The Honeymoon Tour

The Honeymoon Tour was Ariana Grande's second concert tour and debut arena tour in support of her second studio album My Everything, which was released on August 25, 2014. The tour began on February 28, 2015 in Independence, Missouri, and ended on October 25, 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil.

BackgroundEdit

On June 4, 2014, Grande signed a contract for her tour and announced that the tour wouldn't just be the United States.^[1] She later revealed that the tour would start in February 2015.^[2] Further on, it was announced that she would be visiting Brazil on the tour during an MTV Twitter takeover.^[3] On September 5, 2014, Grande announced the first set of tour dates through a new fan app called Fahlo.^[4] She revealed the first 26 dates and cities. European dates were announced on October 4, 2014.

TriviaEdit

• About seven weeks before the tour started, Grande created a YouTube channel called Honeymoon Diaries, where she would be posting videos related to the tour and rehearsals.
• VIP fans who purchased Meet & Greet tickets got an Ariana Grande bag with bracelet and light up cat ears.^[5][6][7]
• The Meet & Greet was set up like a photo booth so fans got to go in (2 at a time) and take 3 pictures with Grande that were printed out.^[8][9]
• Grande's dogs Toulouse and Sirius went with Grande on tour but the rest of her dogs did not as they don't like traveling.^[10]
• During "Best Mistake" Grande stands on a fake cloud that gets lifted up over the stage.^[11]
• She was almost crushed by a lift while performing "Love Me Harder" on the opening night.
• Big Sean joined Grande on tour on March 7, 2015 in Detroit. He rapped his verses in "Best Mistake" and "Right There" and they kissed on stage.
• Justin Bieber joined Grande on stage on March 28, 2015 in Miami and they performed "Love Me Harder" and his songs "All That Matters" and "As Long As You Love Me".^[12] He also came back on April 8, 2015 in Inglewood, California.
• Grande got a "honeymoon" tattoo written out in cursive on the side of her right middle finger.

Set list Edit

Grande said that they tried to fit as many songs from My Everything and Yours Truly as they could but they couldn't play every song. Ariana and her crew also confirmed that they put an "old song" that was a "fan favourite" in the setlist ("Pink Champagne").^[13] She also used Mi.Mu Gloves during one of her songs.

Opening Acts Edit

Rixton Edit

1. "Wait On Me"
2. "We All Want The Same Thing"
3. "Latch" (originally performed by Disclosure)
4. "Make Out"
5. "Appreciated"
6. "Fine China" (originally performed by Chris Brown)
7. "Uptown Funk" (originally performed by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars) / "Crazy in Love" (originally performed by Beyoncé) [Mashup]
8. "Hotel Ceiling"
9. "Me and My Broken Heart"

Cashmere Cat Edit

1. "Adore" (featuring Ariana Grande)

Prince Royce Edit

1. "Stuck on a Feeling"
2. "Extraordinary"
3. "Double Vision"
4. "Back It Up"
5. "Earned It" (originally performed by The Weeknd)
6. "Stand By Me"

Olivia Viggiano Edit

1. "What Do You Mean?" (originally performed by Justin Bieber)

Ariana GrandeEdit

Set 1: Intro

Interlude: Ariana explaining what she wants the tour to be like and a countdown from 60 seconds

1. "Bang Bang"
2. "Hands On Me"
3. "Baby I" (starting August 15, 2015)

Set 2

Interlude: Orchestral arrangement of "Best Mistake"

4. "Best Mistake"
5. "Break Your Heart Right Back"
6. "Be My Baby"
7. "I'm Every Woman" (originally performed by Whitney Houston) / Vogue (originally performed by Madonna) [Mashup] (starting July 2015)

Set 3

Interlude: Tap dancing and sepia video of Grande preparing for the set

8. "Right There"
9. "The Way"
10. "Pink Champagne"
11. "Tattooed Heart"

Set 4

Interlude: Orchestral arrangement of "One Last Time"

12. "One Last Time"

Set 5

Interlude: Video of Imogen Heap showing off Mi.Mu Gloves

13. "Why Try"

Set 6

Interlude: Audio of Grandpa Grande giving advice to Ariana

14. "My Everything"
15. "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart" (until March 2015)

Set 7

Interlude: Remix of "Lovin' It"

16. "Love Me Harder" (solo version)
17. "All My Love"

Interlude: Ariana thanking her fans

18. "Honeymoon Avenue"

Set 8

Interlude: Music video intro to "Break Free"

19. "Break Free"

Set 9: Encore

Interlude: "Problem" beats with spinning retro spiral and hype

20. "Problem"

GalleryEdit

ShowsEdit

Cancelled shows Edit

Notes Edit

• Grande's concert at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas was a part of RodeoHouston.
• Grande's concert at Wembley Stadium in London, England was a part of the 2015 Summertime Ball.
• Grande's concert at Pier 26 in New York City was a part of the 2015 LGBT Pride.
• Grande's concert at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio was supposed to be a part of the MLB All-Star Concert, but due to her wisdom teeth removal, she dropped out of the concert. She was then replaced by Demi Lovato, with Rixton as the same opening act.
• Grande's concerts at QVC Marine Field and Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Japan and at the Maishima Sports Island in Osaka, Japan are part of the Summer Sonic Festival.

PersonnelEdit

PerformersEdit

• Ariana Grande
• Rixton (Opening Act)
• Cashmere Cat (Opening Act)
• Prince Royce (Opening Act, third leg)
• Who Is Fancy (Opening Act, fifth leg for 13 dates)
• Olivia Viggiano (Opening Act, sixth leg for Argentina)

DancersEdit

• Ajaye Skeene
• Brian Nicholson
• Jose "Boy Boi" Tena
• Chris Rivera
• Cory Graves
• Gracie Stewart
• Joesar Alva
• Max Pham Nguyen
• Nekai Johnson
• Ricky Alvarez
• Scott Nicholson
• Tracy Takahashi

BandEdit

• Chrysanthe Tan (violin)
• Kiara Ana (viola)
• Adrienne Woods (cello)
• André Frappier (guitars)
• Tim Bailey (bass)
• Keith "Stix" McJimson (drums)
• DJ Dubz (DJ/Hype Man)
• Troy Laureta (musical director/keyboards)

ReferencesEdit