The “Queen of Rap” is on the way to blaze the stage on fire by unleashing your inner Barbie.
On the occasion of her 41st birthday, the Trinidadian-born rapper released her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Pink Friday 2, on December 8, 2023, by Young Money Entertainment and Republic Records, which is a sequel to Minaj’s debut album, Pink Friday (2010). Days after its worldwide release, the album was met with generally favorable reviews, and now, to accompany the success, the “Red Ruby da Sleeze,” rapper seems to not be stopping anytime soon.
After a triumphant reception, the greatest rapper of all time has many surprises in store for her fans, who are popularly known as Barbz!
Starting the day with a bang, a few hours ago, she took to her Instagram to announce the official dates of the 2024 ‘Pink Friday 2’ World Tour. Nicki seems to be back in the game with a vengeance, as she seems ready to take her loyal fans on an unforgettable journey through her chart-topping hits. The official post shared has accumulated 1 million likes and reads: “BARBZZZ!! It’s time for the Gag TOUR. So excited to see you guys!! Presale this week and tickets available FRIDAY 🎀🥳 link in bio 😛”
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Minaj will commence the highly anticipated tour by headlining arena shows in North America and Europe, including appearances at Rolling Loud California and Dreamville Festival. This will mark her largest tour to date, as tickets will be available with a Citi presale on December 12, 2023. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on December 15, 2023, at 9 am local time at NickiMinajOfficial.com.
The tour has been teased by the rapper for weeks via social media, where she first confirmed the news while announcing her record’s delay being pushed to Nov. 17 release.
The album was eventually postponed again to her birthday this month: “I am so grateful for the years of support & love you guys have given me. At times maybe I didn’t even deserve all that you have poured into me. Nonetheless, you. will. love. this. album. I will give tour deets closer to that time, but obviously, the tour will start around the first quarter of 2024. I’ll also share the REAL album cover at a later date.”
Check out the complete lineup for her 2024 “Pink Friday 2 World Tour” below, as additional dates to be added soon.
- Friday, March 01 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
- Sunday, March 03 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
- Friday, March 08 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
- Sunday, March 10 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
- Wednesday, March 13 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
- Friday, March 15 – Inglewood, CA – Rolling Loud California (Festival Performance)
- Monday, March 18 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
- Wednesday, March 20 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
- Friday, March 22 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
- Tuesday, March 26 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
- Thursday, March 28 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
- Friday, March 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
- Saturday, March 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- Monday, April 01 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
- Tuesday, April 02 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
- Thursday, April 04 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
- Friday, April 05 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
- Sunday, April 07 – Raleigh, NC – Dreamville Festival (Festival Performance)
- Wednesday, April 10 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- Friday, April 12 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
- Saturday, April 13 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
- Wednesday, April 17 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
- Thursday, April 18 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
- Saturday, April 20 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
- Wednesday, April 24 – Chicago, IL – United Center
- Saturday, April 27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
- Thursday, May 02 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
- Thursday, May 09 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
- Saturday, May 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
- Sunday, May 12 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
- Saturday, May 25 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live
- Sunday, May 26 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena
- Tuesday, May 28 – London, UK – The O2
- Saturday, June 01 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
- Sunday, June 02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
- Wednesday, June 05 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
- Friday, June 07 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes Benz Arena
Being a sequel, Pink Friday 2 is Minaj’s first studio album in five years following the release of Queen (2018), which debuted at the Number 2 spot on the Billboard 200 charts. The album includes collaborations with J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Tate Kobang, Drake, Lourdiz, Lil Uzi Vert, Skillibeng, Skeng, Future, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and 50 Cent. It was supported by two singles, “Super Freaky Girl” and “Last Time I Saw You”, the former of which debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
With this, Minaj became the first solo female rapper to debut at the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998 and the first female rapper to debut a solo song at number one in the 21st century.
Most recently, the “Barbie Dangerous” rapper has been celebrating the 22-track set release with her fans, who took to social media to contribute AI artwork to the Barbz fictional Gag City designed around the album, which has been heavily participated in by many well-known big companies like “Oreo,” “Pizza Hut,” and “Baskin Robbins,” among others. Minaj also surprised her fans by releasing an alternate version of the track, “Beep Beep,” which features 50 cents on an exclusive version of PF2 that is available for a limited time.
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