Sweetener World Tour

Sweetener World Tour
General information
Associated album	Sweetener Thank U, Next
Start date	March 18, 2019
End date	December 22, 2019
Legs	3
Shows	71 in North America 30 in Europe 101 in total
Opening acts	Ella Mai Normani Social House
Tours Chronology
The Sweetener Sessions
Sweetener World Tour

The Sweetener World Tour was Ariana Grande's fourth concert tour, in support of her fourth studio album, Sweetener, which was released on August 17, 2018, and her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next, which was released on February 8, 2019. The tour began on March 18, 2019 in Albany, New York, and concluded on December 22, 2019 in Inglewood, California.

Background

Following the release of Grande's fourth studio album, Sweetener, Grande embarked to a promotional concert tour, The Sweetener Sessions, which concluded after 4 dates. On October 1, 2018, Grande started recording her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next. She later confirmed that the tour would be for both Sweetener and Thank U, Next.

The Sweetener World Tour dates for North America were announced on October 25, 2018. Pre-sale for the tickets for the first leg of the tour took place between November 1 and November 3, 2018. On November 5, 2018, tickets went on sale to the general public, and Grande announced Normani and Social House as her opening acts. 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. On January 14, 2019, the shows in Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus, Milwaukee, Saint Louis, Saint Paul, Denver and Salt Lake City were rescheduled and the shows in Omaha and Raleigh were canceled 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 due to her cancellation when she was supposed to performed for a New Years party. On May 28, 2019, the shows in Tampa and Orlando were rescheduled due to illness.

On December 14, 2018, the European dates for the tour were announced. The second leg visited 19 cities across Europe, beginning on August 17, 2019 in London at The O₂ Arena and concluding on October 16, 2019 in London at The O₂ Arena. 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 went on sale to the general public (excluding the United Kingdom), and due to popular demand, additional shows were added in Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin. On December 21, 2018, tickets went on sale to the general public in the United Kingdom, and due to popular demand, additional shows were added in London and Birmingham. On February 25, 2019, due to popular demand, additional shows were added in Hamburg and Dublin. On March 5, 2019, Grande announced that Ella Mai would be one of the opening acts for the European leg of the tour, replacing Normani. On June 11, 2019, due to popular demand, additional shows were added in London. On August 9, 2019, the first show in Hamburg and the show in Prague were rescheduled, and the show in Kraków was canceled.

Grande with the entire Sweetener World Tour Crew on December 19, 2019

On June 20, 2019, Grande announced another North American leg of the tour. It visited 18 cities across the United States, including the rescheduled Tampa and Orlando shows, beginning on November 9, 2019 in Uniondale at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and concluding on December 21, 2019 in Inglewood at The Forum. 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. On November 17, 2019, the show in Lexington was canceled due to illness.

Trivia

• "Imagine" was supposed to be on the setlist, but it was removed.

Live album

Main article: K Bye For Now (SWT Live)

A live album of the tour, K Bye For Now (SWT Live), was released on December 23, 2019. It was recorded over the course of the first and second legs of the tour.

Set list

Opening Acts

Social House

1. "At Least We Can Say That We Tried"
2. "Love Me Back"
3. "Why You Always Got To Start Something"
4. "Tropical Rain"
5. "Magic in the Hamptons"
6. "Haunt You"

Normani

1. "Band Instrumental" (introduction)
2. "Checklist"
3. "Waves"
4. "One in a Million"
5. "Diamonds" (contains elements of "We Found Love" and "Run This Town")
6. "All In My Head (Flex)" / "He Like That" / "Down" (interlude)

5. "Work From Home"
6. "Worth It"
7. "BO$$"
8. "Going Bad" / "Lose Control" / "1 Thing" / "I'm A Slave 4 U" / "Freakum Dress" (dancers interlude)
9. "Dancing With a Stranger"
10. "Love Lies"

Ella Mai

1. "Love Me Like That (Champion Love)"
2. "Cheap Shot"
3. "Shot Clock"
4. "Put It All On Me"
5. "10,000 Hours"
6. "Boo'd Up"
7. "Naked"
8. "Trip"

Ariana Grande

Set 1: Intro

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

Set 2
Interlude: "Childhood" (Young Ariana recreating a scene from Bruce Almighty)

5. "R.E.M"
6. "Be Alright"
7. "Sweetener"
8. "Successful"
9. "Side To Side"
10. "Bloodline"
11. "7 Rings"

Set 3
Interlude: Cover of "Close To You" by Frank Ocean

12. "Love Me Harder"
13. "Breathin"
14. "Needy"
15. "Fake Smile"
16. "Make Up"
17. "Right There"
18. "You'll Never Know"
19. "Break Your Heart Right Back"
20. "NASA"
21. "Goodnight N Go"

Set 4
Interlude: "In My Head" video

22. "Everytime"
23. "One Last Time"
24. "The Light Is Coming"
25. "Into You"

Set 5
Interlude: Cover of "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" by Marilyn Monroe

26. "Dangerous Woman"
27. "Break Free"
28. "No Tears Left To Cry"

Set 6: Encore

Interlude: "Thank U, Next" montage

29. "Thank U, Next"

Notes

• During the first show in Boston, Grande performed "Rule The World" with 2 Chainz.
• During the first show in Washington, D.C., Grande performed "Got Her Own" with Victoria Monét.
• During the shows in Montréal and the second show in Los Angeles, the first shows in Inglewood, the first show in Las Vegas and Anaheim, Grande performed "Monopoly" with Victoria Monét.
• During the first show at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Grande performed "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and "Tearin' Up My Heart" with NSYNC, "Side to Side" and "Bang Bang" with Nicki Minaj, and "Mo Money Mo Problems" with Diddy and Mase. "Successful", "Bloodline", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "You'll Never Know", "Everytime", and "One Last Time" were not performed.
• During the second show at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Grande performed "Bang Bang", and "Sorry" with Justin Bieber. "Successful", "Bloodline", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "You’ll Never Know", "Goodnight N Go", "Everytime", and "One Last Time" was not performed.
• Starting with the show in Edmonton, "One Last Time" was removed from the set list.
• Starting with the show in Phoenix, "Goodnight N Go" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Get Well Soon".
• During the show in Charlotte, Grande performed "Tattooed Heart" and "Piano".
• Starting with the second show in Washington, D.C., "Bloodline" was removed from the set list.
• During the show at Lollapalooza, Grande performed "Boyfriend" with Social House. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)", "Successful", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "Right There", "You'll Never Know", "Break Your Heart Right Back", and "Everytime" were not performed.
• Starting with the first show in London, "Get Well Soon" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Only 1", "Boyfriend" was added to the setlist, and the "Close To You" interlude was changed to "Adore".
• During the show at Manchester Pride, Grande only performed "No Tears Left To Cry", "Be Alright", "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored", "Side To Side", "7 Rings", "Break Free", "Breathin", "Love Me Harder", "Thank U, Next", and "One Last Time".
• Starting with the show in Vienna, "Boyfriend" was removed from the set list.
• Starting with the third show in Dublin, "Successful" was not performed along with "Only 1".
• Starting with the show in Oslo, "Only 1" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Tattooed Heart".
• Starting with the show in Uniondale, "Successful" was re-added to the setlist, "Right There", "You'll Never Know", "Break Your Heart Right Back", and "Tattooed Heart" were removed from the set list, and "December", "True Love", "Wit It This Christmas", "Santa Tell Me", and "Winter Things" were added to the set list.
• During the show in Uniondale, "Into You" and "Love Me Harder" were not performed.
• During the third show in Brooklyn, Grande performed "Tattooed Heart". "Winter Things" was not performed.
• During the second show in Atlanta, Grande performed "I Think You're Swell" with Matt Bennett and "Give It Up" with Elizabeth Gillies. "Successful" and "Break Free" were not performed. Grande also gave the original God is a woman falsetto whereas during other shows, it was changed to a whistle tone
• Starting with the show in Raleigh, "Winter Things" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Get Well Soon".
• During the second show in Dallas, Grande performed "Moonlight". "Get Well Soon" was not performed.
• During the second show in Phoenix, Grande performed "Tattooed Heart". "Get Well Soon" was not performed.
• Starting with the show in Anaheim, "Get Well Soon" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Honeymoon Avenue".
• In the last five shows, "Successful" was not performed.

Gallery

“deep breaths, tight chest, life, death” To view the Sweetener World Tour gallery, click here.

Videos

Ariana Grande - "Be Alright" Sweetener Tour 2019 at the BBMAs T-Mobile

Ariana Grande - 7 rings (Live From The Billboard Music Awards 2019)

Social House - Haunt You (Official Lyric Video)

Social House - On Tour with Ariana Grande (Episode 1)

Social House - New Music (soon) + Merch (Episode 2)

Social House - Coachella (Episode 3)

Social House - Sweetener Tour Europe (Episode 4)

Social House - Sweetener Tour Europe (Episode 5)

Social House - Sweetener Tour (Episode 6)

Social House - First Headline Show Sweetener Tour (Episode 7)

Social House - Sweetener Tour (Episode 8)

Shows

• First leg
• Second leg
• Third leg

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act(s)
North America
March 18, 2019	Albany	United States	Times Union Center	Normani Social House
March 20, 2019	Boston		TD Garden
March 22, 2019	Buffalo		KeyBank Center
March 25, 2019	Washington, D.C.		Capitol One Arena
March 26, 2019	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
March 28, 2019	Cleveland		Quicken Loans Arena
March 30, 2019	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
April 1, 2019	Montréal	Canada	Bell Centre
April 3, 2019	Toronto		Scotiabank Arena
April 5, 2019	Detroit	United States	Little Caesars Arena
April 14, 2019	Indio		Empire Polo Club	N/A
April 21, 2019
April 25, 2019	Edmonton	Canada	Rogers Place	Normani Social House
April 27, 2019	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
April 30, 2019	Portland	United States	Moda Center
May 2, 2019	San Jose		SAP Center
May 3, 2019	Sacramento		Golden 1 Center
May 6, 2019	Los Angeles		STAPLES Center
May 7, 2019
May 10, 2019	Inglewood		The Forum
May 11, 2019	Las Vegas		T-Mobile Arena
May 14, 2019	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 17, 2019	San Antonio		AT&T Center
May 19, 2019	Houston		Toyota Center
May 21, 2019	Dallas		American Airlines Center
May 23, 2019	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena
May 25, 2019	New Orleans		Smoothie King Center
May 31, 2019	Miami		American Airlines Arena
June 1, 2019
June 4, 2019	Chicago		United Center
June 5, 2019
June 7, 2019	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
June 8, 2019	Atlanta		State Farm Arena
June 10, 2019	Charlotte		Spectrum Center
June 12, 2019	Pittsburgh		PPG Paints Arena	Social House
June 14, 2019	Brooklyn		Barclays Center	Normani Social House
June 15, 2019
June 18, 2019	New York City		Madison Square Garden
June 19, 2019
June 21, 2019	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena
June 22, 2019	Boston		TD Garden
June 24, 2019	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
June 26, 2019	Toronto	Canada	Scotiabank Arena
June 29, 2019	Indianapolis	United States	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
July 1, 2019	Columbus		The Schottenstein Center
July 5, 2019	Milwaukee		Fiserv Forum
July 6, 2019	Saint Louis		Enterprise Center
July 8, 2019	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
July 11, 2019	Denver		Pepsi Center
July 13, 2019	Salt Lake City		Vivint Smart Home Arena
August 4, 2019	Chicago		Grant Park	N/A

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act(s)
Europe
August 17, 2019	London	England	The O2 Arena	Ella Mai Social House
August 19, 2019
August 20, 2019
August 23, 2019	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
August 24, 2019
August 25, 2019	Manchester	England	Mayfield	N/A
August 27, 2019	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena	Ella Mai Social House
August 28, 2019
August 30, 2019	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
September 1, 2019	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
September 3, 2019	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
September 4, 2019	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
September 11, 2019	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
September 14, 2019	Birmingham	England	Arena Birmingham
September 15, 2019
September 17, 2019	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro
September 19, 2019	Sheffield	England	FlyDSA Arena
September 22, 2019	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena
September 23, 2019
September 25, 2019
September 28, 2019	Hamburg	Germany	Barclaycard Arena
October 1, 2019	Copenhagen	Denmark	Royal Arena
October 3, 2019	Oslo	Norway	Telenor Arena
October 5, 2019	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
October 7, 2019	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
October 9, 2019	Hamburg	Germany	Barclaycard Arena
October 10, 2019	Berlin		Mercedes-Benz Arena
October 13, 2019	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 15, 2019	London	England	The O2 Arena
October 16, 2019

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act(s)
North America
November 9, 2019	Uniondale	United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Social House
November 12, 2019	Brooklyn		Barclays Center
November 15, 2019	Charlottesville		John Paul Jones Arena
November 19, 2019	Atlanta		State Farm Arena
November 22, 2019	Raleigh		PNC Arena
November 24, 2019	Tampa		Amalie Arena
November 25, 2019	Orlando		Amway Center
November 27, 2019	Miami		American Airlines Arena
December 1, 2019	Jacksonville		VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
December 3, 2019	Columbia		Colonial Life Arena
December 5, 2019	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
December 7, 2019	Memphis		FedExForum
December 9, 2019	Dallas		American Airlines Center
December 12, 2019	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena
December 13, 2019	Anaheim		Honda Center
December 15, 2019	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
December 17, 2019	San Francisco		Chase Center
December 18, 2019
December 21, 2019	Inglewood		The Forum
December 22, 2019

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason/Additional Info
April 18, 2019	Omaha	United States	CHI Health Center Omaha	Schedules changes due to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
June 4, 2019	Raleigh		PNC Arena
September 9, 2019	Kraków	Poland	Tauron Arena	Personal issues
November 17, 2019	Lexington	United States	Rupp Arena	Illness

Personnel

Performers

• Ariana Grande
• Normani (opening act for North American leg)
• Social House (opening act)
• Ella Mai (opening act for European leg)
• 2 Chainz (special guest)
• Nicki Minaj (special guest)
• Victoria Monét (special guest)
• NSYNC (special guest)
• Justin Bieber (special guest)
• Elizabeth Gillies (special guest)
• Matt Bennett (special guest)

The Sweetener World Tour dancers with Grande during rehearsals.

Dancers

• Joesar Alva
• Bong Buño
• Darrion
• Igor Faria
• Rim Taya
• Cory Graves
• Mao Kawakami
• Brian Nicholson
• Scott Nicholson
• Luz Remigio
• Tiley Strozewski
• Kristopher Terry
• Nekai Johnson