Ariana Grande shared updates on the progress of her upcoming The Eternal Sunshine Tour preparations.
She said, “I’m grateful to work and I’m excited for the tour,” during an interview with E! news.
According to the singer, preparations are underway. “I’ve been working on the setlist for months now and it’s on a good place but we will never know until we get into the rehearsals which is starting very soon and we put things on their feet if it will make sense or not. But TBD (to be determined), I want to let it be a surprise,” she said.
Ariana was asked how she felt about wrapping up her adventure in the Wicked movies during the same interview. “It feels actually really beautiful. I think we are really proud of what we have done and it was an amazing chapter and now we have given it to the world and get to let them have it and enjoy it and yeah it feels peaceful. It feels good,” she said.
Ariana revealed that her upcoming The Eternal Sunshine Tour might be her final concert tour for a while in an interview with Amy Poehler on the Good Hang podcast in November.
“The last 10 or 15 years will look very different to the ones that are coming up. I don’t want to say anything definitive. 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, long time,” she continued.
She also stated that she intends the tour to be unforgettable. “I’m going to give it my all and it’s going to be beautiful. I think that’s why I’m doing it because I’m like, ‘One last hurrah!'” she said.
The 41-show Eternal Sunshine Tour will begin in Oakland Arena on June 6, 2026, and end at London’s O2 Arena on September 1.
In support of her Sweetener and Thank U, Next album, Ariana embarked on her last tour, the Sweetener World Tour, in 2019.
On March 8, 2024, Ariana’s seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, was released. The album, which has thirteen tracks, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. The singles “Yes, And?” were released from the album.” and “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” which made its Billboard Hot 100 debut at number one.
Three Grammy nominations were made for Eternal Sunshine: Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “The Boy is Mine,” and Best Dance Pop Recording for “Yes, and?”
The singer’s Eternal Sunshine (Slightly Deluxe and Also Live), which featured remixes by Mariah Carey, Troye Sivan, and Brandy & Monica in addition to all 13 original compositions, was released on October 1, 2024. Some of the album’s songs were also performed live and on acoustic.
In March 2025, Ariana released Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead.
The second installment of the eagerly awaited Wicked movie adaption, Wicked: For Good, just starring the actress-singer. The Wicked movie’s first segment made over $500 million at the box office worldwide. Additionally, it was nominated for 10 Oscars.
