Global superstar Rihanna wrapped up her Loud world tour last year and after taking some time to rest, she will once again be hitting the road, this time on the Diamonds World Tour.

The tour will be in support of her latest albums and it kicks off in March of 2013. The 27-city jaunt begins on March 8th in Buffalo, New York and she will visit major cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Tampa, Washington and Chicago before wrapping up on May 4th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Additional dates are expected to be released for the tour in the coming weeks and tickets go on sale starting September 14th. Presale tickets are available starting September 12th.

Rihanna Diamonds World Tour Dates:

3/8 – Buffalo, N.Y. | First Niagara Center
3/10 – Boston, Mass. | TD Garden
3/12 – Baltimore, Md. | 1st Mariner Arena
3/14 – Philadephia, Pa. | Wells Fargo Center
3/15 – Hartford, Conn. | XL Center
3/17 – Montreal, QC | Bell Centre
3/18 – Toronto, ONT | Air Canada Centre
3/21 – Detroit, Mich. | Joe Louis Arena
3/22 – Chicago, Ill. | United Center
3/24 – St. Paul, Minn. | Xcel Energy Center
3/25 – Winnipeg, M.B. | MTS Centre
3/27 – Edmonton, A.B. | Rexall Centre
3/30 – Calgary, A.B. | ScotiaBank Saddledome
4/1 – Vancouver, B.C. | Rogers Arena
4/3 – Seattle, Wash. | Key Arena
4/6 – San Jose, Calif. | HP Pavilion
4/8 – Los Angeles, Calif. | Staples Center
4/11 – San Diego, Calif. | Valley View Casino Center
4/12 – Las Vegas, Nev. | Mandalay Bay
4/15 – Houston, Texas | Toyota Center
4/16 – Dallas, Texas | American Airlines Center
4/19 – Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Bay Times Forum
4/20 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | Bank Atlantic Center
4/22 – Atlanta, Ga. | Philips Arena
4/29 – Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center
5/2 – Ottawa, O.N. | ScotiaBank Place
5/4 – Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center

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