Barbadian singer

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to th ...

has embarked on seven concert tours, five of which have been worldwide. Her 2006 debut, Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour was based in North America only and supported her first and second studio album, '' Music of the Sun'' (2005) and '' A Girl like Me'' (2006). The tour lasted for three months, through which Rihanna performed 36 shows. The same year, Rihanna continued to tour as a special guest on the

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with

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, Roc the Block Tour with

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and

Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...

, and the

Monkey Business Tour The Monkey Business Tour was the second concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate differe ...

with

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. In the period from 2007 till 2009, she performed on the worldwide Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in a support of her third studio album with same name. During the tour, Rihanna visited Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia and Africa. It featured Rihanna presenting completely different style and wearing leather outfits. The Good Girl Gone Bad Tour sparked controversy in

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where the

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recommended that Rihanna's concert tour should be banned due her provocative outfits. A DVD, titled ''

Good Girl Gone Bad Live ''Good Girl Gone Bad Live'' is the first live long-form video by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was first released on June 9, 2008 by Def Jam Recordings. The DVD and Blu-ray release features Rihanna's concert at the Manchester Arena in Manchester ...

'' was released on June 16, 2008. It features the show from Evening News Arena in

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, England, held on December 6, 2007. In 2010 and 2011, Rihanna embarked on her second worldwide

Last Girl on Earth Tour Last Girl on Earth was the third concert tour by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. The tour visited Europe, Asia, North America and Australia to support her fourth studio album, '' Rated R'' (2009). The tour was announced through MTV News i ...

to further promote her fourth studio album '' Rated R'' (2009). During the tour, Rihanna performed 67 shows and visited Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.

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was a creative director of the tour with its theme being Rihanna's dreams and nightmares featuring her as the last human alive. During the tour, Extreme's guitarist,

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, joined Rihanna's band. Last Girl on Earth Tour featured several opening acts, including American singers

Kesha Kesha Rose Sebert (; born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to Kemosabe Records. Her first major success came in early 2009 after she was featured on Americ ...

and

Travie McCoy Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the co-founder and former lead vocalist of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, in addition to having a solo career. McCoy became involved w ...

for the North American leg of the tour,

Pixie Lott Victoria Louise Lott (born 12 January 1991), better known by her stage name Pixie Lott, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut album, '' Turn It Up'', released in September 2009, reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold ov ...

for the UK shows, while Scottish DJ

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...

opened the shows from the Australian leg. The tour received predominantly positive reviews from critics, with

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's Neil McCormick praising its costumes, dance-routines and screens. In late 2010, Rihanna released her fifth studio album, '' Loud''. To further promote its material, Rihanna embarked on her fourth concert tour, the

Loud Tour The Loud Tour was the fourth overall and third world concert tour by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. Performing in over twenty countries in the Americas and Europe, the tour was launched in support of Rihanna's fifth studio album '' Loud'' ...

, in June 2011, having announced it on February 9, 2011. The tour comprised 98 show dates, 33 in North America, 4 in South America and 61 in Europe. The concert's stage featured separate sections where the audience had the chance to be in the show. Originally,

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and

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were planned as support acts for the North American leg. However, Green left the tour citing schedule conflicts. Calvin Harris was featured as an opening act on the European leg of the tour. The tour was received positively by critics, who praised Rihanna's vocals and dance-moves. It featured Rihanna giving a lap dance to fan that she chose from the audience, during the performance of "

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". According to Pollstar the tour grossed $90 million worldwide and became the 7th highest-grossing tour of 2011. In 2008, Rihanna also performed a series of charity concerts titled

A Girl's Night Out A Girl's Night Out was a series of charity concerts by Barbadian singer Rihanna to benefit the "Believe Foundation". The concerts were made free for the public. Money from sponsors and advertisers were to be donated to provide medical supplies, ...

, to benefit the "Believe Foundation". Rihanna's fifth concert tour, Diamonds World Tour was in support of her seventh studio album ''

Unapologetic ''Unapologetic'' is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 19 November 2012 by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between June and November 2012, during promotion of her sixth studio album, ...

'' and became Rihanna's highest-grossing tour, surpassing her Loud tour in 2011. It comprised 96 show dates and visited North America, Africa, Europe and Oceania. Rihanna also embarked on a co-headlining mini-tour with

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in 2014. Rihanna's most recent concert-tour supported by Travis Scott-

Anti World Tour The Anti World Tour (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 Ja ...

was held throughout 2016 in support of her eighth studio album ''

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Concert tours

Co-headlining concert tours

Promotional tours

Featured act

Live televised performances

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