Rihanna brings Diamonds World Tour to Joburg and Cape Town

Rihanna has dominated global charts with Diamonds, the fastest-rising single of her career to date and first single to be release from "Unapologetic", her seventh studio album for Island Def Jam in just seven years.

The recipient of six Grammy Awards and seven Billboard Music Awards, Rihanna has sold over 41 million albums and 150 million digital tracks worldwide, and currently holds the record as the top-selling digital artist of all time. Forbes named Rihanna the world's number one social media star with over 2.9 billion views on YouTube/VEVO, the most ever for any female artist, over 63 million Facebook fans, and over 27 million Twitter followers. In addition to her 12 Hot 100 number one singles and overall 24 Top 10 singles, she also has 18 number one singles on the Billboard Dance Club Song Charts.

Tickets on sale this week

Tickets for the Diamonds World Tour in South Africa will go on sale for Joburg on Thursday, 11 April at 9am, priced R330 to R930 and in Cape Town on Friday, 12 April at 9am priced R275 to R820.

Tickets will be available from www.bigconcerts.co.za www.computicket.com the Computicket call centre on 0861 915 8000 or any Computicket outlet at Checkers and Shoprite.

For complete tour and ticket information, go to www.rihanna.com and www.livenation.com.