The Sweetener Sessions

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The Sweetener Sessions
Promotional tour by Ariana Grande
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Associated album Sweetener
Start dateAugust 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)
End dateSeptember 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)
Legs2
No. of shows3 in North America
1 in Europe
4 in total
Ariana Grande concert chronology

The Sweetener Sessions (officially American Express x Ariana Grande: The Sweetener Sessions in the United States, and Capital Up Close Presents Ariana Grande in the United Kingdom) 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.

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Background

Three performances took place at New York City's Irving Plaza, The Vic Theatre in Chicago, and Los Angeles' Ace Theater between August 20 and 25, 2018, following the release of her studio album Sweetener .[ citation needed ]

Tickets for the intimate shows were made available exclusively to American Express cardholders. [1]

The New York City concert occurred after her appearance at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, where she performed "God Is a Woman". [2]

On August 28, 2018, a London concert was announced in partnership with Capital Up Close. Tickets to the show were not available for purchase, instead Capital listeners could win tickets in competition rounds. [3] [4]

Set lists

August 20, 2018

  1. "Breathin'"
  2. "R.E.M"
  3. "Better Off"
  4. "Sweetener"
  5. "Successful"
  6. "Pete Davidson"
  7. "Borderline"
  8. "Everytime"
  9. "Goodnight n Go"
  10. "God Is a Woman"
  11. "Get Well Soon"
  12. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  13. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"

August 22, 2018

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "Blazed"
  3. "Goodnight n Go"
  4. "Honeymoon Avenue" (original version)
  5. "Everytime"
  6. "Sweetener"
  7. "Successful"
  8. "Pete Davidson"
  9. "Better Off"
  10. "Breathin'"
  11. "God Is a Woman"
  12. "R.E.M"
  13. "Get Well Soon"
  14. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  15. "Be Alright" (a cappella)
  16. "Right There" (a cappella)
  17. "Tattooed Heart" (a cappella)
  18. "Be My Baby" (a cappella)
  19. "Best Mistake" (a cappella)
  20. "Break Your Heart Right Back" (a cappella)
  21. "One Last Time" (a cappella)

August 25, 2018

  1. "Breathin'"
  2. "Only 1"
  3. "Sweetener"
  4. "Successful"
  5. "Blazed"
  6. "Goodnight n Go"
  7. "Be My Baby" (a cappella)
  8. "Everytime"
  9. "R.E.M"
  10. "Borderline"
  11. "Better Off"
  12. "Pete Davidson"
  13. "God Is a Woman"
  14. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  15. "Get Well Soon"
  16. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"

September 4, 2018

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "Blazed"
  3. "R.E.M"
  4. "God Is a Woman"
  5. "Better Off"
  6. "Everytime"
  7. "Goodnight n Go"
  8. "Sweetener"
  9. "Successful"
  10. "Pete Davidson"
  11. "Honeymoon Avenue" (original version)
  12. "You'll Never Know" (a cappella)
  13. "Borderline"
  14. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  15. "Tattooed Heart" (a cappella)
  16. "Get Well Soon"
  17. "Breathin"
  18. "One Last Time" (a cappella)
  19. "Best Mistake" (a cappella)
  20. "Why Try" (a cappella)
  21. "Right There" (a cappella)

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.
DateCityCountryVenue
2018
North America [1]
August 20 New York City [5] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Irving Plaza
August 22 Chicago The Vic Theatre
August 25 Los Angeles [6] [7] The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Europe [3]
September 4 London [8] Flag of England.svg  England KOKO

Reception

The Guardian 's Caroline Sullivan rated the London show four out of five stars. [8]

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