Sweetener World Tour
Concert tour nameSweetener World Tour
ArtistAriana Grande
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
AlbumsSweetener · Thank U, Next
Start dateMarch 18, 2019
End dateDecember 22, 2019
Number of legs3
Number of shows100
Support actsElla Mai · Normani · Social House
Attendance1.3 million (97 shows)[1]
Gross$146.6 million[1] ($ million in dollars)
Last tourThe Sweetener Sessions
(2018)
This tourSweetener World Tour
(2019)
Next tourRift Tour
(2021)

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 97 dates. Frequent collaborators and backup dancers of Grande, Brian and Scott Nicholson served as creative directors and LeRoy Bennett was enlisted as production designer.

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.[2]

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

Background

On May 6, 2018, Grande finally hinted a tour via her official Twitter account,[3] shortly after announcing the title for her upcoming album on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[4] Three months later, she announced that there were plans for a tour, stating that her team were "workin [sic] on it all now".[5] 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.[6][7] Tour passes were also made available via her official website shortly after.[8] Grande announced the title of the tour as the "Sweetener World Tour" on October 24, 2018, announcing its North American dates a day later.[9]

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.[10] Pre-sale for the tickets for the first leg of the tour took place between November 1 and November 3, 2018.[11] On November 5, 2018, tickets were opened to the general public, and Grande announced Normani and Social House as her opening acts.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14][15] On May 28, 2019, the shows in Tampa and Orlando were cancelled and rescheduled due to illness.[16]

On December 14, 2018, Grande announced the European dates for the tour. A special show was being planned in Manchester.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] On February 25, 2019, due to popular demand, additional shows were added in Hamburg and Dublin.[20] On March 5, 2019, Grande announced that Ella Mai would be the opening act for the European leg of the tour.[21] On June 11, 2019, due to popular demand, additional shows were added in London.[22] On August 9, 2019, the first show in Hamburg and the show in Prague were rescheduled, and the show in Kraków was cancelled.[23]

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.[24] On July 11, 2019, due to popular and high demand, additional shows were added in San Francisco and Inglewood.[24]

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.[25] In December, it was announced that the tour broke the organization's all-time record, with 33,381 voter registrations and actions.[2]

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."[26] The stage was produced and rehearsed at Rock Lititz.[27]

Concert synopsis

Before the show begins, a video is shown on the screen with a cascading movement of clouds that faintly flashes, as well as planets spinning on the video screens attached to the stage. Once the visual ends and the houselights are turned off, it transitions into another visual where two of the planets merge into one planet, forming a ball on the middle part of the stage. As this is happening, Grande opens the show by singing the acapella song "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)". After this, she and her dancers rise up from the stage while Grande sings "God Is a Woman" in a performance similar to her 2018 MTV Video Music Awards performance. The prop used for the performance is a table inspired by the famous painting The Last Supper. It is made of three parts and is used for the entirety of act 1. After that, she welcomes the audience of the city she's in and performs "Bad Idea", followed by "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" in which she and her dancers enact a chair dance. Grande then exits the stage for a costume change as an interlude plays, showing a video of a child-aged Grande reenacting a scene from the 2003 film Bruce Almighty. This interlude is called "Childhood" by fans.

The second act of the show begins with Grande singing "R.E.M." as visuals of pink and yellow are shown on screen. What follows is a short video interlude from a scene taken from the 1996 film The First Wives Club that transitions into a performance of "Be Alright" where Grande and her dancers perform in front of a pink backdrop and pink aesthetics.

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, second 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.

Act I

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "God Is a Woman"
  3. "Bad Idea"
  4. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"

Act II

  2. "Childhood" (video interlude)
  3. "R.E.M."
  4. "Be Alright"
  5. "Sweetener" / "Successful"
  6. "Side to Side"
  7. "Bloodline"
  8. "7 Rings"

Act III

  2. "Close to You" (interlude) (a cover)
  3. "Love Me Harder" / "Breathin"
  4. "Needy"
  5. "Fake Smile"
  6. "Make Up"
  7. "Right There" / "You'll Never Know" / "Break Your Heart Right Back"
  8. "NASA"
  9. "Goodnight n Go"

Act IV

  2. "In My Head" (interlude)
  3. "Everytime"
  4. "One Last Time"
  5. "The Light Is Coming"
  6. "Into You"

Act V

  2. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (interlude) (a cover)
  3. "Dangerous Woman"
  4. "Break Free"
  5. "No Tears Left to Cry"
Encore
  2. "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.

Act I

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "God Is a Woman"
  3. "Bad Idea"
  4. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"

Act II

  2. "Childhood" (video interlude)
  3. "R.E.M."
  4. "Be Alright"
  5. "Sweetener" / "Successful"
  6. "Side to Side"
  7. "7 Rings"

Act III

  2. "Adore" (interlude)
  3. "Love Me Harder" / "Breathin"
  4. "Needy"
  5. "Fake Smile"
  6. "Make Up"
  7. "Right There" / "You'll Never Know" / "Break Your Heart Right Back"
  8. "NASA"
  9. "Only 1"

Act IV

  2. "In My Head" (interlude)
  3. "Boyfriend" (with Social House)
  4. "Everytime"
  5. "The Light Is Coming"
  6. "Into You"

Act V

  2. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (interlude) (a cover)
  3. "Dangerous Woman"
  4. "Break Free"
  5. "No Tears Left to Cry"
Encore
  2. "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.

Act I

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "God Is a Woman"
  3. "Bad Idea"
  4. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"

Act II

  2. "Childhood" (video interlude)
  3. "R.E.M."
  4. "Be Alright"
  5. "Sweetener" / "Successful"
  6. "Side to Side"
  7. "7 Rings"

Act III

  2. "Adore" (interlude)
  3. "Breathin"
  4. "Needy"
  5. "Fake Smile"
  6. "Make Up"
  7. "December" / "True Love" / "Wit It This Christmas"/ "Winter Things" / "Santa Tell Me"
  8. "NASA"
  9. "Tattooed Heart"

Act IV

  2. "In My Head" (interlude)
  3. "Everytime"
  4. "The Light Is Coming"
  5. "Into You"

Act V

  2. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (interlude) (a cover)
  3. "Dangerous Woman"
  4. "Break Free"
  5. "No Tears Left to Cry"
Encore
  2. "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 for personal reasons.[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 set list.
  • 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]
  • Starting on August 4, the "Close to You" interlude was replaced with "Adore".
  • "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.
  • Starting on November 22, "Break Free" was removed from the set list.
  • 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 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and gross revenue[59]
Date (2019)CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendance (tickets sold / available)Revenue
March 18AlbanyUnited StatesTimes Union CenterNormani
Social House		11,432 / 11,432$1,268,045
March 20BostonTD Garden13,125 / 13,125$1,670,045
March 22BuffaloKeyBank Center14,459 / 14,459$1,470,630
March 25Washington, D.C.Capital One Arena13,598 / 13,598$1,832,776
March 26PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center14,787 / 14,787$1,799,863
March 28ClevelandQuicken Loans Arena14,763 / 14,763$1,554,750
March 30UncasvilleMohegan Sun Arena7,097 / 7,097$1,112,692
April 1MontrealCanadaBell Centre14,620 / 15,643$1,440,460
April 3TorontoScotiabank Arena14,663 / 14,663$1,565,703
April 5DetroitUnited StatesLittle Caesars Arena13,698 / 13,698$1,508,715
April 14[a]IndioEmpire Polo Clubrowspan="2"110,000 / 110,000rowspan="2"
April 21[a]
April 25EdmontonCanadaRogers PlaceNormani
Social House		13,947 / 13,947$1,493,948
April 27VancouverRogers Arena14,363 / 14,363$1,617,978
April 30PortlandUnited StatesModa Center13,692 / 13,692$1,469,277
May 2San JoseSAP Center13,605 / 13,605$1,730,098
May 3SacramentoGolden 1 Center13,886 / 13,886$1,737,905
May 6Los AngelesStaples Center27,916 / 27,916$3,277,659
May 7
May 10Inglewood[b]The Forum14,417 / 14,417$2,149,419
May 11Paradise[c]T-Mobile Arena15,194 / 15,194$1,555,349
May 14PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena13,343 / 13,343$1,492,678
May 17San AntonioAT&T Center14,860 / 14,860$1,678,465
May 19HoustonToyota Center12,483 / 12,483$1,602,420
May 21DallasAmerican Airlines Center14,262 / 14,262$1,601,901
May 23Oklahoma CityChesapeake Energy Arena12,668 / 12,668$1,347,629
May 25New OrleansSmoothie King Center12,889 / 12,889$1,376,994
May 31MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena26,704 / 26,704$3,146,471
June 1
June 4[d]ChicagoUnited Center28,941 / 28,941$3,468,667
June 5[d]
June 7NashvilleBridgestone Arena13,835 / 13,835$1,437,761
June 8AtlantaState Farm Arena12,317 / 12,317$1,220,686
June 10CharlotteSpectrum Center14,972 / 14,972$1,550,790
June 12PittsburghPPG Paints ArenaSocial House[e]14,343 / 14,343$1,518,932
June 14BrooklynBarclays CenterNormani
Social House		28,972 / 28,972$4,378,453
June 15
June 18New York CityMadison Square Garden28,576 / 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[f]IndianapolisUnited StatesBankers Life Fieldhouse13,773 / 13,773$1,346,335
July 1[g]ColumbusSchottenstein Center13,576 / 13,576$1,361,839
July 5[h]MilwaukeeFiserv Forum12,040 / 12,040$1,310,830
July 6[i]St. LouisEnterprise Center14,474 / 14,474$1,547,186
July 8[j]Saint PaulXcel Energy Center14,789 / 14,789$1,751,076
July 11[k]DenverPepsi Center13,258 / 13,258$1,446,520
July 13[l]Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena12,569 / 12,569$1,163,364
August 4[m]ChicagoGrant Park
August 17LondonUnited KingdomThe O2 ArenaElla Mai
Social House		49,950 / 51,426$5,313,530
August 19
August 20
August 23AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome32,407 / 32,407$2,423,340
August 24
August 27ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena31,521 / 32,520$2,649,344
August 28
August 30AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis20,720 / 21,826$1,366,100
September 1CologneGermanyLanxess Arena15,928 / 15,928$1,460,540
September 3ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle15,090 / 15,090$1,597,690
September 4[n]PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena13,624 / 13,624$1,258,644
September 11AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome15,844 / 15,844$1,238,670
September 14BirminghamUnited KingdomArena Birmingham26,704 / 27,810$2,774,610
September 15
September 17GlasgowSSE Hydro12,994 / 12,994$1,342,620
September 19SheffieldFlyDSA Arena10,764 / 10,764$832,363
September 22DublinIreland3Arena37,905 / 37,905$3,688,950
September 23
September 25
September 28HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena12,614 / 13,377$1,142,830
October 1CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena15,473 / 15,473$1,264,240
October 3Fornebu[o]NorwayTelenor Arena23,911 / 23,911$1,816,140
October 5HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Arena11,547 / 11,547$1,353,560
October 7StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe13,831 / 13,831$1,264,240
October 9[p]HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena11,553 / 11,553$1,088,470
October 10BerlinMercedes-Benz Arena13,531 / 13,531$1,216,250
October 13ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion13,370 / 13,370$1,367,790
October 15LondonUnited KingdomThe O2 Arena26,369 / 29,062$3,061,320
October 16
November 9Uniondale[q]United StatesNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumSocial House11,464 / 11,464$1,580,315
November 12BrooklynBarclays Center14,151 / 14,151$1,982,444
November 15CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones Arena9,940 / 9,940$1,102,879
November 19AtlantaState Farm Arena10,599 / 10,599$1,121,970
November 22RaleighPNC Arena13,041 / 13,041$1,385,720
November 24[r]TampaAmalie Arena14,067 / 14,067$1,430,092
November 25[s]OrlandoAmway Center13,112 / 13,112$1,431,037
November 27MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena12,100 / 12,100$1,411,818
December 1JacksonvilleVyStar Veterans Memorial Arena10,560 / 10,560$965,794
December 3ColumbiaColonial Life Arena11,984 / 11,984$1,104,939
December 5NashvilleBridgestone Arena10,471 / 10,471$1,140,202
December 7MemphisFedExForum11,826 / 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 13AnaheimHonda Center12,575 / 12,575$1,686,682
December 15Paradise[c]MGM Grand Garden Arena10,377 / 10,377$1,210,935
December 17San FranciscoChase Center22,990 / 22,990$3,065,557
December 18
December 21Inglewood[b]The 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 18OmahaUnited StatesCHI Health Center OmahaSchedule changes due to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
[14]
September 9KrakówPolandTauron ArenaPersonal issues
[23]
November 17LexingtonUnited StatesRupp ArenaIllness
[60]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[24]
  2. ^ Promoted as Los Angeles.
  3. ^ Promoted as Las Vegas.
  4. ^ 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.[14]
  5. ^ Following doctor's orders, Normani was unable to perform at the Pittsburgh show.[61]
  6. ^ 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.[14]
  7. ^ 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.[14]
  8. ^ 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.[14]
  9. ^ 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.[14]
  10. ^ 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.[14]
  11. ^ 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.[14]
  12. ^ 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.[14]
  13. ^ The concert on August 4, 2019, at Grant Park in Chicago is part of Lollapalooza.[24]
  14. ^ The concert on September 4, 2019, at O2 Arena in Prague was originally scheduled to take place on September 8, but was rescheduled.[23]
  15. ^ Promoted as Oslo.
  16. ^ The concert on October 9, 2019, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg was originally scheduled to take place on September 5, but was rescheduled.[23]
  17. ^ Promoted as Nassau.
  18. ^ The concert on November 24, 2019, at Amalie Arena in Tampa was originally scheduled to take place on May 28, 2019, but was rescheduled due to illness.[16]
  19. ^ 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.[16]

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