RIHANNA TO COVER UP FOR ABU DHABI GIG
Dec 29th, 2009 by Bilal Ali
Rihanna will have to do without her usual racy stage outfits for her planned New Year’s Eve concert in Abu Dhabi.
Organizers of the show at Emirates Palace have reportedly told the singer to cover up for the performance to avoid offending officials in the city, located in the largely Muslim United Arab Emirates.  Â
“Rihanna is tearing her hair out over what to do - she wanted to put on her most eccentric and provocative show yet. A huge part of her show is her sexy stage gear,” a source told London’s Daily Mirror. “But the dress code in Abu Dhabi does not encourage excessively revealing outfits. The organizers are getting hot under the collar about possible wardrobe choices.”
The “Russian Roulette” diva and her team are now busy crafting a new stage show complete with modest outfits which don’t show off too much of her body.
Rihanna’s wardrobe censoring follows similar moves by Beyonce Knowles, Gwen Stefani, both of whom cleaned up their outfits for shows in Malaysia.