MANCHESTER ARENA MONDAY 25th JULY 2013.
The Diamond World Tour was the Fifth Concert Tour by Barbadian Recording
Artist Rihanna . It was launched in support of her Seventh Studio Album
” Unapologetic ( 2012 ) the Tour was announced in September 2012
following the Singers Performance at the 2012 MTV Video Awards . The Tour
kicked off on March 8th 2013 in Buffalo New York US. & Officially Ending on
November 15 2013 in New Orleans , Louisiana US. The Tour Visited The
Americas , Europe , Asia , Africa & Australia with 96 Shows in Total . This
was Rihanna First Australian Tour since February 2011. with ” The Last Girl
On Earth ” Tour . The Setlist for the Concerts included Songs from a selection
of Rihanna’s Studio Albums The Diamond World Tour includes Five Acts &
Encore . Rihanna outfits were designed by a variety of designers including
Riccardo Tisci of Gwenchy, Raf Simons of Christian Dior & Alber Elbaz
Footwear was designed by French Fashion Line Christian Louboutin & Manolo
Blahnik . The Tour Featured Support Acts 2 Chainz , ASAP Rocky , David
Guetta & Haim among others . The Tour was met with high praise from
Critics who noted Artist Growth . Commercially , The Diamond World Tour
was a success with extra dates added due to high demand . History Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty Born Feb 20th 1988 age 36 Saint Michael Barbados
is a Barbadian Singer , Business Women & Actress . She is noted as the
Best Selling Female Recording Artist of the 21st Century by Guinness World
& the Highest Certified Female Digital Single Artist by the Recording
Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) she has Seven US. Diamond
Certified Singles & 14 Number One Single on Billboard Hot 100. The
recipient of various accolades , Rihanna is one of the Best Selling
Recording Artist of all Time with Sales at 250 million units Globally
Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 found mainstream
recognition following the release of her First Two Albums ” Music Of
The Sun ” ( 2005 ) & ” A Girl Like Me ( 2006 ) both influenced by
Caribbean Music , the Albums peaked within the Top Ten on the Us
Billboard 200 Chart . Her Third Studio Album ” Good Girl Gone Bad ”
( 2007 ) Rihanna continued to Blend Pop , Dance & R & B influences
on her next Albums ” Rated R ” ( 2009 ) , ” Loud ” ( 2010 ) & ” Talk
That Talk ( 2011 ) & ” Unapologetic ( 2012 ) . The latter of which
Topped the Billboard 200 the Album spawned the Billboard Hot 100
Number One Singles ” Rude Boy ” , ” Only Girl ( In The World ) ex.
” What’s My Name ? ” ,” S & M ” , ” We Found Love ” & ” DIAMONDS ”
Her eighth Album ” Anti ” ( 2016 ) showcased new creative control
Following her Departure from Def Jam in favour of Jay-Z Label Rock
Nation becoming her Second US. Number One Album , it was
supported by Chart – Topping Single ” Work ” . A side from music ,
Rihanna is recognized for her Humanitarian involvement , Entre –
preneirship & Fashion Industry Influence . She established the
Clair Lionel foundation , cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty & Fashion
House Fenty under LVMH becoming the first black woman to lead
a Luxury Brand for LVMH . Rihanna as Acted in Major Roles in
” Battleship ” ( 2012 ) ” Home ” ( 2015 ) ” Valerian & The City Of
A Thousand Planets ” ( 2017 ) & ” Oceans Eight ( 2018 ) . She
was appointed as an ambassador by the Government of Barbados
& Declared a National Hero of Barbados in ( 2021) Years Active
( 2003 to Present ) Genres Pop , R & B & Dance . Labels Roc Nation,
Def Jam , SRP & Westbury Road . Line Up Rihanna Vocals ex. ex. ex.
Nuno Bettencourt Guitar ( MD ) ex. ex. ex. , Christopher Johnson
Drums & Percussion ex. ex. ex. , Nicole Kehi B/V ex. ex. ex. , Pete
Kuzma Keyboards ex. ex. ex. , Ashley Simpson B/V ex. ex. ex. , Eric
Smith Bass ex. ex. ex. Rihanna amazing Artist & her Brilliant Band
SONG 1. Mother Mary ( Intro ) ” Mother Mary ” ” I swear I wanna change”
” Mister Jesus ” ” I’d love to be a queen ” Amazing arrangement. Magic.
SONG 2. Phresh Out The Runaway ex. ( Intro ) ” I see you walk ” ” You
know that I need you ” ” I hear you , Boy ” You know that I ” ” I see you
walk ” Outstanding overall sounds with Playing & Vocals & Harmonies.
SONG 3. Birthday Cake ex. ” It’s not even my Birthday , my Birthday ”
” But he wanna lick the icing off , the icing off ” I know you want it in
the worse way , the worse way ” ” Can’t wait to blow my candles out”
SONG 4. Talk That Talk ex. Intro ” Talk that talk to me , Yeah ” ” Talk
that talk to me , Yeah ” Crowd going wild with delight Fantastic Song.
SONG 5. Pour It Up ex. ” Throw it up , throw it up ” ” Watch it all fall
out ” ” Pour it up , pour it up , pour it up ” ” That’s how we ball out ”
SONG 6. Cockiness ( Love It ) ” Suck my cockiness ” ” Lick my per-
suasion ” ” Eat my words & then ” ” Swallow your pride down ,down”
SONG 7. Numb ex. ” Ecstasy in the Air ” ” I don’t care ” ” Can’t tell me
nothing ” ” I’m impaired ” ” No worse for wear ” Amazing Arrangement”
ACT 2.
SONG 8. You Da One ex. ” Baby I love you ” ” I need you here with me
all the time ” ” Baby , we me meant to be ” ” You got me smiling all
the time ” Some amazing Lead , Bass , Keyboards & Drums & Vocals.
SONG 9. Man Down ex. ( Censurada ( C ) ” Cause I didn’t mean to
hurt him , him ” ” Coulda been somebody’s Son ” ” & I took his heart
when when ” ” I pulled out the Gun ” Amazing Song writing Love It.
SONG 10. No Love Allowed ex. ” Hand in the air as he wave me good-
bye ” ” He said he care but no tears in his eyes ” ” & ask me if I’m
alright ” Nigga , is you blind ” Another amazing arrangement. Magic.
SONG 11. Rude Boy ex. ” Come here , rude boy , boy , can you get it
up ? ” ” Come here , rude boy , boy is you big enough ? ” ” Take it ,
take it . Yeah , baby , baby , Yeah ” ” Take it ,take it , Yeah , love me ,
love me , Yeah ” Outstanding overall sounds with Playing & Vocals.
SONG 12. What’s my name ? ex. ” Oh Na Na , what’s my name ? “
( Repeat 3 times ) ” Oh Na Na , what’s my name ? ,Uh ” ” What’s my
name ? , what’s my name ” Another amazing Song. So much energy.
ACT 3.
SONG 13. Jump ex ( Pre Chorus ) ” You don’t need another lover ”
” Don’t you let it go ” ” I already got it covered ” ” Let the others know”
SONG 14. Umbrella ex. ” You have my heart , & well never be worlds
apart ” ” May be in magazines but you ‘ll still be my star ” ” Baby ,
’cause in the dark , you can’t see shinny cars ” ” and that’s when you
need me there ” ” With you , I’ll always share because ” Pure Magic.
SONG 15. All The Lights ex. ( Ye Cover ) ” Turn up the lights in here
Baby ” ” Extra bright , I want Y’all to see this ” ” Turn up the lights in
here , Baby ” ” You know what I need ” ” Want you see everything ”
” What you see all the lights ” Another amazing arrangement . Love it.
SONG 16. Rock Star 101 ex. ( C ) ” I’m a Rockstar , Rockstar ” ” Hey
Baby , I’m a Rockstar , Rockstar ” ” Hey Baby ” ” Big Cities , Big Cites”
” Bright Lights , Bright Lights ” ” Sleep all day , all day ” ” Long nights ”
SONG 17. What Now ex. ” I’ve been ignoring this big lump in my throat”
” I shouldn’t be crying ” ” Tears were for the weaker days ” I’m stronger
now , or so I say ” ” But something’s missing ” Brilliant Playing & Vocals.
ACT 4.
SONG 18. Love EE EE EE Song . ex. ” Ain’t nothing wrong with it ” ” I don’t
wanna give you the wrong impression ” ” I need love & affection ” ” & I
hope I’m not sounding too desperate ” ” I need love & affection ” Love ,
Oh – Woah , Oh Oh ” Amazing arrangement with Playing & Vocals. Magic”
SONG 19. Love The Way You Lie ex. ( Part 2 ) ” On the first page of our
story ” ” The future seamed so bright ” ” Then the thing turned out so
evil ” ” I don’t know why I’m still surprised ” Outstanding overall Sounds
SONG 20. Take A Bow ex. ” Oh , how about a round of applause ” ” Yeah ,
standing ovation ” ” Oh , Whoa , Yeah ” ” Yeah , Yeah , Yeah , Yeah ” Love It.
SONG 21. Cold Case Love ex. ” We opened up a cold case Love ” ” & it got
the best of us ” ” & now prints pictures and white outlines ” ” Are all that’s
left at the scene of a crime of a cold case Love , Oh , Oh ” Just Amazing .
SONG 22. Hate That I Love You ex. Intro ” Yeah , Yeah ” ” Hey , Yeah ,Huh ”
” That’s how much I love you , Yeah , No , Whoa , Whoa , Huh ” ” That’s how
much I need you , Yeah , Yeah , Yeah ” Amazing arrangement & Song writing.
ACT 5.
SONG 23 . We Found Love ex. ” Yellow diamonds in the light ” ” Now we’re
standing side by side ” ” As your shadow crosses mine ” ” What it takes to
come alive ” . Crowd going wild with delight Fantastic Vocals & Harmonies .
SONG 24. S & M ex. ” Na , Na , Na , come on ” ” Na , Na , Na , Na , Na come
on ” ” Na , Na , Na , come on . come on , come on ” Amazing arrangement .
SONG 25. Only Girl ( In The World ) ex. ” I want you to love me , like I’m a
hot ride ” ” Keep thinking of me , doin’ what you like ” ” So Boy forget about
the world ‘ cause it’s gon’ be me & you tonight ” ” I wanna make you beg
for it , then I’ma make you swallow your pride ” Outstanding Sounds
SONG 26 . Don’t Stop The Music ex. ” It’d getting late , I’m making my way
over to my favourite place ” ” I gotta get my body moving , shake the stress
away ” ” I wasn’t looking for nobody when you looked my way ” ” Possible
Candidate , Yeah ? ” Another amazing arrangement with Playing & Vocals.
SONG 27 . Where Have You Been ex. ” Where have you been ? ” ” Cause I
never see you out ” ” Are you hiding from me , Yeah ? ” ” Somewhere in the
the crowd ” Amazing Lights , Screens & Graphics & Mixing Just Love It.
ENCORE.
SONG 28. Stay ex. ( Mikky Ekko Cover ) ” All along it was a fever ” ” A cold
sweat , hot headed believer ” ” I turn my hands in the air , & said , show me
something ” ” He said , if you darer , come a little closer ” Just Pure Magic .
SONG 29. Diamonds ex. Intro ” Shine bright like a Diamond ” ” Shine bright
like a Diamond ” Verse Find the light in the beautiful sea , I chose to be
happy ” ” You & I , You & I we’re like diamonds in the sky ” ” You’re a
shooting Star I see , a vision of ecstasy ” ” When you hold me , I’m alive ,
we ‘re like Diamonds in the sky ” . This has been a Wonderful Concert from
this outstanding Artist & her wonderful Band & B/Vocalists So Talented &
Brilliant Musicians at the Fantastic Manchester Arena & It’s Brilliant Staff.
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