Ariana Grande fans took to social media in disbelief after hundreds of thousands were left queuing for tickets for her London dates, with more shows now added following the demand.
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Next summer’s ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour marks the singer’s first return to the stage in six years, following her 2019 ‘Sweetener’ trek. They’re set to take Grande across the pond for a five-night residency at The O2 in London next August, with her only UK dates originally taking place between August 15 and 23.
This morning (September 16), pre-sale kicked off for the London residency, and within minutes of the 10am launch time, fans found Ticketmaster had crashed after a staggering number of fans scrambled for tickets, with some screenshots circulating X/Twitter claiming to show over two million users were in the queue at one point.
Even more conservative numbers showed over 200,000 people queuing virtually, prompting three extra shows to be added on August 24, 27 and 28, just hours after the pre-sale, with a further two dates later scheduled for August 31 and September 1.
Fans who signed up for the presale but were unsuccessful the first time around will have another opportunity to secure tickets when the general on-sale starts on September 18 at 10am. You can find tickets here, and find a list of dates below.
There are currently over 2 MILLION people trying to get tickets to Ariana Grande’s “the eternal sunshine tour” in London. pic.twitter.com/oXJzEIrqCi
— The Wicked Source (@TheWickedSource) September 16, 2025
the queue moving slower than Rihanna’s album rollout 💔
— alex | ICH BALLER 😻 ౨ৎ⋆ ˚｡⋆🪄 (@b4bylonl0vers) September 16, 2025
If you bought those Ariana grande tickets just to resell I hope you get your period on your wedding day and you fall down a pile of stairs today. Absolute fucking pricks
— تابلۆ (@Txblo_R) September 16, 2025
2 million people ahead of me in line to get ariana grande london tickets pic.twitter.com/eaOekn7OVt
— ໊ (@terrorxcx) September 16, 2025
Ariana Grande’s ‘The Eternal Sunshine’ 2026 tour dates are:
JUNE
6 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
9 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
26 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
30 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena
JULY
2 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena
6 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
8 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
22 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
24 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
28 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
30 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
AUGUST
3 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
5 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
15 – London, UK @ The O2
16 – London, UK @ The O2
19 – London, UK @ The O2
20 – London, UK @ The O2
23 – London, UK @ The O2
NEW DATES:
AUGUST
24 – London, UK @ The O2
27 – London, UK @ The O2
28 – London, UK @ The O2
31 – London, UK @ The O2
September
1 – London, UK @ The O2
The upcoming tour also marks her return to the live stage as she has turned her sights over to acting lately – taking on the leading role in last year’s acclaimed Wicked adaptation and its forthcoming sequel Wicked: For Good.
She has rarely played live since she completed her huge 2019 tour, only making a handful of appearances at non-profit events and award shows. She did reassure fans, however, saying that she wasn’t “abandoning” music and was looking into a number of live shows for 2026.
In a four-star review of ‘Eternal Sunshine’, Nick Levine wrote for NME: “It’s the most sophisticated project yet from a preternaturally talented vocalist who keeps getting better. Whatever you take away from it, ‘Eternal Sunshine’ definitely isn’t an album you’ll want to wipe from memory.”
