Ariana Grande has given us all another early Christmas gift this December by announcing her 2019 tour dates.
If ‘thank u next’ wasn’t enough to get you through the winter, Ari then went and blew our minds with a 90s inspired music video before dropping emotional new track Imagine.
And over the weekend, Ariana finally shared the dates for the European leg of her upcoming Sweetener tour next summer, and fans - naturally - had an absolute meltdown over on Twitter.
But soon enough, people started to notice that Manchester wasn’t on the list, with Ari later revealing that it was deliberately left off, because she was planning a “special show” for the city.
“We need a bit more time getting things together before we can announce that date but we are, of course, coming and we love you,” Ariana wrote on her Instagram Stories - which has been captured and shared on Twitter.
On 22 May 2017, 22 people were killed and 139 injured after Ariana’s Manchester concert became the target of a terror attack.
Just two weeks later, Ariana returned to play the One Love Manchester benefit concert at Emirates Old Trafford alongside the likes of Miley Cyrus, Mumford And Sons, Coldplay, and Liam Gallagher, raising millions for those affected.
In the wake of the incident, Ariana has since opened up about how it impacted her mental health.
Talking to British Vogue earlier this year, she said, “It's hard to talk about because so many people have suffered such severe, tremendous loss. But, yeah, it's a real thing.
“Time is the biggest thing. I feel like I shouldn't even be talking about my own experience — like I shouldn't even say anything. I don't think I'll ever know how to talk about it and not cry.”
