 12,483$1,602,420
May 21 Dallas American Airlines Center 14,262 / 14,262$1,601,901
May 23 Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena 12,668 / 12,668$1,347,629
May 25 New Orleans Smoothie King Center 12,889 / 12,889$1,376,994
May 31 Miami American Airlines Arena 26,704 / 26,704$3,146,471
June 1
June 4 [lower-alpha 2] Chicago United Center 28,941 / 28,941$3,468,667
June 5 [lower-alpha 2]
June 7 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 13,835 / 13,835$1,437,761
June 8 Atlanta State Farm Arena 12,317 / 12,317$1,220,686
June 10 Charlotte Spectrum Center 14,972 / 14,972$1,550,790
June 12 Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena Social House [lower-alpha 3] 14,343 / 14,343$1,518,932
June 14 Brooklyn Barclays Center Normani
Social House
28,972 / 28,972$4,378,453
June 15
June 18 New York City Madison Square Garden 28,576 / 28,576$5,492,909
June 19
June 21Washington, D.C.Capital One Arena13,897 / 13,897$1,782,835
June 22BostonTD Garden13,242 / 13,242$1,628,077
June 24PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center14,968 / 14,968$1,807,505
June 26TorontoCanadaScotiabank Arena15,073 / 15,073$1,539,282
June 29 [lower-alpha 4] Indianapolis United States Bankers Life Fieldhouse 13,773 / 13,773$1,346,335
July 1 [lower-alpha 5] Columbus Schottenstein Center 13,576 / 13,576$1,361,839
July 5 [lower-alpha 6] Milwaukee Fiserv Forum 12,040 / 12,040$1,310,830
July 6 [lower-alpha 7] St. Louis Enterprise Center 14,474 / 14,474$1,547,186
July 8 [lower-alpha 8] Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 14,789 / 14,789$1,751,076
July 11 [lower-alpha 9] Denver Pepsi Center 13,258 / 13,258$1,446,520
July 13 [lower-alpha 10] Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena 12,569 / 12,569$1,163,364
August 4 [lower-alpha 11] Chicago Grant Park
Europe [25] [19] [23] [62] [63] [64] [65]
August 17 London England The O2 Arena Ella Mai
Social House
49,950 / 51,426$5,313,530
August 19
August 20
August 23 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 32,407 / 32,407$2,423,340
August 24
August 27 Paris France AccorHotels Arena 31,521 / 32,520$2,649,344
August 28
August 30 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 20,720 / 21,826$1,366,100
September 1 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 15,928 / 15,928$1,460,540
September 3 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 15,090 / 15,090$1,597,690
September 4 [lower-alpha 12] Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena 13,624 / 13,624$1,258,644
September 11AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome15,844 / 15,844$1,238,670
September 14 Birmingham England Arena Birmingham 26,704 / 27,810$2,774,610
September 15
September 17 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro 12,994 / 12,994$1,342,620
September 19 Sheffield England FlyDSA Arena 12,764 / 12,764$1,025,363
September 22 Dublin Ireland 3Arena 37,905 / 37,905$3,688,950
September 23
September 25
September 28 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena 12,614 / 13,377$1,142,830
October 1 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena 15,473 / 15,473$1,264,240
October 3 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena 23,911 / 23,911$1,816,140
October 5 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena 11,547 / 11,547$1,353,560
October 7 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe 13,831 / 13,831$1,264,240
October 9 [lower-alpha 13] HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena11,553 / 11,553$1,088,470
October 10 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena 13,531 / 13,531$1,216,250
October 13 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 13,370 / 13,370$1,367,790
October 15LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena26,369 / 29,062$3,061,320
October 16
North America [17] [64] [66]
November 9 Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Social House11,464 / 11,464$1,580,315
November 12BrooklynBarclays Center14,151 / 14,151$1,982,444
November 15 Charlottesville John Paul Jones Arena 9,940 / 9,940$1,102,879
November 19AtlantaState Farm Arena10,599 / 10,599$1,121,970
November 22 Raleigh PNC Arena 13,041 / 13,041$1,385,720
November 24 [lower-alpha 14] Tampa Amalie Arena 14,067 / 14,067$1,430,092
November 25 [lower-alpha 15] Orlando Amway Center 13,112 / 13,112$1,431,037
November 27MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena12,100 / 12,100$1,411,818
December 1 Jacksonville VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 10,560 / 10,560$965,794
December 3 Columbia Colonial Life Arena 11,984 / 11,984$1,104,939
December 5NashvilleBridgestone Arena10,471 / 10,471$1,140,202
December 7 Memphis FedExForum 11,826 / 11,826$1,009,205
December 9DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,834 / 13,834$1,645,800
December 12PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena12,951 / 12,951$1,465,817
December 13 Anaheim Honda Center 12,575 / 12,575$1,686,682
December 15Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 10,377 / 10,377$1,210,935
December 17 San Francisco Chase Center 22,990 / 22,990$3,065,557
December 18
December 21InglewoodThe Forum25,810 / 25,810$3,383,378
December 22
Total1,329,061 / 1,336,015 (99.47%)$145,895,695

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, reason for cancellation and reference
DateCityCountryVenueReasonRef.
April 18 Omaha United States CHI Health Center Omaha Schedule changes due to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
September 9 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena Personal issues
November 17 Lexington United States Rupp Arena Illness

Notes

  1. 1 2 The concerts on April 14 and April 21, 2019, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio are part of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [25]
  2. 1 2 The concerts on June 4 and June 5, 2019, at United Center in Chicago were originally scheduled to take place on April 7 and April 8, 2019, but were rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  3. Following doctor's orders, Normani was unable to perform at the Pittsburgh show. [61]
  4. The concert on June 29, 2019, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis was originally scheduled to take place on April 12, 2019, but was rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  5. The concert on July 1, 2019, at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus was originally scheduled to take place on April 10, 2019, but was rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  6. The concert on July 5, 2019, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee was originally scheduled to take place on April 15, 2019, but was rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  7. The concert on July 6, 2019, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis was originally scheduled to take place on April 13, 2019, but was rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  8. The concert on July 8, 2019, at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul was originally scheduled to take place on April 17, 2019, but was rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  9. The concert on July 11, 2019, at Pepsi Center in Denver was originally scheduled to take place on April 20, 2019, but was rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  10. The concert on July 13, 2019, at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City was originally scheduled to take place on April 22, 2019, but was rescheduled due to Grande headlining the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. [15]
  11. The concert on August 4, 2019, at Grant Park in Chicago is part of Lollapalooza. [25]
  12. The concert on September 4, 2019, at O2 Arena in Prague was originally scheduled to take place on September 8, but was rescheduled. [24]
  13. The concert on October 9, 2019, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg was originally scheduled to take place on September 5, but was rescheduled. [24]
  14. The concert on November 24, 2019, at Amalie Arena in Tampa was originally scheduled to take place on May 28, 2019, but was recheduled due to illness. [17]
  15. The concert on November 25, 2019, at Amway Center in Orlando was originally scheduled to take place on May 29, 2019, but was rescheduled due to illness. [17]

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The Dangerous Woman Tour was the third concert tour and the second arena tour by American singer Ariana Grande in support of her third studio album, Dangerous Woman (2016). It traveled across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania. The tour started on February 3, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona, and ended on September 21, 2017, in Hong Kong. The tour was temporarily halted on May 22, 2017, due to a terrorist bombing, which happened minutes after the end of Grande's Manchester Arena show, killing 22 concert-goers and physically injuring 139 others. After organizing and performing at the One Love Manchester benefit concert, Grande resumed the tour on June 7, 2017, in Paris.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mad Love Tour</span> 2017 concert tour by JoJo

The Mad Love Tour is the fourth concert tour by American recording artist JoJo. The tour supported her third studio album, Mad Love (2016).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">÷ Tour</span> 2017–19 concert tour by Ed Sheeran

The ÷ Tour was the third world concert tour by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, in support of his third studio album, ÷ (2017). Comprising 260 shows, it officially began on 16 March 2017, in Turin, Italy and ended on 26 August 2019, in Ipswich, England. Ticket sales started on 2 February 2017. The tour set world records for the highest-grossing concert tour and the most tickets sold by a tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joanne World Tour</span> 2017–2018 concert tour by Lady Gaga

The Joanne World Tour was the sixth headlining concert tour by American singer Lady Gaga, in support of her fifth studio album, Joanne (2016). It began on August 1, 2017, in Vancouver, Canada and ended on February 1, 2018, in Birmingham, England. After tickets went on sale, various shows in Europe and North America quickly sold out, prompting additional dates in both continents.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Farewell Yellow Brick Road</span> 2018–23 concert tour by Elton John

Farewell Yellow Brick Road was the forty-ninth and final concert tour by English musician Elton John. It began in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, on 8 September 2018, and ended in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 July 2023. It was intended to be John's final tour and consisted of 330 concerts worldwide. The tour's name and its poster reference John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pray for the Wicked Tour</span> 2018–19 concert tour by Panic! at the Disco

The Pray for the Wicked Tour was a concert tour by Panic! at the Disco, in support of the project's sixth studio album Pray for the Wicked (2018). The tour began in Minneapolis on July 11, 2018, and concluded in Rio de Janeiro on October 3, 2019. The tour sold over one million tickets. This was also the last Panic! tour where songs off Vices & Virtues were performed.

<i>Sweetener</i> (album) 2018 studio album by Ariana Grande

Sweetener is the fourth studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on August 17, 2018, through Republic Records. Grande co-wrote all the songs on the album except for the first track, and its production was handled by Pharrell Williams, Charles Anderson, Hit-Boy, Ilya Salmanzadeh, and Max Martin, with guest features from Williams, Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Breathin</span> 2018 single by Ariana Grande

"Breathin" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on September 18, 2018 by Republic Records as the third and final single from her fourth studio album Sweetener (2018). It was sent to contemporary hit radio stations in the United States on September 18, 2018. Produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh, "Breathin" is a dance-pop song that features synthesizers and an upbeat production incorporating disco and EDM elements. The lyrics discuss how breathing can alleviate panic attacks, based on Grande's experiences with post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of a terrorist bombing that killed 22 people in one of her concerts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Sweetener Sessions</span> 2018 concert series by Ariana Grande

The Sweetener Sessions was a promotional tour by American singer Ariana Grande, in support of her fourth studio album Sweetener (2018). It began on August 20, 2018, in New York City, United States and ended on September 4, 2018, in London, England.

"Get Well Soon" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande, who co-wrote the song with its producer Pharrell Williams. It is the final track on Grande's fourth studio album Sweetener (2018). It is inspired by Grande's personal anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the May 2017 terrorist attack after her concert in Manchester, United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored</span> 2019 single by Ariana Grande

"Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on February 8, 2019 by Republic Records as the third and final single from her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next (2019). The song was written by Grande, Savan Kotecha, Kandi Burruss, Kevin Briggs, and the producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh. The R&B and trap song consists of a bass guitar and interpolates the NSYNC song "It Makes Me Ill" in the bridge. The lyrics depict Grande convincing a man to break up with his girlfriend.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Courage World Tour</span> 2019–20 concert tour by Celine Dion

The Courage World Tour was the fourteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her English-language studio album Courage (2019). It was her first world tour in over a decade, since her Taking Chances World Tour. The tour began in Quebec City, Canada, on 18 September 2019 and concluded in Newark, New Jersey on 8 March 2020.

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