Anti World Tour


The Anti World Tour was the seventh concert tour by Barbadian singer Rihanna, in support of her eighth studio album, Anti. The tour was announced on 15th November 2015 and began on March 12, 2016, in Jacksonville and ended on November 27, 2016, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It took place in North America, Europe and Asia with a total of 75 shows.
It was the twenty-second-highest-grossing tour of 2016 in North America, according to Pollstars annual Year End Top 200 North American Tours chart, grossing $40.3 million with 454,955 tickets sold in 41 shows.

Background

After the release of her seventh studio album, Unapologetic, 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. 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.
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. On November 23, 2015, Rihanna announced she would be embarking on "The Anti World Tour". 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.

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." Reviewing the Los Angeles concert, Latifah Muhammad from VIBE described the tour as a "randomly epic road trip."

Europe

Ed Power from The Telegraph gave Dublin concert four stars, writing that the tour "didn't waste time on embellishments and instead delivered full-strength shots of sass and escapism." 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."

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.
  1. "Stay"
  2. "Love the Way You Lie "
  3. "Woo"
  4. "Sex with Me"
  5. "Birthday Cake"
  6. "Pour It Up"
  7. "Numb"
  8. "Bitch Better Have My Money"
  9. "Pose"
  10. "Consideration"
  11. "Live Your Life" / "Run This Town" / "All of the Lights"
  12. "Umbrella"
  13. "Desperado"
  14. "Man Down"
  15. "Rude Boy"
  16. "Work"
  17. "Take Care"
  18. "How Deep Is Your Love" / "We Found Love"
  19. "Where Have You Been"
  20. "Needed Me"
  21. "Same Ol' Mistakes"
  22. "Diamonds"
  23. "FourFiveSeconds"
  24. "Love on the Brain"
  25. "Kiss It Better"
;Notes
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
June 17, 2016AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam ArenaBig Sean
DJ Mustard		rowspan="31" rowspan="31"
June 21, 2016DublinIrelandAviva StadiumBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
June 24, 2016LondonEnglandWembley StadiumBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
June 25, 2016CoventryEnglandRicoh ArenaBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
June 27, 2016GlasgowScotlandHampden Parkrowspan="5" --
June 29, 2016ManchesterEnglandEmirates Old Trafford---
July 2, 2016OsloNorwayTelenor Arena---
July 4, 2016StockholmSwedenTele2 Arena---
July 7, 2016CopenhagenDenmarkRefshale Island---
July 9, 2016HamburgGermanyVolksparkstadionBig Sean
DJ Mustard
Bibi Bourelly		--
July 11, 2016TurinItalyPala Alpitourrowspan="3" --
July 13, 2016MilanItalySan Siro---
July 17, 2016FrankfurtGermanyCommerzbank-Arena---
July 19, 2016LyonFranceStade des LumièresBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
July 21, 2016BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant JordiBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
July 23, 2016LilleFranceStade Pierre-MauroyBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
July 26, 2016PragueCzech RepublicO2 ArenaBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
July 28, 2016CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadionBig Sean
DJ Mustard
Bibi Bourelly		--
July 30, 2016ParisFranceStade de FranceBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
August 2, 2016MalmöSwedenMalmö ArenaBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
August 3, 2016SkanderborgDenmarkSmukkeste Festival Grounds--
August 5, 2016WarsawPolandPGE NarodowyBig Sean
Mo Beatz		--
August 7, 2016MunichGermanyOlympiastadionBig Sean
Alan Walker
Bibi Bourelly		--
August 9, 2016ViennaAustriaWiener StadthalleBig Sean
R3hab		--
August 11, 2016BudapestHungarySziget Festival--
August 12, 2016ZürichSwitzerlandLetzigrundBig Sean
DJ Mustard		--
August 14, 2016BucharestRomaniaPiața ConstituțieiDelia--
August 16, 2016BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz ArenaBig Sean
R3hab
Bibi Bourelly		--
August 18, 2016HasseltBelgiumPukkelpoprowspan="3" --
August 20, 2016StaffordshireEnglandWeston Park---
August 21, 2016ChelmsfordEnglandHylands Park---

DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
September 3, 2016PhiladelphiaUnited StatesBenjamin Franklin Parkwayrowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3"
September 24, 2016New York CityUnited StatesCentral Park---
November 27, 2016Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emiratesdu Arena---

Cancelled shows

Citations