Rihanna, Birmingham NEC

Chart conquering R'n'B star Rihanna is to appear at the Birmingham NEC as part of UK-wide arena tour on December 10th.

The tour comes hard on the heels of her most recent single Umbrella, which also featured Jay-Z, spending over two months at number one and her show-stealing turn at Live Aid.

The single went one better than her previous biggest hits Pon De Replay, S.O.S and Unfaithful , all of which peaked at number two in the singles chart.

Tickets are priced £27.50, not including booking or transaction fee, with the winner of the BBC's Dance X show on the night

Other acts forthcoming at the NEC include Marilyn Manson, the Kings of Leon as well as a two-night stand-up comedy turn from local favourite Frank Skinner.

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