Ariana Grande launched her Eternal Sunshine tour on Saturday night (June 6) at Oakland Arena in California, marking her first live tour since December 2019. The career-spanning set comprised 23 songs across three acts, drawing from her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine alongside hits like "Break Free," "Thank U, Next," "Into You," "Rain On Me" with Lady Gaga, and "Dangerous Woman." Several tracks received their live debuts, including "Dandelion," "Just Like Magic," "Warm," and "Hate That I Made You Love Me" — the only preview so far of her forthcoming album Petal, due July 31. Grande posted to Instagram on Saturday morning thanking fans: "Oakland, night one … it feels impossible to find the words at this time … so for now, just thank you. from the bottom of my heart."
Ariana Grande played her first show in seven years Saturday night at Oakland Arena — 23 songs, three acts, full career sweep. The Eternal Sunshine tour opener stacked mega-hits ("Thank U, Next," "Into You," "Dangerous Woman") alongside live debuts of "Dandelion," "Warm," and "Hate That I Made You Love Me," which is the first taste of her next album Petal dropping July 31. She posted to Instagram before the show: "Oakland, night one … thank you. from the bottom of my heart. I love you all more than words can ever possibly say. And I missed you."
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Grande's return to touring comes after a hiatus that spanned the pandemic and her pivot to acting in Wicked. The Eternal Sunshine tour doubles as a rollout vehicle for Petal, her second album in two years — an unusually aggressive release cadence for an artist at her level. The live debut of "Hate That I Made You Love Me" signals she's already previewing unreleased material on stage, a strategy that keeps both setlists and the album cycle in the news cycle simultaneously.
seven-year gap between tours is a long time in pop. Grande using the opening night to preview a song from an album that doesn't drop for two months is a move — keeps the tour and the rollout fused together. She's clearly not easing back in. Twenty-three songs across three acts on night one after that much time away is a statement.
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