Pink_Friday_2_World_Tour

Pink Friday 2 World Tour

Pink Friday 2 World Tour

2024 concert tour by Nicki Minaj

The Pink Friday 2 World Tour (also known as Nicki Minaj Presents: Pink Friday 2 World Tour or Gag City Tour)[1][2] is the ongoing fourth solo, and fifth overall, concert tour by Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, in support of her fifth studio album Pink Friday 2 (2023). Consisting of 60 shows across three continents, it is the most extensive and successful tour of Minaj's career. It commenced on March 1, 2024, in Oakland, United States, and is set to conclude on July 14, 2024, in Liège, Belgium, at the Les Ardentes festival. It is her first concert tour in over five years since, The Nicki Wrld Tour (2019). Furthermore, it is her first concert tour in over nine years within North America, with her previous being The Pinkprint Tour (2015). Monica is the supporting act for the ongoing North American leg.

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Background

On June 29, 2023, Nicki Minaj announced her fifth studio album Pink Friday 2.[3] The album was originally slated for release on October 20, 2023, but was eventually delayed to November 17.[4] In her announcement, Minaj revealed that a concert tour supporting the album would begin "around the first quarter of 2024". During an Instagram live stream on October 11, she stated that the "approach" and "feel" of the tour would be "very different". She said: "This will be a very different feeling tour, even if you've been to every Nicki Minaj tour that's ever existed".[5]

In late October, she announced that the album's release was ultimately delayed to December 8, 2023;[6] and that details of the tour would be revealed on November 17 – the previously iterated release date of the album.[7]

On November 17, 2023, Nicki Minaj announced the Pink Friday 2 Tour and released a roster of 40 cities in the United States, Canada, and Europe that the tour would visit in 2024.[8] A webpage on her website and Laylo, a fan engagement online platform, was made available for fans to sign up for the ticket presale.[9] Minaj's website crashed for a short time, minutes after her announcement. She stated that "about [thirty thousand] [users]" were on the virtual queue of the sign-up page.[10] Alec Ellin, CEO of Laylo, revealed via his social media that it "drove the single most site traffic we've ever seen at once" and "hundreds of thousands of fans" signed up within the first hour of the announcement.[11] The rapper revealed that dates, venues, and the ticket sale for the tour would be announced in December.[12]

On December 7, Minaj announced the European tour dates via her Twitter account, beginning in May 2024 in Manchester.[13] Presale for the European dates commenced exclusively to fans who signed up, on December 8, 2023.[14] Tickets went on general public sale on December 15, 2023.[15]

On December 11, 2023, Minaj announced the US and Canada dates. The North American leg includes her headlining slots at the Rolling Loud California and Dreamville festivals in March and April 2024.[16] Citi cardholders were granted presale access on December 12, followed by a Live Nation presale which was held on December 14.[17][18]

On December 14, second dates were added in Boston, Chicago, Amsterdam, and Manchester due to high demand.[19] Public on-sale for the North America leg began on December 15 via Minaj's website and Ticketmaster.[15] A second Paris date was added on December 18; it went on sale the day after.[20] 13 more shows were announced on January 16, 2024.[21] A Citi presale for the North American dates and a website presale for the European dates were held on January 16 and 17, before the general sale on January 19.[1] In the following weeks, Minaj was announced as a headliner at nine festivals across Europe and North Africa.[note 1] The nine slots were added as shows to the Europe and North Africa leg, with her Les Ardentes gig serving as the final date of the tour.

Minaj performing on the opening night of the tour, at the Oakland Arena.

In February, a date in Dublin was announced. Tickets for the show went on sale via Minaj's website, on March 1, 2024.[31]

On February 8, 2024, Monica announced on The Jennifer Hudson Show that she would serve as the opening act on the North American leg of the tour.[32]

Critical reception

Reviewing the tour's opening night in Oakland, CA, Gabe Meline wrote that "Nicki's resurrected herself," praising the rapper's performance after a period of controversy in the lead-up to the tour. The review highlighted the setlist's inclusion of both "smash hits and deep cuts" and Minaj's showcasing of the various sides of her persona, including "inspirational Nicki" and "sex-positive Nicki".[33] Shawn Grant of The Source highlighted that "Minaj mesmerized over 25,000 fans at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, setting a new record as the venue's second-highest-grossing single night by a hip-hop artist."[34]

Melissa Ruggieri of USA Today reviewed her tour stop in Monday’s Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., writing "Nicki Minaj delivers spectacle backed up by skill on biggest tour of her career," and stated that "Pink Friday 2 tour offers fans everything: Hits, deep cuts, attitude and lots of pink" and that "Still, Minaj is the Queen of Rap for a reason."[35]

Setlist

This set list is representative of the first show in Oakland, on March 1, 2024. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

Set 1

  1. "I'm the Best"
  2. "Barbie Dangerous"
  3. "FTCU"
  4. "Beep Beep"
  5. "Hard White"
  6. "Press Play"
  7. "Win Again"
  8. "We Go Up"
  9. "Big Difference" (contains elements of "Beez in the Trap")
  10. "Pink Birthday"
  11. "Feeling Myself"
  12. "Favorite"
  13. "Cowgirl"
  14. "RNB"
  15. "High School"
  16. "Needle"
  17. "Ganja Burn" (Interlude)
  18. "Chun-Li" (contains elements of "Bahm Bahm" and "Darling Nikki")
  19. "Red Ruby Da Sleeze" (contains elements of "Freaks")
  20. "Forward From Trini" / "Black Barbies" (Dancers Interlude)
  21. "Barbie World"
  22. "Roman's Revenge"
  23. "Monster"
  24. "Are You Gone Already" (Interlude)
  25. "Fallin 4 U"
  26. "Right Thru Me"
  27. "Save Me"
  28. "Here I Am"
  29. "Let Me Calm Down"
  30. "Nicki Hendrix"

Set 2

  2. "Super Freaky Girl"
  3. "Anaconda"
  4. "Pink Friday Girls"
  5. "Super Bass"
  6. "The Night Is Still Young"
  7. "Moment 4 Life"
  8. "Starships"
Encore
  2. "Everybody"

Notes

  • During the Las Vegas, Seattle, and Phoenix shows on March 8, 10, and 13, Tyga performed as a second supporting act after Monica. He opened with "Rack City" with some lyrics of the chorus changed to "Gag City", and performed a set of his own music.[lower-alpha 1]
  • During the shows in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and the first show in Atlanta, Tate Kobang joined Minaj onstage to perform "RNB".
  • During the second show in Atlanta, and the show in Orlando, "Super Bass" was not performed.
  • Starting with the second show in Atlanta, "Pink Friday Girls" was cut from the setlist.
  • During the show in Brooklyn, "Tusa" was performed.
  • During the show in Newark, Fivio Foreign joined Minaj onstage to perform his verse on "We Go Up".[37]
  • Starting with the show in Philadelphia, "RNB" was cut from the setlist.
  • During the show in Philadelphia, "Win Again", and "Here I Am" were not performed.
  • During the shows in New York City and Washington D.C, 50 Cent joined Minaj onstage to perform his verse on the "Beep Beep" remix.[38]
  • During the shows in Boston, Bia joined Minaj on stage to perform the "Whole Lotta Money" remix.[39]
  • Starting with the first show in Boston, "Win Again" was cut from the setlist.
  • During the second show in Boston, JT, Bia, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V and Maliibu Miitch joined Minaj onstage to perform the "Super Freaky Girl" Queen Mix.[40]
  • During the show in Detroit, Big Sean joined Minaj onstage to perform "Dance (A$$)". Sada Baby joined Minaj to perform the "Whole Lotta Choppas" remix.[41]
  • Starting with the show in Toronto, "RNB" was added back to the setlist.
  • During the first and second shows in Chicago, Jeremih joined Minaj on-stage to perform “Favorite” and “Want Some More”. G-Herbo also joined Minaj on-stage to perform “Chi-Raq”.
  • Starting with the second show in Chicago, "We Go Up" was removed from the setlist.
  • Starting with the second show in Toronto, "Favorite" was cut from the setlist.
  • During the second show in Toronto, Drake joined Minaj onstage to perform "Needle". Drake also performed "Rich Baby Daddy".[42]
  • During the second show in Brooklyn, Cyndi Lauper joined Minaj on-stage to perform "Pink Friday Girls". Kai Cenat joined Minaj on stage during “Everybody”.[43]
  • During the show in New Orleans, Lloyd joined Minaj on-stage to perform "BedRock". Burnell Taylor joined Minaj on-stage to perform "The Night Is Still Young".
  • Starting with the show in Dallas, "Win Again", "Favorite", and "Here I Am" were added back to the setlist.

Shows

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Notes

  1. Tyga performed his songs and other collaborations: "BedRock", "Loyal", "Ayo", and "Taste".[36]
  2. This concert is part of Rolling Loud California.
  3. This concert is part of Dreamville Festival.
  4. Rescheduled from March 18, 2024.
  5. Rescheduled from May 11, 2024.
  6. This concert is a part of the Orange Warsaw Festival.[47]
  7. This concert is a part of the Afro Nation festival.[48]
  8. This concert is a part of the Mawazine festival.
  9. This concert is a part of Fiera Milano Live.
  10. This concert is a part of Rolling Loud Europe.[26]
  11. This concert is a part of Saga Festival.
  12. This concert is a part of the Wireless Festival.
  13. This concert is a part of the Openair Frauenfeld.
  14. This concert is a part of the Les Ardentes.
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    The nine festivals in the Europe and North Africa legs of the tour were:
    The Orange Warsaw Festival in Warsaw, Poland,[22] Afro Nation festival in Portimão, Portugal,[23] Mawazine Festival in Rabat,[24] Fiera Milano Live in Milan, Italy,[25] Rolling Loud Europe in Ebreichsdorf, Austria,[26] Openair Frauenfeld in Frauenfeld, Switzerland,[27] Saga Festival in Bucharest, Romania,[28] Wireless Festival in London, England,[29] and Les Ardentes in Liège, Belgium.[30]

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