Ariana Grande, 33, opened a 10 night residency at London's O2 Arena on Saturday, the final stop on her Eternal Sunshine tour. I'm so grateful to be doing this with you all, she told the crowd, these 10 dates are the last stop on this tour.
Grande singled out the London audience specifically, calling it by far the loudest of the entire run and describing the reception as overwhelming. You've shown me so much love so I want to say thank you, she said, before continuing into a set built primarily around her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine and her latest release, Petal.
The set list mixed newer material with career defining hits, including Into You, Thank U Next and 7 Rings, alongside a cover of Lady Gaga's Rain On Me. The staging matched the scale of the moment, with a rundown house set piece and lighting that transformed into a police helicopter at points during the show, while the concert visuals leaned into cinematic touches, including references to The Wizard of Oz tied to her role in Wicked.
The residency carries extra weight given what comes after it. Grande has announced plans to step back from public life once these 10 nights wrap, and she has already withdrawn from the London revival of Sunday in the Park with George. For a crowd she was already calling the loudest of the tour, the O2 run is shaping up to be less a typical stop and more a send off before she steps out of view.