Concert announcement – Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour at Rogers Arena April 1 2013
Rihanna has announced her Diamonds World Tour, which begins March 8 in Buffalo. The tour includes a date at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, April 1 2013. North American ticket sales begin Friday, Sept 14 at LiveNation.com.
From the press release: “The Rihanna Diamonds North American leg includes performances at arenas in Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, and more. A complete itinerary follows this release.
“Rihanna’s previous tour, the extremely successful “LOUD” Tour solidified Rihanna’s status as one of the top female solo artists of this century. The LOUD tour grossed 90 million worldwide to become the 7th highest grossing tour of 2011 and included a historic 10 Sold Out concerts at London’s O2 Arena – a first by a female solo artist.
“The announcement of Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour follows an epic headlining performance at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards.
“As the recipient of a phenomenal 6 Grammy Awards, Rihanna has sold over 37 million albums and 146 million digital tracks worldwide, and currently holds the record for top-selling digital artist of all time. In 2012, Forbes crowned Rihanna as the #1 social networking superstar with more than 60 million fans on Facebook and 25 million followers on Twitter in addition to owning over 2.7 billion views on YouTube/VEVO – the most for any female artist. Rihanna’s impressive catalogue of hits includes 11 #1 singles, including “We Found Love” which spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 18 #1 singles on the Billboard Dance Club Song Charts, and 22 top 10 singles.”
Tour dates – Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour:
DATE CITY VENUE ON-SALE
Mar. 8  Buffalo, NY                  First Niagara Center                  Sept. 21
Mar. 10 Boston, MA                 TD Garden                               Sept. 14
Mar. 12 Baltimore, MD              1st Mariner Arena                     Sept. 14
Mar. 14 Philadelphia, PA           Wells Fargo Center                   Sept. 15
Mar. 15 Hartford, CT                 XL Center                              Â
Mar. 17 Montreal, QC                Bell Centre                               Sept. 15
Mar. 18 Toronto, ON                 Air Canada Centre                    Sept. 17
Mar. 21 Detroit, MI                    Joe Louis Arena                       Sept. 21
Mar. 22 Chicago, IL                  United Center                           Sept. 14
Mar. 24 St. Paul, MN                Xcel Energy Center                   Sept. 21
Mar. 25 Winnipeg, MB              MTS Centre                              Sept. 14
Mar. 27 Edmonton, AB             Rexall Place                             Sept. 15
Mar. 30 Calgary, AB                 Scotiabank Saddledome           Sept. 14
Apr. 1  Vancouver, BC             Rogers Arena                           Sept. 15
Apr. 3  Seattle, WA                  Key Arena                              Â
Apr. 6  San Jose, CA               HP Pavilion                              Sept. 14
Apr. 8  Los Angeles, CA          Staples Center                         Sept. 14
Apr. 11 San Diego, CA             Valley View Casino Center        Sept. 21
Apr. 12 Las Vegas, NV             Mandalay Bay                          Sept. 14
Apr. 15 Houston, TX                 Toyota Center                          Sept. 21
Apr. 16 Dallas, TX                    American Airlines Center           Sept. 21
Apr. 19 Tampa, FL                    Tampa Bay Times Forum          Sept. 21
Apr. 20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL        BankAtlantic Center                  Sept. 21
Apr. 22 Atlanta, GA                  Philips Arena                            Sept. 21
Apr. 29 Washington, D.C          Verizon Center                          Sept. 14
May 2  Ottawa, ON                  Scotiabank Place                     Sept. 17
May 4  Brooklyn, NY                Barclays Center                       Sept. 21