Ariana Grande has been performing on her Eternal Sunshine Tour, which kicked off last month and will end in early September with a 10 night residency at London's O210:22, 02 Jul 2026Updated 10:36, 02 Jul 2026Ariana Grande was in stitches after a technical mishap during a live performance on The Eternal Sunshine Tour, which fans say showed her true colours. After spending several years working on the blockbuster film Wicked, Ariana Grande delighted fans by unveiling a major tour for her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine.‌Tickets for the tour sold out almost immediately, marking the pop icon's first UK tour since 2019. The 41-date arena tour kicked off last month and is set to conclude in early September, finishing with a 10-night residency at The O2 in London.‌The residency represents her only performances in the UK and Ireland, with the star set to play to approximately 200,000 fans. The sell-out tour features the Thank You, Next singer performing tracks from multiple albums, complete with quick costume changes and elaborate choreography.‌However, while performing a track from her third studio album, Dangerous Woman, during a show in Austin, the star burst into laughter when a major technical fault occurred on stage.Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine Tour malfunction explainedDuring the track, Into You, Ariana Grande appeared on screens running beneath the stage while singing. However, when she and her dancers froze moments before the chorus, audiences quickly noticed something wasn't quite right.As the chorus began, cameras zoomed in on the stage section where Grande and her dancers were positioned, but there was no movement whatsoever. The group could be spotted executing their choreography beneath the stage as the platform they stood upon failed to rise to stage level.‌Content cannot be displayed without consentFootage of the embarrassing moment captured Ariana chuckling before the lift eventually functioned.Fans say Ariana Grande showed her true colours after tour blunderFans couldn't resist laughing alongside her after witnessing the incident on social media, with many finding the timing utterly hilarious.‌One person said: "This tour is so chaotic and I LOVE IT."A second said: "She did, in fact, not 'make a move'."A third said: "The lift did not make a move [crying emoji]".‌A fourth added: "Her laughing on the mic is the best thing that can happen - I hope something happens in my concert."A fifth person added: "Catching her laughs and hiccup moments is so beautiful to hear and see, She doesn't put up a front she's 100% her genuine self on stage."Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater secretly split after three years togetherOn Monday 8 June, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the 7 Rings singer, 32, and the Gen V actor, 34, have separated following three years as a couple. "It's amicable, they gave lots of time and careful consideration and decided to go their separate ways," the insider revealed.‌"They are still friends and very supportive of one another. They have been quietly broken up for several months."According to the source, Ariana is "doing great" as she launches her Eternal Sunshine tour, which began just two days before the announcement. She's also preparing for the release of her eighth studio album Petal, set to arrive on streaming platforms on 31 July.The couple seemed amicable as recently as March, when Ariana publicly supported Ethan before his final performance in the off-Broadway production Marcel on the Train. Posting to her Instagram Story, she wrote, "congratulations on a beautiful run of this very beautiful show, so very proud."Article continues belowYet, despite the mutual respect shown during the Wicked: For Good promotional tour, an insider had suggested there were troubles in their relationship months earlier.