Rihanna Announces 'Diamonds World Tour' To Kick Off Next Year
9/7/2012 11:00:12 AM
Rihanna is hitting the road with "Diamonds" in mind early next year.
According to Live Nation, the recent MTV Video Music Award winner will kick off an ambitious world tour March 8 in Buffalo, New York. The tour will traverse North America before hitting other parts of the world.
Over twenty cities have been announced with the first leg. Stops include Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Detroit.
"Rihanna's previous tour, the extremely successful "LOUD" Tour solidified Rihanna's status as one of the top female solo artists of this century. The LOUD tour grossed 90 million worldwide to become the 7th highest grossing tour of 2011 and included a historic 10 Sold Out concerts at London's O2 Arena – a first by a female solo artist," reports Live Nation.
"The announcement of Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour follows an epic headlining performance at last night's MTV Video Music Awards."
Tickets for the "Diamonds World Tour" go on sale as early as September 14.
See dates below:
Mar. 8 - Buffalo, NY
First Niagara Center
Mar. 10 - Boston, MA
TD Garden
Mar. 12 - Baltimore, MD
1st Mariner Arena
Mar. 14 - Philadelphia, PA
Wells Fargo Center
Mar. 15 - Hartford, CT
XL Center
Mar. 17 - Montreal, QC
Bell Centre
Mar. 18 - Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Mar. 21 - Detroit, MI
Joe Louis Arena
Mar. 22 - Chicago, IL
United Center
Mar. 24 - St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
Mar. 25 - Winnipeg, MB
MTS Centre
Mar. 27 - Edmonton, AB
Rexall Place
Mar. 30 - Calgary, AB
Scotiabank Saddledome
Apr. 1 - Vancouver, BC
Rogers Arena
Apr. 3 - Seattle, WA
Key Arena
Apr.6 - San Jose, CA
HP Pavilion
Apr. 8 - Los Angeles, CA
Staples Center
Apr. 11 - San Diego, CA
Valley View Casino Center
Apr. 12 - Las Vegas, NV
Mandalay Bay
Apr. 15 - Houston, TX
Toyota Center
Apr. 16 - Dallas, TX
American Airlines Center
Apr. 19 - Tampa, FL
Tampa Bay Times Forum
Apr. 20 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
BankAtlantic Center
Apr. 22 - Atlanta, GA
Philips Arena
Apr. 29 - Washington, D.C
Verizon Center
May 2 - Ottawa, ON
Scotiabank Place
May 4 - Brooklyn, NY
Barclays Center
