Diamonds World Tour

The Diamonds World Tour is the fifth concert tour by Barbadian coming R & B singer Rihanna. The tour ran from March to November of 2013; while Rihanna applied their seventh studio album Unapologetic (2012 ).

The tour began on March 8, 2013 Buffalo (United States) and ended on November 15, 2013 in New Orleans (United States). Expected to be 38 concerts in North America, 39 in Europe, 10 in Oceania, 6 in Asia and played 3 in Africa; which 6 at music festivals.

Background and Development

In March 2012, Rihanna said in an interview that she had not yet begun recording their next album, but have already started " working on new sounds ." On September 7, 2012 after Rihanna's performance at the MTV Video Music Awards 2012, it was announced that she was working on her fourth world tour, entitled Diamonds World Tour to promote their future album. Live Nation released a video via YouTube with the message of the first North American tour dates. The tickets for the first shows you could already purchase a week later on 14 September 2012. On October 11, 2012 Rihanna announced via Twitter both the name as well as the official cover, their seventh studio album Unapologetic, which was released on November 19th worldwide in 2012. Five days before the date of publication, 14 November 2012 while Rihanna launched their 777 Tour, were seven concerts in seven different countries in Rihanna within seven days, Live Nation made ​​known to the first European data. There were initially 21 concerts in 13 different countries which are said to begin in Bilbao ( Spain) on 26 May 2013. Over time, a total of 11 additional concerts and each one concert in two other countries were yet known. In addition, a total of six concerts were announced as part of various music festivals. Among other things, Rihanna will give a concert in Morocco, Africa as part of the Mawazine festival. The other five festival performances take place at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, at the Open'er Festival in Poland, during the Monte - Carlo Sporting Summer Festival in Monaco and at the T in the Park Festival in Scotland in Europe. The first six concerts in Australia and New Zealand on March 13, 2013, while Rihanna was already on tour in North America, Posted for September and October 2013. There four additional concerts were now be added. On April 8, 2013 two concerts in South Africa have been announced for mid-October 2013. Three weeks later, on April 28, 2013, was a concert date for the Philippines, which is to take place in September of the same year published. On May 2, 2013, a concert for October 2013 was announced in the United Arab Emirates. On 21 May 2013, a further date for an appearance in Israel was known.

The tour started as scheduled in Buffalo (United States) on 8 March 2013. Yet already the two nearest data in Boston (United States) on March 10, 2013, in Baltimore (United States) on March 12, 2013 had to be canceled, because Rihanna fell ill with laryngitis. However, the tour could then be continued as planned. In addition, the canceled concerts in Baltimore have been postponed to April 24, 2013, in Boston on May 6, 2013. On April 15th and 16th 2013 again had two concerts, this time in Houston (United States) and Dallas (United States), to be canceled due to illness. Rihanna was on Instagram announced that they (United States) had been ill since the concert in San Diego and hoped that the two free days between Las Vegas ( United States) and the Houston concert would be sufficient for recovery. The end of April, two new dates were fixed in November of the same year.

Commercial success

After the North American leg of the tour was announced additional dates in Montreal (Canada), New York City (United States) and Toronto (Canada) were scheduled due to high demand. Once the dates have been published for the British leg of the tour, finding increased after pre-sale tickets at Viagogo.co.uk by 700%. Experts considered it possible that all the concerts in Europe could be sold out in less than six minutes. It was due to the great demand in Europe, additional concerts in Amsterdam ( Netherlands ), Antwerp (Belgium ), Birmingham (England ), Cologne ( Germany ), Hanover ( Germany ), Lille (France ), London ( England), Manchester ( England) and Zurich ( Switzerland ) announced. In addition Concerts Oceania (Australia) were due to high demand in Auckland (New Zealand), Melbourne (Australia ) and Sydney added.

Setlist

Special

  • In the kick-off concert in Buffalo (United States) Act III was played before Act II.
  • In the first three concerts in Buffalo, Philadelphia and Hartford (United States) "You da One" has not yet been played.
  • While all stadium (except in Lille ( France) ), festival, outdoor, all Asia and New Zealand concerts began with " Phresh Out the Runway".
  • "Mother Mary ", " cockiness ( Love It ) ", "No Love Allowed", " loveeeeeee Song" and " Love the Way You Lie ( Part II) " have not played regularly.

Tour dates

  • (1 ) The sales data are combined from all the concerts in New York City on 5 and 7 May 2013.
  • (2 ) The sales data are combined from all concerts in Manchester on 12 and 13 June and 15 and 16 July 2013.
  • (3 ) The sales data are combined from all concerts in Birmingham on 17 June and 18 July 2013.
  • (A) This concert is part of the " Mawazine Festival ".
  • (B ) This concert is part of the " Roskilde Festival ".
  • (C ) This concert is part of the " Heineken Open'er Festival ".
  • (D) This concert is part of the " Monte Carlo Sporting Summer Festival ".
  • ( E ) This concert is part of the " T in the Park Festival ".
  • (F) This concert is part of the " Grand Prix of Singapore 2013 "
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