Seven years is a long time to wait. But from the moment Ariana Grande rose through the lift at Oakland Arena on Saturday night, June 6, it was immediately clear she hadn’t lost a single step.
The 32-year-old pop superstar opened the first night of her Eternal Sunshine Tour to over 17,000 screaming fans — her first full-scale headlining tour since the 2019 Sweetener World Tour. Grande launched the show with “Yes, And?” and powered through a career-spanning set that touched on nearly every album in her catalog. She even broke out a loop station during one of the more intimate moments of the night, asking the crowd to stay quiet — a request that, to their credit, they actually honored.
The setlist drew from Positions, Eternal Sunshine, and the 2025 Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead project, while fan favorites like “7 Rings,” “Thank U, Next,” “Into You,” and “Dangerous Woman” brought the room absolutely unglued. In what may have been the most talked-about moment of the night, Grande recreated the iconic Wicked hair toss mid-performance during “7 Rings” — a playful nod to her Oscar-nominated turn as Glinda in the 2024 film.
The Eternal Sunshine Tour is a deliberately limited run of 41 shows across North America and a 10-night stand at London’s O2 Arena, wrapping up on September 1. Secondary ticket prices have been astronomical — floor seats regularly going for well over $1,000 — but fans who got in reported that it was every bit worth the hype and the wait.
Rolling Stone and Variety both reviewed the opening night and called it a commanding, joyful return for one of the defining voices of her generation.
