Not to be confused with Anti Tour.
Anti World Tour
Concert tour nameAnti World Tour
ArtistRihanna
AlbumAnti
Start dateMarch 12, 2016
End dateNovember 27, 2016
Number of shows75
Number of legs3
Support acts
Gross$110 million ($ in dollars) [1]
Last tourThe Monster Tour
(2014)
This tourAnti World Tour
(2016)
Next tour...

The Anti World Tour[2] (stylized as ANTI World Tour) was the seventh concert tour by Barbadian singer Rihanna, in support of her eighth studio album, Anti (2016). The tour was announced on November 15, 2015, and began on March 12, 2016, in Jacksonville and ended on November 27, 2016, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The show was met with acclaim from music critics who praised Rihanna's stage presence and confidence. Commercially, the tour grossed more than $110 million (USD) according to Billboard Boxscore.[1]

Background

After the release of her seventh studio album, Unapologetic, (2012) and her fifth concert tour, the Diamonds World Tour, Rihanna went on a hiatus. Between 2005 and 2012, Rihanna released or re-released at least one album a year. However, in 2013, Rihanna took a step back from music and did not release a new album that year or the following.[3] Instead Rihanna opted to take part in other endeavors, starring in a 3D animated film entitled Home, alongside Jim Parsons, Steve Martin and Jennifer Lopez, as well as executively producing its accompanying soundtrack.[4]

In November 2015, it was announced that Rihanna had signed a $25 million contract with Samsung to not only promote Samsung's Galaxy line of products, but to also sponsor the release of Anti and its supporting tour.[5] On November 23, 2015, Rihanna announced she would be embarking on "The Anti World Tour".[6] The Samsung-sponsored tour began in March 2016, with Travis Scott supporting in North America, and Big Sean and DJ Mustard supporting at selected European dates.[7]

Critical reception

North America

In a review for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica stated that Rihanna was at her "most confident" and "the most present she's ever been onstage", calling her dancing "casual" and that she "appeared to be finding joy in singing — when she was doing it."[8] Reviewing the Los Angeles concert, Latifah Muhammad from VIBE described the tour as a "randomly epic road trip."[9]

Europe

Ed Power from The Telegraph gave the Dublin concert four stars, writing that the tour "didn't waste time on embellishments and instead delivered full-strength shots of sass and escapism."[10] The London concert also received four stars from The Guardian, where Michael Cragg praised the singer's "unshakeable Rihanna-ness; that perfect pop voice, the undeniable presence, that couldn't-give-a-shit attitude."[11]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show in Jacksonville on March 12, 2016. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[12]

  1. "Stay"
  2. "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"
  3. "Woo"
  4. "Sex with Me"
  5. "Birthday Cake" / "Pour It Up" / "Numb"
  6. "Bitch Better Have My Money"
  7. "Pose"
  8. "Goodnight Gotham" (interlude)
  9. "Consideration"
  10. "Live Your Life" / "Run This Town" / "All of the Lights"
  11. "Umbrella"
  12. "Desperado"
  13. "Man Down" (remix)
  14. "Rude Boy"
  15. "Work"
  16. "Take Care" / "We Found Love" / "How Deep is Your Love"
  17. "Where Have You Been"
  18. "Talk That Talk" (interlude)
  19. "Needed Me"
  20. "Same Ol' Mistakes"
  21. "Diamonds"
  22. "FourFiveSeconds"
Encore
  2. "Love on the Brain"
  3. "Kiss It Better"
Notes
  • During the shows in Miami and Manchester, and the second shows in Toronto and Inglewood, Drake joined Rihanna on stage during "Work".[13][14]
  • During the show in Milan, Rihanna did not perform "FourFiveSeconds" and "Kiss It Better", due to a summer storm which caused a late start of the concert.[15]
  • Due to technical difficulties in LA, Rihanna performed “Stay”, “Love The Way You Lie (Pt. II), “Woo” and “Sex With Me” on the main stage instead of the normal B-stage and bridge.

Tour dates

List of concerts[2][16][17][18][19]
Date (2016)CityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
March 12JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena10,916 / 11,253$880,516
March 13TampaAmalie Arena12,079 / 12,905$973,994
March 15MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena11,792 / 12,301$1,196,069
March 18NashvilleBridgestone Arena14,254 / 15,287$990,047
March 19CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena10,773 / 11,089$890,872
March 20CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena13,811 / 14,174$948,212
March 22Washington, D.C.Verizon Center12,913 / 13,287$1,539,808
March 23BuffaloFirst Niagara Center12,788 / 13,215$983,393
March 24Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills11,748 / 12,482$944,183
March 26HartfordXL Center10,962 / 11,104$853,354
March 27BrooklynBarclays Center28,010 / 28,010$2,906,512
March 30
April 2NewarkPrudential Center12,992 / 12,992$1,471,474
April 3PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center12,994 / 13,361$1,652,596
April 5Quebec CityCanadaVideotron Centre
April 6MontrealBell Centre20,737 / 22,296$1,432,620
April 7
April 9BaltimoreUnited StatesRoyal Farms Arena11,356 / 11,810$848,704
April 10BostonTD Garden12,295 / 12,589$1,180,615
April 13TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre26,288 / 26,288$2,102,944
April 14
April 15ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center13,515 / 19,625$1,330,995
April 18WinnipegCanadaMTS Centre
April 20EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum10,200 / 10,835$730,774
April 21CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome
April 23VancouverRogers Arena14,220 / 14,220$1,080,064
April 24SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena9,641 / 10,620$900,660
April 27Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena9,086 / 21,049$584,709
April 29Las VegasMandalay Bay Events Center15,109 / 15,862$1,648,489
April 30
May 1[a]PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena9,503 / 11,692$833,279
May 3InglewoodThe Forum25,111 / 25,111$2,488,465
May 4
May 6[b]San JoseSAP Center10,285 / 11,392$1,050,724
May 7OaklandOracle Arena11,409 / 11,440$1,263,414
May 9[c]San DiegoViejas Arena8,461 / 10,304$812,817
May 13[d]DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,257 / 13,257$1,134,952
May 14[e]AustinFrank Erwin Center10,422 / 10,422$917,707
May 15[f]HoustonToyota Center10,927 / 11,105$1,436,742
May 17[g]New OrleansSmoothie King Center10,247 / 12,088$829,499
May 18[h]AtlantaPhilips Arena14,397 / 14,397$1,249,535
June 17[i]AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam Arena50,513 / 50,932$3,525,469
June 21DublinIrelandAviva Stadium29,017 / 30,000$2,718,888
June 24LondonEnglandWembley Stadiumrowspan="2"rowspan="2"
June 25[j]CoventryRicoh Arena
June 27GlasgowScotlandHampden Park22,496 / 23,058$1,874,229
June 29ManchesterEnglandEmirates Old Traffordrowspan="2"rowspan="2"
July 2OsloNorwayTelenor Arena
July 4StockholmSwedenTele2 Arena34,956 / 35,987$2,543,042
July 7CopenhagenDenmarkRefshale Islandrowspan="19"rowspan="19"
July 9HamburgGermanyVolksparkstadion
July 11TurinItalyPala Alpitour
July 13MilanSan Siro
July 17FrankfurtGermanyCommerzbank-Arena
July 19LyonFranceStade des Lumières
July 21BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
July 23LilleFranceStade Pierre-Mauroy
July 26[k]PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena
July 28CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadion
July 30Saint-DenisFranceStade de France
August 2MalmöSwedenMalmö Arena
August 3[l]SkanderborgDenmarkSmukkeste Festival Grounds
August 5WarsawPolandPGE Narodowy
August 7MunichGermanyOlympiastadion
August 9[m]ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
August 11[n]BudapestHungarySziget Festival
August 12ZürichSwitzerlandLetzigrund
August 14[o]BucharestRomaniaPiața Constituției
August 16[p]BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz Arena13,480 / 13,480$973,632
August 18[q]HasseltBelgiumPukkelpoprowspan="6"rowspan="6"
August 20[r]StaffordshireEnglandWeston Park
August 21[s]ChelmsfordHylands Park
September 3[t]PhiladelphiaUnited StatesBenjamin Franklin Parkway
September 24[u]New York CityCentral Park
November 27[v]Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emiratesdu Arena
TOTAL592,960 / 631,319 (93.9%)$51,723,998

Cancelled shows

Date (2016)CityCountryVenueReason
June 17CardiffWalesPrincipality StadiumLogistical reasons beyond the tour's control [20]
June 18SunderlandEnglandStadium of Light
July 15NiceFranceAllianz Riviera2016 Nice truck attack[21]

References

Notes

  1. ^ The concert of May 1, 2016 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix was originally scheduled to take place on March 1, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  2. ^ The concert of May 6, 2016, at SAP Center in San Jose was originally scheduled to take place on February 28, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  3. ^ The concert of May 9, 2016 at Viejas Arena in San Diego was originally scheduled to take place on February 26, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  4. ^ The concert of May 13, 2016 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas was originally scheduled to take place on March 6, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  5. ^ The concert of May 14, 2016 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin was originally scheduled to take place on March 4, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  6. ^ The concert of May 15, 2016 at the Toyota Center in Houston was originally scheduled to take place on March 5, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  7. ^ The concert of May 17, 2016 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans was originally scheduled to take place on March 8, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  8. ^ The concert of May 18, 2016 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta was originally scheduled to take place on March 9, but was postponed due to "production delays".[17]
  9. ^ The concert of June 17, 2016 at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam was originally scheduled to take place on June 11.[22]
  10. ^ The concert of June 25, 2016 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry was originally scheduled to take place on June 14.[23]
  11. ^ The concert of July 26, 2016 at the O2 Arena in Prague was originally scheduled to take place on July 26 at the Eden Arena and then July 25, 2016 at O2 Arena.[24]
  12. ^ The concert of August 3, 2016 in Skanderborg, Denmark at Smukkeste Festival Grounds is a part of the Skanderborg Festival.[25]
  13. ^ The concert of August 9, 2016 at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna was originally scheduled to take place on August 10 at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.[26]
  14. ^ The concert of August 11, 2016 in Budapest, Hungary at Sziget Festival.[27]
  15. ^ The concert of August 14, 2016 in Bucharest, Romania at Piața Constituției is the opening concert of the Zutopia Music Festival. However, it will not be considered part of the festival.[28]
  16. ^ The concert of August 16, 2016 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin was originally scheduled to take place on August 2 at the Olympiastadion.[29]
  17. ^ The concert of August 18, 2016 in Hasselt, Belgium at Kempische Steenweg is a part of the Pukkelpop Festival. The concert was originally scheduled to take place on July 21 in Werchter, Belgium at Werchter Festival Park as a part of the Werchter Boutique Festival, but was postponed due to security issues.[30]
  18. ^ The concert on August 20, 2016 in Weston-under-Lizard, United Kingdom at Weston Park is part of the V Festival.[31]
  19. ^ The concert on August 21, 2016 in Chelmsford, United Kingdom at Hylands Park is part of the V Festival.[31]
  20. ^ The concert on September 3, 2016 in Philadelphia, United States at Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a part of the Made in America Music Festival.[32]
  21. ^ The concert on September 24, 2016 in New York City, United States at Central Park is a part of the Global Citizen Festival.[33]
  22. ^ The concert on November 27, 2016 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at du Arena is part of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[34]

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