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Good Girl Gone Bad Tour
Promo poster from the Singapore tour
Tour by Rihanna
Supporting album	Good Girl Gone Bad
Start date	September 15, 2007
End date	January 24, 2009
Legs	4[citation needed]
Shows	40 in Europe 21 in North America 3 in Asia 12 in Oceania 1 in Africa 79 in Total
Rihanna tour chronology
Rihanna 2006 Tour (2006)	Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007/2008)	Rihannna Believe Tour (2008)

The Good Girl Gone Bad Tour was the second world concert tour by Barbadian singer Rihanna to support her album Good Girl Gone Bad. It consisted of three legs with 61 shows and ran for over 6 months, starting in Vancouver, Canada and finishing in Tokyo, Japan.^{[citation needed]} Supporting acts throughout the tour included Akon, Ciara, David Jordan, Chris Brown and various local European acts during the second European leg. Chris Brown and Rihanna performed eleven shows in New Zealand and Australia, and one show in the Philippines. Rihanna visited Mexico for the first time of the tour in December, and the Philippines in November.

About the tour

The tour was the first tour headlined by Rihanna alone.^[1] It presented a whole new image of the singer, as Rihanna was wearing very provocative and revealing S&M leather costumes during each show. Also many live versions of the songs differed from the ones on Rihanna's records. They were given a total makeover and became more rocky and guitar-driven. It was intentional, as Rihanna wanted to embrace her "bad girl" image.^{[citation needed]}

The stage was elaborate, consisting of a large set of stairs; two large LCD screens which showed images of Rihanna and special-made clips during the concert; and six slim LCD screens which were evenly spaced out, with three on the left and three on the right. The stage also consisted of thousands of lights which flashed in different colors, there was also a huge LCD screen in the middle of the stage which was mainly focused on Rihanna performing. The stage was packed with pyrotechnics and different on-stage props which Rihanna and the dancers used during their performances. Her back-up singers and band were on either side on the stage. During the Australia leg of the tour the stage also featured a small rising platform at the front center of the stage. For "Disturbia" she started high in the air on the platform, and rose on it again during "Unfaithful".^{[citation needed]}

At the November 7, 2008, concert in Sydney, Australia, Rihanna ran off stage during "Umbrella" leaving Chris Brown to finish the "Cinderella" remix. It was said that it was due to poor ventilation at the venue and Rihanna just needed to sit down and have a drink of water.^{[citation needed]}

The shows for February 12 and 13 in Asia were canceled following Chris Brown's assault on Rihanna.

Critical reception

Canadian Online Explorer gave a positive review of the concert during her in show in Toronto on September 22, 2007, saying "the singer made a rather eye-popping impression, opening with Pon de Replay and clad in a sexy, dominatrix-like studded black leather ensemble."^[2] During a show planned for February 13 in Malaysia, Malaysia's conservative Islamic party recommended that Rihanna's concert tour should be banned from performing due to her skimpy outfits.^[3][4][5] The tour also received positive reviews for the live performance of Rihanna and the whole concept and outfits. Cheryl Leong of MTV Southeast Asia commented on the concert saying, "I did enjoy myself a whole lot at the concert. It just wasn't the most mindblowing. Nevertheless, she did what she does best, which is to bring out an entire collection of #1 singles 'live'."^[1]

Supporting acts

Supporting acts differed throughout the tour. Akon opened shows for Rihanna on all Canadian dates. The rest of the shows during the North American leg didn't have a supporting act. Ciara opened shows for Rihanna on all UK dates in December and David Jordan opened for her on all March UK dates. Adam Tensta joined Rihanna on her March 2008 European dates. Chris Brown joined Rihanna and performed a full set list at the Australia, New Zealand and Philippines leg of the tour. In Mexico City Mexican pop star Maria Jose opened the show with a four-song set: her first three singles and her then brand-new single, "No Soy Una Señora".

Setlist

Tour dates

Box office score data

Broadcasts and recordings

On November 16, 2008, the concert held in Fort Bonifacio in Manila, Philippines, reached an audiance of more than 70,000. The concert was sponsored by MTV Philippines and Globe Telecom.^[13]

On September 24, 2007, the show from Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, was recorded and made available for online broadcast on MSN Music. It quickly became popular and broke records, as it was viewed over one million times online in the first week only. Rihanna's concert was the most-streamed show by a single artist on MSN Music in 2007.^[14] Rihanna's concert in Ischgl, Austria, on December 1, 2007, was taped and aired on Austrian national television. The concert was free.

The show from Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, on December 6, 2007, was recorded and later released on June 17, 2008, as a live DVD titled Good Girl Gone Bad Live. The DVD also included the documentary of Rihanna and her band's journey and life on tour. The tour was also due to air on Channel 4 Christmas Day 2008[?].

Gallery

"Pon de Replay" "Break It Off" "Let Me" "Rehab "Breakin' Dishes" "Is This Love" "Kisses Don't Lie"	"SOS"	"Good Girl Gone Bad" "Hate That I Love You" "Unfaithful"	"Sell Me Candy"
"Don't Stop The Music"	"Push Up on Me"	"Shut Up and Drive"	"Question Existing"
"Umbrella"

References

Rihanna Discography · Awards · Songs Studio albums Music of the Sun (2005) • A Girl Like Me (2006) • Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) • Rated R (2009) Compilation albums 3CD Collector's Set (2009) DVDs Good Girl Gone Bad Live • Barbadian Superstardom Books Rihanna: The Last Girl on Earth Tours Rihanna 2006 Tour • The Good Girl Gone Bad Tour • Rihanna Believe Tour • Glow in the Dark Tour • Rated R Tour The Rihanna Portal

Rihanna singles Music of the Sun "Pon de Replay" • "If It's Lovin' that You Want" A Girl Like Me "SOS" • "Unfaithful" • "We Ride" • "Break It Off" Good Girl Gone Bad "Umbrella" • "Shut Up and Drive" • "Hate That I Love You" • "Don't Stop the Music" • "Take a Bow"  • "Disturbia" • "Rehab" Rated R "Russian Roulette" • "Hard" • "Rude Boy" Featured singles "If I Never See Your Face Again" • "Just Stand Up!" • "Live Your Life" • "Run This Town" • "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)" Notable songs "Breakin' Dishes" • "Wait Your Turn" • "Redemption Song" The Rihanna Portal