Diamonds World Tour

World tour by Rihanna
Associated album	Unapologetic
Start date	March 8, 2013
End date	November 15, 2013
Legs	5
Shows	38 in North America 3 in Africa 39 in Europe 6 in Asia 10 in Oceania 96 Total
Box office	$140.1 million
Rihanna tour chronology
Loud Tour (2011) Diamonds World Tour (2013) Anti World Tour       (2016)

The Diamonds World Tour is the official tour in support of Rihanna's seventh studio album Unapologetic. It is Rihanna's fifth concert tour following her Loud Tour in 2011. The tour started in Buffalo, New York on March 8, 2013 and ended on November 15, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The tour has garnered generally positive reception.

Background and development

Rihanna performing "We Found Love" in Buffalo, NY

After Rihanna performed at the 2012 MTV Music Awards, she announced that she was to start a world tour to support her upcoming seventh studio album Unapologetic. She embarked on a promotional tour known as the 777 Tour that lasted for seven days before the release of the album. Live Nation further released a trailer for the world tour and the North American tour dates. Tickets went on sale in September 2012. The European dates and tickets were released two months later in November.

Beginning in early March of 2013, Rihanna began to release videos for the tour through her Youtube channel showing behind the scenes footage regarding the costumes, the stage, and dance rehearsals. The final video showed preparations for the first show in Buffalo, New York.

Critical response

Rihanna performing "Rockstar 101" in Toronto, ON

The tour has received generally positive reviews. Jane Stevenson from the Toronto Sun wrote that "bigger was definitely better as the 25-year-old artist, starting an hour later than scheduled, kicked off her show kneeling in a black cape in front of a female statue on a video screen before the full effect of the large-scale production kicked in...And if she was still suffering from the laryngitis that caused her to cancel two shows of the Diamonds Tour in the U.S. last week, you’d never know it from her strong vocals on such ballads as , "What Now," "Love The Way You Lie" and "Stay"...I’ve seldom seen a music artist so aware of her body and how to use it." Sam Adams from The Inquirer gave a positive review for the performance at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, writing Rihanna "gave herself equally to every new arrangement" and is "either an endlessly versatile performer or a vacant vessel, a chameleon or a cipher." Brad Wheeler from the The Globe and Mail wrote "The 100-minute thrill ride included a two-tune encore, comprised of the bluesy ballad Stay – the woman can sing – and the sky-gazing, swirling, upswooping single Diamonds...Rihanna’s star is hot and still on the rise – Beyoncé’s Sasha Fierce is now Sasha Fears."

Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times positively reviewed the show stating, "At 25, Rihanna, like many of the suspended adolescents in her fan base, isn't yet willing to decide which one of her many roles will define her. If anything, she revealed more of them Monday night at Staples Center, where her Diamonds World Tour touched down for a sold-out concert that felt like four smaller shows strung together with costume and set changes. The concert was defined throughout by the woman at the center of it." Mike Bell from the Calgary Herald gave a positive review of the show stating, "It was big, bright and bombastic. But she was somehow bigger, brighter and more bombastic. And deserving all of the attention for all of the right reasons, especially that main reason. Rihanna is a pop star. A pretty great one at that." John-John Williams IV from The Sun wrote that "Rihanna gave a stellar performance in Baltimore" and added that she "pulled out all the stops, performing hit after hit."

Jim Farber from the New York Daily News wrote that Rihanna gave a "dense and ambitious show" at the Prudential Center and that the show "sparkled any way you looked at it." Christopher Spata from The Tampa Tribune gave a positive review for her performance at the Forum, writing that she was "captivating" and "happy to be back on stage." Jeff Rosenthal from Rolling Stone commented on her performance in Brooklyn writing: "It could be very easy to dislike Rihanna and all she does – so many people unfollow one another on Twitter just because they're not being followed back – but who cares, her show is good. Her show is good because her songs are good, and her songs are good because her taste is good."

Commercial response

After the tour was announced, it created mass success at the box office and many venues sold out within minutes. Due to high ticket demands in North America, additional dates were added in New York City, Toronto, and Montreal as a result. Also in Europe, ticket experts predicted stadium dates to sell fast in the UK.

During the performance in Morocco, Rihanna performed in front 150,000 people, her biggest audience to date. She made history by becoming the youngest artist to perform at the Stade de France in Paris, beating out Lady Gaga who previously held the record. She also made history becoming the youngest artist to sell out the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.

Out of the 96 shows, all were sold-out except three.

Concert synopsis

Rihanna performing at the Bell Centre, in Montréal, Québec (Canada) during the tour.

The show was divided into six sections. It began with a minimal version of "Mother Mary" with Rihanna in a black cloak kneeling in the front of the stage in a prayer-like pose. She then disappears from the stage and returns to perform a energized performance of "Phresh Out the Runway." The next song performed was the remix of "Birthday Cake", which shows Rihanna grabbing her crotch, before flowing into a solo version of "Talk That Talk." Rihanna then performs a slightly extended version of "Pour It Up", before moving into "Cockiness (Love It)" and then closing the first section with "Numb." The second section then begins with a minimal version of "You Da One" which Rihanna appears in an outfit by Raf Simons. She then performs "Man Down" while the backdrops feature mug shots of herself. "No Love Allowed" and "Rude Boy" are performed next, while Rihanna leaves the stage early for a costume change during a solo version of "What's My Name". Rihanna then dons a multi-colored bustier and hot leather pants by Adam Selman for the third section which opens with "Jump", utilizing pyrotechnics. She then performs "Umbrella", "All of the Lights", "Rockstar 101", and finished the section with more fire and crowd involvement with “What Now”.

The fourth section opens with "Loveeeeeee Song" featuring Rihanna in another custom look by Adam Selman. A mash-up of "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)", "Take a Bow", and "Cold Case Love" is performed next. The ballad section closes with "Hate That I Love You" with Rihanna descending beneath the stage for a costume change. She returns during the fifth section in a dollar-bill themed halter dress for "We Found Love". Another mash-up of "S&M", "Only Girl (In the World)", and "Don't Stop the Music" is performed next. The section ends with "Where Have You Been" featuring choreography from the music video. The sixth and final act shows Rihanna in a silver body-suit singing a strong performance of "Stay" and then closing the show with "Diamonds".

Sources:

Opening acts

• A$AP Rocky
• GTA
• David Guetta
• 2 Chainz
• Haim

Setlist

Rihanna performing "Phresh Out the Runway" in Buffalo, New York

1. "Mother Mary"
2. "Phresh Out the Runway" (contains elements of "Jump")
3. "Birthday Cake"
4. "Talk That Talk"
5. "Pour It Up"
6. "Cockiness (Love It)"
7. "Numb"
8. "You Da One"
9. "Man Down"
10. "No Love Allowed" (contains elements of "Welcome to Jamrock")
11. "Rude Boy"
12. "What's My Name"
13. "Jump"
14. "Umbrella"
15. "All of the Lights"
16. "Rockstar 101"
17. "What Now" (contains elements of "Won't Get Fooled Again")
18. "Loveeeeeee Song"
19. "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" / "Take a Bow" / "Cold Case Love" (contains elements of "Teardrop")
20. "Hate That I Love You" (contains elements of "Get It Over With")
21. "We Found Love"
22. "S&M" / "Only Girl (In the World)" / "Don't Stop the Music"
23. "Where Have You Been"
24. "Stay"
25. "Diamonds"

This setlist is representative of the show in Los Angeles.

Additional Notes

• During the first performance in Toronto, "You Da One" was added into the setlist permanently.
• During the performance in Istanbul, "Mother Mary" and "Cockiness (Love It)" were not performed.
• During the performances in Istambul, Paris, Cardiff, London, Sunderland, Dublin, bergen, Macau, Manila, Singapore, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Auckland, Johannesburg, Cape Town, San Juan and Santo Domingo, "Mother Mary" was not performed.
• During the performance in Israel, "Mother Mary" "Cockiness (Love It)" , "Hate That I Love You" , "No Love Allowed" "Loveeeeee Song" , "Love The Way You Lie / Cold Case Love / Take A Bow" was not performed.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
March 8, 2013	Buffalo	United States	First Niagara Center
March 14, 2013	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
March 15, 2013	Hartford		XL Center
March 17, 2013	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
March 18, 2013	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
March 19, 2013
March 21, 2013	Detroit	United States	Joe Louis Arena
March 22, 2013	Chicago		United Center
March 24, 2013	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center
March 25, 2013	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
March 27, 2013	Edmonton		Rexall Place
March 30, 2013	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
April 1, 2013	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
April 3, 2013	Seattle	United States	KeyArena
April 6, 2013	San Jose		HP Pavilion
April 8, 2013	Los Angeles		Staples Center
April 9, 2013	Anaheim		Honda Center
April 11, 2013	San Diego		Valley View Casino Center
April 12, 2013	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay
April 19, 2013	Tampa		Tampa Bay Times Forum
April 20, 2013	Fort Lauderdale		BankAtlantic Center
April 22, 2013	Atlanta		Philips Arena
April 24, 2013	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
April 26, 2013	Atlantic City		Revel Resort
April 28, 2013	Newark		Prudential Center
April 29, 2013	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
May 1, 2013	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
May 2, 2013	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place
May 5, 2013	New York City	United States	Barclays Center
May 6, 2013	Boston		TD Garden
May 7, 2013	New York City		Barclays Center
Africa
May 24, 2013	Rabat	Morocco	OLM Souissi
Europe
May 26, 2013	Bilbao	Spain	Bilbao Exhibition Centre
May 28, 2013	Lisbon	Portugal	MEO Arena
May 30, 2013	Istanbul	Turkey	İnönü Stadium
June 1, 2013	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
June 2, 2013	Montpellier	France	Montpellier Arena
June 3, 2013	Lyon		Halle Tony Garnier
June 5, 2013	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
June 6, 2013
June 8, 2013	Paris	France	Stade de France
June 10, 2013	Cardiff	Wales	Millennium Stadium
June 12, 2013	Manchester	England	Manchester Arena
June 13, 2013
June 15, 2013	London		Twickenham Stadium
June 16, 2013
June 17, 2013	Birmingham		LG Arena
June 20, 2013	Sunderland		Stadium of Light
June 21, 2013	Dublin	Ireland	Aviva Stadium
June 23, 2013	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
June 24, 2013
June 26, 2013	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
June 27, 2013
June 29, 2013	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
June 30, 2013
July 2, 2013	Berlin	Germany	O2 World
July 3, 2013	Hannover		TUI Arena
July 5, 2013	Roskilde	Denmark	Roskilde Festival
July 7, 2013	Gdynia	Poland	Babie Doły Airport
July 9, 2013	Vienna	Austria	Stadthalle
July 10, 2013	Monte Carlo	Monaco	Monte Carlo Sporting Club & Casino
July 11, 2013
July 13, 2013	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	Balado Park
July 15, 2013	Manchester	England	Manchester Arena
July 16, 2013
July 18, 2013	Birmingham		LG Arena
July 20, 2013	Lille	France	Grand Stade Lille Métropole
July 22, 2013	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
July 25, 2013	Oslo	Norway	Telenor Arena
July 26, 2013	Bergen		Koengen
July 28, 2013	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
Asia
September 13, 2013	Cotai	Macau	CotaiArena
September 14, 2013
September 19, 2013	Manila	Philippines	MOA Arena
September 22, 2013	Singapore	Singapore	Marina Bay Street Circuit
Oceania
September 24, 2013	Perth	Australia	Perth Arena
September 26, 2013	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
September 28, 2013	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
September 30, 2013	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
October 1, 2013
October 3, 2013	Sydney		Allphones Arena
October 4, 2013
October 6, 2013	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
October 7, 2013
October 8, 2013
Africa
October 13, 2013	Johannesburg	South Africa	FNB Stadium
October 16, 2013	Cape Town		Cape Town Stadium
Asia
October 19, 2013	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	du Arena
October 22, 2013	Tel Aviv	Israel	Yarkon Park
North America
October 26, 2013	Punta Cana	Dominican Republic	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
October 29, 2013	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Hiram Bithorn Stadium
November 9, 2013	Denver	United States	Pepsi Center
November 11, 2013	Dallas		American Airlines Center
November 12, 2013	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena
November 14, 2013	Houston		Toyota Center
November 15, 2013	New Orleans		New Orleans Arena

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

March 10, 2013	Boston, Massachusetts	TD Barden	Rescheduled to May 6, 2013 due to laryngitis.
March 12, 2013	Baltimore, Maryland	1st Mariner Arena	Rescheduled to April 24, 2013 due to laryngitis.
April 15, 2013	Houston, Texas	Toyota Center	Rescheduled to November 14, 2013.
April 16, 2013	Dallas, Texas	American Airlines Center	Rescheduled to November 11, 2013.
May 4, 2013	New York, New York	Barclays Center	Rescheduled to May 7, 2013.
July 20, 2013	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Arena	Rescheduled to July 28, 2013.
November 1, 2013	Bridgetown, Barbados	Kensington Oval	Postponed due to technical difficulties.

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets Sold / Available	Gross Revenue
First Niagara Center	Buffalo	15,614 / 15,614 (100%)	$1,117,147
Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia	15,095 / 15,095 (100%)	$1,080,298
XL Center	Hartford	10,985 / 10,985 (100%)	$842,941
Bell Centre	Montreal	16,054 / 16,054 (100%)	$1,278,497
Air Canada Centre	Toronto	32,038 / 32,038 (100%)	$2,498,532
Joe Louis Arena	Detroit	15,349 / 15,349 (100%)	$937,674
United Center	Chicago	15,902 / 15,902 (100%)	$1,234,380
Xcel Energy Center	St. Paul	10,929 / 10,929 (100%)	$780,143
MTS Centre	Winnipeg	10,649 / 10,649 (100%)	$880,893
Rexall Place	Edmonton	13,133 / 13,133 (100%)	$1,008,532
Scotiabank Saddledome	Calgary	13,495 / 13,495 (100%)	$1,012,286
Rogers Arena	Vancouver	14,879 / 14,879 (100%)	$1,153,688
KeyArena	Seattle	10,906 / 10,906 (100%)	$782,027
HP Pavilion	San Jose	14,027 / 14,027 (100%)	$1,047,778
Staples Center	Los Angeles	14,882 / 14,882 (100%)	$1,297,755
Honda Center	Anaheim	11,050 / 11,050 (100%)	$950,442
Valley View Casino Center	San Diego	11,831 / 11,831 (100%)	$899,782
Mandalay Bay	Las Vegas	8,861 / 8,861 (100%)	$1,047,685
Tampa Bay Times Forum	Tampa	11,705 / 11,705 (100%)	$901,024
BankAtlantic Center	Fort Launderdale	13,959 / 13,959 (100%)	$1,042,363
Phillips Arena	Atlanta	13,233 / 13,233 (100%)	$924,581
1st Mariner Arena	Baltimore	11,002 / 11,002 (100%)	$788,340
Revel Resort	Atlantic City	4,391 / 4,391 (100%)	$515,641
Prudential Center	Newark	13,999 / 13,999 (100%)	$1,215,879
Verizon Center	Washington D.C.	14,339 / 14,339 (100%)	$1,185,020
Bell Centre	Montreal	14,028 / 14,028 (100%)	$1,190,028
Scotiabank Place	Ottawa	11,990 / 11,990 (100%)	$852,724
Barclays Center	New York City	29,072 / 29,072 (100%)	$2,465,993
TD Garden	Boston	14,083 / 14,083 (100%)	$1,061,548
Bilbao Exhibition Centre	Bilbao	13,770 / 13,770 (100%)	$995,676
MEO Arena	Lisbon	18,006 / 18,006 (100%)	$1,151,120
İnönü Stadium	Istanbul	33,483 / 33,483 (100%)	$3,547,707
Palau Sant Jordi	Barcelona	17,761 / 17,761 (100%)	$1,339,319
Montpellier Arena	Montpellier	12,627 / 12,627 (100%)	$915,172
Halle Tony Garnier	Lyon	15,339 / 15,339 (100%)	$994,578
Sportpaleis	Antwerp	39,436 / 39,436 (100%)	$2,881,499
Stade de France	Paris	75,841 / 75,841 (100%)	$6,488,029
Millennium Stadium	Cardiff	60,307 / 60,307 (100%)	$4,647,267
Manchester Arena	Manchester	55,687 / 55,687 (100%)	$4,677,878
Twickenham Stadium	London	95,971 / 95,971 (100%)	$8,656,858
LG Arena	Birmingham	28,160 / 28,160 (100%)	$2,446,331
Stadium of Light	Sunderland	54,259 / 54,259 (100%)	$4,413,716
Aviva Stadium	Dublin	48,482 / 48,482 (100%)	$4,956,284
Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam	33,369 / 33,369 (100%)	$2,354,542
Lanxess Arena	Cologne	31,507 / 31,507 (100%)	$2,560,136
Hallenstadion	Zurich	27,122 / 27,122 (100%)	$2,380,749
O2 World	Berlin	13,649 / 13,649 (100%)	$1,079,422
TUI Arena	Hannover	10,888 / 10,888 (100%)	$917,312
Stadthalle	Vienna	15,990 / 15,990 (100%)	$1,306,615
Ericsson Globe	Stockholm	13,929 / 13,929 (100%)	$1,226,039
Telenor Arena	Oslo	17,832 / 17,832 (100%)	$2,250,403
Koengen	Bergen	20,125 / 20,125 (100%)	$2,516,799
Hartwall Arena	Helsinki	12,111 / 12,111 (100%)	$1,198,861
CotaiArena	Cotai	24,872 / 24,872 (100%)	$2,909,479
MOA Arena	Manila	8,118 / 9,743 (83%)	$810,543
Perth Arena	Perth	13,222 / 13,222 (100%)	$1,535,953
Adelaide Entertainment Centre	Adelaide	9,281 / 9,281 (100%)	$1,037,041
Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane	12,116 / 12,116 (100%)	$1,341,098
Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne	24,017 / 24,017 (100%)	$2,749,982
Allphones Arena	Sydney	30,361 / 30,361 (100%)	$3,449,021
Vector Arena	Auckland	33,565 / 33,565 (100%)	$3,377,624
FNB Stadium	Johannesburg	67,291 / 67,291 (100%)	$3,732,307
Cape Town Stadium	Cape Town	39,616 / 39,616 (100%)	$1,872,570
du Arena	Abu Dhabi	23,757 / 24,470 (97%)	$3,717,513
Yarkon Park	Tel Aviv	50,554 / 50,554 (100%)	$6,121,631
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Punta Cana	13,974 / 17,326 (81%)	$1,695,810
Hiram Bithorn Stadium	Puerto Rico	16,074 / 16,074 (100%)	$1,569,910
Pepsi Center	Denver	10,180 / 10,180 (100%)	$710,749
American Airlines Center	Dallas	11,182 / 11,182 (100%)	$765,281
Chesapeake Energy Arena	Oklahoma City	6,556 / 6,556 (100%)	$501,475
Toyota Center	Houston	12,610 / 12,610 (100%)	$1,013,001
New Orleans Arena	New Orleans	10,974 / 10,974 (100%)	$865,010
TOTAL		1,627,935 / 1,633,625 (99.6%)	$140,118,252

Personnel

Main Management - RocNation Tour Manager - Jason Milner Assistant Tour Manager - Jason Geisinger Production Coordinator - Tracy Metz Production Manager - Joe Sanchez Videographer - Evan Rodgers Personal Assistant - Jennifer Rosales Stage Manager - Roger Cabot Creative Direction - Willow Perron Design Director - Adam Selman Design Team - Marley Glassrot, Greg Kozatek, Laren Leblanc, Briana Magnifico, and Zev Schwartz Stylists - Mel Ottenburg and Yusef Williams

Director of Choreography - HIHAT Musical Director - Omar Edwards Tour Promoter - Live Nation Global Touring Dancers - Latrina Bolger, Christina Chandler, Sisley Loubet, Michele Martinez, Shauna Mitchell, Khadija Nicholas, Martha Nichols, and Shannon Smith Band Rihanna - Lead vocals Nuno Bettencourt - Guitar Christopher Johnson - Drums Nicole Kehl - Backing vocals Pete Kuzma - Keyboards Ashley Simpson - Backing vocals Eric Smith - Bass

Credits and personnel adapted from official tour book.