Ariana Grande ends world tour with rushed but impressive performance

Grande wraps up an emotional ‘Dangerous Woman’ tour in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong was the last stop for Ariana Grande’s “Dangerous Woman” tour. Photo: Handout

Published: 2:24am, 22 Sep 2017Updated: 2:24am, 22 Sep 2017

Security was tight at pop singer Ariana Grande’s first concert in Hong Kong, which opened at AsiaWorld-Expo tonight. Concertgoers were required to leave their belongings either in lockers or with the organisers for HK$30 before heading through metal detectors and entering the arena. The measures were introduced in light of the terrorist attack at Grande’s Manchester concert back in June, which killed 22 fans.

To the confusion and agitation of some, several girls and women were turned back by staff even though their purses fit into the ziplock bags – the only thing fans were allowed to bring into the arena. But any negative feelings were gone as soon as Grande kicked off the concert with Be Alright and sent fans into a frenzy with spectacular lights.

Ariana Grande performs on stage during the “Dangerous Woman” Tour. Photo: Handout

The “Dangerous Woman” tour is the former Nickelodeon star’s third international concert tour since she released her first album, Yours Truly in 2013. Her third album, which debut in August last year, was met with positive reviews and was among 20 Best Albums of the Year selected by Rolling Stone. The single Dangerous Woman topped the billboard after the 24-year-old artist posted a video of herself singing the track a cappella. Grande’s strong voice and amazing vocal range is often compared to that of Mariah Carey.

Grande performed to a 9,000 strong crowd, many of whom were sporting black lace bunny ears sold outside the arena, similar to the ones Grande wore on the Dangerous Woman album cover.

At the start of the concert, it sounded as if Grande’s voice had not been warmed up properly for her first two acts, her singing often drowned out by the backing track and the band. At times, her vocals dropped out completely, with only her yelling “Hong Kong” heard in between lyrics as she cantered on stage.