Rihanna delays 'Anti' tour (original) (raw)
Rihanna will not be hitting the road on time. The pop star, who released her eighth studio album Anti last month, has delayed the launch of her world tour.
The 27-year-old singer was set to begin her world tour on Feb. 26 in San Diego. That show, along with the next seven (San Jose, California; Phoenix; Austin, Texas; Houston; Dallas; New Orleans) have been rescheduled due to production delays, according to Rihanna’s reps. The first show is now the March 12 stop in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Monday’s Grammys were supposed to include a performance from Rihanna, but she canceled the day of because she was ill and risked damaging her vocal cords.
See Rihanna’s updated North American tour list below, with rescheduled shows in bold.
March 12: Jacksonville, Fla., Jacksonville Arena
March 13: Tampa, Fla., Amalie Arena
March 15: Miami, American Airlines Arena
March 18: Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
March 19: Cincinnati, U.S. Bank Arena
March 20: Charlotte, N.C., The Time Warner Cable Arena
March 22: Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
March 23: Buffalo, N.Y., First Niagara Center
March 24: Auburn Hills, Mich., Palace of Auburn Hills
March 26: Hartford, Conn., XL Center
March 27, 30: Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
April 2: Newark, N.J., Prudential Center
April 3: Philadelphia, Wells Fargo
April 5: Quebec City, QC, Centre Videotron
April 6, 7: Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
April 9: Baltimore, Royal Farms Arena
April 10: Boston, TD Garden
April 13, 14: Toronto, Air Canada Center
April 15: Chicago, United Center
April 18: Winnipeg, MS, MTS Centre
April 20: Edmonton, AB, Rexall Place
April 21: Calgary, AB, Scotiabank Saddledome
April 23: Vancouver, Rogers Arena
April 24: Seattle, KeyArena
April 27: Salt Lake City, Vivint Smart Home Arena
April 28, 29: Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay
May 1: Phoenix, Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 3, 4: Los Angeles, The Forum
May 6: San Jose, Calif., SAP Center
May 7: Oakland, Oracle Arena
May 9: San Diego, Viejas Arena
May 13: Dallas, American Airlines Center
May 14: Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center
May 15: Houston, Toyota Center
May 17: New Orleans, Smoothie King Center
May 18: Atlanta, Philips Arena