Rihanna to bring her Diamonds world tour to Australia in 2013

Rihanna will tour Australia in 2013. Picture: Supplied Source: news.com.au

The Daily Telegraph reports

Rihanna has confirmed she is bringing her Diamonds world tour Down Under.

The 25-year-old singer will perform a five city tour in September and October this year, stooping off at Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, before a sixth show in Auckland.

The Barbados born beauty kicked off her world tour in Buffalo, New York on Friday but has since cancelled her shows in both Boston on Sunday and Baltimore on Tuesday after coming down with the flu.

In just eight years Rihanna has sold an estimated 100 million albums and is currently dominating the global charts with Diamonds, the fastest-rising singlenr of her career to date.

It is also Rihanna’s 23rd Top 10 hit on the chart.

Tickets go on general sale from next Friday March 22.

Visa cardholders can purchase advance tickets across all seating categories from 9.00am (local time) Friday 15 March 2013 until 5.00pm (local time) Monday 18 March 2013 or until presale tickets sell out at www.visaentertainment.com.au

Rihanna Diamonds World Tour dates:

Tuesday 24 September 2013 – Perth Arena
Thursday 26 September 2013 – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Saturday 28 September – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Monday 30 September 2013 – Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
Thursday 3 October 2013 – Sydney Allphones Arena

Brooklyn's all decked out for exposure

Brooklyn Decker enjoys the roof-top pool at the Park Hyatt, Sydney. Picture: Brad Hunter Source: The Daily Telegraph

The Herald Sun reports

A pale-skinned - and bikini-toned - Brooklyn Decker caught some rays in Sydney yesterday ahead of today's Battleship premiere.

The wife of tennis ace Andy Roddick flew in after being in Seoul and Tokyo, where the movie had its world premiere on the weekend.

She was sunbaking by the rooftop pool at Sydney's Park Hyatt after earlier visiting Bondi Beach and posting a photo on Twitter.

Battleship also stars Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch and singer Rihanna, who is staying at the same hotel on Sydney Harbour.

Rihanna spent most of the day relaxing in her room.

Shining stars light up Sydney during their Australian visits

Red carpet ... Zac Efron at The Lucky One premiere at Westfield Bondi Junction / Pic: Adam Ward Source: The Daily Telegraph

Kathy McCabe, The Daily Telegraph, reports

What is a superstar to do in Sydney with all that down time between red carpet appearances and chatfests?

If you are One Direction and just got off a plane this morning, you hope your hotel room windows are double-glazed to block out the teenagers screaming your name from the street below.

The British boy band will be talking up their smash hit debut album Up All Night and performing non-stop for the next week, so they are catching up on beauty sleep today.

But an old hand who has weathered his share of adoring female fans - Zac Efron - knows how to fill a holiday weekend in Sydney when he is not meeting and greeting.

Efron covered up in cashmere for the golf course after treating onlookers to a full frontal view of that sensational six-pack on the balcony of his luxury hotel.

Fellow Park Hyatt guest Tony Bennett, an acclaimed painter when he is not exercising those golden tonsils, chose to capture the glory of Sydney Harbour on canvas.

Acting singer Rihanna struck fierce poses when she ventured out on her balcony, while her Battleship co-star Brooklyn Decker soaked up Sydney's Indian summer.

Welcome to the celebrity playground of Sydney, where the world's most famous actors and musicians don't mind singing for their supper in between a spot of hard-earned rest and recreation.

It was back to work last night for Hollywood hearth-throb Efron, with the High School Musical survivor getting up close and personal with fans at the Bondi Junction premiere for his latest flick The Lucky One.

The actor's tween followers have remained loyal as they hit their teens and 20s but Efron has a long way to go before he matches the staying power of Bennett, who at 85 remains at the top of his game. After spending the morning painting with his wife Susan by his side, Bennett opened his three-night stand at the Sydney Opera House last night, reprising the standards from a career which spans six decades.

While Rihanna is wearing her acting hat alongside co-stars Brooklyn Decker and Taylor Kitsch on the Battleship red carpet at Luna Park tonight, she may return to her day job later this week to sing with controversial ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who heads up Supafest.

From the moment Niall, Liam, Harry, Zayn and Louis venture out of their city hotel, One Direction will own the hearts of Sydney's teens, whether they are being grilled by TV or radio personalities or attempting to hear themselves over the hysterical wailing at their two sold-out Hordern Pavilion concerts on Friday.

Fearing scenes reminiscent of Bieber fever, a huge police and security force will be at Martin Place tomorrow when 1D rock up to the Sunrise stage. They have urged parents to accompany their daughters - and sons - to any of the group's appearances to keep them calm.

Suite timing for Rihanna and Zac Efron in Sydney

Zac Efron eating breakfast on his balcony at Sydney's Park Hyatt. Picture: Matrix Source: Supplied

Amy Harris, The Daily Telegraph, reports

Two mega-stars, one hotel.

Zac Efron, who will attend tonight's premiere of his new romance flick The Lucky One at Bondi Junction, did as any movie star would do after a long-haul flight from Los Angeles - he squeezed in a workout before enjoying a leisurely breakfast on his balcony ... sans clothes.

The High School Musical star even carried his own breakfast tray and hung out his used bath towels. So who says celebrities aren't just like us?

In town for the Australian premiere of her new flick Battleship tomorrow night, Rihanna, 24, landed on Saturday and announced her arrival, tweeting: "Hellooooo Australia!!!'

Later, she shared her Harbourfront views with her 15 million-plus Twitter followers, writing: "Happy Easter all the way from Sydney."

It's not known if the pair, who are reportedly friends, were aware of each other's presence.

The stars lead a wave of big-name international visitors in Sydney over the next two weeks.

Brit music sensations One Direction are scheduled to arrive in Sydney tomorrow morning, with the boy-band to make several appearances prior to their two concerts at the Hordern Pavilion on Friday.

And a swathe of the world's biggest hip-hop and R&B stars are due to begin arriving on Wednesday for Sunday's SupaFest at ANZ Stadium, including P Diddy and singer Chris Brown.