Ariana Grande Reschedules Several Dates of Sweetener World Tour

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Ariana Grande announced the rescheduling of several dates of her upcoming Sweetener World Tour on Monday.

While stars such as Justin Timberlake and Nicki Minaj have recently cited health and production issues, respectively, when altering their tour itineraries, Grande’s decision stems from logistics: Her booking as Coachella’s Sunday headliner entails April 14 and April 21 concerts, and both dates placed her in Southern California between gigs in the Midwest on the days before and after.

Grande’s April schedule originally routed her through the Midwest, but she’ll now only play Coachella between her April 5 show in Detroit and April 25 show in Edmonton, Alberta. Previously scheduled concerts in Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Columbus, St. Louis, St. Paul, Denver and Salt Lake City have been moved from April to June and July.

In addition to the rescheduled dates, Grande cancelled the Sweetener World Tour’s stops in Omaha and Raleigh, slated for April 18 and June 4, respectively. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.

Grande also added a stop to her itinerary, announcing a May 11 concert at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. Tickets for that performance go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The scheduling changes means the North American leg of the Sweetener World Tour will now wrap July 13 in Salt Lake City rather than June 26 in Toronto. Grande will take the tour to Europe from August to October.

The news lends credence to recent reports from the Los Angeles Times and Billboard that Grande’s Coachella booking occurred after Kanye West pulled out of a headlining slot at the last minute.

In 2017, Grande grossed $66.5 million worldwide.

See the revised schedule for the Sweetener World Tour, with newly announced changes in bold, below.

March 18 – Albany, NY – Times Union Center
March 20 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
March 22 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
March 25 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
March 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
March 28 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
March 30 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
April 1 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
April 3 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
April 5 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
April 14 – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 21 – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 25 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
April 27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
April 30 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
May 2 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
May 3 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
May 6 – Los Angeles, CA – STAPLES Center
May 7 – Los Angeles, CA – STAPLES Center
May 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
May 11 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
May 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 17 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
May 19 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
May 21 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
May 23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
May 25 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
May 28 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
May 29 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
May 31 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
June 1 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena 
June 4 – Chicago, IL – United Center
June 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center 
June 7 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
June 8 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
June 10 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
June 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
June 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
June 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center 
June 18 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 21 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
June 22 – Boston, MA – TD Garden 
June 24 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
June 26 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
June 29 – Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
July 1 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
July 5 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
July 6 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
July 8 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
July 11 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
July 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
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