Ariana Grande opened her Eternal Sunshine tour Saturday night in Oakland, Calif.
The Grammy winner’s tour marks her first tour in seven years. Her last tour ended in December 2019, which supported her Sweetener and Thank U, Next albums. This time, Grande is performing tracks from her 2024 seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, alongside some of her other fan-favorite hits over the years. (See the full setlist below.)
On Sunday morning, Grande took to social media to thank fans for welcoming her back to the stage.
“Oakland, night one … ♡ it feels impossible to find the words at this time … so for now, just thank you. from the bottom of my heart,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I love you all more than words can ever possibly say. And I missed you. Thank you.”
The remaining locations for the Eternal Sunshine tour include Los Angeles, Austin, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston, Montreal and Sunrise, Fla., in addition to a five-night run in London.
Grande’s hiatus from live performing comes as the 32-year-old has shifted to acting, where she’s starred in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked (2024), which earned her an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress, as well as last year’s follow-up, Wicked: For Good. Her upcoming projects include Focker In-Law, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! animated feature adaptation with Josh Gad and season 13 of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story.
The “God Is a Woman” singer is also set to release her eighth studio album, Petal, on July 31.
But even though she’s still going to make music, she told Amy Poehler on her Good Hang podcast in November that she doesn’t expect to tour for a very long time after the Eternal Sunshine tour.
“I think the last 10 to 15 years will look very different to the ones that are coming up,” Grande said. “I don’t want to say any definitive things. I do know that I’m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long, long time. It’s going to be beautiful and I’m so grateful that — I think that’s why I’m doing it because I’m like, ‘One last hurrah.’ For now.”
Here is the full setlist:
- Yes, And?
- Positions
- Dandelion
- The Boy Is Mine
- Eternal Sunshine
- Just Like Magic
- Thank U, Next
- 7 Rings
- Imperfect for You
- Warm
- Safety Net
- One Last Time
- Rain on Me
- Break Free
- Twilight Zone
- Past Life
- Dangerous Woman
- Honeymoon Avenue
- Hampstead
- Into You
- Hate That I Made You Love Me
- We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)
- Supernatural
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