The 20-year-old star has insisted the item be confiscated from fans, in case
they injure themselves trying to copy the dance routine to her hit song
‘Umbrella’.
Andy McDonald, a security guard at the Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, where
Rihanna performed on Monday (03.03.08), said: “We were taking precautions
over a potential accident. We were told Rihanna’s song features dancing with
umbrellas on stage. We didn’t want the crowd following her actions and
someone getting their eye poked out.”
The decision follows reports of several injuries caused by umbrella-related
incidents during Rihanna’s recent European dates.
One fan due to attend one of the singer’s upcoming shows said: “I was really
looking forward to whipping out my umbrella during the song. I have been
practising the routine for weeks but it has all been for nothing.”
Rihanna will perform at the Liverpool Echo Arena tonight (03.05.08) before
moving on to Bournemouth’s Windsor Hall tomorrow (03.06.08).
Her final UK date will be at London’s O2 arena on Friday (03.07.08).
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