Sabrina Carpenter has reflected on the physical and emotional toll of life on the road, admitting she was “constantly humbled” during her latest world tour despite its enormous success.
Speaking to Seth Meyers, the singer revealed she performed around 70 shows between March and early December, hinting that her touring schedule may not be slowing down anytime soon. “There’s so many more,” she teased, suggesting further dates could still be on the horizon.
Carpenter laughed as she referenced a viral TikTok she posted during the tour, posing on the now-famous pink staircase used repeatedly during her shows. The clip was captioned “the stairs that humbled my a** one too many times,” a nod to the number of times she nearly fell — or did fall — while performing in high heels. She explained that the issue worsened as the tour went on, admitting exhaustion played a major role.
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“It really started to get worse at the end of the tour. Ironically, I got so excited. The tour was ending, I only had 10 shows left, let’s give it my all. And then I would just eat sh*t every single time,” she said, adding that her dancers barely reacted anymore. “My dancers would just look at me weird and then keep moving.”
The tour itself marked a major milestone in Carpenter’s career. Playing sold-out arenas across North America, Europe and beyond, the run followed the commercial breakthrough of her recent singles and firmly established her as a global pop headliner rather than a former Disney star turned pop hopeful. Multiple dates sold out within minutes, with additional shows added in several cities due to demand. Shows in the US grossed over $1.6 million per show on average, with some nights selling out entire arenas. For example, her September 29 show at Madison Square Garden in New York City grossed $1,935,205, while her October 3 show at TD Garden in Boston brought in $1,934,259.
Carpenter also addressed another viral moment from the tour: a TikTok captioned “saying goodbye to the heart pit where I pretended to be shocked by the surprise song.” When Meyers asked whether fans genuinely believed her reactions were real, she joked, “It would be so horrible if I was just like ‘yeah, they’re idiots!’”
She added, “I think in the heat of the show, it’s like Christmas magic. You can’t tell them the truth. What is true is, it’s kind of a surprise for me. I have options from things I’ve rehearsed, and then I’m surprised by what the surprise is. There is a little bit of honesty.”
Despite the slips, scrapes and viral tumbles, the tour has been widely hailed as a defining moment in Carpenter’s career — proof that even pop stars at the top of their game can still be brought back down to earth by a set of stairs.
