page_title: Dangerous Woman Tour
section_title: Concert synopsis
hierarchical_section_title: Dangerous Woman Tour / Concert synopsis
caption_attribution_description: Dangerous Woman Tour 2/19/17
context_page_description: The Dangerous Woman Tour was the third concert tour by American singer and actress Ariana Grande in support of her third studio album, Dangerous Woman. The tour began on February 3, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona, and ended on September 21, 2017 in Hong Kong. The tour was temporarily halted on May 22, 2017 due to a terrorist bombing at the end of Grande's Manchester Arena show, which killed 22 concert-goers and physically injured 139. After organizing and performing at the One Love Manchester benefit concert, Grande resumed the tour on June 7, 2017 in Paris.
  On November 29, 2018, Grande released a four-part docu-series on YouTube titled Dangerous Woman Diaries that included behind-the-scenes footage from the tour, performances as well as the creation of her fourth studio album, Sweetener.
context_section_description: Ten minutes and fifty seconds before the show started, a countdown timer and video projected on a giant curtain placed at the back of the stage showing Grande and two of her dancers and close friends, Brian Nicholson and Scott Nicholson. After the end of the countdown, ten dancers emerged onstage followed by Grande, who wore a black dress and black high heeled boots. The curtain drops to show a wider screen as the show began with "Be Alright". Grande sang while performing in a vogue-style choreography, while dancers, dressed in black costumes, move around her dancing vogue-like actions. After the song, Grande puts on a jacket and performed "Everyday" as red lights dimmed the stage to a background of pyrotechnics. During the performance, the rapper Future appeared in the projected video singing his verse. Next was "Bad Decisions", with elevated platforms and Grande's dancers around her. "Let Me Love You" followed, on a stage dimly lit by blue and white lights. Grande exited the stage laying down on an elevated platform that then descended under the stage. The song transitioned into an orchestral string interlude followed by a video of Grande, with a purple aura around her, singing the unreleased intro for the original version of "Dangerous Woman" (formerly titled Moonlight), titled "Baby Loves", that did not appear on the retail release.
  The second part of the show began with an extended version of “Knew Better” during which Grande and her dancers dressed in street-style white clothes, followed by a shortened version of “Forever Boy”, featuring colorful stage effects. Grande then performed a stripped down version of "One Last Time", which transitioned back into the original version of the song. Next was R&B-inspired song “Touch It”. Stage projections and visual effects were shown as Grande again stood atop an elevated platform. Grande concluded the second part singing "Leave Me Lonely" with lighting effects. After the end of the song, an extended version of the song played as Grande went backstage for a costume change, and a backing band (guitars, drums, bass and keyboards) arrived onstage.
  The third part of the show started with a second interlude on the video screen, showing Grande in blonde hair and a leotard posing provocatively as feminist words are displayed, including "empowered", "grounded", "not asking for it" (which repeats multiple times), "raw", "gentle", "sensual", "sexual", "human" and "female". Grande then ascended to the stage wearing a gray bra and a skirt with straps, while her dancers rode stationary bicycles on a platform to perform "Side to Side". The stage transformed into a gymnasium with lockers, benches and a chinning bar. Rapper Nicki Minaj was shown on the video screen in scenes from the official music video during her verse. Grande then performed a remixed version of "Bang Bang" with extreme strobe lighting and lasers. Next, during "Greedy", fake money with Grande's face on it fell onto the audience. Starting with the second leg in Europe, the song then swiftly transitioned into "Focus", during which the screen showed scenes from the music video. Grande ended the act with “I Don't Care“ and exited as the band played an extended outro for the song.
  The fourth part of the show started with Grande returning to the catwalk wearing a bra and a pair of denim harem pants (a brown dress with a moon on it during the second leg onwards) and singing "Moonlight" as she knelt in front of a celestial background and projections. Next was "Love Me Harder" and a reworked version of "Break Free" with laser effects around the stage. This was followed by ”Sometimes”, during which pink balloons fell from the ceiling as Grande interacted with the audience. Grande then sang "Thinking Bout You" as the video screen showed coloured silhouettes of opposite-sex and same-sex couples making out. There ensued an optional interchangeable section of the concert, which featured anything from Ariana singing the original version of "Honeymoon Avenue", to Ariana singing a cover of Pink + White by Frank Ocean. After the interchange
caption: Grande performing "Thinking Bout You".
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