Written by S. Monteban    Thursday, 10 December 2009 15:06   
Rihanna Announces New UK Tour

altRihanna has announced dates for a UK tour coming up next spring. The Bajan singer will kick off the series of shows in Birmingham at the LG Arena on May 7th and will play 8 shows in all, hitting London, Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham and Newcastle before wrapping up in Glasgow on May 19.The "Umbrella" singer is touring behind her new album, Rated R, which was released in November. The album's first single was "Russian Roulette."



Rihanna recently said that she is planning a world tour, which means that the U.K. dates will constitute only a handful of concerts for the singer next year. Tickets go on sale for the U.K. shows this Friday.

Rihanna's U.K. tour dates are listed below.

May 7 - Birmingham LG Arena

May 8 - Liverpool Echo Arena

May 10 - London O2 Arena

May 13 - Sheffield Arena

May 14 - Nottingham Trent FM Arena

May 16 - Manchester MEN

May 17 - Newcastle Metro Arena

May 19 - Glasgow SECC





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