Diamonds World Tour
| Tour by Rihanna | |
Promotional poster for the tour
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| Associated album | Unapologetic |
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| Start date | March 8, 2013 |
| End date | November 15, 2013 |
| Legs | 5 |
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| Box office | $141.9 million ($145.89 in 2017 dollars) |
| Rihanna concert chronology | |
The Diamonds World Tour was the fifth concert tour by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was launched in support of her seventh studio album Unapologetic (2012). The tour was announced in September 2012 following the singer's performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. The tour kicked off on March 8, 2013 in Buffalo, New York and officially ending on November 15, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The tour visited the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia with 96 shows in total. This was Rihanna's first Australian tour since February 2011 with The Last Girl On Earth Tour.
The set list for the concerts included songs from a selection of Rihanna's studio albums, the Diamonds World Tour includes five acts and an encore. Rihanna's outfits were designed by a variety of designers including Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Raf Simons of Christian Dior and Alber Elbaz, footwear was designed by French fashion line Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik. The tour featured support acts including 2 Chainz, ASAP Rocky, David Guetta, and Haim among others.
The tour was met with praise from critics who noted artistic growth. Commercially, the Diamonds World Tour was a success, with extra dates added due to high demand. The tour grossed $137,982,530 (USD) from 87 shows according to Billboard magazine and was the fifth highest grossing worldwide tour of 2013. Rihanna broke numerous records during the tour, becoming the youngest artist to ever headline a sold out show at France's National Stadium, at the age of 25. She also became the youngest artist to have sold out shows held at Millennium Stadium (June 10, 2013) and Twickenham Stadium (June 15 & 16, 2013). In South Africa, Rihanna created history in Johannesburg at the FNB Stadium where she became the first female and youngest artist to sell out the stadium.
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