The Sweetener Sessions

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The Sweetener Sessions
Promotional tour by Ariana Grande
Associated albumSweetener
Start dateAugust 20, 2018 (2018-08-20)
End dateSeptember 4, 2018 (2018-09-04)
Legs2
No. of shows3 in North America
1 in Europe
4 in total
Ariana Grande concert chronology

The Sweetener Sessions (officially American Express x Ariana Grande: The Sweetener Sessions in the United States, and Capital Up Close Presents Ariana Grande in the United Kingdom) was a promotional tour by American singer Ariana Grande, in support of her fourth studio album Sweetener (2018). It began on August 20, 2018, in New York City, United States and ended on September 4, 2018, in London, England.

Background[edit]

Three performances took place at New York City's Irving Plaza, The Vic Theatre in Chicago, and Los Angeles' Ace Theater between August 20 and 25, 2018, following the release of her studio album Sweetener.[citation needed]

Tickets for the intimate shows were made available exclusively to American Express cardholders.[1]

The New York City concert occurred after her appearance at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, where she performed "God Is a Woman".[2]

On August 28, 2018, a London concert was announced in partnership with Capital Up Close. Tickets to the show were not available for purchase, instead Capital listeners could win tickets in competition rounds.[3][4]

Set lists[edit]

August 20, 2018[edit]

  1. "Breathin'"
  2. "R.E.M"
  3. "Better Off"
  4. "Sweetener"
  5. "Successful"
  6. "Pete Davidson"
  7. "Borderline"
  8. "Everytime"
  9. "Goodnight n Go"
  10. "God Is a Woman"
  11. "Get Well Soon"
  12. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  13. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"

August 22, 2018[edit]

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "Blazed"
  3. "Goodnight n Go"
  4. "Honeymoon Avenue" (original version)
  5. "Everytime"
  6. "Sweetener"
  7. "Successful"
  8. "Pete Davidson"
  9. "Better Off"
  10. "Breathin'"
  11. "God Is a Woman"
  12. "R.E.M"
  13. "Get Well Soon"
  14. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  15. "Be Alright" (a cappella)
  16. "Right There" (a cappella)
  17. "Tattooed Heart" (a cappella)
  18. "Be My Baby" (a cappella)
  19. "Best Mistake" (a cappella)
  20. "Break Your Heart Right Back" (a cappella)
  21. "One Last Time" (a cappella)

August 25, 2018[edit]

  1. "Breathin'"
  2. "Only 1"
  3. "Sweetener"
  4. "Successful"
  5. "Blazed"
  6. "Goodnight n Go"
  7. "Be My Baby" (a cappella)
  8. "Everytime"
  9. "R.E.M"
  10. "Borderline"
  11. "Better Off"
  12. "Pete Davidson"
  13. "God Is a Woman"
  14. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  15. "Get Well Soon"
  16. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"

September 4, 2018[edit]

  1. "Raindrops (An Angel Cried)"
  2. "Blazed"
  3. "R.E.M"
  4. "God Is a Woman"
  5. "Better Off"
  6. "Everytime"
  7. "Goodnight n Go"
  8. "Sweetener"
  9. "Successful"
  10. "Pete Davidson"
  11. "Honeymoon Avenue" (original version)
  12. "You'll Never Know" (a cappella)
  13. "Borderline"
  14. "No Tears Left to Cry"
  15. "Tattooed Heart" (a cappella)
  16. "Get Well Soon"
  17. "Breathin"
  18. "One Last Time" (a cappella)
  19. "Best Mistake" (a cappella)
  20. "Why Try" (a cappella)
  21. "Right There" (a cappella)

Shows[edit]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.
Date City Country Venue
2018
North America[1]
August 20 New York City[5]  United States Irving Plaza
August 22 Chicago The Vic Theatre
August 25 Los Angeles[6][7] The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Europe[3]
September 4 London[8]  England KOKO

Reception[edit]

The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan rated the London show four out of five stars.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Thompson, Rita (August 8, 2018). "Ariana Grande Announces Intimate 'Sweetener Sessions' in New York City, Los Angeles & Chicago". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Legaspi, Althea (August 8, 2018). "Ariana Grande Details Intimate 'Sweetener Sessions' Concerts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Capital Up Close Presents Ariana Grande - The Only Way In Is To Win!". August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ariana Grande returns to the UK for intimate London show". NME. 5 September 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Best Moments From Ariana Grande's Post-VMAs Concert For 1,000 Fans in NYC". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  6. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (27 August 2018). "Ariana Grande celebrates her No. 1 album with an intimate fan show - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  7. ^ Stedman, Alex (2018-08-26). "Ariana Grande Performs New Songs for Fans in Intimate 'Sweetener Sessions' L.A. Show". Variety. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  8. ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (2018-09-05). "Ariana Grande review – intimate comeback is a frothy family affair". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
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