Rihanna announces UK Arena Tour in 2010

Rihanna has announced details of a UK arena tour set for May 2010. The string of 8 dates will begin in Birmingham on 7 May before concluding in Glasgow. The 21-year-old singer launched her latest album Rated R with a gig in Brixton, London last month where she was joined on stage by Jay-Z. Released on 23 November, Rated R, the singer’s fourth studio album reached number 16 in the UK charts and 4 in the US Billboard top 200, and the album was, in part, produced by British drum ‘n’ bass duo Chase N Status.

The full dates for the tour are:

Birmingham LG Arena – 7 May

Liverpool Echo Arena – 8 May

London The O2 – 10 May

Sheffield Arena – 13 May

Nottingham Trent FM Arena – 14 May

Manchester MEN – 16 May

Newcastle Metro Arena – 17 May

Glasgow SECC – 19 May