Ariana Grande Just Finally Dropped Her ‘Sweetener’ Tour Dates
The weeks following the release of Ariana Grande's fourth studio album, Sweetener, didn't exactly deliver the aggressive promotional cycle new albums typically receive.
From her high-profile breakup with ex-fiance Pete Davidson to the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, it's been a tumultuous time for the singer, who released her record back on August 17 and understandably took a break to focus on her mental health not too long after.
And while it seemed for a while that a tour in support of the album would be, at best, far in the future—possibly even in promotion of both Sweetener and a forthcoming fifth album, which is already in the works—Grande admitted recently that she was both ready and needed to tour. (Back in September, Grande responded to a fan asking about tour dates on Twitter, telling them that she would not be touring for a "loooooooooooooong time.")
On Thursday (October 25), the artist dropped the initial round of her Sweetener tour dates on social media.
See the full list of dates, below:
March 18 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
March 20 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
March 22 - Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
March 25 - Washington, DC - Capitol One Arena
March 26 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
March 28 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
March 30 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
April 1 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
April 3 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
April 5 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
April 7 - Chicago, IL - United Center
April 10 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
April 12 - Indianapolis, IN - Bankers Life Fieldhouse
April 13 - St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
April 15 - Milwaukee, WI - Fiserv Forum
April 17 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
April 18 - Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center
April 20 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
April 22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Vivint Smart Home Arena
April 25 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
April 27 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
April 30 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
May 2 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center
May 3 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
May 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
May 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
May 14 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 17 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
May 19 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
May 21 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
May 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena
May 25 - New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
May 28 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
May 29 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
May 31 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
June 4 - Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena
June 7 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
June 8 - Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
June 10 - Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
June 12 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
June 14 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
June 18 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
True to her word, the unveiling came less than 24 hours after Grande shared on Twitter that she would be announcing the dates today. It's expected that international tour dates will be released soon.