Rihanna: Live in New Orleans Arena

I got to the concert and it was packed but surprisingly not sold out. Remember I have never seen Rihanna before in my life so its a different experience. The two opening act were WeareGTA (some unknown EDM act I have never heard of) and A$ap Rocky. So, the first act was GTA and they were pretty much appetizer music and the arena was barely even half full. They played a number of EDM songs and remixes. It was pretty cool to see but they quickly overstayed their welcome. They stayed on stage about an 1 hr. After they got off, they begin preparing for A$ap Rocky. His DJ came out and started playing then he came out and started performing. It was decent. He is nothing to ride home about. I can withstand him tho. The place was about half full.  He stayed on played about 5 songs and was up there about 45 minutes. After he got off stage, they begin setting up for Rihanna. 

The setup for Rihanna took about an hour. It was a well worth it wait though. The music built up and her band slowly rose up from the stage then the curtain dropped and there she was. The crowd went nuts and by this time the crowd was jam packed. She came on with Phresh off the runway. Now, I'm not a avid fan of her music but I do know a lot about her music and her because of my sis loves her. When she came on with the song, everyone was rapping along and acting buckwild. Then she played Birthday Cake. During this song I was at stand still because the song is not really a manly or a man appropriate song. And the same with Cockiness, which was next. She played Talk That Talk, which was ok. Then Pour it up. This song goes pretty hard on some time of level. I like the ooooOOOOooooOOOoooOOOOooOO part lol. Pretty cool. Cockiness lol then Numb came on. The studio version of Numb and the live version is totally different. I really enjoyed Numb because the band really shined and the guitarist plays extremely well. After the song was over they went into a instrumental interlude which was pretty amazing. She left off stage briefly and came back on with a new outfit and began to sing You da One. not a fav. Then Man Down, the crowd dug this one. No love allowed came on then I took a bathroom break lol. She played Rude boy which a song I dislike. Then What's my Name, she sang really well on this one. Probably my favorite part of the night was when she left of stage then came back out with another outfit and began to perform Jump. There was a timer on the stage and it was building up and then when the song dropped, fire just burst from the stage. It was a sight. She played Umbrella then a bunch of idiots pulled out umbrellas lol omg. All of the lights then probably my fav song of the night Rockstar 101. That song did go hard, I'm not gonna lie. The part I was mainly fascinated on was the guitar players skill. She played her new single What Now and I didn't know that one...the crowd did though lol. I liked the fire. She left then came out with another outfit and began to do a bunch of slow songs. Loveeeee song, Love the way you like part 2, Take a bow, then cold case love and Hate that I love you ft. neyo but he wasn't there. She left out again and came back out and the band disappeared so she can do her electronic songs. The dancers came out. She played We found love, S&M (went into the crowd), only girl in the world, and Don't stop the music. I remember when Don't stop the music came out. I liked that song. She played Where Have You Been then she left off the stage. The crowd started chanting Rihanna. She came back out for her encore. She had another outfit on. She played Stay and closed out Diamonds. The show was over. It entertained me very much. The ticket wasn't that much either. If I would rate it, I would give it a 9.2/10. I deduct point off from the setlist and she didn't give her band more playing time. I give her props from using a real band and not lipsyncing. 

I also have phone photos not pro photos...sorry. I'll upload them later. 

Here's the setlist