Ariana Grande's comeback trail includes April 17 date at Xcel Center

The pop singer, 25, has endured tragedy and heartbreak over the past two years.

October 29, 2018 at 9:30PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Ariana Grande made a brief appearance at the Wango Tango concert in Los Angeles in June. / Photo by Chris Pizzello, Invision/AP
Ariana Grande made a brief appearance at the Wango Tango concert in Los Angeles in June. / Photo by Chris Pizzello, Invision/AP (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

After mourning the death of her ex-boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, and then breaking off her engagement to "Saturday Night Live" comedian Pete Davidson, Ariana Grande is reemerging with a world concert tour that will bring her to St. Paul on April 17.

The tour is in support of Grande's new album, "Sweetener," which debuted at No. 1 in August.

The 25-year-old singer with the grand voice last performed in the Twin Cities in March 2017 at the Xcel Energy Center, two months before a suicide bomber killed 22 fans at her concert in Manchester, England, a tragedy from which she has slowly made her return into the public eye.

She will return to the X about one month into her new tour, which begins in Albany, N.Y., on March 18.

A pre-sale for American Express cardholders runs from 10 a.m. Thursday until 10 p.m. Saturday. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 5 at Ticketmaster outlets and Xcel Energy Center box office. Prices have not yet been announced.

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Jon Bream

Critic / Reporter

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four books (on Prince, Led Zeppelin, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan). Thus far, he has ignored readers’ suggestions that he take a music-appreciation class.

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