Anti World Tour
Tour by Rihanna | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Associated album | Anti |
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Start date | March 12, 2016 |
End date | November 27, 2016 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows |
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Box office | $107.2 million |
Rihanna concert chronology |
The Anti World Tour[1] (stylized as ANTI World Tour) is the seventh concert tour by Bajan singer Rihanna in support of her eighth studio album Anti. The tour was announced in November 2015 and began on March 12, 2016, in Jacksonville and ended on November 27, 2016, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It took place in North America, Europe and Asia with a total of 75 shows.
It was the twenty second highest-grossing tour of 2016 in North America, according to Pollstar's annual Year End Top 200 North American Tours chart, grossing $40.3 million with 454,955 tickets sold in 41 shows.[2] According to Forbes, Anti Tour generated $1.6 million per concert, bringing a total of $107.2 million in 67 shows, not including the festival shows.[3]
Background
Following the release of her seventh studio album, Unapologetic, (2012) and her fifth concert tour, the Diamonds World Tour, Rihanna went on a hiatus. Between 2005 and 2012, Rihanna released or re-released at least one album a year. However, in 2013, Rihanna took a step back from music and did not release a new album that year or the following.[4] Instead Rihanna opted to take part in other endeavors, starring in a 3D animated film entitled Home, alongside Jim Parsons, Steve Martin and Jennifer Lopez, as well as executively producing its accompanying soundtrack.[5]
In November 2015, it was announced that Rihanna had signed a $25 million contract with Samsung to not only promote Samsung's Galaxy line of products, but to also sponsor the release of Anti and its supporting tour.[6] On November 23, 2015, Rihanna announced she would be embarking on "The Anti World Tour".[7] The Samsung-sponsored tour will start in March 2016, with Travis Scott supporting in North America, and Big Sean and DJ Mustard supporting at selected European dates.[8]
Critical reception
In a review for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica stated that Rihanna was at her "most confident" and "the most present she’s ever been onstage", calling her dancing "casual" and that she "appeared to be finding joy in singing — when she was doing it."[9] Reviewing the Los Angeles concert, Latifah Muhammad from VIBE described the tour as a "randomly epic road trip."[10] Ed Power from The Telegraph gave Dublin concert four stars, writing that the tour "didn't waste time on embellishments and instead delivered full-strength shots of sass and escapism."[11] The London concert also received four stars from The Guardian, where Michael Cragg praised the singer's "unshakeable Rihanna-ness; that perfect pop voice, the undeniable presence, that couldn't-give-a-shit attitude."[12] In a negative review, Jim Harrington The Mercury News wrote that the San José concert was "a perplexing mess, which mixed an iffy set list with spotty arrangements and questionable theatrics."[13]
Set list
This set list is representative of the show in Jacksonville on March 12, 2016. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[14]
- "Stay"
- "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"
- "Woo"
- "Sex with Me"
- "Birthday Cake"
- "Pour It Up"
- "Numb"
- "Bitch Better Have My Money"
- "Pose"
- "Consideration"
- "Live Your Life" / "Run This Town" / "All of the Lights"
- "Umbrella"
- "Desperado"
- "Man Down"
- "Rude Boy"
- "Work"
- "Take Care"
- "How Deep Is Your Love" / "We Found Love"
- "Where Have You Been"
- "Needed Me"
- "Same Ol' Mistakes"
- "Diamonds"
- "FourFiveSeconds"
- "Love on the Brain"
- "Kiss It Better"
- Notes
- During the show in Miami, the second show in Toronto, the second show in Inglewood and the show in Manchester, UK, Canadian rapper Drake joined Rihanna on stage to perform "Work".[15][16]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts[a] | Attendance | Revenue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North America[1][18][19][20] | ||||||
March 12, 2016 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Travis Scott | 9,916 / 11,253 | $780,516 |
March 13, 2016 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 10,079 / 12,905 | $773,994 | ||
March 15, 2016 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 11,792 / 12,301 | $1,196,069 | ||
March 18, 2016 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 14,254 / 15,287 | $990,047 | ||
March 19, 2016 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | 10,773 / 11,089 | $890,872 | ||
March 20, 2016 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | 12,411 / 14,174 | $848,212 | ||
March 22, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 12,713 / 13,287 | $1,239,808 | ||
March 23, 2016 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | 10,388 / 13,215 | $783,393 | ||
March 24, 2016 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 10,748 / 12,482 | $944,183 | ||
March 26, 2016 | Hartford | XL Center | 9,962 / 11,104 | $753,354 | ||
March 27, 2016 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 26,100 / 28,010 | $2,906,512 | ||
March 30, 2016 | ||||||
April 2, 2016 | Newark | Prudential Center | 12,992 / 12,992 | $1,471,474 | ||
April 3, 2016 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 12,934 / 13,361 | $1,152,596 | ||
April 5, 2016 | Quebec City | Canada | Vidéotron Centre | — | — | |
April 6, 2016 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 20,737 / 22,296 | $1,432,620 | ||
April 7, 2016 | ||||||
April 9, 2016 | Baltimore | United States | Royal Farms Arena | 11,356 / 11,356 | $938,768 | |
April 10, 2016 | Boston | TD Garden | 12,295 / 12,589 | $1,180,615 | ||
April 13, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 26,287 / 26,287 | $2,120,090 | |
April 14, 2016 | ||||||
April 15, 2016 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 13,515 / 19,625 | $1,330,995 | |
April 18, 2016 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre | — | — | |
April 20, 2016 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | ||||
April 21, 2016 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
April 23, 2016 | Vancouver | Rogers Arena | ||||
April 24, 2016 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 9,641 / 10,620 | $900,660 | |
April 27, 2016 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | — | — | ||
April 29, 2016 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center | 16,220 / 16,419 | $1,673,817 | ||
April 30, 2016 | ||||||
May 1, 2016[b] | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 9,503 / 11,692 | $833,279 | ||
May 3, 2016 | Inglewood | The Forum | 25,111 / 25,111 | $2,488,465 | ||
May 4, 2016 | ||||||
May 6, 2016[c] | San Jose | SAP Center | 10,285 / 11,392 | $1,050,724 | ||
May 7, 2016 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 10,494 / 11,859 | $1,087,119 | ||
May 9, 2016[d] | San Diego | Viejas Arena | 8,461 / 10,304 | $812,817 | ||
May 13, 2016[e] | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,257 / 13,257 | $1,134,952 | ||
May 14, 2016[f] | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 10,422 / 10,422 | $917,707 | ||
May 15, 2016[g] | Houston | Toyota Center | 10,427 / 11,105 | $1,136,742 | ||
May 17, 2016[h] | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 10,247 / 12,088 | $829,499 | ||
May 18, 2016[i] | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 14,397 / 14,397 | $1,249,535 | ||
Europe[1][18][21][22] | ||||||
June 17, 2016[j] | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena | Big Sean DJ Mustard |
50,513 / 50,932 | $3,525,469 |
June 21, 2016 | Dublin | Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 29,017 / 30,000 | $2,718,888 | |
June 24, 2016 | London | England | Wembley Stadium | — | — | |
June 25, 2016[k] | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | ||||
June 27, 2016 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park | Big Sean Alan Walker |
22,496 / 23,058 | $1,874,229 |
June 29, 2016 | Manchester | England | Emirates Old Trafford | Big Sean DJ Mustard |
— | — |
July 2, 2016 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | |||
July 4, 2016 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tele2 Arena | 34,956 / 35,987 | $2,543,042 | |
July 7, 2016 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Refshaleøen Island | — | — | |
July 9, 2016 | Hamburg | Germany | Volksparkstadion | Big Sean DJ Mustard Bibi Bourelly | ||
July 11, 2016 | Turin | Italy | Pala Alpitour | Big Sean DJ Mustard |
— | — |
July 13, 2016 | Milan | San Siro& | ||||
July 17, 2016 | Frankfurt | Germany | Commerzbank-Arena | Big Sean DJ Mustard Bibi Bourelly |
— | — |
July 19, 2016 | Lyon | France | Stade des Lumières | Big Sean DJ Mustard | ||
July 21, 2016 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | |||
July 23, 2016 | Lille | France | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | |||
July 26, 2016[l] | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | |||
July 28, 2016 | Cologne | Germany | RheinEnergieStadion | Big Sean DJ Mustard Bibi Bourelly | ||
July 30, 2016 | Paris | France | Stade de France | Big Sean DJ Mustard | ||
August 2, 2016 | Malmö | Sweden | Malmö Arena | |||
August 3, 2016[m] | Skanderborg | Denmark | Smukkeste Festival Grounds | Kim Larsen | ||
August 5, 2016 | Warsaw | Poland | PGE Narodowy | Big Sean Mo Beatz | ||
August 7, 2016 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | Big Sean Alan Walker Bibi Bourelly | ||
August 9, 2016[n] | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | Big Sean R3hab | ||
August 11, 2016[o] | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival | Parov Stelar | ||
August 12, 2016 | Zürich | Switzerland | Letzigrund | Big Sean DJ Mustard | ||
August 14, 2016[p] | Bucharest | Romania | Piața Constituției | Nick Yume Delia Matache | ||
August 16, 2016[q] | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Big Sean R3hab Bibi Bourelly |
13,480 / 13,480 | $973,632 |
August 18, 2016[r] | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop | Big Sean | — | — |
August 20, 2016[s] | Weston-under-Lizard | England | Weston Park | David Guetta | ||
August 21, 2016[t] | Chelmsford | Hylands Park | ||||
North America[1] | ||||||
September 3, 2016[u] | Philadelphia | United States | Benjamin Franklin Parkway | — | — | — |
September 24, 2016[v] | New York City | Central Park | — | |||
Asia[1] | ||||||
November 27, 2016[w] | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | du Arena | — | — | — |
Total | — | — |
Cancelled shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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June 17, 2016 | Cardiff | Wales | Principality Stadium | Unknown[24] |
June 18, 2016 | Sunderland | England | Stadium of Light | |
July 15, 2016 | Nice | France | Allianz Riviera | 2016 Nice attack[36] |
References
Notes
- ^ Canadian singer The Weeknd was scheduled to be an opening act for the European dates too, however, he cancelled his appearance "Due to some unforeseen changes with upcoming projects"[17]
- ^ The concert of May 1, 2016 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix was originally scheduled to take place on March 1, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of May 6, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose was originally scheduled to take place on February 28, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of May 9, 2016 at the Viejas Arena in San Diego was originally scheduled to take place on February 26, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of May 13, 2016 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas was originally scheduled to take place on March 6, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of May 14, 2016 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin was originally scheduled to take place on March 4, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of May 15, 2016 at the Toyota Center in Houston was originally scheduled to take place on March 5, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of May 17, 2016 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans was originally scheduled to take place on March 8, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of May 18, 2016 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta was originally scheduled to take place on March 9, but was postponed due to "production delays".[19]
- ^ The concert of June 17, 2016 at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam was originally scheduled to take place on June 11.[23]
- ^ The concert of June 25, 2016 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry was originally scheduled to take place on June 14.[24]
- ^ The concert of July 26, 2016 at the O2 Arena in Prague was originally scheduled to take place on July 26 at the Eden Arena and then July 25, 2016 at O2 Arena[25]
- ^ The concert of August 3, 2016 in Skanderborg, Denmark at Smukkeste Festival Grounds is a part of the Skanderborg Festival.[26]
- ^ The concert of August 9, 2016 at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna was originally scheduled to take place on August 10 at the Ernst Happel Stadium.[27]
- ^ The concert of August 11, 2016 in Budapest, Hungary is part of the Sziget Festival.[28]
- ^ The concert of August 14, 2016 in Bucharest, Romania at Piața Constituției is the opening concert of the Zutopia Music Festival. However, it will not be considered part of the festival.[29]
- ^ The concert of August 16, 2016 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin was originally scheduled to take place on August 2 at the Olympiastadion.[30]
- ^ The concert of August 18, 2016 in Hasselt, Belgium at Kempische Steenweg is a part of the Pukkelpop Festival. The concert was originally scheduled to take place on July 21 in Werchter, Belgium at Werchter Festival Park as a part of the Werchter Boutique Festival, but was postponed due to security issues.[31]
- ^ The concert on August 20, 2016 in Weston-under-Lizard, United Kingdom at Weston Park is part of the V Festival.[32]
- ^ The concert on August 21, 2016 in Chelmsford, United Kingdom at Hylands Park is part of the V Festival.[32]
- ^ The concert on September 3, 2016 in Philadelphia, United States at Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a part of the Made in America Music Festival.[33]
- ^ The concert on September 24, 2016 in New York City, United States at Central Park is a part of the Global Citizen Festival.[34]
- ^ The concert on November 27, 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at du Arena is part of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[35]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Rihanna. "Tour". rihannanow.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (pdf). Pollstar. January 16, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "Adele, Rihanna, Beyonce Headline Highest-Paid Grammy Nominees" (pdf). Forbes. February 7 2017.
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- Aandahl, Trine (December 8, 2015). "Rihanna og The Weeknd til Norge". p3.no (in Norwegian). Opphavsrett NRK. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "Rihanna raddoppia i concerti in Italia: 11 luglio nuova data a Torino" (in Italian). February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- "Rihanna ofrecerá un concierto en Barcelona el 21 de julio" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- "Rihanna kommer till Malmö i sommar" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ Opening acts:
- "Rihanna's support acts in Manchester - who are Big Sean and DJ Mustard?". Manchester Evening News. June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- Jaime Sanz (June 23, 2016). "Alan Walker será el artista invitado de Rihanna en el "Anti World Tour"". Noticiaspress.es. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- "BIBI BOURELLY | Bibi Bourelly gemeinsam mit Rihanna auf Deutschlandtour | News". Universal-music.de. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- "Spilleplan for Smukfest 2016". Smukfest.dk. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Rihanna verplaatst concert in Amsterdam" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ a b Bannister, Antonia (February 19, 2016). "Rihanna postpones Anti tour - with Coventry gig put back 11 days". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Pražský koncert Rihanny se přesouvá do O2 areny a mění datum konání". musicserver.cz/ (in Czech). February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rihanna". February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Rihanna verschiebt Wien-Konzert". oe24.at (in German). February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ McKinney, Jessica (March 16, 2016). "Rihanna Will Headline Sziget Festival In Budapest". Vibe. SpinMedia. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
- ^ Popescu, Irina (March 22, 2016). "Rihanna, Steve Aoki and Sia come to music festival in Romania this summer". Romania-Insider.com. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Neuer Termin und neue Location: Rihanna-Konzert in Berlin verlegt" (in German). BZ Berlin. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ "Rihanna not at Werchter Boutique. The Anti World Tour to halt at the Pukkelpop festival!". February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Justin Bieber and Rihanna to Headline U.K.'s V Festival". Billboard. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^ Platon, Adelle (June 20, 2016). "Rihanna & Coldplay To Headline Budweiser's 2016 Made In America Lineup". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ Craddock, Lauren (July 26, 2016). "Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Selena Gomez, Major Lazer & Metallica to Headline Global Citizen Festival". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Garratt, Rob (May 3, 2016). "Rihanna and The Chemical Brothers to perform Abu Dhabi F1 After-Race Concerts". The National. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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