October 16, 2013: Cape Town, South Africa.October 13, 2013: Johannesburg, South Africa.September 30, 2013: Melbourne, Australia.September 28, 2013: Brisbane, Australia.September 26, 2013: Adelaide, Australia.September 22, 2013: Singapore, Singapore.September 19, 2013: Manila, Philippines.July 13, 2013: Perth and Kinross, Scotland.“S&M” / “Only Girl (In the World)” / “Don’t Stop the Music”.“Love the Way You Lie (Part II)” / “Take a Bow” / “Cold Case Love”.For the encore, Rihanna gets back on the stage as she sings “a strong version” of “Stay” and finishes the concert with “Diamonds”. The set is finished with a performance of her 2012 single “Where Have You Been”. Rihanna performs a shortened version of “S&M” while having fun in the audience, followed up by “Only Girl (In the World)” and “Don’t Stop the Music”. The fifth act, during which the singer wore an outfit made of money started with a performance of “We Found Love”. Rihanna performs a shortened version of “Take a Bow”, “Cold Case Love” and finishes the set with a rendition of “Hate That I Love You”. During the set she performs a range of ballads it starts with a performance of “Loveeeeeee Song” (Future’s vocals are played in the background) and then continues with “Love the Way You Lie (Part II)”. The fourth set features Rihanna wearing a long red dress.
After that she performs “Umbrella”, “All of the Lights”, “Rockstar 101” and finishes the set with the ballad “What Now” which features fire and crowd involvement in the performance. The set is opened with a performance of “Jump” which features dubstep bass line and pyrotechnics. The third set of the show, features Rihanna wearing multi-colored leather pants. The set is followed up with a performance of her 2009 single “Rude Boy” and ends with Rihanna singing “What’s My Name?”. For the performance of “Man Down”, a mug shot of Rihanna together with her birth name “Robyn Rihanna Fenty” appearing on the video screen. After the solo Rihanna appears on the stage with a changed costume and performs “You da One” and “No Love Allowed”. The second set of the Diamonds World Tour is Caribbean inspired and begins with a guitar solo performed by the band. After the performances of “Pour It Up” and “Cockiness (Love It)”, the singer finishes the set with a rendition of “Numb”. For the performance of “Talk That Talk”, Rihanna is joined with additional dancers and musicians. The show continues with a rendition of the remix of “Birthday Cake” a performance through which Rihanna performs several sexually charged movements. The bright lights and rich stage production start after the song, when the singer performs “Phresh Out the Runway”. The show opens with Rihanna singing “Mother Mary” while kneeling in front of a female monument in a “prayer-like” pose. The Diamonds World Tour includes five acts and an encore. Rihanna also made history when she became the youngest ever singer to sell out the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Rihanna broke numerous records during her tour including becoming the youngest artist to ever headline a show at France’s National Stadium, at the age of 25, performing at Millennium Stadium and two times at the Twickenham Stadium on Jand June 15 & 16, 2013 and again became the youngest artist ever to sell out the stadiums. The tour grossed $137,982,530 (USD) from 87 shows, according to Billboard magazine and was the fifth highest grossing worldwide tour of 2013. Commercially, the tour was a success with extra dates being added due to high demand. The tour was met with praise from critics who noted artistic growth.
The tour featured support acts including David Guetta, Haim and ASAP Rocky among others. 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 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. The tour visited the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia with 96 shows in total. The tour kicked off on Main Buffalo, New York and officially commencing on Novemin New Orleans, Louisiana. The tour was announced in September 2012 following the singer’s performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. It was launched in support of her seventh studio album Unapologetic (2012).