User:Razr Nation/2012 Summer Tour (Rihanna)

The 2012 Talk That Talk Summer Tour is a series of promotional concerts by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. Beginning in May 2012, the tour primarily consists of performances at numerous music festivals in Europe and Asia. The tour promotes the singer's sixth studio album, ‪Talk That Talk‬

Background
With the performance of a whole live charity concert at the 2012 Robin Hood Benefit in New York, Rihanna kicked off a series of concerts in 2012. She is going to play a total of 10 shows in North America, Europe and Asia. Most concerts are part of various festivals like Radio 1's Hackney Weekend, Rock in Rio Madrid III and Summer Sonic Festival. Rihanna is going to play a special concert at the quarter-final of the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup at Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, which will be followed by a headlining concert at the Baku Crystal Hall. At the first date, Robin Hood Benefit, Rihanna channeled Cleopatra in a gold outfit with snake-inspired accessories. The entire set was designed in an Egyptian theme. Her dancers also had elaborate costumes to match this theme. The performers donated their time for free, with $57 million raised to fight poverty in New York City. This Egyptian theme continued throughout all of the concerts. On July 2, 2012, it was announced that Rihanna cancelled her performance at Rock in Rio Madrid III due to the death of her grandmother.

Setlist

 * Notes
 * During the concert at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend, Rihanna was joined onstage by Jay-Z during the performances of "Run This Town", "Talk That Talk" and "Umbrella".
 * During the concert at Peace & Love Festival, Rihanna performed "Redemption Song" in a tribute to victims of the 2011 Norway attacks.

Tour dates

 * Cancellations and rescheduled shows