RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
7TH STUDIO ALBUM UNAPOLOGETIC SET FOR WORLDWIDE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH
(LOS ANGELES, CA) November 14, 2012 – Worldwide superstar Rihanna - the “#1 Person On Facebook” with over 62.5 million fans – is bringing her DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR to Europe in 2013. The RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR which begins March 8th in Buffalo, New York is scheduled to stop in more than 28 cities across North America prior to its European takeover. The European tour starts in Bilbao, Spain on May 26th and runs through July with stops in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK with additional cities, dates and special festival events still to be announced. Complete tour itinerary below.
Tickets for the Diamonds World Tour will go on sale beginning Monday, November 19, 2012. However, in select cities European fans will have a chance to pre-order the album with their concert tickets. Cities and pre-sale dates vary – check www.Rihannanow.com for complete details.
Rihanna is currently dominating global charts with “Diamonds,” the fastest-rising single of her career to date, and the first single from UNAPOLOGETIC, her upcoming 7th studio album for Island Def Jam in just seven years - arriving in stores worldwide on Monday, November 19th. UNAPOLOGETIC is also available pre-order at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/UnapologeticDlx
“Diamonds” has rocketed to #5 on the Hot 100, Rihanna’s 23rd Top 10 hit on the chart. “Diamonds” debuted four weeks ago with #1 postings at iTunes in 27 countries, and Top 5 iTunes in 55 countries.
The recipient of six Grammy Awards® and seven Billboard Music Awards, Rihanna has sold over 37 million albums and 146 million digital tracks worldwide, and currently holds the record as the top-selling digital artist of all time. Forbes named Rihanna the world’s #1 social media star with over 2.9 billion views on YouTube/VEVO, the most ever for any female artist, over 62.5 million Facebook fans, and over 26.5 million Twitter followers. In addition to her 11 Hot 100 #1 singles and overall 22 Top 10 singles, she also has 18 #1 singles on the Billboard Dance Club Song Charts.
Rihanna Diamonds World Tour is promoted worldwide by Live Nation Global Touring.
RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR EUROPEAN ITINERARY 2013
DATE CITY VENUE ON SALE
May 26 Bilbao, Spain BEC Fri. November 30 May 28 Lisbon, Portugal Pavilhao Atlantico Sat. November 24
June 1 Barcelona, Spain Palau San Jordi Fri. November 30 June 2 Montpellier, France Montpellier Arena Tue. November 20 June 3 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier Tue. November 20 June 5 Antwerp, Belgium Sportpaleis Wed. November 21 June 8 Paris, France Stade de France Tue. November 20 June 10 Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium Tue. November 20 June 12 Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester Arena Tue. November 20 June 15 London, United Kingdom Twickenham Stadium Tue. November 20 June 17 Birmingham, United Kingdom LG Arena Tue. November 20 June 20 Sunderland, United Kingdom Stadium of Light Tue. November 20 June 23 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome Wed. November 21 June 26 Cologne, Germany Lanxess Arena Mon. November 19 June 29 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion Mon. November 19
July 2 Berlin, Germany O2 World Mon. Novermber 19 July 9 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle Wed. November 21 July 20 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena Mon. November 19 July 22 Stockholm, Sweden Globen Mon. November 19 July 25 Oslo, Norway Telenor Wed. November 21 July 26 Bergen, Norway Bergenhus Castle & Fortress - Koengen Wed. November 21
Itinerary subject to change. More dates to be announced! For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.rihanna.com and www.livenation.com
About Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five ecommerce sites, with almost 27 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Front Line is the world’s top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling nearly 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.
Press Contacts:
Rihanna: Gabriel Tesoriero Island Def Jam Music Group 212-445-3632 [email protected]
Live Nation Entertainment: Liz Morentin 310-975-6860 [email protected]