GLOBAL SUPERSTAR RIHANNA ANNOUNCES THE ANTI WORLD TOUR – Headlining Tour, Presented By Samsung, Launches On Feb. 26, 2016 with Over 70 Shows Throughout North America and Europe Including Dates In New York City, London, Los Angeles, Toronto, Amsterdam, Vancouver, Berlin, Milan, Washington DC, Copenhagen and More – – The Weeknd Joins The Anti World Tour As Special Guest During European Dates – – Big Sean To Support Tour During European Dates – – Travis Scott Will Join The Anti World Tour As Special Guest In North America – – Puma and American Express® are supporting partners. American Express® Card Members Can Purchase North American Tickets Before The General Public Starting Nov. 30 – – Tickets For All North American and European Dates Go On Sale Thursday, Dec. 3 at LiveNation.com – LOS ANGELES (Nov. 23, 2015) – Global superstar, Grammy Award®-winner and multi-platinum selling artist, Rihanna, announced today THE ANTI WORLD TOUR. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off in North America on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA with nearly 40 shows lined up in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Vancouver, Washington DC and more. Samsung is the presenting partner on the North American leg of the tour, while PUMA is a supporting partner. Travis Scott will be the special guest on North American dates. The European leg of the tour will then follow with dates set up in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Milan, Vienna and more. The Weeknd and Big Sean will be featured as special guests on all European dates. Tickets for all North American and European dates go on sale on Thursday, Dec. 3 at www.livenation.com. A full list of ANTI WORLD TOUR dates is below. American Express® Card Members can purchase North American ANTI WORLD TOUR tickets before the general public beginning Monday, Nov. 30 at 10:00 a.m. local time through Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. local time. Be sure to download the American Express UNSTAGED App to purchase your Rihanna American Express ® Presale tickets on the go, watch exclusive content from other top artists and learn more about upcoming music events. Global sports brand PUMA has been a partner of Rihanna’s since December 2014. The superstar has rocked the fashion and sneaker world with the launch of the FENTY PUMA by Rihanna label and coveted PUMA Creeper sneaker. As part of the ANTI WORLD TOUR, PUMA will create unique on-site activations and retail programs in select North American tour venues to support and drive awareness of the upcoming launches within Rihanna’s collection. TIDAL members will have access to an exclusive presale for ANTI WORLD TOUR tickets beginning on Monday, Nov. 30 at 10:00 a.m. local time through Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. local time. Members can find details for purchasing tickets by logging in to their TIDAL accounts via web browser, desktop app or mobile app. New users can sign up for TIDAL membership at TIDAL.com Rihanna has become a modern music, entertainment and fashion icon. As an accomplished performer, she has sold 54 million albums and 210 million digital tracks worldwide making her the top-selling digital artist of all time. She's released 7 albums in 7 years, achieved 13 Number One singles and won 8 Grammy Awards. She is the most viewed artist on Vevo/YouTube with over 7 billion views and 23 Vevo certified videos, the most of any artist. She is also one of the biggest artists on Facebook with over 81 million friends. In addition, she's successfully launched six fragrances, two capsule collections with Armani, as well as four River Island collections and is currently the spokesperson for MAC & Viva Glam and the new face of Dior’s “Secret Garden” campaign. Rihanna is PUMA's global ambassador for Women’s Training and now serves as the Creative Director, bringing her styling sensibilities and innovation to PUMA’s collections. As of July 2015, Rihanna will also serve as Contributing Creative Director and Punk & Poet brand ambassador for Stance. The Weeknd's path to Beauty Behind The Madness has defied all conventions. He avoided revealing his face until over a year after he released his very first song online. The story itself is now legendary. In 2011, he released an untouchable series of three critically revered free mixtapes — House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence — and the internet exploded with praise and a whole lot of theories about him as he personally remained silent. Soon though, his reach and appeal exponentially expanded. He teamed up with Ariana Grande for the platinum-selling hit "Love Me Harder." He then had the mainstream completely in his grip with the release of "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" in early 2015. The first release from the chart-dominating, platinum Fifty Shades of Grey Original Motion Picture soundtrack became a triple-platinum smash that enjoyed 27 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100. "Can't Feel My Face" formally ushered in Beauty Behind The Madness. The song quickly shot to #1 on iTunes worldwide and within weeks, it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Beauty Behind The Madness went gold just two weeks after being released. In addition, “The Hills” has officially been certified 5x platinum as recognized by the RIAA. The Weeknd has also become a touring force. The 2014 King Of The Fall Tour sold out all dates as did the 2015 The Madness Fall Tour and since then, The Weeknd's festival appearances, including Coachella, Lollapalooza and HARD Summer, have drawn massive crowds. RIHANNA – THE ANTI WORLD TOUR *All dates, cities and venues below subject to change. Friday, February 26, 2016 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena Sunday, February 28, 2016 San Jose, CA SAP Center Tuesday, March 01, 2016 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena Friday, March 04, 2016 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center Saturday, March 05, 2016 Houston, TX Toyota Center Sunday, March 06, 2016 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Tuesday, March 08, 2016 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center Wednesday, March 09, 2016 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Saturday, March 12, 2016 Jacksonville Jacksonville Arena Sunday, March 13, 2016 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena Friday, March 18, 2016 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Saturday, March 19, 2016 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena Sunday, March 20, 2016 Charlotte, NC The Time Warner Cable Arena Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Washington, DC Verizon Center Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center Thursday, March 24, 2016 Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills Saturday, March 26, 2016 Hartford, CT XL Center Sunday, March 27, 2016 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Saturday, April 02, 2016 Newark, NJ Prudential Center Sunday, April 03, 2016 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Tuesday, April 05, 2016 Quebec City, QC Centre Videotron Wednesday, April 06, 2016 Montreal, QC Bell Centre Saturday, April 09, 2016 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena Sunday, April 10, 2016 Boston, MA TD Garden Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Toronto, ON Air Canada Center Friday, April 15, 2016 Chicago, IL United Center Monday, April 18, 2016 Winnipeg, MS MTS Centre Wednesday, April 20, 2016 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place Thursday, April 21, 2016 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome Saturday, April 23, 2016 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena Sunday, April 24, 2016 Seattle, WA KeyArena Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena Friday, April 29, 2016 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Tuesday, May 03, 2016 Los Angeles, CA Forum Saturday, May 07, 2016 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena RIHANNA - THE ANTI WORLD TOUR – EUROPEAN DATES Saturday, June 11, 2016 Amsterdam, Holland Amsterdam Arena Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Coventry, United Kingdom Ricoh Arena Thursday, June 16, 2016 Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff Stadium Saturday, June 18, 2016 Sunderland, United Kingdom Stadium Of Light Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium Friday, June 24, 2016 London, United Kingdom Wembley Stadium Monday, June 27, 2016 Glasgow, United Kingdom Hampden Park Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Manchester, United Kingdom Emirates Old Park Monday, July 4, 2016 Stockholm, Sweden Tele2 Arena Thursday, July 7, 2016 Copenhagen, Denmark Refshale Island Saturday, July 9, 2016 Hamburg, Germany Volkspark Stadion Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Milan, Italy San Siro Friday, July 15, 2016 Nice, France Allianz Stadium Sunday, July 17, 2016 Frankfurt, Germany Commerzbank Arena Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Lyon, France Grande Stade Saturday, July 23, 2016 Lille, France Stade Lille Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Prague, Czech Republic Synotip Arena Thursday, July 28, 2016 Cologne, Germany Rhein Energie Stadion Saturday, July 30, 2016 Paris, France Stade de France Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Berlin, Germany Olympiastadion Friday, August 5, 2016 Warsaw, Poland PGE Narodowy Sunday, August 7, 2016 Munich, Germany Olympiastadion Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadium Friday, August 12, 2016 Zurich, Switzerland Letzigrund Stadion About Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation Management and Live Nation Media/Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. For Rihanna, please contact: Amanda Silverman [email protected] For Live Nation, contact: Victor Trevino [email protected] .