19 facts about the SWT:
☆According to LeRoy Bennett (SWT creative director), it takes about 6 to 8 hours to set everything up and then 4 hours break everything down
☆At Coachella, Ariana's team had exactly 45 minutes to break down Khalid's design, assemble the new one, and install her custom lighting
☆Ariana's tour initiative #ThankUNextGen has broken records for first-time voter registration
☆Bennett says that Ariana tends to change her mind about which outfit she'll wear 'from one day to the next'
☆Her stylist drew inspiration from lingerie and bondagewear by desinger Yeha Leung
☆Ariana's onstage outfits are custom-made by Versace and Michael Ngo
☆The setlist is partially designed to avoid songs refering to Mac Miller or other ex-boyfriends since Ariana thinks they are too emotional to perform
☆At every show, just before Ariana comes up on stage, she pays tribute to Mac Miller by playing his song 'Dang!'
☆Bennett had precious little time to design the show since Ariana had originally decided to cancel her tour plans
☆The show is meant to feel more like a play than a pop concert
☆The choreography is intended to let Ariana blend in
☆The lighting frees Ariana from the pressure of looking 'perfect' onstage
☆The lighting is specifically designed so that Ariana's forehead doesn't look too big or shiny
☆Bennett said Ariana was 'miserable' during the DWT because the lighting didn't come across well on Instagram
☆The entire stage set is inflatable
☆The moon was added at the last minute because Ariana vetoed the existing design
☆The entire tour design was built around the idea of a shpere
☆The tour aesthetic is intended to be 'ethereal', 'abstract' and 'spacious'
☆Ariana was extremely involved and decisive throughout the design process
