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 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.
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. 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 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." 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.
"Stay" "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" "Woo" "Sex with Me" "Birthday Cake" / "Pour It Up" / "Numb" "Bitch Better Have My Money" "Pose" "Goodnight Gotham" "Consideration" "Live Your Life" / "Run This Town" / "All of the Lights" "Umbrella" "Desperado" "Man Down" "Rude Boy" "Work" "Take Care" / "We Found Love" / "How Deep is Your Love" "Where Have You Been" "Talk That Talk" "Needed Me" "Same Ol' Mistakes" "Diamonds" "FourFiveSeconds" Encore "Love on the Brain" "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". 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. During the second Inglewood concert, Rihanna performed “Stay”, “Love The Way You Lie (Pt. II), “Woo” and “Sex With Me” on the main stage due to technical issues.
Tour dates + List of concertsBox score:Opening acts: Date (2016) City Country Venue Attendance Revenue March 12 Jacksonville United StatesJacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 10,916 / 11,253 $880,516 March 13TampaAmalie Arena 12,079 / 12,905 $973,994 March 15MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena 11,792 / 12,301 $1,196,069 March 18NashvilleBridgestone Arena 14,254 / 15,287 $990,047 March 19CincinnatiU.S. Bank Arena 10,773 / 11,089 $890,872 March 20CharlotteTime Warner Cable Arena 13,811 / 14,174 $948,212 March 22Washington, D.C.Verizon Center 12,913 / 13,287 $1,539,808 March 23BuffaloFirst Niagara Center 12,788 / 13,215 $983,393 March 24Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills 11,748 / 12,482 $944,183 March 26HartfordXL Center 10,962 / 11,104 $853,354 March 27BrooklynBarclays Center 28,010 / 28,010 $2,906,512 March 30 April 2NewarkPrudential Center 12,992 / 12,992 $1,471,474 April 3PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center 12,994 / 13,361 $1,652,596 April 5Quebec City CanadaVideotron Centre April 6MontrealBell Centre 20,737 / 22,296 $1,432,620 April 7 April 9Baltimore United StatesRoyal Farms Arena 11,356 / 11,810 $848,704 April 10BostonTD Garden 12,295 / 12,589 $1,180,615 April 13Toronto CanadaAir Canada Centre 26,288 / 26,288 $2,102,944 April 14 April 15ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center 13,515 / 19,625 $1,330,995 April 18Winnipeg CanadaMTS Centre April 20EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum 10,200 / 10,835 $730,774 April 21CalgaryScotiabank Saddledome April 23VancouverRogers Arena 14,220 / 14,220 $1,080,064 April 24SeattleUnited StatesKeyArena 9,641 / 10,620 $900,660 April 27Salt Lake CityVivint Smart Home Arena 9,086 / 21,049 $584,709 April 29ParadiseMandalay Bay Events Center 15,109 / 15,862 $1,648,489 April 30 May 1PhoenixTalking Stick Resort Arena 9,503 / 11,692 $833,279 May 3InglewoodThe Forum 25,111 / 25,111 $2,488,465 May 4 May 6San JoseSAP Center 10,285 / 11,392 $1,050,724 May 7OaklandOracle Arena 11,409 / 11,440 $1,263,414 May 9San DiegoViejas Arena 8,461 / 10,304 $812,817 May 13DallasAmerican Airlines Center 13,257 / 13,257 $1,134,952 May 14AustinFrank Erwin Center 10,422 / 10,422 $917,707 May 15HoustonToyota Center 10,927 / 11,105 $1,436,742 May 17New OrleansSmoothie King Center 10,247 / 12,088 $829,499 May 18AtlantaPhilips Arena 14,397 / 14,397 $1,249,535 June 17Amsterdam NetherlandsAmsterdam Arena 50,513 / 50,932 $3,525,469 June 21Dublin IrelandAviva Stadium 29,017 / 30,000 $2,718,888 June 24London EnglandWembley Stadium55,000 / 70,000$5,610,000 June 25CoventryRicoh Arena25,000 / 31,700$2,417,000 June 27Glasgow ScotlandHampden Park 22,496 / 23,058 $1,874,229 June 29Manchester EnglandEmirates Old Trafford36,500 / 36,500$3,577,000 July 2Fornebu NorwayTelenor Arena16,500 / 17,800$1,540,000 July 4Stockholm SwedenTele2 Arena 34,956 / 35,987 $2,543,042 July 7Copenhagen DenmarkRefshale Island29,000 / 29,000$2,958,000 July 9Hamburg GermanyVolksparkstadion33,200 / 33,200$2,948,000 July 11Turin ItalyPala Alpitour9,500 / 11,200$866,000 July 13MilanSan Siro55,700 / 55,700$4,170,000 July 17Frankfurt GermanyCommerzbank-Arena32,400 / 32,400$2,739,000 July 19Lyon FranceStade des Lumières35,600 / 51,200$2,440,000 July 21Barcelona SpainPalau Sant Jordi18,500 / 18,500$1,630,000 July 23Villeneuve-d'Ascq FranceStade Pierre-Mauroy37,400 / 41,700$3,070,000 July 26Prague Czech RepublicO2 Arena13,600 / 13,600$1,130,000 July 28Cologne GermanyRheinEnergieStadion30,500 / 35,600$,2,550,000 July 30Saint-Denis FranceStade de France74,200 / 74,200$5,910,000 August 2Malmö SwedenMalmö Arena12,300 / 12,300$950,000 August 3Skanderborg DenmarkSmukkeste Festival Grounds August 5Warsaw PolandPGE Narodowy35,400 / 35,400$2,430,000 August 7Munich GermanyOlympiastadion43,500 / 47,500$3,810,000 August 9Vienna AustriaWiener Stadthalle15,100 / 15,100$1,330,000 August 11Budapest HungaryHajógyári Island August 12Zürich SwitzerlandLetzigrund28,500 / 28,500$3,640,000 August 14Bucharest RomaniaPiața Constituției25,400 / 25,400$2,360,000 August 16Berlin GermanyMercedes-Benz Arena 13,480 / 13,480 $973,632 August 18Hasselt BelgiumDomein Kiewit rowspan="6" rowspan="6" August 20Staffordshire EnglandWeston Park August 21ChelmsfordHylands Park September 3PhiladelphiaUnited StatesBenjamin Franklin Parkway September 24New York CityCentral Park November 27Abu Dhabi United Arab Emiratesdu ArenaTOTAL1,255,760 / 1,393,935 (90%)$109,808,998
Cancelled shows Date (2016) City Country Venue ReasonJune 17Cardiff WalesPrincipality StadiumLogistical reasons June 18 SunderlandEnglandStadium of LightJuly 15NiceFranceAllianz Riviera2016 Nice truck attack
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External links Anti World Tour: Live Nation concerts