Nicki Minaj reportedly received’t be taking the stage in New Orleans for her Pink Friday 2 World Tour cease within the Huge Straightforward on Monday night time (March 18).
Hours earlier than showtime, the Smoothie King Middle launched an announcement claiming that as a result of an sickness, Minaj had been pressured to postpone the present to a later date on physician’s orders.
“Resulting from physician’s orders, Nicki Minaj should reschedule her NOLA present tonight. As Nicki remains to be sick, our workforce doesn’t wish to run the danger of getting others sick, and Nicki wouldn’t be capable of give NOLA the present they deserve,” the venue wrote to Instagram.
A brand new date has but to be introduced however the Smoothie King Middle’s employees is “working diligently to discover a new date” with Minaj’s workforce. “Please maintain onto your tickets, and we’ll inform you all quickly,” they added.
Billboard has reached out to Dwell Nation for remark.
Nicki may have an extra off day on Tuesday (March 19) to recuperate earlier than she’s slated for 3 consecutive exhibits later this week. The “Anaconda” rapper is scheduled to carry out a pair of Atlanta concert events back-to-back earlier than heading to Orlando on Friday night time (March 22).
Doorways to the Smoothie King Middle have been imagined to open at 7 p.m. ET earlier than Minaj took the stage after Monica round 9 p.m. ET.
The Queens rap legend headlined Friday night time (March 15) at Rolling Loud California however knowledgeable followers within the hours after the present that she was not feeling properly. Minaj revealed on X that she “awoke feeling like” she had COVID-19, however fortuitously examined detrimental.
“Barbz pls ship me therapeutic power. awoke feeling like I had Covid. Thank God I don’t,” Nicki wrote early March 16. “You guys are simply every thing. I recognize you. I really like you a lot.”
Nicki Minaj is at the moment on the North American leg of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour in help of her Pink Friday 2 album, which arrived in December. The sequel topped the Billboard 200 with 228,000 album-equivalent models offered within the first week to shut out 2023.
Discover the put up from the Smoothie King Middle concerning the postponement under.
