RIHANNA announces 'Diamonds' 2013 European tour dates + David Guetta special guest

RIHANNA

DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR

UK TOUR DATES
WITH SPECIAL GUEST DAVID GUETTA IN CARDIFF, LONDON AND SUNDERLAND

7^TH STUDIO ALBUM UNAPOLOGETIC SET FOR WORLDWIDE RELEASE

MONDAY 19^TH NOVEMBER

Worldwide superstar Rihanna - the “#1 Person On Facebook” with over 61.7 million Likes – is bringing her DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR to Europe in 2013. The RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR begins March 8^th in Buffalo, New York. The tour is scheduled to stop in more than 28 cities across North America prior to the European takeover beginning May 26^th in Spain. Additional European tour has already confirmed concert dates in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Oslo, Scotland, Sweden, the UK, Wales with additional dates to be announced. Complete tour itinerary below. The UK leg of Rihanna’s tour will see her play in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Birmingham and Sunderland. Rihanna tickets go on-sale 9am on Tuesday 20^th November

In select cities UK fans will have a chance to pre-order the album with their concert tickets. Cities and pre-sale dates vary – check www.Rihanna.com for complete details. UK ticket / album bundle pre-sale runs from 9am Thursday 15^th November until 5pm on Friday.

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 19^th. 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 world-wide by Live Nation Global Touring.

RIHANNA DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR

EUROPEAN ITINERARY 2013

DATE	CITY	VENUE	ON SALE
26-May	Bilbao, Spain	BEC	Fri. 30-November
28-May	Lisbon, Portugal	Pavilhao Atlantico	Sat. 24-November
01-June	Barcelona, Spain	Palau San Jordi	Fri. 30-November
02-June	Montpellier, France	Montpellier Arena	Tue. 20-November
03-June	Lyon, France	Halle Tony Garnier	Tue. 20-November
05-June	Antwerp, Belgium	Sportpaleis	Wed. 21-November
08-June	Paris, France	Stade de France	Tue. 20-November
10-June	Cardiff, Wales	Millennium Stadium	Tue. 20-November
12-June	Manchester, United Kingdom	Manchester Arena	Tue. 20-November
15-June	London, United Kingdom	Twickenham Stadium	Tue. 20-November
17-June	Birmingham, United Kingdom	LG Arena	Tue. 20-November
20-June	Sunderland, United Kingdom	Stadium of Light	Tue. 20-November
23-June	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ziggo Dome	Wed. 21-November
26-June	Cologne, Germany	Lanxess Arena	Mon. 19-November
29-June	Zurich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion	Mon. 19-November
02-July	Berlin, Germany	O2 World	Mon. 19-November
09-July	Vienna, Austria	Stadthalle	Wed. 21-November
20-July	Helsinki, Finland	Hartwall Arena	Mon. 19-November
22-July	Stockholm, Sweden	Globen	Mon. 19-November
25-July	Oslo, Norway	Telenor	Wed. 21-November
26-July	Bergen, Norway	Bergenhus Castle & Fortress - Koengen	Wed. 21-November