Sweetener

The **Sweetener World Tour** was the fourth concert tour and third arena tour by Brazilian singer Ariana Grande in support of her fourth and fifth studio albums, *Sweetener* (2018) and *Thank U, Next* (2019). The tour visited cities throughout the Americas and Europe on 101 different show dates, marking the first time that Grande did not tour in Asia or in Oceania. Led by Live Nation Entertainment, the tour was officially announced on October 25, 2018. It began on March 18, 2019, at the Brasil Mobile Center in Americana, Brazil and concluded on December 22, 2019, in Rio de Janeiro at Maracanã. LeRoy Bennett served as creative director and production designer.

The tour was a commercial success and received positive reviews from critics, who complimented the stage design and Grande's vocals. The Sweetener World Tour was attended by 2.26 million people and grossed $274.9 million from 97 shows, surpassing her previous concert tour, the Dangerous Woman Tour, as her highest-grossing tour to date.

Multiple shows across the tour were recorded for the live album, *K Bye for Now (SWT Live).* It was released on December 23, 2019, following the final show of the tour in Rio de Janeiro on December 22, 2019. A concert film documenting the tour, *Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You*, was released on Netflix on December 21, 2020, one day prior to the one year anniversary of the final show.

## Set list

This set list is representative of the March 18, 2019 show in Americana. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
2. "God Is a Woman"
3. "Bad Idea”
4. "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
5. ”Childhood” (interlude)
6. "R.E.M." (shortened)
7. "Be Alright"
8. "Sweetener" / ”Successful"
9. "Side to Side"
10. "Bloodline"
11. "7 Rings"
12. "Love Me Harder"
13. “Breathin"
14. "Needy"
15. "Fake Smile"
16. "Make Up"
17. "Right There" / "You'll Never Know" / "Break Your Heart Right Back"
18. "NASA"
19. "Goodnight n Go"
20. "In My Head" (interlude)
21. "Everytime"
22. "One Last Time"
23. "The Light Is Coming"
24. "Into You"
25. "Dangerous Woman"
26. "Break Free"
27. "No Tears Left to Cry"
28. "Thank U, Next"

### Notes

* During the first show in Florianópolis, Grande performed "Rule the World" with 2 Chainz.
* During the first show in Brasília, Grande performed her then-unreleased song titled "Got Her Own" with Victoria Monét which was later included as a track on *Charlie's Angels* (2019) soundtrack.
* During the show in Santiago, the second show in Los Angeles, the first shows in Inglewood and Las Vegas, and the show in Anaheim, Grande performed "Monopoly" with Victoria Monét.
* During the first show at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Grande performed "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" and "Tearin' Up My Heart" with NSYNC, "Side to Side" and "Bang Bang" with Nicki Minaj, and "Mo Money Mo Problems" with Diddy and Mase. "Successful", "Bloodline", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "You'll Never Know", "Everytime", and "One Last Time" were not performed.
* During the second show at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Grande performed "Bang Bang", and "Sorry" with Justin Bieber. "Successful", "Bloodline", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "You'll Never Know", "Goodnight n Go", "Everytime", and "One Last Time" were not performed.
* Starting with the show in Lima, "One Last Time" was removed from the set list.
* Starting with the first show in Maceió, "Goodnight n Go" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Get Well Soon".
* During the show in Serra Grande performed "Tattooed Heart" and "Piano".
* Starting with the second show in Brasília, “Bloodline” was removed from the setlist.
* During the show at Lollapalooza, Grande performed "Boyfriend" with Social House. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)", "Successful", "Love Me Harder", "Fake Smile", "Make Up", "Right There", "You'll Never Know", "Break Your Heart Right Back", and "Everytime" were not performed.
* Starting with the first show in London, the “Close To You” interlude was replaced with an interlude of "Adore", “Get Well Soon" was removed from the set list and was replaced with "Only 1", and "Boyfriend" was added to the set list.
* During the show in Manchester, Grande only performed "No Tears Left to Cry", "Be Alright", "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored", "Side to Side", "7 Rings", "Break Free", "Breathin", "Thank U, Next", and "One Last Time".
* Starting with the show in Oslo, "Only 1" was removed from the set list and replaced with "Tattooed Heart".
* During the last show of the European legs of the tour at London, "Tattood Heart" was performed after "NASA"
* Starting with the show in Campinas, "Love Me Harder" was removed from the setlist. "Right There", "You'll Never Know", "Break Your Heart Right Back", and “Tattooed Heart” were also removed from the setlist and were replaced with "December", "True Love", "Wit It This Christmas", and "Santa Tell Me", respectively. "Winter Things" was played after "NASA". "Into You" was not performed.
* During the second show in Salvador, Grande performed "I Think You're Swell" and "Give It Up" with former *Victorious* co-stars Matt Bennett and Elizabeth Gillies. "Successful", "Everytime" and "Break Free" were not performed.
* During the second show in Aracaju, Grande performed "Moonlight" after "NASA".