Rihanna ‘gearing up for blockbuster summer stadium comeback’
Pop star Rihanna is reportedly set to make her long-awaited music comeback, with huge summer stadium shows for 2026.
Rihanna is reportedly preparing a major return to the stage, with plans for a run of UK stadium shows in summer 2026.
The singer, who last toured in 2016, is said to be lining up large‑scale dates a decade after her Anti World Tour wrapped.
Reports previously suggested she had been considering a 2025 comeback, but those plans were shelved when she became pregnant with her third child. Now, sources claim the star is ready to move ahead with new live commitments following the birth of her daughter in September.
According to The Sun’s Bizarre column, Rihanna had initially earmarked London Stadium shows for summer 2025 before cancelling due to her pregnancy. The outlet reports that new UK dates are now being scheduled for August 2026.
The source said the singer has been focused on raising her children and expanding her Fenty empire, but performing remains a priority. They added that Rihanna wants fans to finally hear the new music she has been working on and is planning a series of major shows expected to sell out quickly.
Rihanna’s last full‑scale performance was her Super Bowl LVII halftime show in 2023, where she revealed she was expecting her second child with A$AP Rocky. The couple now has three children: sons RZA and Riot, and daughter Rocki, born in September 2025.
The Umbrella hitmaker recently joked about the possibility of expanding her family again after commenting on an Instagram video posted by Love Island star Montana Brown. Rihanna responded playfully to Brown’s post about debating whether to “get hot and sexy or get pregnant in 2026,” writing: “Wait! So I’m not crazy then? Bet!”
Speaking to Extra in a recent interview, Rihanna said she is enjoying life as a mother of three, sharing that her children are growing quickly and that she is cherishing the changes as they happen.
