Nov
15

Plans for pop diva Rihanna’s first concert in the Middle East were confirmed on Sunday by organisers Flash Entertainment. The company said the global pop sensation would play in Abu Dhabi as a headline act for a New Year’s Eve celebration concert.

Rihanna, who rose to fame with hits including Disturbia, Umbrella, and Don’t Stop the Music, will play on the West Lawn of Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace as organisers transform it into a dancefloor of more than 15,000 party-goers. At just 17 years old, Rihanna stormed onto the market in 2005 and now claims the most number one singles for any female solo artist this decade.

“With a superstar like Rihanna leading the countdown to 2010, this concert promises to be the hottest ticket in town on the biggest night of the year,” said John Lickrish, managing director of Flash. “We’re thrilled to host her regional debut and promise concert-goers a hugely entertaining, all-night New Year’s Eve party on a scale they’ve never seen before.”

Tickets for the New Years Eve event will go on sale soon, Flash added.





34 Comments

  1. Just the beginning. That rihanna reign just won't let up!!!

    Comment by maison martin margie — November 15, 2009 @ 3:15 am

  2. LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    Go Rihanna!

    Stop with the first bs! It's so immature.

    Comment by nomore — November 15, 2009 @ 3:15 am

  3. well as long as she doesn't get hurt it's great!

    Comment by TK-75523 — November 15, 2009 @ 3:34 am

  4. even if i cld afford da ticket id hav 2 walk der. lol

    Comment by Avenging angel — November 15, 2009 @ 3:43 am

  5. TK-75523 what do u mean ??

    im from Saudi arabia and im huge fan of Rihanna as thousands here

    i have all her cds we looooove her !!

    so why she get hurt ???

    Comment by Mezo — November 15, 2009 @ 3:45 am

  6. hey guys !

    will you check out my sims 2 version of good girl gone bad :D
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/rihannalover/4103597…
    i made it last night :)

    im hoping to make a Rated R cover tonight :)

    Comment by Rehab — November 15, 2009 @ 3:52 am

  7. hey guys.. rusisian roulette video is at no. 4!!!!!! yes in its in the top 5 in 48 hours and also russian roulette is climbing… its at no. 9 the video is boosting its sales…and mondays concert will really make this song blow!!!!!!

    Comment by shermoon — November 15, 2009 @ 4:15 am

  8. Rihanna said she wants to play Lesbian Assasin and make out with Megan Fox in some movie

    LOLOLOLOLOL

    Comment by coMa R — November 15, 2009 @ 4:21 am

  9. Guys did you notice that Perez Hilton stopped posting about Rihanna? It's because he wants to promote Lady Gaga's new album!!

    Yes, I know that all of you hate Perez Hilton, but since millions of people visit his site daily, posting about Rihanna's new album (for the good and the bad) is promoting her. Arr.

    Comment by Woahx3 — November 15, 2009 @ 4:33 am

  10. @ woahx3

    yeah i was just about to post that did anyone notice perez did not post rihanna's new video. i think that's real fucked up. he will keep dragging on stories about her and chris but wont post anything postive like her music. she can use the exposed but since his head is so far up lady gaga's ass he cant notice rihanna has grown as an artist and is coming into her own.

    Comment by Snow Black — November 15, 2009 @ 4:36 am

  11. I am really startin to die inside now! Now she's turining in to a lesbian & with a bonus; she swears her… her… sexy ass off :(

    Comment by TK-75523 — November 15, 2009 @ 4:37 am

  12. TK-75523

    grow up.

    Rihanna's fan base aint 13 year olds and she's not singing about rainbows and ponnies

    Comment by coMa R — November 15, 2009 @ 4:40 am

  13. even if she becomes lesbian wich she wont btw,

    will we stop love her? ofc not

    Comment by coMa R — November 15, 2009 @ 4:40 am

  14. @TK-75523 Shut up

    Comment by chick — November 15, 2009 @ 4:42 am

  15. @woah and snow black

    Figures. His agenda is clear as day now. Eff him.

    @TK

    Rihanna is not a child. She is an almost 22 year old woman. Deal with it!

    Comment by TakeABow2 — November 15, 2009 @ 4:48 am

  16. @TK. Listen asshole, stop with the shade. Act like you have some sense!!!

    Comment by maison martin margie — November 15, 2009 @ 4:49 am

  17. she mention a ponny in "Hard"

    Comment by TK-75523 — November 15, 2009 @ 4:52 am

  18. Perez is such a child. That's why nobody will listen to his reviews. He's to much of a fanatic

    Comment by maison martin margie — November 15, 2009 @ 4:55 am

  19. @ MMM

    What do you think about this song

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUWIiM8Sh4s

    I would love if rihanna would do something similar!!

    Comment by coMa R — November 15, 2009 @ 5:00 am

  20. @maison martin margiela

    yeah I never really liked Perez or what tha fuck hes called!

    Comment by TK-75523 — November 15, 2009 @ 5:03 am

  21. @ tk ,,, calm down i know riri is driving you up a wall, but take your 'meds' and lie down for a while we understand that you and your clown club are having it real hard right now since you know that rihannamania has hit and sweeping the globe right now. please take your 'med'..

    Comment by bodacious. — November 15, 2009 @ 5:24 am

  22. Yeah I think we all noticed that Perez stopped posting about Rihanna and has now started posting EVERYTHING Lady Gaga does. "Check this video of Lady Gaga Eating a Hotdog O M G it's Epic!!!" Blah blah blah.

    Whatever. Rihanna isn't worried about him, so no reason for us to be either. No one looks at Perez as someone reputable anyway. NEXT!

    Comment by Kat — November 15, 2009 @ 5:25 am

  23. @bodacious.

    lol, and you people call me a dumbass. Well F you too then

    Comment by TK-75523 — November 15, 2009 @ 5:26 am

  24. @coma. Good song, but riri has too many great songs on Rated R so she's okay.

    @Kat Perez is to fanatic with his gaga love. The snippets from her new album sound the same as the fame. That's why riri switched up. People saying gaga shit is boring. Its a rihanna world now.

    Comment by maison martin margie — November 15, 2009 @ 5:35 am

  25. I bet Perez wants to get !@#$ed by Lady Gaga

    p.s sorry Rihanna if you're reading this but I CANNOT STAND HIM!

    Comment by coMa R — November 15, 2009 @ 5:46 am

  26. 22 hrs 05 mins .. and "Chuck the Ripper" is set up !! .. :D ..

    Comment by HaHa — November 15, 2009 @ 5:55 am

  27. is she only going to abu dhabi or she is coming to lebanon and other middle eastern counrties?

    Comment by ralphey — November 15, 2009 @ 5:58 am

  28. I love Gaga's music, and I'm actually going to buy her new album. But that's after 2 or 3 weeks from buying Rihanna's Rated R :D

    Comment by Woahx3 — November 15, 2009 @ 6:02 am

  29. She said she wants to act a lesbian assassin with megan fox in some movie

    Comment by coMa R — November 15, 2009 @ 6:39 am

  30. Jay-Z, Kanye West and Young Jeezy are all in London

    at Beyonce concert. They all went on stage.

    Do you think they will be at Rihanna's tomorrow ?

    Comment by Bibi — November 15, 2009 @ 6:50 am

  31. @ bibi

    yeah, definately

    the concert is less than 24h away

    Comment by coMa R — November 15, 2009 @ 6:57 am

  32. 1st Hoes And thats Great!

    Comment by pryncedru — November 15, 2009 @ 3:09 pm

  33. i never got a text or email when i signed up for the online concert tomorrow. did anyone else get a text or email confirmation???

    Comment by Snow Black — November 15, 2009 @ 7:16 am

  34. @Snow Black

    Not nothing

    Comment by Laura — November 15, 2009 @ 8:01 am

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