Rihanna may perform like Pinocchio, yet that hasn’t deterred the model from embarking on a new world tour.
For, after spending much of 2012 falling out of nightclubs, the 24 year old is set to get back to business next year – today announcing the ‘Diamonds World Tour’.
Press release and US dates after the jump!
Via Yahoo Finance:
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Today it was officially announced by Live Nation, the tour’s international promoter that the RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR begins March 8th 2013 in Buffalo, New York. The tour is scheduled to stop in more than 27 cities across North America with additional dates to be announced. North American on-sales begin Friday, September 14th at LiveNation.com.
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 DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR | |||
| North American Itinerary 2013 | |||
| 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 | Sept. 21 |
| 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 | Sept. 21 |
| 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 |
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We can’t knock Ms. Fenty. She slyly attempted to take a “break” this era, yet the so-so sales of ‘Talk That Talk’ likely served as the biggest of reality checks for both her and her team. Indeed, her McMusic alone isn’t enough to mobilize her cause – hence touring, however awful she is live – is much more a “must” than it may seem on the surface.
Anyway…the title of the tour is “interesting”. By our Rihanna handbook, she’s pretty much “due” for a new album…now. And with this week ushering in the debut of a new hair do and now a tour, we’d put good money on it coming sooner rather than later.
Seven projects in seven years? Overkill?