Nicki Minaj released her last studio album, Pink Friday 2, on December 8, 2023. The singer has now announced a deluxe edition of the album, titled Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded, set to be released on September 13, 2024. Minaj shared the news on her official Instagram page on August 26, 2024.
The album's release will coincide with the second leg of Nicki Minaj's world tour. Ahead of her world tour, Minaj teased a new track in a post on X, proclaiming it as one that will become a fan favorite:
"Well, Barbz- Didn’t really want to have to speak on this but I just can’t stay quiet about it any longer. Last night, I recorded what will probably be your favorite song on the deluxe. It will immediately go into your TOP 5 of the entire PF2 era. OH MY FREAKING GOODNESSWDRFFHJKGV"
Nicki Minaj has also stated that the album will feature the track Anxiety, which she introduced during a livestream on August 25, 2024. Additionally, she will perform two or three songs from the upcoming deluxe release during the above-mentioned world tour's second leg.
Nicki Minaj to go on 'Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded' tour
Nicki Minaj's upcoming 'Pink Friday 2: Gag City Reloaded' leg of the 'Pink Friday World Tour' will start on September 4, 2024, and continue till October 11, 2024. The dates and venues for these shows are given below:
- September 4, 2024 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Wells Fargo Center
- September 6, 2024 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at PPG Paints Arena
- September 7, 2024 — New York City, New York at Madison Square Garden
- September 9, 2024 — Washington, DC at Capital One Arena
- September 12, 2024 — Buffalo, New York at KeyBank Center
- September 13, 2024 — Cleveland, Ohio at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
- September 15, 2024 — Birmingham, Alabama at Legacy Arena at the BJCC
- September 17, 2024 — Dallas, Texas at American Airlines Center
- September 18, 2024 — San Antonio, Texas at Frost Bank Center
- September 21, 2024 — Los Angeles, California at Crypto.com Arena
- September 22, 2024 — Los Angeles, California at The Kia Forum
- September 23, 2024 — San Francisco, California at Chase Center
- September 26, 2024 — San Diego, California at Viejas Arena
- September 28, 2024 — Las Vegas, Nevada at MGM Grand Garden Arena
- October 1, 2024 — Kansas City, Missouri at T-Mobile Center
- October 2, 2024 — St. Louis, Missouri at Enterprise Center
- October 4, 2024 — Jacksonville, Florida at VyStar Veterans Memorial Coliseum
- October 5, 2024 — Tampa, Florida at Amalie Arena
- October 6, 2024 — Miami, Florida at Kaseya Center
- October 8, 2024 — Raleigh, North Carolina at PNC Arena
- October 9, 2024 — Columbia, South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena
- October 11, 2024 — Queens (New York City), New York at UBS Arena
The upcoming leg of the world tour will feature performances by American rapper Tyga as a special guest, along with BIA and Skillibeng, during its 21-show run. The singer has announced that the upcoming tour leg will feature set list changes and new music.
Nicki Minaj's 'Pink Friday World Tour' has become the highest-grossing tour by a female rapper in the world, with over 81.7 million in sales figures, according to figures reported by Touring Data on June 20, 2024.