Ariana Grande reveals how 'The Eternal Sunshine Tour' will be different
She's playing a number of dates in the UK
Last updated 27th Nov 2025
Ariana Grande is one busy superstar! Amid working on the Wicked musical film adaptations, she STILL found time to write, record, promote and release her seventh album, 'Eternal Sunshine', in March 2024.
Not only that, but she's even announced a TOUR for 2026! Following teasers in July and August 2025, she then confirmed that she would be going on tour, including TEN UK dates. Here's everything we know so far...
Is Ariana Grande going on tour?
Yes, the singer will be going on tour in 2026! After much teasing, she announced: 'see you next year ♡ 🧸' (sic), accompanying a list of her American and UK dates.
What dates is she in the UK?
Ariana will be coming to the UK in August and September 2026, see the full list of dates below.
August 2026
London, O2 Arena - Sat 15th
London, O2 Arena - Sun 16th
London, O2 Arena - Wed 19th
London, O2 Arena - Thu 20th
London, O2 Arena - Sun 23rd
London, O2 Arena - Mon 24th - NEW DATE
London, O2 Arena - Thu 27th - NEW DATE
London, O2 Arena - Fri 28th - NEW DATE
London, O2 Arena - Mon 31st - NEW DATE
September 2026
London, O2 Arena - Tue 1st - NEW DATE
When are tickets on sale?
Tickets went on sale at 10am on 18th September from Aloud.com.
What has she said about her tour?
The singer has revealed in an interview with Nicole Kidman for Interview magazine, that her upcoming tour will be different to previous ones because it will be smaller. The singer explained: "We’re doing a small amount (of shows) compared to what I used to do back in the day."
Ari went on to confirm that she will be doing around 45 shows. "It’s not that small," she admitted: "But it’s at least half of what I used to do."
When Nicole Kidman said: "That’s insane."
Ariana replied: "But I feel really grateful and excited about it in a way that feels so different to me... Well, I’ve just been healing my relationship to music and touring over the past couple of years."
When was her last tour?
Ariana's upcoming tour will be her first tour since her 'Sweetener World Tour' in 2019. While on tour she performed across the world, including several gigs in the UK, in London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Sheffield.
It is also her first since the release of her albums 'Positions' (2020), 'Eternal Sunshine' (2024) and the reissue 'Brighter Days Ahead' (2025). So it's been a long time coming!
How did Ariana tease her tour?
August 2025
On 27th August, Ariana Grande excited fans by sharing a very cryptic video. Following the announcement, which featured a short video with no caption, Arianators believed it could mean she is about to announce a tour for 2026 and they were right!
The announcement, was a collab post with her Brighter Days account, shows a video with the message: 'A corrupt file has been found and corrected'.
It goes on to reveal the words on screen 'see you next year...'
July 2025
Taking to Instagram on 16th July, the singer shared a video of her singing her classic 2016 hit 'Into You', on stage, as she captioned it: 'very silly of you all to assume that just because i have my hands full with many things that i plan to abandon singing & music … !!!
'it is and has always been my lifeline. there will need to be room made for all of it. 🧚🏼♂️
'it may not look exactly like it did before but i much prefer how it looks in my head. i am having fun. i feel grateful and excited and inspired. :) finding a balance, between many projects and endeavors i love, and doing it my own way… so i’m working on a plan to sing for you all next year. even if it’s just for a little.
'i love you.' (sic)
Her post quickly attracted nearly two million likes, with fans taking to the comments to express their excitement. One wrote: 'i can feel people passing out across the globe as i type this …… i am one of them' (sic) with another writing: 'You are a vision, a genius and a woman who can do what she wants!! I love seeing you win & make all your dreams come true. ❤️ ☁️'.
December 2024
Republic Records shut down the idea of a tour in a response to a fan on social media. They wrote: 'There are no plans for a tour next year, but Ariana remains deeply appreciative of her fans and all their continued love, support and excitement.'
August 2024
Reports began to surface in August 2024 that Ariana had began reserving a range of stadiums across the world, preparing for the potential 'Eternal Sunshine' mini tour.
Rumours swirled that locations included Las Vegas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, Paris, London, Miami, Barcelona, Seoul, Houston and potentially Dublin. Again, these are not confirmed.
July 2024
Ariana chatted on a podcast and revealed that she was also trying to squeeze in a tour to perform the songs from her newest album in between her busy Wicked schedule. However, in December her label appeared to shut down the idea of an 'Eternal Sunshine' tour.
Speaking on the Shut Up Evan podcast, Ari said: "I think it’d be a really lovely idea to be able to trickle in some shows in between the two Wicked films. I think there is a version of that which exists."
Explaining that it wouldn't be a huge tour like she's used to doing for obvious reasons, Ari continued: "It’s definitely, for a multitude of reasons, not going to be a tour in the way I used to tour. It’d be a mini little sampling of shows. I do think it’d be really nice to do that. It’s something that me and my team are working on."
Scroll through to see Ariana's career highlights so far:
Early life
Ariana was born in Florida in 1993 to CEO Joan Grande and company owner Edward Butera, who had recently moved the family from New York to the sunshine state. As a child growing up in Florida, she enjoyed taking part in school plays. Ariana then moved to New York as a young teenager, and in 2008 she starred in the Broadway musical 13.
2010 - 2013: Victorious
After that she moved onto a Nickleodeon TV series called Victorious, where she played the role of Cat Valentine. Following four seasons on Victorious she then starred in two seasons of the spin-off series Sam & Cat before taking roles other TV and theatre roles.
2011: 'Give It Up'
Her move towards music started in 2011 when she featured on the 'Music from Victorious' album singing 'Give It Up' with her co-star Elizabeth Gillies.
2013: Debut album
In 2013, the singer released her debut album, 'Yours Truly', which she described as a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s. The first single released from her album was 'The Way' and featured her former boyfriend Mac Miller.
2014: 'Problem'
It wasn't until 2014 and the single 'Problem' that Ariana Grande saw chart success in the UK. The music video for the song, featuring Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, won Best Pop Video at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and has now been viewed more than 1 billion times on YouTube.
2014: Jessie J collaboration
Following 'Problem' Ariana had a number of top 10 hits in the UK, including 'Bang Bang' with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj in 2014, working with Nicki once again on 'Side to Side'. She also saw huge success with 'One Last Time', which appeared on her second album 'My Everything', released in August 2014. In May 2024, the song was certified 4x Platinum by the BPI - translating to over 2.4 MILLION sales in the UK alone.
2016: 'Dangerous Woman'
Ariana also embarked on her biggest tour to date - the 'Dangerous Woman Tour' supporting her third album 'Dangerous Woman'. Devastatingly, her show at Manchester Arena on 22nd May 2017 ended with a horrific tragedy when a bomb killed 22 people and injured many others.
Following the terrible events of that night, messages of support for those affected poured in from around the world, including many from pop stars and celebrities.
Ariana, along with her team, worked quickly to put on a show that would bring everyone together at such a difficult time. Less than two weeks after the attack, the One Love Manchester benefit concert took place, with a line-up that included Katy Perry, Little Mix, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and many more artists - as well as Ariana herself.
2018: 'Sweetener'
Ariana understandably took some time off during 2017, but returned in August 2018 with her 'Sweetener' album which peaked at Number 1 in the UK and US, as well as many other countries around the world. It catalogued her dealing with everything she'd been through, as well as her relationship with Pete Davidson, which ended in October 2018.
2018: 'thank u, next'
Ariana suffered yet more loss in 2018 when her ex-boyfriend and close friend Mac Miller passed away. She paid tribute to him in beautiful Instagram posts, and even referenced him as an "angel" in her song 'thank u, next' - which practically broke the Internet with its incredible music video, taking inspiration from many iconic 90s and 00s teen films like Mean Girls.
2019: 'thank u, next' Take 2
...But Ari wasn't done there! Releasing her second album in less than six months, the album 'thank u, next' came out in February 2019, again topping the charts all over the world.
2019: Honoured with a waxwork
Ariana's waxwork at Madame Tussaud's was unveiled on Tuesday 21st May for an exclusive five-week residency starting on Friday 24th May. The final design of Ariana was chosen by fans, and Steve Davies, General Manager at Madame Tussauds London, said, "There is no doubt about it – Ariana Grande is one of the biggest female pop-superstars in the world right now and rightfully deserves this residency at Madame Tussauds London.
"Fans have been asking that Ariana's figure join our A List line up for some time and we loved working with them to decide the star's outfit. Much like the lady herself, Ariana's figure will be making her London appearance for a limited time only so Arianators should be quick to grab a chance to 'meet' their idol!"
2019: Charlie's Angels reboot
Ariana co-executive produced the soundtrack to the 2019 reboot of Charlie's Angels, singing the title track 'Don't Call Me Angel' with Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey.
2020: Potential casting in the live-action Hercules?
Ari took part in the Disney Family Singalong during lockdown in April 2020, singing 'I Won't Say I'm In Love' from Hercules - sparking calls for her to play the role of Meg in the upcoming Disney live-action remake of the 1997 animated original.
2020: Surprise release of her sixth album
Ariana announced in October 2020 that her sixth album would be released that month! At the time, she released no other information about the record, keep her fans in total suspense.
2020: The release of her sixth album 'positions'
Ari then released her sixth album 'positions' just two weeks later on Friday 30th October 2020 - and fans were over the moon!
2021: Ariana, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion
In 2021, Ariana released a remix of her track '34+35' that featured on her album 'positions'. The track, '34+35 Remix', features huge names Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion and was a massive hit with fans. Later that year, Ariana returned the favour to Doja Cat, featuring on 'I Don't Do Drugs' from Doja's third album 'Planet Her'.
2021: Ari joins the judging panel for The Voice
In March 2021, Ariana was announced to be joining the judging panel for The Voice US! She'll be replacing Nick Jonas on the panel and sit alongside Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton when the show returns in September 2021.
2021: Ariana Grande announced for new Wicked film
Ariana Grande was announced as Glinda in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked, which is also star Cynthia Erivo. Ariana has been a fan of Wicked for many years, even taking part in an NBC special called A Very Wicked Halloween, to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the musical.
2021: Ariana Grande releases her R.E.M. Beauty make-up range
In September 2021, Ariana Grande announced that she is launching her own beauty brand called R.E.M. Beauty.
The make-up range was then launched in November 2021 and is described on the website as: 'r.e.m. beauty was created to empower you with the tools you need to bring your most vivid, limitless, and creative dreams to life.
'Our products blend otherworldly ideas with real world innovation to inspire you to explore what creativity means to you.'
2021: Ariana Grande stars in Netflix film Don't Look Up
Ariana starred in the Netflix comedy drama Don't Look Up, written and directed by Academy Award winner Adam McKay. Ariana plays world-famous musician Riley Bina, who performs a song. According to Adam, the singer improvised some of the song which he immediately thought: "Oh, that's going in the movie".
Don't Look Up also stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers try to convince the world that there is a comet threatening to wipe out life on Earth.
2022: Ariana Grande releases Chapter 2 of her R.E.M. Beauty make-up range
In March 2022, Ariana released Chapter 2 of her R.E.M. Beauty make-up range. The singer shared a number of photos on her social media along with a promotional video.
In May, Ari shared a video on r.e.m. beauty's official YouTube, where she lead a makeup tutorial using products from both Chapters.
2022: Ariana is announced as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race
On 14th December 2022, the exciting news was announced that Ariana Grande would be returning to the RuPaul's Drag Race judging panel!
Both the show's official socials, and Ariana herself, confirmed the exciting news, revealing that she would be making her Ru-turn as a guest judge for season 15, which would air in January 2023.
2023: First look at Ariana in Wicked movie released
On 16th April 2023, fans got their first look at Ariana in the Wicked movie! Sharing two posts, we also got to see Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. With the first of the two films set for release on 22nd November 2024, you can see the first look images and everything else we know about the Wicked film here.
2023: Ari's R.E.M. Beauty voted Best Celebrity Beauty Brand
In September 2023, Ariana's make-up brand R.E.M. Beauty was awarded the Cosmopolitan Reader's Choice Award for the Best Celebrity Beauty Brand! Just two years after the brand's official launch, and shortly after it launching its first Sweetener foundation - a 60-shade skin care-infused range - Ari celebrated the win on Instagram, writing: 'thank you @cosmopolitan readers for voting for @r.e.m.beauty ! we are so grateful (and we feel like we're just getting started) 🥲♡'. (sic)
2024: Ariana drops new single 'yes, and?
Ariana dropped her first solo music in three years on 12th January, an epic new single called 'yes, and?' which later appeared on her seventh album, 'Eternal Sunshine', which was released in March 2024. The song was an instant hit, flying to the Number 1 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100, and bagging the Number 2 spot in the UK Chart. Just one month after the vogue-like music video premiered on YouTube, it amassed over an impressive 40 million views.
2024: Ariana releases a remix track with Mariah Carey
On 16th February 2024, Ariana released a remixed version of her hit 'yes, and ?' with Mariah Carey! Citing the global superstar as the 'queen of my heart and lifelong inspiration', Ariana thanks Mariah for 'sprinkling your brilliance and magic on my little song'. The 'yes, and ?' remix was released alongside an accompanying lyric video of Ariana's YouTube channel.
Listen to Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey's 'yes, and ?' remix here on YouTube.
2024: Ariana releases seventh album 'Eternal Sunshine'
In January 2024, Ariana Grande delighted fans by announcing her highly-anticipated seventh album, 'Eternal Sunshine', which was released on 8th March 2024. Containing tracks like 'yes, and?', 'the boy is mine' and 'imperfect for you', it was an instant hit with fans who loved how raw yet uplifting the record is. It scored a Number 1 in both the UK and the US, plus plenty of other countries around the world.
In September 2024, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album Platinum, and a year later in September 2025, the album was certified Platinum by the BPI for 600,000 sales in the UK!
2024: r.e.m. beauty X Wicked make-up collection
Just a week after the incredible official trailer for the Wicked movie dropped, Ariana upped the excitement as she teased her cosmetic brand r.e.m. beauty would launching a new collection inspired by the movie.
Sharing an image of the collection's packaging, which looked like a book with Wicked-inspired imagery, fans could see the r.e.m. beauty branding alongside the Wicked movie's. Despite not divulging any further details, it's fair to say the post got fans extremely excited.
2024: Ariana teases an 'Eternal Sunshine' tour
In between all of her other projects, Ari teased in July 2024 that she'd love to perform her 'Eternal Sunshine' album - but not as one of her typical tours: "It's definitely, for a multitude of reasons, not going to be a tour in the way I used to tour. It'd be a mini little sampling of shows. I do think it'd be really nice to do that. It's something that me and my team are working on."
2024: 'Eternal Sunshine' live album
On 1st October 2024, Ariana delighted fans with the drop of a brand new live album, in celebration of seven months since the release of her seventh album 'Eternal Sunshine'. Announcing the album - 'Eternal Sunshine Slightly Deluxe and Also Live' - on her socials, Ari gushed that she wanted to 'surprise you all with one more Eternal Sunshine related something' before she focuses her attention on the release of the Wicked movie. The album contains seven live tracks from the original album - 'Intro (End of The World)', 'Eternal Sunshine', 'Don't Wanna Break Up Again', 'Supernatural', 'Yes, And?', 'We Can't Be Friends' and 'Imperfect For You'.
Ariana wrote: '｡˚wanted to surprise you all with one more Eternal Sunshine related something before i head back into my bubble and meet you over the rainbow next month… so i performed seven songs (from ag7) with this wonderful group of musicians, in celebration of seven months of Eternal Sunshine. Eternal Sunshine Slightly Deluxe and Also Live is now available. ·ꕤ.ﾟꕤ'. (sic)
Ariana recorded the live performances alongside the talented musicians, adding: 'the videos will be coming out one at a time, each day this week. Peaches says thank you for all of your love and that she cannot wait to see you again later.' (sic)
2025: Nominated for an Oscar for her role in Wicked
In January 2025, Ari received the news she'd been nominated for best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 97th Academy Awards. Wicked was also nominated for Best Picture, at the awards which take place on 3rd March — while castmate, Cynthia Erivo, secured a nomination for Actress in a Leading Role.
2025: Ariana Grande releases short film and deluxe album
Ariana Grande released the deluxe version of her 'Eternal Sunshine' album, along with the short film called Brighter Days Ahead on 28th March. The film follows Peaches (played by Ariana) 70 years after we last saw her.
The synopsis reads: 'Now, she finds herself once again in the waiting room of Brighter Days Inc., but this time for a very different appointment. The company now offers advanced memory restoration, allowing her to revisit a curated selection of moments from her life—both cherished and painful.'
2025: Ariana announces 'The Eternal Sunshine Tour'
In August, Ariana announced she would be going on 'The Eternal Sunshine Tour', including five dates in the UK. The singer will be coming to the UK in August 2026.
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