Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine Tour Rehearsals First Look

Eternal Sunshine Tour Rehearsals — Quick Read

Grande posted rehearsal photos on April 6, 2026 — exactly two months before the tour opens at Oakland Arena.
The caption read “see you in two months”, linking to her @brighterdays tour Instagram account.
The Eternal Sunshine Tour runs 41 shows across North America and the UK, ending September 1 at The O2 in London.
Grande told Rolling Stone the setlist has been in the works for months and she wants it to be a surprise.

Grande and her dancers hit the mirror room · Tour opens June 6 at Oakland Arena · 41 shows across North America and the UK

Ariana Grande shared her first rehearsal photos for the Eternal Sunshine Tour on April 6, 2026, exactly two months before she opens at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California. The tour marks Grande’s first headline run since the Sweetener World Tour wrapped in 2019, and the rehearsal post is the clearest sign yet that the show is taking real shape.

ariana grande and dancers for eternal sunshine tour

Grande captioned the Instagram carousel, ‘See you in two months @brighterdays ♡,’ linking to her Brighter Days companion account, which carries all 41 tour dates. The photos show Grande posing with her dancers and tour crew in front of rehearsal mirrors her brunette high ponytail firmly back in place.

What She Said About Rehearsals

Grande told E! News at the Critics’ Choice Awards on January 4, 2026, that she had been working on the setlist for months. ‘It’s in a good place, but we’ll never know until we get into the rehearsals, which are starting very soon, and we put things on their feet if it’ll make sense or not,’ she said, per Rolling Stone’s red carpet coverage.

When E! pushed for details, Grande played it close. ‘I want to let it be a surprise,’ she said. She was also asked if the setlist would include material tied to her role as Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked for Universal Pictures. Her answer was a simple ‘we’ll see.’

Grande has since confirmed rehearsals are now fully underway. The April 6 post removes any doubt with two months to opening night, the Eternal Sunshine Tour is on its feet.

Ariana Grande on the Eternal Sunshine Tour ‘One Last Hurrah’

Grande described the tour in unusually candid terms during a recent appearance on the Good Hang podcast. ‘I think the first, the last, 10 or 15 years will look very different to the ones that are coming up,’ she said. ‘I’m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long, long time. So I’m going to give it my all.’

She called it ‘one last hurrah’ before Amy Poehler, also on the podcast, urged her not to make definitive statements. Grande immediately walked it back. ‘No, no, no, I’m not,’ she said. She repeated a similar sentiment in a Vogue Japan interview, telling readers: ‘I hope I get to hug you in LA at one of the shows just in case it never happens again.’

ariana grande and team for dance rehersal

The framing matters. Grande opted out of dynamic pricing entirely for the Eternal Sunshine Tour, set ticket prices to prioritise affordability, and publicly stated that resale markups are ‘not right’ and she is ‘incredibly bothered’ by them. This is a tour built differently from the ground up.

Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine Tour

The Eternal Sunshine Tour runs 41 shows in total, per Wikipedia’s confirmed tour data. It opens June 6, 2026, at Oakland Arena and closes September 1, 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, with five nights at The O2 to end the run. The North American leg hits Oakland, the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Moody Centre ATX in Austin, Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, Brooklyn, Boston, and more.

The tour supports both Positions (2020) and Eternal Sunshine (2024) on Republic Records, the two albums Grande never toured together. Pre-sales drew 6 million users vying for tickets, including 1 million in the Oakland and Los Angeles area alone, per Wikipedia’s tour entry. Every date sold out.

What the Setlist Could Include

Grande has confirmed nothing specific, but the tour officially supports both Eternal Sunshine and Positions on Republic Records. Fan projections based on the setlist. FM Eternal Sunshine Tour averages are subject to change; point to ‘yes, and?’, ‘we can’t be friends (wait for your love),’ and ‘the boy is mine’ as likely inclusions from the 2024 album. Career-spanning hits ‘thank u, next,’ ‘7 rings,’ ‘God is a Woman,’ ‘Into You,’ and ‘No Tears Left to Cry’ all carry strong expectations based on prior tour patterns.

Grande has not confirmed whether any Wicked-era material will appear. Her ‘we’ll see’ on the Critics Choice carpet in January 2026 is the only on-record comment on the subject.

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater Ahead of the Tour

Grande recently made rare public comments about her husband Ethan Slater as his Off-Broadway show Marcel on the Train concluded its run in March 2026. Grande praised Slater publicly, marking one of the few times she has commented on their relationship in an open forum since the two married in 2024.

Slater’s show wrapped just weeks before Grande posted the rehearsal photos. With the Eternal Sunshine Tour two months out, the timing of both moments points to a summer that belongs entirely to Grande’s return to the stage.

FAQ — Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine Tour 2026

When does Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Tour start?

The tour opens June 6, 2026 at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California — Grande’s first headline show since 2019.

How many shows is the Eternal Sunshine Tour?

The Eternal Sunshine Tour runs 41 shows total, spanning North America and the UK, ending September 1, 2026 at The O2 Arena in London.

Are there still tickets available for the Eternal Sunshine Tour?

All dates sold out. Ticketmaster.com handles official ticket requests for reissued tickets from scalper violations; resale options also exist via secondary market sellers.

What albums does the Eternal Sunshine Tour support?

The tour supports Positions (2020) and Eternal Sunshine (2024), both released on Republic Records.

Did Ariana Grande call the Eternal Sunshine Tour her last tour?

Grande called it a ‘one last hurrah’ on the Good Hang podcast but immediately clarified she was not making a definitive statement about retiring from touring.