The Anti World Tour[3] (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.
| Tour by Rihanna | |
 Promotional poster for the tour | |
| Associated album | ANTI |
|---|---|
| Start date | March 12, 2016 |
| End date | November 27, 2016 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 75 |
| Box office | $110 million ($139.65 million in 2023 dollars)[1][2] |
| Rihanna concert chronology | |
The show was met with acclaim from music critics who praised Rihanna's stage presence and confidence. Commercially, the Anti World Tour was a success, with extra dates added in Europe and North America due to high demand. The tour grossed more than $110 million (USD) from 71 shows according to Billboard Boxscore.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] On November 23, 2015, Rihanna announced she would be embarking on "The Anti World Tour".[8] 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.[9]
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."[10] Reviewing the Los Angeles concert, Latifah Muhammad from VIBE described the tour as a "randomly epic road trip."[11]
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."[12] 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."[13]
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.[14]
- "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" (interlude)
- "Consideration"
- "Live Your Life" / "Run This Town" / "All of the Lights"
- "Umbrella"
- "Desperado"
- "Man Down" (remix)
- "Rude Boy"
- "Work"
- "Take Care" / "We Found Love" / "How Deep is Your Love"
- "Where Have You Been"
- ”Talk That Talk [interlude]”
- "Needed Me"
- "Same Ol' Mistakes"
- "Diamonds"
- "FourFiveSeconds"
- Encore
- Notes
- During the shows in Miami and Manchester, and the second shows in Toronto and Inglewood, Drake joined Rihanna on stage during "Work".[15][16]
- 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.[17]
- Due to technical difficulties in LA, Rihanna performed “Stay”, “Love The Way You Lie (Pt. II), “Woo” and “Sex With Me” on the main stage instead of the normal B-stage and bridge.
Tour dates
| Date (2016) | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12 | Jacksonville | United States | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Travis Scott | 10,916 / 11,253 (97%) | $880,516 |
| March 13 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 12,079 / 12,905 (94%) | $973,994 | ||
| March 15 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 11,792 / 12,301 (96%) | $1,196,069 | ||
| March 18 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 15,254 / 15,287 (99%) | $1,590,047 | ||
| March 19 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | 10,773 / 11,089 (97%) | $890,872 | ||
| March 20 | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena | 13,811 / 14,174 (97%) | $948,212 | ||
| March 22 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 12,913 / 13,287 (97%) | $1,539,808 | ||
| March 23 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | 12,788 / 13,215 (97%) | $983,393 | ||
| March 24 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 11,748 / 12,482 (94%) | $944,183 | ||
| March 26 | Hartford | XL Center | 10,962 / 11,104 (99%) | $853,354 | ||
| March 27 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 28,010 / 28,010 (100%) | $2,906,512 | ||
| March 30 | ||||||
| April 2 | Newark | Prudential Center | 12,992 / 12,992 (100%) | $1,471,474 | ||
| April 3 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 12,994 / 13,361 (97%) | $1,652,596 | ||
| April 5 | Quebec City | Canada | Videotron Centre | — | — | |
| April 6 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 21,737 / 22,296 (97%) | $2,432,620 | ||
| April 7 | ||||||
| April 9 | Baltimore | United States | Royal Farms Arena | 11,356 / 11,810 (96%) | $848,704 | |
| April 10 | Boston | TD Garden | 12,295 / 12,589 (98%) | $1,180,615 | ||
| April 13 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 26,288 / 26,288 (100%) | $2,102,944 | |
| April 14 | ||||||
| April 15 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 13,515 / 19,625 (69%) | $1,330,995 | |
| April 18 | Winnipeg | Canada | MTS Centre | — | — | |
| April 20 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | 10,200 / 10,835 (94%) | $730,774 | ||
| April 21 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | — | — | ||
| April 23 | Vancouver | Rogers Arena | 14,220 / 14,220 (100%) | $1,080,064 | ||
| April 24 | Seattle | United States | KeyArena | 9,641 / 10,620 (91%) | $900,660 | |
| April 27 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | 9,086 / 21,049 (57%) | $584,709 | ||
| April 29 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center | 15,109 / 15,862 (99%) | $1,648,489 | ||
| April 30 | — | — | ||||
| May 1[a] | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 9,503 / 11,692 (81%) | $833,279 | ||
| May 3 | Inglewood | The Forum | 25,111 / 25,111 (100%) | $2,488,465 | ||
| May 4 | ||||||
| May 6[b] | San Jose | SAP Center | 10,285 / 11,392 (90%) | $1,050,724 | ||
| May 7 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | 11,409 / 11,440 (99%) | $1,263,414 | ||
| May 9[c] | San Diego | Viejas Arena | 8,461 / 10,304 (82%) | $812,817 | ||
| May 13[d] | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,257 / 13,257 (100%) | $1,134,952 | ||
| May 14[e] | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 10,422 / 10,422 (100%) | $917,707 | ||
| May 15[f] | Houston | Toyota Center | 10,927 / 11,105 (98%) | $1,436,742 | ||
| May 17[g] | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 10,247 / 12,088 (85%) | $829,499 | ||
| May 18[h] | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 14,397 / 14,397 (100%) | $1,249,535 | ||
| June 17[i] | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena | Big Sean DJ Mustard | 50,513 / 50,932 (99%) | $3,525,469 |
| June 21 | Dublin | Ireland | Aviva Stadium | 29,017 / 30,000 (97%) | $2,718,888 | |
| June 24 | London | England | Wembley Stadium | — | — | |
| June 25[j] | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | ||||
| June 27 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park | — | 22,496 / 23,058 (98%) | $1,874,229 |
| June 29 | Manchester | England | Emirates Old Trafford | — | — | |
| July 2 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | |||
| July 4 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tele2 Arena | 34,956 / 35,987 (97%) | $2,543,042 | |
| July 7 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Refshale Island | — | — | |
| July 9 | Hamburg | Germany | Volksparkstadion | Big Sean DJ Mustard Bibi Bourelly | ||
| July 11 | Turin | Italy | Pala Alpitour | — | ||
| July 13 | Milan | San Siro | ||||
| July 17 | Frankfurt | Germany | Commerzbank-Arena | |||
| July 19 | Lyon | France | Stade des Lumières | Big Sean DJ Mustard | ||
| July 21 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | |||
| July 23 | Lille | France | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | |||
| July 26[k] | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | |||
| July 28 | Cologne | Germany | RheinEnergieStadion | Big Sean DJ Mustard Bibi Bourelly | ||
| July 30 | Saint-Denis | France | Stade de France | Big Sean DJ Mustard | ||
| August 2 | Malmö | Sweden | Malmö Arena | |||
| August 3[l] | Skanderborg | Denmark | Smukkeste Festival Grounds | — | ||
| August 5 | Warsaw | Poland | PGE Narodowy | Big Sean Mo Beatz | ||
| August 7 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | Big Sean Alan Walker Bibi Bourelly | ||
| August 9[m] | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | Big Sean R3hab | ||
| August 11[n] | Budapest | Hungary | Sziget Festival | — | ||
| August 12 | Zürich | Switzerland | Letzigrund | Big Sean DJ Mustard | ||
| August 14[o] | Bucharest | Romania | Piața Constituției | Delia | ||
| August 16[p] | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Big Sean R3hab Bibi Bourelly | 13,480 / 13,480 (100%) | $973,632 |
| August 18[q] | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop | — | — | — |
| August 20[r] | Staffordshire | England | Weston Park | |||
| August 21[s] | Chelmsford | Hylands Park | ||||
| September 3[t] | Philadelphia | United States | Benjamin Franklin Parkway | |||
| September 24[u] | New York City | Central Park | ||||
| November 27[v] | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | du Arena | |||
| TOTAL | 586,924 / 610,826 (96%) | $52,256,435 | ||||