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Diamonds World Tour
World tour by Rihanna
Associated albumUnapologetic
Start dateMarch 8, 2013 (2013-03-08)
End dateNovember 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 3 in Africa
  • 6 in Asia
  • 39 in Europe
  • 38 in North America
  • 10 in Oceania
  • 96 total
Box office$140.1 million
Rihanna concert chronology

Diamonds World Tour was the fifth concert tour by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was announced in September 2012 following the singer's performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards to support her then upcoming album Unapologetic (2012). The tour began on March 8, 2013 in Buffalo, New York and ended on November 15, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. With a total of ninety six dates across Africa, Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia. Rihanna's outfits were designed by a variety of designers including Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Raf Simons of Christian Dior and Alber Elbaz, footwear was designed by French fashion line Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik. The tour featured support acts including David Guetta, Haim and ASAP Rocky among others. The Diamonds World Tour includes five acts and an encore with a set list spanning a variety of Rihanna's albums.

The tour was met with praise from critics who noted artistic growth. Commercially, the tour was a success with extra dates being added due to high demand. The tour grossed $137,982,530 (USD) from 87 shows, according to Billboard magazine. Rihanna broke numerous records during her tour including becoming the youngest artist to ever headline a show at France's National Stadium, at the age of 25, performing at Millennium Stadium and two times at the Twickenham Stadium on June 10, 2013 and June 15 & 16, 2013 and again became the youngest artist ever to sell out the stadiums. Rihanna also made history when she became the youngest ever singer to sell out the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

Background

On September 7, following the singer's performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, she announced that she will embark on her fourth worldwide tour entitled the Diamonds World Tour, to support her then upcoming album.[1] Rihanna's managing company Live Nation Entertainment posted a video on YouTube with the announcement of the North American dates of the tour.[2] The tickets for the concert shows were made available a week later on September 14, 2012.[2] She will bring her tour to 27 cities in North America during two months.[3] On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, Rihanna revealed the European dates. The singer will tour Europe for two months between late May and late July 2013, taking in the UK during June. A few dates were announced a few days later the official European announcement although they said: more shows are expected to be announced.[4] On March 13, 2013, the Australian dates were confirmed. She will visit New Zealand and Australia in September and October. A few dates were later added due it's overwhelming ticket demand.[5]

Development

Rihanna performs at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

In early March 2013, via her official YouTube channel, Rihanna posted a series of videos regarding the preparations for the tour.[6] The first video featured the dancers auditions for the tour in which contestants applied to participate on the tour. They perform several dance sequences for Rihanna and her team while they are auditioning.[7] She posted the second video on March 2, 2013, in which the crew is preparing the outfits for Rihanna, the dancers and the backup singers. Marley Glassroth who served as a costume builder, explained that the theme of the outfits is different for every section of the show, "There is a little bit of rock n' roll, there is a little bit of sexy... everything."[8] The stylist assistant, Jahleel Weaver, also spoke and concluded that the most difficult process of the costume creation is making "the storming ideas" reality and further described the show as "dope".[8]

A day later, she posted a third video in which the tour crew describes how the stage will be set up for every show.[9] The production assistant of the stage, Cody Osborne explained that he worked on it probably for over 18 million hours and he hopes it will work.[9] Scenes are intercuted with people building the stage up together. Joe Sanchez, who serves as a production manager, stated that he started designing it since last year and it has been in construction for five weeks.[9] He also said that it will take a team crew of over 58 people to construct and over a 100 local people crew to turn it down the stage on every show. Sanchez said that the show is more complex than the previous tours by Rihanna.[9] On March 4, another video was posted on the singer's channel in which she rehearsal's for the dance routine of "Pour It Up" together with the choreographer. According to the latter, "this routine gives you the feeling like a stripper-slash hood choreography, that's the type of energy, that's the type where your mind will be ported."[10] The next day, a video of the "Run Through First Look" was uploaded in which Rihanna approved the stage lighting and video content.[11] On March 6 a video where the singer and her dancers are doing the video photo shoot was uploaded,[12] before finally the next day, the last video where Rihanna and her crew are making the last rehearsal before leaving for the first show in Buffalo, New York was posted.[13]

Fashion

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Riccardo Tisci's creation for the first act of the tour.

To support her performances, Rihanna appeared in several different outfits on the stage.[14] The outfit for the opening of the show was created by Italian fashion designer Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy.[14] It features a masculine over-sized black printed and hand embroidered parka, which channels his signature mix of streetwear and Haute Couture.[15] Under the parka, there was a black and white leather bra and a gold star embellishments, a sheer black silk shirt, gold embroidered satin shorts, and a gold shark tooth necklace engraved with the singer's name: "RIRI".[14] In an interview for Women's Wear Daily, Tisci said, "Rihanna represents what young and amazing means today. She is punk and talented. She offers intelligence, energy and pure beauty. She is the face of her generation."[16] According to a representative from Givenchy, the costume is a symbol of "female empowerment and urban haute couture elegance."[16] Tisci further contributed to a dark floor-length black cape, a printed parka with gold bullet motifs, and an energetic pink-and-neon dress paired with holographic kicks.[14]

Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons and the creative director at Christian Dior, also collaborated with the singer and created a sheer black dress with white Rihanna x Raf Simons text on both sides of the item paired with shorts, and white python custom Christian Louboutin boots.[14] According to Hilary Moss of New York magazine, both the boots [cargo pants] and the sunglasses which were wore with the outfit drew inspirations from the style of the nineties.[17] Her personal costume designer Adam Selman also designed some of the outfits including a red halter and wrap-around skirt wore for the ballads section and a red, white and yellow color-block bustier with matching leather pants and Manolo Blahnik snakeskin boots.[14][17] He also designed a dollar bill hologram dress combined with metallic Pierre Hardy high-tops. The jewelry for the Adam Selman looks was designed by Lynn Ban.[14][17][18] Regarding Rihanna, Selman spoke to New York Daily News, "Her body is so insane. It's the dream body to make clothes for. You don't have to try as hard."[14] For the encore, Rihanna wore an Alber Elbaz created jumpsuit that made visible her chest tattoo of goddess Isis.[17][19] The singer's personal stylist Mel Ottenberg, describe the outfits for the show in general as "a very Thug Life Tupac mixed with nineties candy raver".[19]

Synopsis

Rihanna performing during the fourth act of the show.
Rihanna performing in March in Toronto.

The Diamonds World Tour includes five acts and an encore.[20] The show opens with Rihanna singing "Mother Mary" while kneeling in front of a female monument in a "prayer-like" pose.[20] The bright lights and rich stage production start after the song, when the singer performs "Phresh Out the Runway".[20] The show continues with a rendition of the remix of "Birthday Cake"; a performance through which Rihanna performs several sexually charged movements. For the performance of "Talk That Talk", Rihanna is joined with additional dancers and musicians.[20] After the performances of "Pour It Up" and "Cockiness (Love It)", the singer finishes the set with a rendition of "Numb".[20]

The second set of the Diamonds World Tour is Caribbean inspired and begins with a guitar solo performed by the band. After the solo Rihanna appears on the stage with a changed costume and performs "You da One" and "No Love Allowed".[20] For the performance of "Man Down", a mug shot of Rihanna together with her birth name "Robyn Rihanna Fenty" appearing on the video screen. The set is followed up with a performance of her 2009 single "Rude Boy" and ends with Rihanna singing "What's My Name?".[20] The third set of the show, features Rihanna wearing multi-colored leather pants.[20] The set is opened with a performance of "Jump" which features dubstep bass line and pyrotechnics. After that she performs "Umbrella", "All of the Lights", "Rockstar 101" and finishes the set with the ballad "What Now" which features fire and crowd involvement in the performance.[20]

The fourth set features Rihanna wearing a long red dress.[20] During the set she performs a range of ballads; it starts with a performance of "Loveeeeeee Song" (Future's vocals are played in the background) and then continues with "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)".[20] Rihanna performs a shortened version of "Take a Bow", "Cold Case Love" and finishes the set with a rendition of "Hate That I Love You".[20] The fifth act, during which the singer wore an outfit made of money started with a performance of "We Found Love". Rihanna performs a shortened version of "S&M" while having fun in the audience, followed up by "Only Girl (In the World)" and "Don't Stop the Music".[20] The set is finished with a performance of her 2012 single "Where Have You Been". For the encore, Rihanna gets back on the stage as she sings "a strong version" of "Stay" and finishes the concert with "Diamonds".[20]

Commercial performance

After the North American leg of the tour was announced, due to high demand extra dates were added in New York City, Toronto and Montreal.[21] After Rihanna announced the UK leg of the tour, pre-sale tickets searches rose by 700% on viagogo. Experts predicted that tickets for all of Rihanna's European shows could sell out in under six minutes.[22]

Rihanna made history on May 24 at the kickoff of Morocco's annual Mawazine Music Festival by performing for a crowd of 150,000; a new record in the country's capital.[23] Rihanna also made history by becoming the youngest artist to ever headline a show at Paris' Stade de France, at the age of 25, stealing the distinction from Lady Gaga who performed at the stadium the year before at the age of 26.[24] Rihanna also performed at Millennium Stadium and two times at the Twickenham Stadium on June 10, 2013 and June 15 & 16, 2013 and again became the youngest artist ever to sell out the stadiums.[25][26] Istanbul’s İnönü Stadium hosted Rihanna on May 30, 2013. The stadium welcomed 35,000 people for the concert, wich lasted an hour and a half.[27]

Rihanna performed to a crowd of 65,000 in Singapore during Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday September 22, 2013. It was one of the biggest concert crowds in recent history.[28] Also, Rihanna's shows in South Africa were a commercial success. Rihanna made history on Sunday night when she became the youngest ever singer to sell out the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.[29] Rihanna was named the fifth-highest touring artist of 2013 by Billboard magazine, earning a gross of $137,982,530 over the course of 87 shows, of which 84 were sold out.[30]

Critical response

Rihanna, performing at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto during the tour.

Writing for Billboard magazine, Mick Stingley felt that Rihanna "shined" during her performance. He wrote that "Her interplay with her dancers and her longtime band leader Nuno Bettencourt (of the rock band Extreme), was a treat, especially watching the Boston rocker dance with his guitar. With five costume changes, set changes and the glitz of video and flashing lights, the artist put on a fantastic show and was in excellent voice, her laryngitis clearly over. Part school-girl tease and part masterful performer, she grabbed her crotch and shook her bottom and smiled all the while". He concluded his review with, "Rihanna is arguably the biggest pop star in the world. At only 25 she has recorded seven albums in less than ten years and sold millions around the world; she’s more than a household name, she’s a brand. A tabloid regular, her personal life has started to eclipse her music career; but with The Diamonds World Tour, it appears Rihanna is taking it back." [31] Bob Gendron of the Chicago Tribune headlined his review with, "Rihanna is assertive, sassy at packed United Center". He went on to state, "Riding the monster grooves of "Umbrella," "We Found Love" and "Diamonds" akin to the way a football team rallies around a hot quarterback, Rihanna emphasized personal celebration and fortitude. For a singer that began the concert on her knees and pledging to die in the moment, showing any signs of weakness weren't an option."[32] Brian McCollum of Detroit Free Press praised the show for its "high energy, artsy edge stocked with hits."[33]

Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail wrote "The 100-minute thrill ride included a two-tune encore, comprised of the bluesy ballad Stay – the woman can sing – and the sky-gazing, swirling, upswooping single Diamonds...Rihanna’s star is hot and still on the rise – Beyoncé’s Sasha Fierce is now Sasha Fears.""[34] Donnie Moorhouse of Mass Live echoed that sentiment stating, ""This was the type of show you would expect from a Grammy star who sits in the same stratosphere as singers like Alicia Keyes, Beyonce, and J-Lo. Rihanna’s performance was certainly on par with the performances those stars can deliver."[35] Natasha Paolini for HipHopCanada felt "It was obvious that she has grown and matured as an artist and as an individual. I love the way she performed on this tour, she was sexy, charming and even vulnerable at times. With the exception of minor vocal slip-ups, Rihanna put on a stellar show that was tasteful, raw and fun."[36] Rap-Up claimed, "Rihanna brought the glitz and glamour to Buffalo, New York, for the launch of her biggest tour yet. The concert was divided into three acts and featured a four-piece band, eight dancers, and plenty of show-stopping moments."[37] Sam Adams from The Inquirer gave a positive review for the performance at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, writing Rihanna "gave herself equally to every new arrangement" and is "either an endlessly versatile performer or a vacant vessel, a chameleon or a cipher."[38]

Rihanna performing Diamonds World Tour at the Xcel Energy Center.

Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times positively reviewed the show stating, "At 25, Rihanna, like many of the suspended adolescents in her fan base, isn't yet willing to decide which one of her many roles will define her. If anything, she revealed more of them Monday night at Staples Center, where her Diamonds World Tour touched down for a sold-out concert that felt like four smaller shows strung together with costume and set changes. So many Rihannas appeared over the course of the nearly two-hour show that the singer didn't have time to take up all the personas she's cultivated since she emerged in 2005 with the lightweight dancehall confection "Pon de Replay." There was Rihanna the raver, pumping her fist as she belted the exuberant choruses of "We Found Love" and "Where Have You Been." There was reggae Rihanna, channeling her childhood in Barbados over the rubbery Antillean rhythms of "Man Down" and "You Da One." And, perhaps most appealingly, there was Rihanna, the keeper of some dank, unforgiving sex dungeon, snarling sadistically through "Pour It Up" and "Birthday Cake." "Come and put your name on it," she sang over the latter's siren-like synth trills, as much a taunt as an invitation. The effect was dizzying, but not desultory. In spite of the rapid shifts in style and tone — or maybe because of them — the singer inhabited each of her characters with total conviction, portraying a lifelike complexity often lost on A-list pop peers such as Katy Perry and Beyoncé. The concert was defined throughout by the woman at the center of it..."[39] Rick Florino's review for Artistdirect was glowing in its praise, ""Baby, I'm a rockstar," Rihanna declared from the stage at the sold out Staples Center last night. She's got that right. In fact, she's one of the last real rockstars left, and she's owning the title like a true champ...Rihanna commanded the stage with the presence of an icon, upholding that rockstar status...By the end of the night, it was clear that not only is Rihanna a rockstar, but she's a legend in her own right unlike anybody else out there."[40]

However, James Reed of The Boston Globe gave the show, especially the overall performance of Rihanna, a critically negative review, opening his article with "She wasn't worth the wait." Her show in Boston was originally scheduled in March, but due to laryngitis, she had to reschedule the show to May 7. He concluded, after a string of letdowns such as Rihanna's "listless performance that hinged more on come-hither stares, coy smiles, a self-awareness that bordered on smug," that "She seemed oblivious to all of this, of course. After the show, she expressed her love for Boston on Twitter, when really she should have copied and pasted the message she posted after her March postponement: “I’m hurt that I let you down.”[41] During the European leg of the tour, Rihanna received with mixed reviews from critics. Betty Clarke of The Guardian gave the concert 3 stars, stating "Too often Rihanna relies on the skills of her backing singers to fill in phrases she can't be bothered to finish, and there are only snippets of hits such as Take a Bow." She did praise her final act, saying that "We Found Love" launched the concert into "blistering floor fillers", however, "the excitement is brief, as an encore of "Diamonds" quickly brings [the evening] to an end a far from a priceless night".[42]

"From an opening of “Phresh Out the Runway,” Rihanna had an urgency, almost something to prove with her set. She mentioned that Denver was her first tour date of the Diamonds World Tour back on U.S. soil, and it was almost as if she was making up for lost time, having canceled her last Denver date back in 2010. Inside the nearly-capacity Pepsi Center, gaggles of teen legal girls stood in their chunky lace up booties and sky high wedges. They danced and sang along while middle-aged couples swayed together as if every song was a ballad. Even a pink mohawk could be spotted just skimming the heads of the crowd. The parents escorting their children cringed at the hip rolls and crotch grabs during “Cockiness.” But even with a young crowd, Rihanna wasn’t about to apologize for her sexuality. She’s a strong woman — confident in her talent and body. Rihanna exemplified that a strong (occasionally intense), talented woman can also be playful, smart and even, yes, a role model."

— Writing for Reverb.com, Bailey Constas wrote positively in regards to the Denver show stating[43]

In Australia the shows received mixed reviews. The Courier Mail stated that "Live singing is becoming rarer and rarer in arena shows and there was little if any on display in this performance[...] Not that it really mattered much whether she was singing or not — the sound design was so woeful that there were many times when you couldn't differentiate between voice and synthesiser." The choreography was also described as "leaning on vulgarity" and that while Rihanna "may urge people to shine bright like a diamond through her music," she could use this advice in her shows.[44] The Sydney Morning Herald declared that Rihanna's lyrics are "often of an adult nature" but not of an "adult depth." The article also stated that while "she has improved as a singer, it was always as much about the presentation," and concluded that "it probably shouldn't really shock people that in concert Rihanna favours a bit of the crotch grab or prefers to move more than sing."[45]

The Herald Sun revealed that while Rihanna was "disrespectfully late" in previous Australian shows, she was punctual at Melbourne's concert. The review also stated that even though Rihanna "has backing singers to do some of the heavy vocal lifting at times," she still "sounds right at home on reggae moments Man Down and No Love Allowed." The choreography was described as "seemingly inspired by strippers at times RiRi’s dance moves make Miley Cyrus look like Judith Durham," however Rihanna was praised for "effortlessly genre-hopping through hits Rude Boy, Umbrella, We Found Love, Rock Star and Diamonds."[46] In New Zealand, her shows received generally favorable reviews from critics. And peanuts showered in gold.Kashka Tunstall from Stuff.co.nz gave it a positive reviews of her opening night. Though she noted Rihanna's lateness after 46 minutes and "crotch-grabbing", she said "She's got so much energy. She's twerking, she's shimmying, she's body rolling, but in the meantime the singing is kind of taking a back seat."[47] Labeling her as the "Dirty Diva", Tunstall concluded "So forgive her for being late, and for not working her golden mike that first half hour, because in the end, she delivers."[47] Michael Kooge from 3News also gave it a favorable review, saying that although she was late, "The pop star didn't say much to the adoring crowd, but was all smiles and energy throughout the set and at one point even went down from the stage and leaned over the barriers to sing with the fans. From what we did get out of her - other than the hits - she definitely feels love for New Zealand and her Kiwi fans."[48]

Brenna Rushing of The Dallas Morning News gave a positive review of the show saying, "“Dallas! Finally!” shouted Rihanna after a few numbers during her show at American Airlines Center Monday night. Ticketholders waited months to see the Barbados-born singer: The Dallas date was her rescheduled date after a sudden postponement in April. Rihanna took full control of the surprisingly simple stage, dripping in sex appeal and belting knockout notes. If this was Rihanna’s way of apologizing for the earlier cancellation, apology accepted."[49] Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle gave Rihanna's performance at the Toyota Center a positive review saying, "Rihanna has been waiting on Houston. And Thursday night at Toyota Center, she was ready to let loose. “We’re finally here. I’ve been waiting on this night for a (expletive) long-ass time. And then it got canceled, and I had to wait even longer", she told the crowd, who never seemed to stop roaring. (This was a makeup for a postponed April show.) “Now this is Houston. Are y’all ready to get nasty?” Indeed, they were. The energy was almost palpable during the show’s first stretch, a frenetic give-and-take between performer and crowd. Rihanna sometimes emits a cold energy in videos and on record. But she comes alive onstage. There was energy and intent in every vocal lick, every hip swivel, every kick in thigh-high white boots. And that was before she even got to the big hits. The show’s final stretch was a full-on dance party: the carnival-ride pulse of “We Found Love,” the sexy snarl of “S&M,” the house bounce of “Don’t Stop the Music” and “Where Have You Been.” It could have ended there, but RiRi had one more trick up her sleeve. (Two, actually.) She applied a weary, weathered rasp to ballads “Stay” and “Diamonds.” It pulled focus, after so much razzle, dazzle and swagger, to the sweet, simple sound of her voice."[50]

Set list

The following set list is representative of the show in San Jose. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[51]

  1. "Mother Mary"
  2. "Phresh Out the Runway"
  3. "Birthday Cake"
  4. "Talk That Talk"
  5. "Pour It Up"
  6. "Cockiness (Love It)"
  7. "Numb"
  8. "You da One"
  9. "Man Down"
  10. "No Love Allowed"
  11. "Rude Boy"
  12. "What's My Name?"
  13. "Jump"
  14. "Umbrella"
  15. "All of the Lights"
  16. "Rockstar 101"
  17. "What Now"
  18. "Loveeeeeee Song"
  19. "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" / "Take a Bow" / "Cold Case Love"
  20. "Hate That I Love You"
  21. "We Found Love"
  22. "S&M" / "Only Girl (In the World)" / "Don't Stop the Music"
  23. "Where Have You Been"
Encore
  2. "Stay"
  4. "Diamonds"
Notes
  • During the performance in Istanbul Rihanna opened the show with "Phresh Out the Runway".[52]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
North America[53]
March 8, 2013 Buffalo United States First Niagara Center ASAP Rocky 15,614 / 15,614 $1,117,147
March 14, 2013 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 15,095 / 15,095 $1,080,298
March 15, 2013 Hartford XL Center 10,985 / 10,985 $842,941
March 17, 2013 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 16,054 / 16,054 $1,278,497
March 18, 2013 Toronto Air Canada Centre 32,038 / 32,038 $2,498,532
March 19, 2013
March 21, 2013 Detroit United States Joe Louis Arena 15,349 / 15,349 $937,674
March 22, 2013 Chicago United Center 15,902 / 15,902 $1,234,380
March 24, 2013 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center 10,929 / 10,929 $780,143
March 25, 2013 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre 10,649 / 10,649 $880,893
March 27, 2013 Edmonton Rexall Place 13,133 / 13,133 $1,008,532
March 30, 2013 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 13,495 / 13,495 $1,012,286
April 1, 2013 Vancouver Rogers Arena 14,879 / 14,879 $1,153,688
April 3, 2013 Seattle United States KeyArena 10,906 / 10,906 $782,027
April 6, 2013 San Jose HP Pavilion 14,027 / 14,027 $1,047,778
April 8, 2013 Los Angeles Staples Center 14,882 / 14,882 $1,297,755
April 9, 2013 Anaheim Honda Center 11,050 / 11,050 $950,442
April 11, 2013 San Diego Valley View Casino Center 11,831 / 11,831 $899,782
April 12, 2013 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay 8,861 / 8,861 $1,047,675
April 19, 2013 Tampa Tampa Bay Times Forum 11,705 / 11,705 $901,024
April 20, 2013 Fort Lauderdale BankAtlantic Center 13,959 / 13,959 $1,042,363
April 22, 2013 Atlanta Philips Arena 13,233 / 13,233 $924,581
April 24, 2013[a] Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena 11,002 / 11,002 $788,340
April 26, 2013 Atlantic City Revel Resort 12,715 / 12,715 $515,641
April 28, 2013 Newark Prudential Center 13,999 / 13,999 $1,215,879
April 29, 2013 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 14,339 / 14,339 $1,185,020
May 1, 2013 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 14,028 / 14,028 $1,190,028
May 2, 2013 Ottawa Scotiabank Place 11,990 / 11,990 $852,724
May 5, 2013[b] New York City United States Barclays Center 29,072 / 29,072 $2,465,993
May 6, 2013[c] Boston TD Garden 14,083 / 14,083 $1,061,548
May 7, 2013[b][d] New York City Barclays Center — —
Africa[56]
May 24, 2013[e] Rabat Morocco OLM Souissi — — —
Europe[58]
May 26, 2013 Bilbao Spain Bizkaia Arena GTA 13,770 / 13,770 $995,676
May 28, 2013 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena 18,006 / 18,006 $1,151,120
May 30, 2013 Istanbul Turkey İnönü Stadium 33,483 / 33,483 $3,547,707
June 1, 2013 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi 17,761 / 17,761 $1,339,319
June 2, 2013 Montpellier France Park&Suites Arena 12,627 / 12,627 $915,172
June 3, 2013 Lyon Halle Tony Garnier GTA
Haim 		15,339 / 15,339 $994,578
June 5, 2013 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 39,436 / 39,436 $2,881,499
June 6, 2013
June 8, 2013 Saint-Denis France Stade de France David Guetta
GTA 		75,841 / 75,841 $6,488,029
June 10, 2013 Cardiff Wales Millennium Stadium 60,307 / 60,307 $4,647,267
June 12, 2013 Manchester England Manchester Arena GTA 55,687 / 55,687 $4,677,878
June 13, 2013
June 15, 2013 London Twickenham Stadium David Guetta
GTA 		95,971 / 95,971 $8,656,858
June 16, 2013
June 17, 2013 Birmingham LG Arena GTA 28,160 / 28,160 $2,446,331
June 20, 2013 Sunderland Stadium of Light David Guetta
GTA 		54,259 / 54,259 $4,413,716
June 21, 2013 Dublin Ireland Aviva Stadium GTA 48,482 / 48,482 $4,956,284
June 23, 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 33,369 / 33,369 $2,354,542
June 24, 2013
June 26, 2013 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 31,507 / 31,507 $2,560,136
June 27, 2013
June 29, 2013 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion 27,122 / 27,122 $2,380,749
June 30, 2013
July 2, 2013 Berlin Germany O2 World 13,649 / 13,649 $1,079,422
July 3, 2013 Hannover TUI Arena 10,888 / 10,888 $917,312
July 5, 2013[f] Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival — — —
July 7, 2013[g] Gdynia Poland Babie Doły Airport
July 9, 2013 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle GTA
Haim 		15,990 / 15,990 $1,306,615
July 10, 2013[h] Monte Carlo Monaco Salle des Etoiles — — —
July 11, 2013[h]
July 13, 2013[i] Perth and Kinross Scotland Balado
July 15, 2013 Manchester[j] England Manchester Arena GTA — —
July 16, 2013
July 18, 2013 Birmingham[k] LG Arena — —
July 20, 2013 Villeneuve d'Ascq France Grand Stade Lille Métropole — 27,294 / 27,294 $2,188,620
July 22, 2013 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe GTA 13,929 / 13,929 $1,226,039
July 25, 2013 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena 17,832 / 17,832 $2,250,403
July 26, 2013 Bergen Bergenhus Castle & Fortress 20,125 / 20,125 $2,516,799
July 28, 2013[l] Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena 12,111 / 12,111 $1,198,861
Asia[62][63]
September 13, 2013 Macau Macau CotaiArena GTA 24,872 / 24,872 $2,909,479
September 14, 2013
September 19, 2013 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena 8,118 / 9,743 $810,543
September 22, 2013[m] Singapore Singapore Padang, Singapore — —
Oceania[65][63]
September 24, 2013 Perth Australia Perth Arena GTA 13,222 / 13,222 $1,535,953
September 26, 2013 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9,281 / 9,281 $1,037,041
September 28, 2013 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 12,116 / 12,116 $1,341,098
September 30, 2013 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 24,017 / 24,017 $2,749,982
October 1, 2013
October 3, 2013 Sydney Allphones Arena 30,361 / 30,361 $3,449,021
October 4, 2013
October 6, 2013 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena 33,565 / 33,565 $3,377,624
October 7, 2013
October 8, 2013
Africa[66][63]
October 13, 2013 Johannesburg South Africa FNB Stadium GTA 67,291 / 67,291 $3,732,307
October 16, 2013 Cape Town Cape Town Stadium 39,616 / 39,616 $1,872,570
Middle East[67][63]
October 19, 2013 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates du Arena GTA 23,757 / 24,470 $3,717,513
October 22, 2013 Tel Aviv Israel Yarkon Park 50,554 / 50,554 $6,121,631
North America[68][63][69]
October 26, 2013 Punta Cana Dominican Republic Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ASAP Rocky 13,974 / 17,326 $1,695,810
October 29, 2013 San Juan Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 16,074 / 16,074 $1,569,910
November 9, 2013 Denver United States Pepsi Center 2 Chainz 10,180 / 10,180 $710,749
November 11, 2013[n] Dallas American Airlines Center 11,182 / 11,182 $765,281
November 12, 2013 Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena 6,556 / 6,556 $501,475
November 14, 2013[o] Houston Toyota Center ASAP Rocky 12,610 / 12,610 $1,013,001
November 15, 2013 New Orleans New Orleans Arena 10,974 / 10,974 $865,010
TOTAL 1,627,935 / 1,633,625 (99.6%) $140,118,252

Cancelled shows

Date City Country Venue Reason for cancellation
November 1, 2013 Bridgetown Barbados Kensington Oval Technical difficulties[72]

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from official tour book.

Notes

  1. ^ The April 24, 2013 concert at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore was originally scheduled to take place on March 12, but was postponed due to Rihanna having laryngitis.[54]
  2. ^ a b The score data is combined from the both shows held at the Barclays Center on May 5 and May 7 respectively.
  3. ^ The May 6, 2013 concert at the TD Garden in Boston was originally scheduled to take place on March 10, but was postponed due to Rihanna having laryngitis.[54]
  4. ^ The May 7, 2013 concert at the Barclays Center in New York City was originally scheduled to take place on May 4, but was postponed due to 2013 NBA Playoffs.[55]
  5. ^ The May 24, 2013 concert at the OLM Souissi in Rabat, Morocco is part of the Mawazine festival.[57]
  6. ^ The July 5, 2013 concert in Roskilde, Denmark is a part of the Roskilde Festival.[59]
  7. ^ The July 7, 2013 concert in Gdynia, Poland is a part of the Heineken Open'er Festival. The concert is a "bonus gig" for people who have four-day festival tickets.
  8. ^ a b The July 10, and July 11, 2013 concerts in Monte Carlo, Monaco are part of the Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival.[60]
  9. ^ The July 13, 2013 concert in Perth and Kinross, Scotland is a part of the T in the Park Festival.
  10. ^ The score data is combined from the four shows held at the Manchester Arena on June 12 and 13 and July 15 and 16.
  11. ^ The score data is combined from the four shows held at the LG Arena on June 17 July 18
  12. ^ The July 28, 2013 concert at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland was originally scheduled to take place on July 20.[61]
  13. ^ The September 22, 2013 concert at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore is part of the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix.[64]
  14. ^ The November 11, 2013 concert at the American Airlines Center in Dallas was originally scheduled to take place on April 16, but was postponed due to sickness.[70]
  15. ^ The November 14, 2013 concert at the Toyota Center in Houston was originally scheduled to take place on April 15, but was postponed due to sickness.[71]

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