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Last Girl on Earth Tour
Tour by Rihanna
File:Rihannalastgirltour.jpg
Promotional poster for Rihanna's 2010 tour.
Associated albumRated R
Start dateApril 16, 2010
End dateTBA
Legs3
No. of shows27 in Europe
1 in Asia
28 in North America
56 Total
Rihanna concert chronology

The Last Girl on Earth Tour[1] is the third concert tour by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It supports her fourth studio album Rated R. The tour was announced through MTV News in December 2009. In the interview, Rihanna stated, "It's going to be a worldwide tour, so it's going to be a very long tour. We'll definitely be in your city, so look out for that."[2] Pixie Lott will be the support act for the UK dates leg whilst Tinchy Stryder appears in the rest of Europe and Ke$ha serves as the opening act of the North American leg.

Background

The tour was officially announced on December 9, 2009, while on the set of the music video for "Hard".[2] She also announced the dates for the European leg of the tour on her official website.[3][4] English singer-songwriter Pixie Lott was selected as the supporting act for the tour. Lott will join the tour during the European leg beginning on May 7, 2010.[5] In an interview with MTV, she stated, "We've been ... coming out with different ideas and cool things that we can do. Things that we've never seen before, daring things — but now is when we really start with the rehearsal and we get into the nitty-gritty and the details of everything" while describing the vibe of the tour as "daring".[2] Rihanna is expected to announce new tour dates soon as the tickets for the currently known dates are selling out fast. She recently released an extra date in Dublin for this reason.[6] Rihanna recently posted on her official web site that US tour dates are coming this summer.[7] During an interview, Rihanna commented, "expect some sexy surprises when I come to the UK. I'll go all out on the tour, which I hope to bring to some UK fest­ivals."[8] Rihanna also took drum lessons for her tour from Blink-182's drummer Travis Barker at the Hollywood Center Studios.[9]

In November 2009, Rihanna performed on The X Factor where she announced that she would be coming back to Britain in May 2010 for her tour. Orange RockCorps will sponsor the concert in Israel on May 30, 2010, and will also give out free tickets for people who contribute four volunteer hours to the community in Israel.[10] On April 5, 2010, the North American dates for the tour were announced.[1] The North American leg of the tour was scheduled to be supported by rapper Nicki Minaj and pop singer Kesha.[1][11] Two days after announcing that Ke$ha and Minaj would be the supporting act for the tour, Minaj announced through her Twitter account that she would be dropping out of the tour to focus on her debut album stating, "I’m sorry 2 say I will not be going out on RiRi’s tour. I’ve decided 2 use that time 4 the completion of my album. Hope u understand."[12] It was reported shortly before the tour's start that Tinchy Stryder would be the European supporting act.[13]

Tickets for the May 10, 2010, date at the The O2 Arena in London and for the May 19, 2010, date at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow have already sold out. Tickets for dates in North America went on sale at Ticketmaster on April 9, 2010.

Development

Serving as the tour director will be Jamie King, who has just previously worked with Madonna and Britney Spears. Serving as tour choreographer is Tina Landon, who has worked as Rihanna's director and choreographer since March of 2007. Rihanna enlisted Simon Henwood as the creative director for Rated R.[14] He designed the logo and conceived the brand and styling of the album, videos and TV spots. He will contribute to the forthcoming tour, including the show's stage design, costumes and background visuals.[15] Henwood explained: "We talked extensively for months before the album's release, and looked at every aspect of the campaign – from styling to stage ideas and visuals [...] There is a great story that will unfold through the campaign, and finally reveal on the tour.. partly inspired by the film – The Omega Man and of course ideas from the songs – as well as Rihanna's personal visions."[15] The stage design for Rihanna's promotional concert in London was described as "a futuristic TV scrapyard", as there were many television sets and dummies on stage.[16] Extreme's guitarist, Nuno Bettencourt, has signed on to lead the band.[17] Bettencourt explained that the rehearsals have been "better than what I expected because she also has the most incredible band, and I get the privilege to add to their wall of sound. It's gonna be fun."[17] In an interview with AOL, Rihanna revealed that fans should expect a big upgrade in comparison to her previous tours.[1] She commented,

"We've never done a tour to this capacity. The production is unbelievable and the costumes, we just took it to a whole new level. Visually and sonically it's going to be a big step up from the last time. We just keep growing, and this time it is a massive production that I cannot wait for."[1]

In regards to the title of the tour, Rihanna explained to Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier, "I like to think about myself as 'The Last Girl on Earth' because sometimes people make decisions based on the outlook of others and, you know, to me, my life is my life. It's my world, and I'm going to live it the way I want to. That's how I think about everything, that way I'm focused on me, and my work. It's a really narrow space, a focus."[18]

Opening acts

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe [4][20]
April 16, 2010 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
April 17, 2010 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome XS
April 19, 2010 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
April 20, 2010 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
April 21, 2010 Marseille Le Dôme de Marseille
April 23, 2010 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
April 25, 2010 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena
April 27, 2010 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
April 28, 2010 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 1, 2010 Hamburg Germany O2 World Hamburg[21]
May 2, 2010 Berlin O2 World
May 4, 2010 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
May 7, 2010 Birmingham England LG Arena
May 8, 2010 Liverpool Echo Arena
May 10, 2010 London The O2 Arena
May 11, 2010
May 13, 2010 Sheffield Sheffield Arena
May 14, 2010 Nottingham Trent FM Arena
May 16, 2010 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
May 17, 2010 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
May 19, 2010 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
May 20, 2010
May 22, 2010 Dublin Ireland The O2
May 24, 2010 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
May 26, 2010 Dublin Ireland The O2
Asia[4][20]
May 30, 2010 Tel Aviv Israel Bloomfield Stadium
Europe[4][20][22][23]
June 1, 2010 Athens Greece Karaiskakis Stadium
June 5, 2010[A] Madrid Spain Arganda del Rey
North America[1][4][20]
July 2, 2010 Seattle United States White River Amphitheatre
July 4, 2010 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
July 6, 2010 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
July 9, 2010 Sacramento United States ARCO Arena
July 10, 2010 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 12, 2010[B] Salt Lake City USANA Amphitheatre
July 13, 2010 Dallas SuperPages.com Center
July 14, 2010 Albuquerque The Pavilion
July 15, 2010 Greenwood Village Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
July 17, 2010 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
July 21, 2010 Los Angeles Staples Center
July 22, 2010 Phoenix Cricket Wireless Pavilion
July 25, 2010 San Antonio AT&T Center
July 28, 2010 Atlanta Philips Arena
July 30, 2010 Tampa Ford Amphitheatre
July 31, 2010 Miami American Airlines Arena
August 3, 2010 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 5, 2010 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre
August 7, 2010 Montreal Bell Centre
August 8, 2010 Mansfield United States Comcast Center
August 11, 2010 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
August 12, 2010 New York City Madison Square Garden
August 15, 2010 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 18, 2010 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
August 20, 2010 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 21, 2010 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium
August 22, 2010 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 25, 2010 Chicago United Center
A This concert is part of the Rock in Rio Madrid 2010 Festival.[24]
B This concert is part of Lilith Fair.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f MTV News staff (April 5, 2010). "Rihanna Announces Last Girl On Earth Tour With Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c Vena, Jocelyn (December 3, 2009). "Rihanna Preps For 'Daring' World Tour". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  3. ^ TJ (December 9, 2009). "Rihanna Announces Dates For "Rated R" European And UK Tour". Neon Limelight. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Events". The Island Def Jam Music Group. December 9, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Pixie Lott to support Rihanna on tour". 4music website. February 19, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "Rihanna announces second O2 date". Hot Press. January 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-01. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Events « RIHANNA – News". Rihannanow.com. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  8. ^ Linge, Nadine (February 27, 2010). "RIHANNA BOUNCES BACK HOTTER THAN EVER". Daily Star website. Northern and Shell Media Publications. Retrieved February 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); line feed character in |accessdate= at position 14 (help)
  9. ^ Montgomery, James (March 24, 2010). "Rihanna Takes Drum Lessons From Travis Barker Before Tour". MTV. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  10. ^ "orange time - Rihanna" (in Hebrew). No English translation available for non-Hebrew speakers.
  11. ^ "Rihanna Announces 'Last Girl on Earth' Tour with Ke$ha". Rap-Up. April 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  12. ^ Wete, Brad (April 7, 2010). "Nicki Minaj drops out of Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth tour". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  13. ^ a b "Rihanna Invites Tinchy Stryder As Tour Support". AngryApe. April 14, 2010.
  14. ^ bandweblogs (December 24, 2009). "Artist Simon Henwood - Rihanna 'Rated R' + World Tour, Stage Design, Costumes". Band Weblogs. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  15. ^ a b "Rihanna Works With Simon Henwood on Creative Direction for "Rated R"". ArjanWrites. 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  16. ^ Sinclair, David (November 18, 2009). "Rihanna at the Brixton Academy, SW9". Times Online Web site. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
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  18. ^ "Rihanna Talks 'Idol' and Her New Tour". Entertainment Tonight. April 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  19. ^ Serpe, Gina (April 6, 2010). "Chris Brown Who? Rihanna Recruits Ke$ha for the Party". E!. E! Online. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  20. ^ a b c d "Rihanna Dates". Pollstar. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  21. ^ http://www.o2world-hamburg.de/programm.html?details=235
  22. ^ "Rihanna World tour 2010" (Press release). Eleven Concerts. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  23. ^ Barnea, Or (March 3, 2010). "It's official: Rihanna to perform in Israel". Ynetnews.com. Yedioth Internet. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  24. ^ "Rock in Rio Madrid News" (in Spanish). February 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  25. ^ "Lilith Fair adds Rihanna, announces complete North American tour itinerary". The Independent. April 12, 2010.
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