Rihanna Concert – Abu Dhabi, UAE

Pop Sensation Rihanna’s Middle Eastern debut at spectacular New Year’s Eve concert in Abu Dhabi.

Grammy Award-winning singer Rihanna is set to make her Middle East debut, bringing in 2010 in true style in what promises to be the ultimate New Year’s Eve celebration for Abu Dhabi, UAE

Performing number one hits like ‘Disturbia,’ ‘Umbrella,’ and ‘Don’t Stop the Music,’ alongside new tracks such as ‘Russian Roulette’, Rihanna will transform the West Lawn of Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace, into a pulsing dance-floor of over 15,000 party-goers. With the pop diva’s fourth album release, Abu Dhabi revellers will be among the first in the world to hear Rihanna perform her latest hits, live.

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 Managing Director of Flash, John Lickrish. “In just four years, Rihanna has established herself as a pop icon, with millions of records sold worldwide and a huge following here in the Middle East. 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.”

Ticket Prices:

Dhs1,695 – VIP Concert Package (Access to the concert: Front Pit Standing & Flash VIP Platform which includes: Free drinks & Canapes pre-concert – 8pm – 10pm, Access to “La Rumba” tent – Post concert & a VIP Parking Pass with every 2 tickets purchased)

Dhs995 – Diamond Package (Access to the concert: Front Pit Standing, Access to “La Rumba” tent – Post concert)

Dhs595 – Pearl Package East (Access to the concert: Grandstand Seating East Side, Access to “La Rumba” tent – Post concert)

Dhs595 – Pearl Package West (Access to the concert: Grandstand Seating West Side, Access to “La Rumba” tent – Post concert)

Dhs395 – Coral Package (Access to the concert: General Admission Standing, Access to “La Rumba” tent – Post concert)

Dhs295 – La Rumba Package (Access to “La Rumba” tent – Post concert only)

Rihanna Website www.rihannanow.com

About Rihanna
Discovered by a record producer who was vacationing on her home island of Barbados, Rihanna has achieved amazing success in just four years as a recording artist. Signed by then-CEO of Def Jam Recordings, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, after her first audition, she rocketed onto the international music scene in the summer of 2005 with her debut album, Music of the Sun. ‘Pon de Replay,’ the album’s stand-out single, caught fire almost immediately, securing the number two position on The Billboard Hot 100 list. Rihanna’s sophomore effort, A Girl Like Me, enjoyed even greater success and featured three hit singles: chart-topper ‘S.O.S.’ and two Top Ten hits, ‘Unfaithful’ and ‘Break It Off.’

The pop diva’s third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), propelled her to new heights of stardom. Hailed by critics as a first-rate dance-pop album, Good Girl Gone Bad featured several wildly-successful singles and included collaborations with Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, and StarGate. The lead single, ‘Umbrella,’ shot to number one, as did ‘Take a Bow’ and ‘Disturbia.’

In support of Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna embarked on her first headlining tour in September 2007, playing multiple shows across the U.S., Canada and Europe. In April 2008, she began performing with Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D. on the ‘Glow in the Dark’ tour, and in August of the same year, she collaborated with West along with Jay-Z on the massive hit single, ‘Run This Town.’ Rihanna is planning a global tour in support of her fourth studio album following its release in late November 2009.

An acclaimed singer-songwriter, Rihanna has received over 50 prestigious musical accolades to date, including a Grammy award, a BET award, two MTV Video Music Awards and three Billboard Awards.

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At the young age of 21, Barbados-born beauty Rihanna has already earned the coveted title of international superstar. In just a few short years, Rihanna has helped redefine the path of popular music for a new generation. In addition to her mind-blowing musical successes, Rihanna has created a charity organization for children in need as well as having signed on to endorse a number of multi-billion dollar companies including Parlux fragrances and Cover Girl, in which she joined the ranks of musical icons and celebrity powerhouses such as Queen Latifah, Drew Barrymore and Faith Hill. In addition, Rihanna was the face of Gucci’s Tattoo Heart Collection Campaign in 2008 to raise funds for UNICEF.

It.s hard to imagine that just four years ago, Rihanna was a young girl living in the beautiful Barbados parish of Saint Michael. Her first connection to the music industry came when she met a vacationing music producer named Evan Rogers from New York City. After an impromptu performance for Evan, he was absolutely certain she would one day make history. Soon after, Evan and Rihanna traveled to the Big Apple in search of a record deal. It took just one meeting with Jay-Z for Rihanna to score her big break; Jay, who had just recently been appointed the President of Def Jam Records, was so taken by the young singer’s arresting natural talent that he signed her to the legendary label on the spot.

In 2005, Def Jam released Rihanna’s dynamic debut album, Music of the Sun, which garnered much attention due to the popularity of her highly addictive dancehall-flavored first single, “Pon de Replay”. A year later, she released her platinum-selling second album A Girl Like Me, featuring the #1 singles “SOS” and “Unfaithful”.

With two successful albums under her belt in just two years, Rihanna dropped her third and multi-platinum LP, Good Girl Gone Bad, in 2007. The album’s first single, “Umbrella,” was the undisputed number one pop song of the summer and dominated the U.S. pop, urban and crossover Billboard charts for 252 weeks in a row. “Umbrella” was also the #1 single on the UK singles chart for eleven consecutive weeks and went on to win “Video of the Year” and “Monster Single of the Year” at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. Her extensive accomplishments also include multiple #1 hits, a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Umbrella” along with six additional Grammy nominations, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Teen Choice Award, Favorite Pop/Rock & Soul/R&B Female Artist at the American Music Awards, three Billboard Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards nominations including “Album of the Year, and she was named “Best International Act” at the European MOBO Awards.

Good Girl Gone Bad showed Rihanna’s many layers as a singer, performer and musician. With a cohesive collection of body rockin’ tracks that include highly innovative production work from Timbaland and Tricky Stewart, along with the songwriting.

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