Ariana Grande’s latest social media post has fans wondering: Is a 2026 tour on the horizon?
On Wednesday, August 27, the pop superstar took to Instagram with a cryptic teaser that has Arianators speculating about a possible 2026 tour. The short video mirrors the aesthetic of Grande’s Brighter Days Ahead short film, released earlier this year as part of the deluxe edition of her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine.
The clip shows a computer screen displaying various images — including a destroyed plush toy from the short film and Grande at a microphone. Below the images is text reading, “corrupt file found and corrected.” As the camera zooms out, more text appears: “see you next year,” seemingly hinting at a tour tied to the album. On top of that, Grande tagged Live Nation, the touring company, adding fuel to the rumors.
Fans are understandably excited, as this could signal Grande’s first tour since the 2019 Sweetener World Tour. That tour supported both her 2018 album Sweetener and her 2019 album Thank U, Next. Since then, Grande has focused more on acting than touring. She is currently filming Focker In-Law, the fourth installment in the Meet the Parents franchise, alongside Skyler Gisondo, and will soon promote Wicked: For Good, where she stars as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba in the second part of the Broadway musical’s film adaptation.
Despite her busy schedule, a 2026 tour seems plausible. Fans have been hungry for live performances for years, and the cryptic social post has them buzzing with excitement. Grande has previously indicated she might take a break from touring, telling *Variety* in December 2024, “I feel so grateful to the acting, and I think my fans know that music and being on stage will always be a part of my life, but I don’t see it coming anytime soon. I think the next few years, hopefully we’ll be exploring different forms of art, and I think acting is feeling like home right now.”
Still, Arianators are holding onto hope.
