Rihanna is set to bring her risque live show to Australia in February and critics are warning the show has strong themes of sex and violence. Promoter Michael Coppel said the tour, which sold out in Europe and the US, pushes the envelope. “This is a phenomenal, edgy rock show,” Mr Coppel said. “But it is a PG show. It is not X-rated or R-rated.”
The show includes sexy costumes, dirty dancing, massive props, booming pyro and sci-fi screens and at one point, Rihanna provocatively straddles the giant barrel of a real-size pink tank. Rihanna says she wanted to create an event but she denies her show is too sexy or violent. “That’s an ignorant view,” she told the Sunday Herald Sun in an exclusive interview. “There are messages in my show. But everything isn’t so literal…..Some people can’t understand poetry. Sometimes you have to look at the underlying message,” Rihanna said. “It’s metaphorical.”
Rihanna said her new tour, titled Last Girl On Earth, shows an evolving artist. “It’s no more sexier than I’ve always been,” she said. “The last time I was in Australia, I had the time of my life. It was the best tour and the best audience….I can’t wait to come back and show everyone how much I’ve grown.”
