Ariana Grande is one of the most prolific pop stars of the last 15 years, currently gearing up for the release of her eighth studio album since 2013. But perhaps surprisingly, her newest tour is only her fifth. Her current trek is a relatively limited one – it’ll span less than three months when all is said and done – but it’s packing quite a punch, so far.
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, The Eternal Sunshine Tour has grossed $36 million and sold 203,000 tickets in its first 14 shows. It marks Grande’s first tour in seven years, having wrapped the Sweetener World Tour in December 2019.
In the first handful of years of Grande’s music career, she was on a common schedule of touring behind each album release: 2013’s Yours Truly was backed by The Listening Sessions, 2014’s My Everything was supported by the following year’s The Honeymoon Tour, and 2016’s Dangerous Woman was followed by Dangerous Woman Tour one year later. But by her next cycle, the pace and shape of her output – recorded and live – became more amorphous.
After releasing Sweetener in August 2018, Grande announced Sweetener World Tour in late October. But just a week later, she released “Thank U, Next,” which ultimately led to an album of the same name in February 2019, one month before the tour kicked off. It was a hectic timeline that matched the breakneck speed of press, gossip, and accolades surrounding her. Both albums collapsed into Sweetener World Tour, which became her biggest trek yet and yielded a Netflix concert film in 2020.
Years later, Grande is in a similar position. The Eternal Sunshine Tour is her first live trek since the release of multiple albums, but in typical Ari fashion, there’s more. Between the tour’s announcement and opening night, she released “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” the first taste of Petal, which will release in full on July 29.
Scroll for a breakdown of what Ariana Grande has been up to since her last world tour and, as she embarks on a five-show run at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center (July 13-19), see how The Eternal Sunshine Tour compares to her previous runs so far.
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Positions (2020)
After a couple of one-off collaborations casually topped the Billboard Hot 100 within the span of three weeks (“Stuck With U,” with Justin Bieber; “Rain on Me,” with Lady Gaga), Grande released Positions, her third album in three years. The title track topped the Hot 100 while the album became her fifth to crown the Billboard 200.
All 13 of the set’s tracks hit the Hot 100, with second single “34 + 35” reaching No. 2 on the back of a remix with Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion.
COVID-19 prevented an immediate tour. But while acts like Bad Bunny, Dua Lipa, and The Weeknd supported pandemic-era albums with delayed tours once venues re-opened, Grande had other projects blocking her schedule.
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Wicked, Parts I & II (2024-25)
In 2021, Grande was cast as Glinda in Jon Chu’s film adaptation of Wicked, with filming beginning the next year. Split into two films, the first was released in November 2024, and the next in November 2025.
They earned Grande an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress, plus notices at the Actor Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globes. Her rendition of “Defying Gravity,” with Cynthia Erivo, notched her third Grammy award (best pop/duo group performance). Combined, the two Wicked films grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide.
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Eternal Sunshine (2024)
After filming Wicked but before its theatrical release – the Grande timeline continues to shapeshift – she released her seventh studio album and first in almost four years, Eternal Sunshine. She added another No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and two No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 – “Yes, And?” in January 2024 and “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” in March upon the album’s release. Three Grammy nominations followed.
And while rehearsal and filming may have conflicted with touring after Positions, the release and promotion of Wicked squashed anticipation of performances for Eternal Sunshine.
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“Hate That I Made You Love Me” & Petal (2026)
While fans may not have been expecting more new music before The Eternal Sunshine Tour’s June kick-off, Grande soft-launched her newest album era in May. First, she announced Petal, set for release on July 29, and then released “Hate That I Made You Love Me” on May 29, just a week before her first concert.
‘Made’ has been included in the show’s final act, after 2016’s “Into You” and before the finale of “Supernatural.” With shows scheduled for the night before and night after the album’s release, the tour’s setlist could adjust during her stops in Montreal (July 28-31), Chicago (Aug. 3-6), and London (Aug. 15-Sept. 1).
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The Eternal Sunshine Tour (2026)
Three albums and two award-winning, blockbuster films later, Grande has bridged the seven-year gap between Sweetener World Tour and The Eternal Sunshine Tour. Its first 14 shows – in Oakland, Los Angeles, Austin, and Sunrise, Fla. – have grossed $36 million and sold 203,000 tickets.
Averaged out per show, she is pacing $2.6 million and 14,500 tickets each night. In both metrics, that is more than Sweetener World Tour or any of her previous treks. Her nightly gross and attendance have increased upon each of her five tours.
The Eternal Sunshine Tour has 14 more shows to report in North America, including five at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center from July 13-19. Then, she travels abroad for 10 shows at London’s O2 Arena. Altogether, it will approach $100 million in less than three months of arena dates.
She’ll be back on the big screen before the end of the year via Focker-in-Law, quickly but unsurprisingly adding another chapter to her ever-growing multi-media catalog.
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