Ariana Grande has revealed that she will embark on her 2026 Eternal Sunshine Tour. The singer and actress confirmed on Thursday that she will return to the stage next summer for her first tour in seven years, in support of her 2024 album, Eternal Sunshine. The announcement followed a teaser on Instagram, where she posted a clip of a corrupted file with the words, “Announcement loading…” and “See you next year…”
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The tour will visit nine major North American cities, including Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago and Austin. Fans in the UK will be treated to a five-night residency at The O2 in London, with further dates expected to be announced. Ariana’s last tour, in 2019, supported her albums Sweetener and Thank U, Next, spanning nine months and featuring 100 shows worldwide.
In recent years, Ariana has concentrated on her acting career, portraying Glinda in the 2024 film Wicked and its sequel, Wicked: For Good, which is due for release on 21 November. She is also filming Focker In-Law, the fourth installment in the Meet the Parents franchise. Despite her focus on acting, Ariana reassured fans in 2024 that she has no plans to give up music.
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“I feel so grateful to the acting, and I think my fans know that music and being on stage will always be a part of my life,” she told Variety. She added that the coming years would be a period of exploring different forms of art, and that acting currently “feels like home”. The Eternal Sunshine Tour is scheduled to run from 6 June to 23 August 2026.
