( ENSPIRE Entertainment ) Queen of Rap Nicki Minaj Starts her Largest Tour
ENSPIRE Contributor: Xiangxi Kong
The one and only Queen of Hip-Hop Nicki Minaj officially announces the dates and venues for her newest world tour, Nicki Minaj Presents: Pink Friday 2 World Tour. The tour will include a stop at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, on Thursday, March 28. Nicki Minaj shared news of her tour on social media teasing the announcement and the release of her new album Pink Friday 2 in November. Her largest tour to date, the full routing, and global ticketing information can be found below.
NORTH AMERICA TICKETS:
Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning on Tuesday, December 12. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, December 15 at 9 am at NickiMinajOfficial.com.
PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Pink Friday 2 World Tour. Citi card members will have access to presale tickets beginning on Tuesday, December 12 at 9 am until Thursday, December 14 at 9 pm through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit citientertainment.com.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets and access to the Gag City Headquarters; Nicki’s VIP lounge with special pop-up activations, exclusive merch items, and more. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
PINK FRIDAY 2 WORLD TOUR DATES:
Fri Mar 01 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
Sun Mar 03 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Fri Mar 08 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Sun Mar 10 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Wed Mar 13 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Fri Mar 15 – Inglewood, CA – Rolling Loud California*
Mon Mar 18 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Wed Mar 20 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Fri Mar 22 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Tue Mar 26 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Thu Mar 28 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Fri Mar 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Sat Mar 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Mon Apr 01 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Tue Apr 02 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
Thu Apr 04 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Fri Apr 05 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
Sun Apr 07 – Raleigh, NC – Dreamville Festival*
Wed Apr 10 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Fri Apr 12 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Sat Apr 13 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
Wed Apr 17 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Thu Apr 18 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Sat Apr 20 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Wed Apr 24 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sat Apr 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Thu May 02 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
Thu May 09 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sat May 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Sun May 12 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Sat May 25 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live
Sun May 26 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena
Tue May 28 – London, UK – The O2
Sat Jun 01 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Sun Jun 02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Wed Jun 05 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Fri Jun 07 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes Benz Arena
*Festival Performance
Nicki Minaj has made history and built her superstar personal brand in her music, fashion, and beauty for more than a decade. She created the myth of the female rapper and opened up the market. Minaj became “the first Woman to score 100 Billboard Hot 100 Hits” with an astounding 133 total entries to date (the most among female hip-hop acts), including three #1’s, over 70 Top 40 hits (also a record among female hip-hop acts), and 23 Top 10’s (another record among female hip-hop acts). As a songwriter, she also holds the record for the “Most Billboard Hot 100 Entries Among Women in the 2010s.”
Her most famous song “ Super Bass” surpassed 1 billion YouTube views. This song came from her landmark debut album Pink Friday in 2010. It sold over 375,000 copies in its first week, according to MRC Data. It made history by achieving “ the largest sales week for a female hip-hop artist since Lauryn Hill in 1998”. She has made numerous TV and film appearances, including as a judge on “ American Idol” along with film roles in 2014’s “ The Other Women ” alongside Kate Upton, Cameron Diaz, and Leslie Mann. She’s also done voiceover for “ Ice Age: Continental Drift”.
Besides, she has landed high-profile deals with Fendi, Adidas, H&M, Diesel, Mercedes-Benz, Sprint, and Pepsi. Her branded lipstick, according to Racked, was the brand’s highest-selling Viva Glam lipstick of all time. Not to mention, she is a co-owner of TIDAL, and her BEATS 1 QUEEN radio show stands out as “the highest-rated show in Apple Music history.”
“ Super Bass” leveled up as her first RIAA diamond-certified single. During 2022, “ Super Freaky Girl” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, popping off as “the first solo song by a female rapper to bow at #1 on the Hot 100 this century.” Among other firsts, she took flight as “the female rapper with the most solo Top 10 albums in Billboard 200 history,” “the most-awarded rapper at the American Music Awards,” and “the first female rapper with over 30 billion Spotify streams across her catalog.”
Nicki Minaj is a queen of rap, carving out her own niche in a market dominated by men and having a super large and extremely loyal Barbz. She released her album, “Pink Friday 2” last Friday, which also was her 41st birthday. Please listen to her album here and follow her social media accounts: Official, Merch, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok.
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