Ariana Grande performs on the 97th Academy Awards, March 2, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Ariana Grande is speaking out following the announcement of her decision to step away from the public eye after her current tour wraps up. Ariana addressed fans at her concert at Chicago’s United Center Monday night, and her comments were later shared on social media. “So basically, the announcement that was made yesterday was not a reactive or impulsive thing,” Ariana said. Boundaries need to be set, human beings can need a break sometimes, and also, this can be, and will continue to be, the greatest experience of my professional career and life,” she noted, adding, “So I just wanted to make that quite plain.” Her Eternal Sunshine tour concludes its Chicago run on Aug. 6; Ariana then heads to London to wrap up with 10 shows at the O2 Arena.