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Vehicles containing stage equipment and props for Rihanna’s concert were held by immigration authorities as they traveled from Minnesota to Winnipeg for her show at the city’s MTS Center. RiRi tweeted:

They held my trucks at the border!!! This is not a good look for Winnipeg! My stage is in those trucks, disassembled! #DiamondsWorldTour
This means, the entire production could potentially start at a later time #staytuned #WINNIPEG #tourlife #DiamondsWorldTour
My bus and I are at the venue! Still no trucks!!! #tourlife #WINNIPEG

Fans in Winnipeg had to wait an extra 90 minutes for the star to take to the stage, but gave her a rousing welcome as she burst into her opening song, “Phresh Out the Runway”.

“Right off the top, your energy is f—ing incredible. It’s 11 o’clock at night… every last one of you showed up, and you stayed, you make this s—t possible. Thank you so much, I love you… Winnipeg’s always so special to me. I can’t thank you enough for just staying here and making the show possible. I won’t forget you for this. Thank you so much. You are a unique group of human beings. I love you.”

Watch Rihanna performing “Jump” below and click here for professional photos.

Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour hit St. Paul, Minnesota last night (March 24). Click the thumbnails below for photos:

Last night (March 22) Rihanna performed at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Earlier that day, she visited Barrington High School (scroll down for more information).

When your world tour is called Diamonds, the wardrobe had better sparkle. Luckily, Rihanna had stylist Mel Ottenberg on hand to ensure that her looks do just that. Featuring a total of—count ‘em—seven costumes, each of which was custom made by a megawatt designer (think Riccardo Tisci, Raf Simons, Alber Elbaz, and Adam Selman—Rihanna’s River Island collaborator), the pop star’s onstage wares boast everything from holographs to “orgy” embroidery (courtesy of Givenchy, naturally).

“The most amazing thing about Rihanna is what a chameleon she is,” said Ottenberg, who’s worked with Riri for two years. “She’s always up for something new. She’s fearless, she knows what she likes, and it’s fun to see which ideas she’ll jump for.”

The Diamonds lineup begins with a bespoke black Givenchy Couture cape, embroidered coat, shorts, bra, and boots, and ends with a shimmering tailor-made Lanvin jumpsuit.

“Riccardo blew it out of the park,” said Ottenberg. “And Givenchy went above and beyond with the level of customization, and dealing with all the pop-world craziness.” (Adding to said craziness was the fact that the entire wardrobe had to be put together in the middle of fashion week.) “And with Lanvin, I knew that, more than anybody, [Alber] would just murder a strong sparkly look to work with the idea of Diamonds.”

Each outfit, Ottenberg tells us, plays off creative director Willo Perron’s multi-themed tour concept. For instance, one section, during which Rihanna sings “Rude Boy” and “Man Down,” has a hip-hop-cum-dance-hall vibe. This is where Raf Simons’ graphic oversize T-shirt dress (which is worn with Louboutin boots and a Michael Schmidt nameplate necklace) comes in. For a more rock ‘n’ roll section, Selman created a red-and-yellow leather bra and pants ensemble that’s finished off with white Manolo Blahnik boots.

“It was eighties David Lee Roth bouncing around on stage mixed with a sleek Lamborghini/Ferrari situation,” Ottenberg laughs. And Selman’s much-talked-about holographic money-print dress and coat—which Rihanna wears during a rave portion of the show—actually began with a pair of Pierre Hardy sneakers made just for the tour. “The whole thing is very Thug Life Tupac mixed with nineties candy raver,” Ottenberg explained.

RiRi performed in front of over 15,000 fans in Detroit, Michigan last night (March 21). Watch her performing “Pour It Up” below and a read a review by mlive.com after the jump.

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Fans will now have the chance to catch Rihanna on her Diamonds World Tour when it visits Sporting Monte-Carlo 10th and 11th of July 2013. Tickets available on a dinner and show basis for 600 euros will go on sale on 22nd march 2013 here.

Rihanna, who postponed her Baltimore concert scheduled for March 12 due to illness, will now perform at 1st Mariner Arena on April 24, Live Nation announced this morning.  Tickets for the March show will be honored at the door. Tickets are still on sale at ticketmaster.com.

You can check the complete tour schedule here.

RiRi’s Diamonds World Tour hit Toronto last night (March 18) and tonight’s she’s performing there again. Watch Rihanna singing “Stay” below and click here to watch a cute video of her hugging a fan during “S&M”.

Last night (March 17), a lucky fan called Dilek aka @igotadamnnavy (which is her Instagram name suggested by Rihanna herself), had the chance to meet RiRi backstage at the Montreal show. She told us:

“I will always remember the Diamond World Tour. It was fascinating to be [sitting] next to Rihanna’s Mother and Aunt and to be able to sing her songs with them. It was surreal. I had so much fun, last night was special, Rihanna sang with all her soul & heart. I could almost feel grangran Dolly. I am blessed, to see her smile in real life is 10 times better than seeing her in pictures. She is amazing, I’ll always be by her side, she has a lot of love to share with her fans and that’s why I will never let her down. To whoever has the opportunity to go to her show, scream, cry, let it all out… just enjoy and close your twitter & instagram because the next thing you know, you’ll wake up the next morning telling to yourself ‘It’s already over.’”

More pictures after the jump!

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Rihanna’s best friend, Melissa Forde, added beautiful photos from Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour to her website.

Make sure to visit mtfphotography.tumblr.com and follow @mforde11 on Twitter and Instagram! If you ever see her at Ri’s shows, make sure to say hi, she’s super nice!

Melissa is also working on a photo book about Rihanna that will be released soon.