Rapper Nicki Minaj has embarked on three concert tours throughout her career. Her 2012 debut[1] Pink Friday Tour, which was worldwide and supported her first and second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, received favorable reviews from music critics.[2][3] The Pink Friday Tour was extended with the Reloaded Tour.[4] During the Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour, Minaj visited Europe, Oceania, and Asia. Following the release of her 2014 third studio album The Pinkprint, Minaj embarked on her next world concert venture, The Pinkprint Tour, to promote the album.[5]
.jpg) Minaj performing at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards | |
| ↙Concert tours | 4 |
|---|---|
| ↙Concerts | 4 |
| ↙ Promotional tours | 1 |
| ↙Televised live performances | 30 |
In 2012, Minaj was a guest on the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show, performing alongside headliner Madonna and M.I.A. their song Give Me All Your Luvin'.[6][7][8] Minaj's European leg of her tour with Juice Wrld titled The Nicki Wrld Tour started in February 2019[9][10] in support of her fourth studio album, Queen.[11][12]
Concert tours
Headlining
| Year | Title | Duration | Number of performances | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pink Friday Tour | May 16, 2012 – August 14, 2012 (worldwide) | 44 | - |
| The Pink Friday Tour was Minaj's debut concert tour. Its set list mainly drew from her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012) and debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010)[13] The tour began in May 2012 with shows in Australia and Asia, then continued on to Europe and North America in June, July, and August 2012. It came to a close on August 14, 2012, in New York City at the Roseland Ballroom.[14] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian, who attended the show HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, rated the tour with 3 out of 5 stars, saying, "It seems a strange thing to say about a performance that opens with a woman rapping 'I'm a bad bitch, I'm a cunt', but there's something oddly restrained about Nicki Minaj's live show.[15] The final show was a part of a free Pepsi promotional concert. Attendees were only eligible for tickets if they called radio stations Hot 97, Power 105, Z-100, 92.3 Now, and WBLI, or tweeted Minaj or Pepsi on Twitter.[16] | ||||
| 2012 | Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour | October 21, 2012 – December 28, 2012 (worldwide) | 18 | - |
| Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour, which was an extension of the Pink Friday Tour due to high demand, debuted on October 21, 2012, in Nottingham England, Capital FM Arena in support of her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and its re-release Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up.[17][18] The tour grossed approximately $14 million worldwide. | ||||
| 2015–2016 | The Pinkprint Tour | March 16, 2015 – March 25, 2016 (worldwide) | 55 | $22 million |
| Launched in support of The Pinkprint (2014), this was Minaj's third worldwide tour. It was officially announced a week before the album's release, on December 8.[5] The tour grossed $22 million.[19] | ||||
| 2024 | Pink Friday 2 World Tour | March 1, 2024 – July 14, 2024 (worldwide) | 59 | $98 million |
| The Pink Friday 2 World Tour, in support of Minaj's fifth studio album Pink Friday 2 (2023). The tour is Minaj's fourth worldwide tour and fifth tour overall. It was officially announced on November 17, 2023 with a rooster with potential locations in different cities, on December 11, 2023, Minaj announced the official tour dates.[20] | ||||
Co-headlining
| Year | Title | Co-headliner | Duration | Number of performances | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Nicki Wrld Tour | Juice Wrld | |||
| The Nicki Wrld Tour visited cities in Europe starting in February 2019. Minaj was accompanied by the late-American rapper Juice Wrld, replacing Future.[21][22] The original tour title was the NickiHndrxx Tour, an all-stadium tour headlined by Minaj and Future,[23] in support of Minaj's fourth studio album, Queen, which was announced in August 2018.[24] The NickiHndrxx tour was scheduled to start on September 21, 2018, in Baltimore, Maryland as part of North American leg,[25] but was postponed by Minaj.[26] She eventually only went on the European leg of the tour with Juice Wrld and rescheduled dates have not been announced as of 2020.[27] | |||||
As featured act
| Year | Title | Promoting album | Set list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | America's Most Wanted Tour | Sucka Free | N/A |
| 2011 | I Am Music II Tour | Pink Friday |
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| 2011 | Femme Fatale Tour | Pink Friday |
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Concerts
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2015 | iHeartRadio Music Festival | Two-day concert festival held each year in September since 2011 by iHeart Radio in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[28] Her set list consisted of "Bang Bang" performed with Ariana Grande[29] "Super Bass" and "Feeling Myself". |
| October 15, 2016 | Tidal X: 1015 | Hosted by Angie Martinez, Minaj headlined a charity concert at the Barclays Center in New York City, in support of the Robin Hood Foundation. Other performers at the event included Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill, T.I., DNCE, Robin Thicke, Prince Royce, and Bebe Rexha. The event was streamed live exclusively on Tidal.[30][31] |
| September 2, 2018 | Made in America Festival | Minaj co-headlined the annual Made in America Festival on September 2, 2018 |
| January 5, 2019 | FOMO | It is held each year since 2016 in multiple cities of Australia and New Zealand. Minaj will be present at five dates. Other performers at the event include Rae Sremmurd and Aminé.[32] |
| July 1, 2022 | Essence Festival of Culture | Minaj co-headlined the festival, performing on the second day.[33] |
| July 10, 2022 | Wireless Festival | Minaj headlined the final day of the festival.[34] |
| September 23, 2022 | Rolling Loud New York | Minaj co-headlined the festival, performing on the first day.[35] |
| March 15, 2024 | Rolling Loud California | Minaj co-headlined the festival, performing on the first date. The performance was a part of her 2024 tour in support of Pink Friday 2.[36][37] |
Promotional tours
| Year | Title | Promoting album | Set list |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Pink Friday Promo Tour | Pink Friday | Right Thru Me, Fly, Did It On'em |
Televised live performances
Other appearances
| Date | Event | City | Song(s) performed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2014 | On the Run Tour | Paris | "Flawless" | Performed with Beyoncé.[79][80] |
| September 13, 2014 | ||||
| April 14, 2019 | Sweetener World Tour / Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2019 | Indio | "Side to Side", "Bang Bang" | Minaj joined Ariana Grande for her set.[81] |
| March 5, 2023 | Rolling Loud Festival California | Inglewood | "High School", "Truffle Butter", "Super Freaky Girl" | Minaj joined Lil Wayne for his set.[82] |