Is Rihanna going on a UK tour in 2026?
6 January 2026, 12:38
Rihanna fans have been starved of a tour for years, but rumours are now beginning to spread that following the announcement of her pregnancy with her third child, she has plans to go on tour in the UK in 2026. Is R9 on its way? Here are all the details.
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Rihanna is gave birth to her third child with A$AP Rocky, which put her much-awaited R9 album on the back burner, but now there seem to be rumours of tour plans in 2026 from the artists, with the album allegedly complete.
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Riri is now a mother of three, giving birth in September 2025, and if she takes anything out of Cardi B's book, who is planning to tour just weeks after giving birth, then a tour could very well be sooner than expected.
The ‘Wild Thoughts’ singer has had back-to-back pregnancies since first getting pregnant with her first child, RZA, back in 2021.
The most recent rumour is that she will be taking to the stage in Brazil for the first time since her Super Bowl performance at Copacabana Beach, however these rumours are yet to be confirmed.
Although she recently featured on the Smurfs soundtrack with ‘Friend of Mine’, her last actual music drop was in 2022, also on a film soundtrack, for Black Panther.
The performer's last album drop has been even longer, ‘Anti’ being released almost ten years ago, it celebrating it's 10th anniversary on the 28th January.
There were reports in February of this year, two months before the pregnancy was announced, that Rihanna had signed a deal with Live Nation for a residency at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The star is now rumoured to be rescheduling this cancelled tour to 2026 to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of ‘Anti’. Fans now seem certain that this tour is on the horizon, with discussion picking up online.
One fan commented: “hoping that all of the rumors are true this time. a major tour and album comeback will be everything!!!! especially since Anti turns 10 next year.”
Another said: “Excited. Can’t wait for the announcement and to get my hands on those tickets.”
So, whilst there has been no official announcement, be prepared for the announcement, as the tickets are sure to be snapped up with how much the fans are dying to see the star!
