Nicki Minaj and the Barbz are headed to Gag City as the Queens rapper will be hitting the road for a world tour next year in support of her Pink Friday 2 album.
On Monday (December 11), Nicki announced the dates for her anticipated Pink Friday 2 World Tour which will kick off in Oakland, California on March 1 2024.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale Tuesday (December 12) for Citi card members, while the general public will be able to buy tickets on Friday morning (December 15).
Pricing options for the tickets are unclear, although various VIP packages are set to be available. This upcoming trek will be Minaj’s first tour since The Pinkprint Tour which spanned from 2015 to 2016.
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“BARBZZZ!! It’s time for the #GagCity TOUR. So excited to see you guys,” she wrote when revealing the dates to Instagram.
You can check out Nicki Minaj’s tour announcement below:
The North American leg will run through Denver, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Orlando, New York City, Philly, D.C., Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Oklahoma City, Houston, Dallas, and wrap up in Austin on May 12. Nicki will then head across the pond for a handful of dates in the UK and mainland Europe.
Pink Friday 2 arrived to much fanfare on Friday (December 8) — which also happened to be Minaj’s 41st birthday. The LP features assists from Drake, Lil Wayne, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, among others.
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According to Chart Data, the sequel to Nicki’s debut is already certified gold. The 500,000 equivalent album units include sales and streams from three previously-released singles: “Red Ruby Da Sleeze,” “Super Freaky Girl” and “Last Time I Saw You.”
Minaj has also broken Spotify’s record for the biggest debut of an album by a female Hip Hop artist with a reported 41 million streams this weekend alone. “Barbz, Look,” she wrote, sharing the Chart Data news with her die hard fans.
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Nicki’s PF2 is slated to sell between 170,000 and 190,000 album-equivalent units, according to Hits Daily Double.
The outlet is also calling the project “the biggest female rap debut of 2023,” which would give the Queen her third No. 1 album atop the Billboard 200.
Find the full Pink Friday 2 World Tour dates below:
MARCH 2024
1 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
3 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
8 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
10 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
13 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
15 – Inglewood, CA – Hollywood Park Grounds
18 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
20 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
22 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
26 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
28 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
29 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
APRIL 2024
1 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
2 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
4 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
5 – Hartford, CT – XL Center
7 – Raleigh, NC – Dorothea Dix Park
10 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
12 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
13 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
17 – Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
18 – Toronto, Ontario – Scotiabank Arena
20 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
24 – Chicago, IL – United Center
27 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
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MAY 2024
2 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Cente
9 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
11 -Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
12 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
25 – Manchester, England – Co-Op Live
26 – Birmingham, England – Resorts World Arena
28 – London, England – The O2
JUNE 2024
1 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
2 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
5 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
6 & 7 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes Benz Arena
