Ariana Grande Plans "Mini" Tour Between 'Wicked' Films

Ariana Grande is well aware that fans are eagerly awaiting the chance to hear ‘Eternal Sunshine’ live, and she's working on a plan to make that happen. In the July 9 episode of the ‘Shut Up Evan’ podcast, the pop star shared her vision for touring the new album. While nothing has been set in stone yet, Grande hopes to hold concerts for the LP in between the release of her upcoming Wicked movies.

“I still want it, too,” Grande told host Evan Ross Katz about kicking off a new tour. “I think it would be a really lovely idea to be able to trickle in some shows in between the two Wicked films. I think there’s a version of that that exists.” She added a disclaimer that her yet-to-be-confirmed tour will not follow her traditional route “for a multitude of reasons,” noting that it’ll likely be a “mini sampling of shows” instead. “I do think it’d be really nice to do that,” she said, “and it’s something my team and I are working on coming up with options for.”

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No dates have been set for Grande’s tour yet, but fans do have something else to look forward to in another ‘Eternal Sunshine’ deluxe album. Although the Grammy winner told Ross Katz that the updated LP won’t be a “super deluxe,” it’ll “definitely” feature brand new tracks she’s written recently.

“I’m really just tempted to put a creative button on this storytelling and I have a lot of ideas,” she explained of the forthcoming project. “And when I have a lot of ideas, I just have to follow them.” However, Grande cautioned that the deluxe album won’t arrive “any time super soon.” She wants ‘Eternal Sunshine’ to “live in this current state a little while longer” while she works to make its follow-up “as special as it can be.”

“I have specific ideas, and I’m going to take my time to make them beautiful and perfect and then we’ll see,” she added. “I’ll let it be a surprise!”To celebrate the four-month anniversary of her seventh studio album, her first full-length release in nearly four years, Grande shared an Instagram reel of her album highlights and some never-before-seen studio footage. “Wanted to share a few more of my favourite 'Eternal Sunshine' studio memories. 

These make me so happy,” Grande wrote in the caption. “I cannot believe how much has happened already or that it has already been (and only been) four months. So grateful for all of the beautiful 'Eternal Sunshine' memories so far and for all that is to come! Love you all so.”

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