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Nicki Minaj: The 'Pink Friday 2' world tour keeps expanding

Do you need even more ways to keep tabs on rap star Nicki Minaj? Look no further than how the Pink Friday 2 world tour is shaping up with multiple second shows and cities getting added to the line-up.

Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour keeps expanding

While the general onside for fresh dates doesn’t go down until this Friday, January 19, you can start geeking out now and plan out how many times - and spots - you plan on seeing the Queens, New York native dominating stages.

Due to incredible fan demand, Nicki Minaj has added second shows to her largest worldwide outing to date, Nicki Minaj Presents: Pink Friday 2 World Tour. Additional North America dates have now been added in Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Nashville, and Toronto along with global dates in Amsterdam, Cologne, Copenhagen, Glasgow, Manchester, Paris, and Stockholm.  

A total of 13 additional dates have been added, with even more regions expected to be announced throughout the year.  

NORTH AMERICA TICKETS: 

  • Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning on Tuesday, January 16. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, January 19 at 9am local time at NickiMinajOfficial.com.

  • U.S. PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Pink Friday 2 World Tour. Citi cardmembers in the U.S. will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, January 16 at 1pm local time until Thursday, January 18 at 9pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com

EUROPE/UK TICKETS: 

  • Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale on Wednesday, January 17 at 9am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, January 19 at 9am local time at NickiMinajOfficial.com

Tickets for all other shows are available now at NickiMinajOfficial.com.

Nicki Minaj Presents: Pink Friday 2 World Tour is now her highest selling tour to date; with over 25 arena shows sold out just a few days into the official presale. Minaj sold 30,000 tickets alone for her tri-state hometown performances in Newark, New York City, and Brooklyn; with an additional date being added. Nicki has yet to announce any support or additional acts for the tour. 

Minaj continues to dominate 2024 with the monumental success of her latest album Pink Friday 2 which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 upon its arrival. With this stellar showing, she made history achieving “the most #1’s on the Billboard 200 by a female rapper ever!”Speaking to her enduring impact as one of the world’s most impactful superstars, she stands out as “the first female rap artist to land a #1 album in two different decades.”

Pink Friday 2 tallied total consumption of 228K-plus units and netted “her biggest streaming week ever” with 170 million album streams. Among other accolades, it has earned “the biggest female rap album debut of the 2020s and biggest female R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales & Streaming Week of 2023” and “the biggest sales week for a female rap album on vinyl in the Soundscan era,” according toBillboard.
 
Moreover, it vaulted to #1 on the Top Album Sales Chart, the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and Rap Albums Chart. It ranks in the “Top 3 Hip-Hop Debuts of 2023” and “Top 10 Overall Debuts of 2023.” Plus, it’s her 7th Top 10 on the Billboard 200, the most top 10 albums for a female rapper in history. 

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

Thu Mar 21 – Atlanta, GA  – State Farm Arena – JUST ADDED

Fri Mar 22 –  Orlando, FL - Amway Center

Sun Mar 24 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena – JUST ADDED

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*

Mon Apr 08 – Boston, MA – TD Garden - JUST ADDED

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 

Thu Apr 25 – Chicago, IL – United Center - JUST ADDED

Sat Apr 27 – Minneapolis, MN - Target Center 

Tue Apr 30 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena – JUST ADDED

Wed May 01 –  Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center – JUST ADDED

Thu May 09 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center 

Sat May 11 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Sun May 12 – Austin, TX – Moody Center 

Mon May 13 - Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center 

Thu May 23 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome - JUST ADDED

Sat May 25 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live 

Sun May 26 – Birmingham, UK – Resorts World Arena 

Tue May 28 – London, UK – The O2 

Wed May 29 – Glasgow, Scotland – OVO Hydro – JUST ADDED

Thu May 30 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live - JUST ADDED

Sat Jun 01 – Paris, France – Accor Arena 

Sun Jun 02 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome 

Tue Jun 04 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena – JUST ADDED

Wed Jun 05 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena

Fri Jun 07 – Berlin, Germany - Mercedes Benz Arena

Sun Jun 09 – Paris, France - Accor Arena - JUST ADDED

Tue Jun 11 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena – JUST ADDED

Wed Jun 12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Tele2 Arena – JUST ADDED

*Festival Performance