Rihanna Australia Tour 2027

Rihanna has not announced any concerts in Australia or New Zealand for 2027. As of 9 October 2026 there is no tour, stadium date or festival booking in either country, and she has not announced a world tour or a release date for a new studio album. Her most recent album is still Anti, released in January 2016.

Her last concerts in the region were on the Diamonds World Tour in September and October 2013, which played Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney before finishing with three nights at Vector Arena in Auckland. Before that she had toured Australia and New Zealand in 2008 on the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour and in 2011 on the Last Girl on Earth Tour, including rare stops in Wellington, the Gold Coast and Newcastle.

This page explains what is and is not known about Rihanna's live plans and gives a full account of her 31 headline concerts in Australia and New Zealand, from Vector Arena on 27 October 2008 to the same arena on 8 October 2013.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: what is announced so far

There is no official information about Rihanna concerts in Australia or New Zealand in 2027. No promoter has listed dates, no venue has published a hold and no presale exists. Reports in the British press about a possible comeback tour have not been followed by any announcement, and none of them named Australian or New Zealand dates.

Rihanna's appearances on stage have been rare since the Anti World Tour ended in 2016. Her major performance since then was the Super Bowl LVII half-time show in February 2023, during which she revealed her second pregnancy. In 2025 she voiced Smurfette in the animated film Smurfs and gave birth to her third child. Her most recent live appearance recorded on Wikipedia was as a guest on Jay-Z's 30 Tour at Yankee Stadium in New York on 12 July 2026, where she sang 'Run This Town' and 'Bitch Better Have My Money'.

The Anti World Tour of 2016 did not include Australia or New Zealand, so the region has now gone thirteen years without a Rihanna concert. That makes any return a major event, and it also makes the market a target for fake listings. Until Rihanna or a recognised promoter announces dates, treat any 'presale code', ticket offer or leaked list of 2027 concerts with suspicion.

If a tour is confirmed, this page will be updated with the cities, venues and sale dates, and the alert below will let you know first.

Before the Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: Australia/NZ concert history

Rihanna's first visits to Australia, in 2006, were promotional, with television performances of 'SOS' and 'Unfaithful' and short appearances at arena shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in October 2006, before she had a headline tour of her own. Those appearances are not included in the table below.

Her first headline tour of the region was the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour in late 2008, when 'Umbrella', 'Don't Stop the Music' and 'Disturbia' were all hits. It began at Vector Arena in Auckland on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 October 2008 and went on to the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington on 29 October, her only concert in the New Zealand capital. In Australia she played the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 31 October and 1 November, the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on 3 November, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 4 and 5 November, three nights at Acer Arena in Sydney from 7 to 9 November and the Burswood Dome in Perth on Tuesday 11 November 2008.

She returned in February and March 2011 with the Last Girl on Earth Tour, by then promoting Loud as well as Rated R. This was her widest Australian route, starting at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday 25 February 2011 and adding the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on 26 February and the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on 28 February. Two nights at Acer Arena in Sydney (4 and 5 March) and two at Rod Laver Arena (7 and 8 March) followed, then Adelaide on 10 March and the Burswood Dome in Perth on Saturday 12 March 2011. New Zealand was not on this leg.

The Diamonds World Tour, supporting Unapologetic, came in September and October 2013 and ran from west to east. It opened at the new Perth Arena on Tuesday 24 September 2013, then played the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on 26 September, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on 28 September, Rod Laver Arena on 30 September and 1 October and Allphones Arena in Sydney on 3 and 4 October. It ended with three nights at Vector Arena in Auckland, on Sunday 6, Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 October 2013.

Across the three tours, Sydney leads with seven concerts, all at the Homebush arena known successively as Acer Arena and Allphones Arena. Melbourne has had six nights at Rod Laver Arena, Auckland five at Vector Arena, Brisbane four, Adelaide and Perth three each, and Wellington, the Gold Coast and Newcastle one each.

The table below lists 31 documented Australia/NZ concerts by Rihanna between 2008 and 2013, with the most shows in Sydney (7), Melbourne (6), Auckland (5), Brisbane (4), Adelaide (3), Perth (3). It is not exhaustive: it only includes documented shows.

Concert data: setlist.fm

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027 setlist: the songs played most often in Australia and New Zealand

Across the 15 most recent documented Australia/NZ concerts with a full song list (5 March 2011 to 8 October 2013), these are the songs that came up most often. Titles only — set lists change from night to night.

1. Don't Stop the Music — played at 15 of 15 shows
2. Hate That I Love You — played at 15 of 15 shows
3. Love the Way You Lie (Part II) — played at 15 of 15 shows
4. Only Girl (in the World) — played at 15 of 15 shows
5. Rockstar 101 — played at 15 of 15 shows
6. Rude Boy — played at 15 of 15 shows
7. S&M — played at 15 of 15 shows
8. Take a Bow — played at 15 of 15 shows
9. Umbrella — played at 15 of 15 shows
10. What's My Name? — played at 15 of 15 shows
11. All of the Lights — played at 10 of 15 shows
12. Birthday Cake — played at 10 of 15 shows
13. Cold Case Love — played at 10 of 15 shows
14. Diamonds — played at 10 of 15 shows

Before the Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: past Australia/NZ tours at a glance

• Diamonds World Tour (2013): 10 Australia/NZ shows — Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland.
• Last Girl on Earth Tour (2011): 9 Australia/NZ shows — Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth.
• Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2008): 12 Australia/NZ shows — Auckland, Wellington, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: career and records

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on 20 February 1988 in Barbados. After signing with Def Jam Recordings she released Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), which reached the US top ten with the singles 'Pon de Replay' and 'SOS'. Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) and its 2008 reissue made her a global star; 'Umbrella' with Jay-Z won a Grammy, and with nine million copies sold by 2023 it remains her best-selling album.

Rated R (2009) explored darker, rock-influenced themes. She returned to dance-pop with Loud (2010) and Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012) gave her a first US No. 1 album. Those years produced the US No. 1 singles 'Rude Boy', 'Only Girl (In the World)', 'What's My Name?', 'S&M', 'We Found Love' and 'Diamonds', and the Eminem collaboration 'Love the Way You Lie'.

After leaving Def Jam for Roc Nation she released Anti (2016), her second No. 1 album in the US; its lead single 'Work' topped the Hot 100 for nine weeks. Since then she has focused largely on her business ventures and on film roles, including Ocean's 8 (2018), Guava Island (2019) and Smurfs (2025).

With estimated sales of more than 250 million records, Rihanna is one of the best-selling artists of all time. Her awards include nine Grammys, twelve Billboard Music Awards, thirteen American Music Awards and seven MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2025 she was ranked second on a list of the top 100 women artists of the 21st century.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: Auckland and Wellington

New Zealand has had six Rihanna concerts, more than many larger markets. Vector Arena in Auckland hosted the first two nights of the Good Girl Gone Bad leg on 27 and 28 October 2008 and the last three nights of the Diamonds leg, from 6 to 8 October 2013.

Wellington's TSB Bank Arena, on the waterfront, hosted her on Wednesday 29 October 2008. It remains her only show outside Auckland in New Zealand, and the 2011 tour skipped the country entirely.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: the regional dates of 2011

The 2011 Last Girl on Earth leg is the only time Rihanna played outside the five mainland state capitals in Australia. She performed at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach on Saturday 26 February and at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Monday 28 February 2011.

Both shows used the full 23-song set of that tour, opening with 'Only Girl (In the World)' and closing with 'Umbrella'. No later tour has returned to either city.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: Sydney and Melbourne

Sydney has seen Rihanna seven times, always at the arena at Sydney Olympic Park: three nights as Acer Arena in November 2008, two as Acer Arena in March 2011 and two as Allphones Arena in October 2013.

Melbourne has had six concerts, all at Rod Laver Arena: 4 and 5 November 2008, 7 and 8 March 2011 and 30 September and 1 October 2013. Each tour played two consecutive nights there.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: Perth and Adelaide

Perth has been on all three tours. She played the Burswood Dome in 2008 and 2011, and in 2013 the Diamonds leg opened at Perth Arena, which had opened the previous year.

Adelaide has also had one show per tour, all at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre: 3 November 2008, 10 March 2011 and 26 September 2013.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: what to expect live

The 2013 Diamonds shows were about 29 songs long. They opened with 'Mother Mary' and 'Phresh Out the Runway', ran through 'Birthday Cake', 'Pour It Up', 'Numb', 'Man Down', 'Rude Boy' and 'What's My Name?', included 'Umbrella', 'All of the Lights' and 'Love the Way You Lie (Part II)' and ended with 'We Found Love', 'S&M', 'Only Girl (In the World)', 'Don't Stop the Music', 'Where Have You Been' and 'Stay'. In Auckland she closed with 'Diamonds'.

The 2011 Last Girl on Earth set had 23 songs, opening with 'Only Girl (In the World)', 'Hard' and 'Shut Up and Drive', and featured 'Te Amo', 'Unfaithful', 'Run This Town' and 'Live Your Life' before 'Umbrella'. The 2008 shows were shorter, about 18 songs, from 'Disturbia' and 'Breakin' Dishes' to 'Take a Bow' and 'Umbrella'.

'Umbrella', 'Take a Bow', 'Don't Stop the Music' and 'Hate That I Love You' were played at every Australian and New Zealand concert, as the table of most-played songs below shows.

Rihanna Australia Tour 2027 tickets and presales

There are no Rihanna tickets on sale for Australia or New Zealand in 2027, because no concerts have been announced. Any site already selling seats or offering a presale code is not official.

If a tour is announced, expect registrations and presales before a general sale through the official seller named by each venue. Buy only there or at the venue box office, keep name-locked mobile tickets in the official app and use only the authorised resale facility if you cannot attend.

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Rihanna Australia Tour 2027: questions and answers

Is Rihanna touring Australia in 2027?

No. As of 9 October 2026 no concerts have been announced in Australia or New Zealand.

When did Rihanna last perform in Australia?

At Allphones Arena in Sydney on Friday 4 October 2013, on the Diamonds World Tour.

When did Rihanna last play New Zealand?

At Vector Arena in Auckland on Tuesday 8 October 2013, the last of three nights there.

Did the Anti World Tour come to Australia?

No. The 2016 tour did not include Australia or New Zealand.

Has Rihanna released a new album?

Not as of 9 October 2026. Her latest studio album is Anti (2016).

Has Rihanna played Wellington?

Once, at the TSB Bank Arena on 29 October 2008.

Has Rihanna played the Gold Coast or Newcastle?

Yes, on the 2011 Last Girl on Earth Tour: the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on 26 February and the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on 28 February 2011.

How many concerts has Rihanna played in Australia and New Zealand?

31 headline concerts across three tours, in 2008, 2011 and 2013.

Is there a Rihanna presale code for 2027?

No. Nothing is on sale, so any code offered now is not genuine.