Nicki Minaj Breaks Yet Another Record With Her "Pink Friday 2" World Tour Sales

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on May 15, 20241472 Views

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Nicki Minaj attends 2017 Harper's Bazaar Icons at The Plaza Hotel on September 8, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Nicki's record-breaking tour is carrying on selling out shows.

Late last year, Nicki Minaj released her new album Pink Friday 2. The project arrived after a 5 year gap dating back to her last studio album Queen in 2018 The new project arrived on the back of hit singles like "Super Freaky Girl" and "Red Ruby Da Sleeze." It also spawned even more hits of its own with tracks like "Everybody" and "FTCU." The latter recently got an explosive new remix that saw Nicki crossing paths with Travis Scott, Chris Brown, and Sexyy Red.

Fans who loved the record and who have loved Nicki for years were delighted by the announcement that followed. She unveiled the "Pink Friday 2" world tour which became her highest-selling tour to date during its presale phase. Now the tour is wrapping up its North American leg and Nicki is reflecting on the record breaking success of the venture. According to The Neighborhood Talk, Nicki just became the first rapper to sell out every arena on her tour, resulting in an incredibly impressive 36 sold out stadium shows. She took to Instagram to celebrate the accomplishment and reflect on the first leg of her tour. Check out what she had to say about her success below.

Nicki Minaj Sells Out 36 Stadium Shows

"I’d like to thank EVERYONE who’s become a #GagCityResident. I’d like to thank the incredible ppl who whether on stage or behind the stage, every single night, have been the most incredible, talented & reliable ppl on earth in order to make this show happen for the Barbz in the most over the top, stunning & unique way" her Instagram caption reads. At the end of the post she looks forward to taking off on the international part of the tour. But she also teases fans by musing on the idea that she could potentially even add more US dates to the tour at some point.

What do you think of Nicki Minaj selling out 36 stadium shows during the North American leg of her "Pink Friday 2" world tour? Did you get to see any of the shows on the tour so far? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.