Today it emerged that esteemed rapper and Grammy winning Earned It singer The Weeknd, who was due to support Rihanna on her Anti tour, has been forced to pull out owing to “unforeseen changes with upcoming projects”.

Ticket distributor Livenation released a statement saying:

Due to unforeseen changes with upcoming projects, The Weeknd will no longer be joining Rihanna on her upcoming international “Anti” World Tour.

Despite rappers Travi$ Scott and Big Sean also lending support to Rihanna’s anticipated world tour, it has not yet been confirmed whether or not a replacement for The Weeknd will be added to the bill. The Anti World Tour kicked off on Saturday 12th March in Jacksonville, Florida – and sadly for UK fans, The Weeknd’s departure applies to all of Rihanna’s dates when her tour hits the UK this summer. Full list below:

21/06 – Dublin, Ireland – Aviva Stadium

24/06 – London, England – Wembley Stadium

25/06 – Coventry, England – Ricoh Arena

27/06 – Glasgow, Scotland – Hampden Park

29/06 – Manchester, England – Emirates Old Trafford Stadium

Anti is the eighth studio album from Rihanna, released earlier this year on January 28th, with the album’s lead single Work debuting at number one on both the US digital songs chart and the R&B chart, and peaking at number four in the UK singles chart. Work, which features Drake, was Rihanna’s 27th top ten hit, tying her with Elton John, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson as having the fifth most top ten singles.