Rihanna world tour will visit Atlanta in March
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
Rihanna is still holding details tight about her upcoming album, “Anti,” but one thing fans know – she’ll be on tour to support it early next year.
The “Anti World Tour” launches Feb. 26 in San Diego, Calif., and will swing through Philips Arena at 7:30 p.m. March 9 with Travis Scott opening.
Tickets for the Atlanta date are on sale at 10 a.m. Dec. 3 at www.livenation.com, www.ticketmaster.com, the venue box office, all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Ticket prices for Atlanta are $30.50-$151.
There are a couple of pre-sales in effect beginning at 10 a.m. Nov. 30. American Express cardholders can purchase through the Amex "Unstaged" app and Tidal members will have access through their account (new users can sign up at www.Tidal.com).
Rihanna last played Atlanta in 2013, also with a show at Philips Arena.
Here is a look at the dates for Rihanna’s world tour.
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| Friday, February 26, 2016 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena |
| Sunday, February 28, 2016 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center |
| Tuesday, March 01, 2016 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| Friday, March 04, 2016 | Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center |
| Saturday, March 05, 2016 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Sunday, March 06, 2016 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Tuesday, March 08, 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
| Wednesday, March 09, 2016 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Saturday, March 12, 2016 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Arena |
| Sunday, March 13, 2016 | Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena |
| Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | Miami, FL | American Airlines Arena |
| Friday, March 18, 2016 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Saturday, March 19, 2016 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| Sunday, March 20, 2016 | Charlotte, NC | The Time Warner Cable Arena |
| Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
| Wednesday, March 23, 2016 | Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center |
| Thursday, March 24, 2016 | Auburn Hills, MI | Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Saturday, March 26, 2016 | Hartford, CT | XL Center |
| Sunday, March 27, 2016 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center |
| Saturday, April 02, 2016 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center |
| Sunday, April 03, 2016 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo |
| Tuesday, April 05, 2016 | Quebec City, QC | Centre Videotron |
| Wednesday, April 06, 2016 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
| Saturday, April 09, 2016 | Baltimore, MD | Royal Farms Arena |
| Sunday, April 10, 2016 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Wednesday, April 13, 2016 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Center |
| Friday, April 15, 2016 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Monday, April 18, 2016 | Winnipeg, MS | MTS Centre |
| Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place |
| Thursday, April 21, 2016 | Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome |
| Saturday, April 23, 2016 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| Sunday, April 24, 2016 | Seattle, WA | KeyArena |
| Wednesday, April 27, 2016 | Salt Lake City, UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| Friday, April 29, 2016 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay |
| Tuesday, May 03, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | Forum |
| Saturday, May 07, 2016 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
RIHANNA - THE ANTI WORLD TOUR – EUROPEAN DATES
| Saturday, June 11, 2016 | Amsterdam, Holland | Amsterdam Arena |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2016 | Coventry, United Kingdom | Ricoh Arena |
| Thursday, June 16, 2016 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Cardiff Stadium |
| Saturday, June 18, 2016 | Sunderland, United Kingdom | Stadium Of Light |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | Dublin, Ireland | Aviva Stadium |
| Friday, June 24, 2016 | London, United Kingdom | Wembley Stadium |
| Monday, June 27, 2016 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hampden Park |
| Wednesday, June 29, 2016 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Emirates Old Park |
| Monday, July 4, 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | Tele2 Arena |
| Thursday, July 7, 2016 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Refshale Island |
| Saturday, July 9, 2016 | Hamburg, Germany | Volkspark Stadion |
| Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | Milan, Italy | San Siro |
| Friday, July 15, 2016 | Nice, France | Allianz Stadium |
| Sunday, July 17, 2016 | Frankfurt, Germany | Commerzbank Arena |
| Tuesday, July 19, 2016 | Lyon, France | Grande Stade |
| Saturday, July 23, 2016 | Lille, France | Stade Lille |
| Tuesday, July 26, 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | Synotip Arena |
| Thursday, July 28, 2016 | Cologne, Germany | Rhein Energie Stadion |
| Saturday, July 30, 2016 | Paris, France | Stade de France |
| Tuesday, August 2, 2016 | Berlin, Germany | Olympiastadion |
| Friday, August 5, 2016 | Warsaw, Poland | PGE Narodowy |
| Sunday, August 7, 2016 | Munich, Germany | Olympiastadion |
| Wednesday, August 10, 2016 | Vienna, Austria | Ernst Happel Stadium |
| Friday, August 12, 2016 | Zurich, Switzerland | Letzigrund Stadion |
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
