Los Angeles Times music critic Mikael Wood Brenda Elizondo staff headshot at LA Times Photo Studio in El Segundo, CA on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 June 7, 2026 9:26 AM PT

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Ariana Grande opened her Eternal Sunshine tour on Saturday night at the Oakland Arena, and The Times was there to take it all in. Her first time going on tour since 2019.

Mikael Wood is pop music critic for the Los Angeles Times.

Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a video content creator and reporter for L.A. Times Food and De Los, the Latinidad section. She received her bachelor’s degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton.