Loud Tour

 ( 2011 Concert Tours ) 

CeeLo Green was confirmed to be the support act for the North American leg of the tour in February 2011. Rihanna spoke about Green joining her on tour in a press statement, saying "I'm a huge fan of Cee Lo since his days with Goodie Mob and with Gnarls Barkley. He's a musical genius, continually reinventing himself, and I'm thrilled to have him join me on tour." However, he decided to pull out of performing on the tour, and cited schedule conflicts for his reason. For his replacement, J. Cole, B.o.B. and DJ Dummy were enlisted to be support acts for the North American leg. For the European leg of the tour, Disc jockey Calvin Harris served as the support act.

The second segment begins with a cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki" where Rihanna, dressed in a suit and holding a cane, rubs against her female dancers. The song moves into "S&M" where her female dancers remove her suit to reveal a tight black leotard and chain her to the stage. After a pillow fight with her male dancers, Rihanna then performs "Let Me", followed by "Skin" where Rihanna brings a fan onstage and gives him/her a lap dance as she descends back beneath the stage for a costume change. A brief guitar solo follows performed by Nuno Bettencourt. Rihanna returns to the stage atop a pink tank shooting puffs of smoke, with her and her dancers dressed in military gear, to perform "Raining Men". After climbing out the tank, Rihanna then performs "Hard" dancing around the stage while her dancers wield pink rifles. A mashup of "Breakin' Dishes" and Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life" is performed next, followed by another mashup of "Run This Town" and "Live Your Life" with Rihanna leaving the stage for another costume change.

The second video interlude features Rihanna wearing a red dress while waving sheets of chiffon in the air and ends with the spoken line: "I hate that I love you." Rihanna returns to the stage wearing a bright yellow dress in brown thigh high boots to perform "Unfaithful" on a platform behind purple neon bars. The song then moves into a solo version of "Hate That I Love You" with Rihanna sitting in a chair next to the guitarist. The segment ends with "California King Bed" with smoke covering the stage floor, followed by another guitar solo by Bettencourt. The third and final interlude features a remix of "Pon de Replay" with images from Rihanna's music videos. "What's My Name" opens the final section with Rihanna wearing a colorful sequined bra and jean shorts, dancing with her dancers.

The next song, "Rude Boy", features Rihanna surrounded by her male dancers with various television screens in the background. Rihanna then puts on a pair of sunglasses and chants with the audience for "Cheers (Drink to That)", followed by "Don't Stop the Music" with vigorous choreography. Rihanna then performs "Take a Bow" and says goodbye to the audience. The encore begins with "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" which Rihanna performs on top of a piano, before moving into the final song, "Umbrella", with Rihanna in a gold outfit, dancing with her dancers, with confetti falling from the ceiling and golden rain drops falling in the backdrops. A performance of "We Found Love" was added to the setlist and closed the show starting on November 14.

Nation News Barbados commented, "The name of Rihanna's world tour adequately described the experience at the biggest show to come to Barbados to date. It took a long time in coming, but Rihanna's first major showing in her hometown was definitely well worth the wait. From the endless hits including 'S&M', 'Man Down', 'Hard', 'Pon De Replay' and 'Unfaithful'; the spectacular stage and props to her playing a solo piece on drums, the girl who grew up in nearby Westbury Road was awesome."

Irish Independent concluded that, "Strutting across the stage surrounded by backing dancers, the 23-year-old seemed at home singing in Ireland. 14,000, mostly female, fans enjoyed the set which kicked off at 9.15pm when the singer emerged to thunderous sound effects and a of video from a silver shell wearing a luminous blue jacket." Scottish tabloid Daily Record remarked, "R&B superstar Rihanna blew the roof off Glasgow's SECC last night with her aptly-titled Loud tour. Exploding on stage in a neon-tuned bubble, the Barbadian singer delivered an enthralling performance that never let up."

• J. Cole (North America)
• B.o.B (North America) (selected dates)
• CeeLo Green (North America) (selected dates)
• DJ Dummy (North America) (selected dates)
• Calvin Harris (Europe) (selected dates)
• K.T (North America)
• Cover Drive (Barbados)

1. "Only Girl (In the World)"
2. "Disturbia"
3. "Shut Up and Drive"
4. "Man Down"
5. "Darling Nikki"
6. "S&M"
7. "Let Me"
8. "Skin"
9. "Raining Men"
10. "Hard"
11. "Breakin' Dishes" / "The Glamorous Life"
12. "Run This Town" / "Live Your Life"
13. "Unfaithful"
14. "Hate That I Love You"
15. "California King Bed"
16. "What's My Name?"
17. "Rude Boy"
18. "Cheers (Drink to That)"
19. "Don't Stop the Music"
20. "Take a Bow"

Encore

21. "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"
22. "Umbrella"
23. "We Found Love"

Additional Notes

• A During the second performances in Toronto and Montreal, Rihanna was joined by Drake during "What's My Name?".
• B During the performance in Uniondale, Rihanna was joined onstage by Kanye West during "Run This Town" and "All of the Lights".
• C During the performance in East Rutherford, Rihanna was joined onstage by Jay-Z during "Run This Town" and "Umbrella".

Music festivals and other miscellaneous performances

During the Dallas concert, while Rihanna was singing California King Bed, fireworks caused a fire, so the concert was ended

This concert is a part of On the Beach

These concerts are a part of Bergen Calling

These concerts are a part of V Festival

This concert is a part of Rock in Rio

This concert is a part of Jingle Bell Ball