Rihanna from the upcoming UK issue of Elle magazine.
The tour will kick off on Friday (Mar. 8) in Buffalo, NY, then move to Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Hartford, Conn., before swinging into Canada.
From there it’s back to the United States for several dates and back to Canada again before she makes a major US swing starting in April. She’ll head overseas first to Africa for one date and then to Europe in May.
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The tour will support her new studio album Unapologetic. ASAP Rocky will open on the North American leg of the tour and David Guetta will play select European dates, including London and Paris.
The video, posted today (Mar. 4), shows Rihanna working with her choreographer on some of the sexy dance routines she’s likely to incorporate in the show.
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The almost two-minute clip opens with the choreographer noting that it’s midnight and they’re still “going hard.” Rihanna practices a sexy move with her arm a few times until her instructors says “there it is.”
“This routine gives you the feeling of like a stripper/hood,” the instructor smiles. “That’s the type of energy, that’s the type of mindset she’ll be in.”
Rihanna and the other dancers practice looking in a wall-length mirror so they can see their moves as well as feel them.
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About a minute in the clip cuts to a different scene. Rihanna is wearing a midriff bearing sleeveless tee-shirt and goes through a series of sexy hip-gyrations to the music wearing some very low-slung sweatpants.
Then, she drops into a slow sexy crouch. It looks like the tour will be pure Rihanna. Check out the video below and her upcoming tour schedule, including all announced dates.
| Diamonds Tour Dates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America | |||
| March 8, 2013 | Buffalo | United States | First Niagara Center |
| March 10, 2013 | Boston | TD Garden | |
| March 12, 2013 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena | |
| 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 15, 2013 | Houston | Toyota Center | |
| April 16, 2013 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |
| April 19, 2013 | Tampa | Tampa Bay Times Forum | |
| April 20, 2013 | Fort Lauderdale | BankAtlantic Center | |
| April 22, 2013 | Atlanta | Philips 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 4, 2013 | New York City | United States | Barclays Center |
| May 5, 2013 | |||
| Africa | |||
| May 24, 2013 | Rabat | Morocco | OLM Souissi |
| Europe | |||
| May 26, 2013 | Bilbao | Spain | Bilbao Exhibition Centre |
| May 28, 2013 | Lisbon | Portugal | Pavilhao Atlantico |
| 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, 2012 | Hanover | TUI Arena | |
| July 5, 2013 | Roskilde | Denmark | TBA |
| July 7, 2013 | Gdynia | Poland | Babie Doły Military Airport |
| July 9, 2013 | Vienna | Austria | Stadthalle |
| July 13, 2013 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | Balado |
| 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 | Bergenhus Castle & Fortress | |
| July 28, 2013 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena |
| Source: Rihanna website | |||
