Nicki Minaj Adds Another Newcastle Date

Due to phenomenal public demand we are delighted to confirm Nicki Minaj has today added an additional Newcastle performance at the Metro Radio Arena on Sunday 28^th October 2012.

2011 was an incredible year for Nicki, with her multi-platinum selling debut album PINK FRIDAY boasting the most charted singles by any female rap album in Billboard history. Nicki also became the first artist to have 7 singles on the Billboard HOT 100 chart simultaneously. In addition to winning Best Hip Hop Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards along with Favourite Rap/Hip Hop Album and Favourite Rap/Hip Hop Artist at the 2011 American Music Awards, Nicki was recently nominated for three Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album.

Her second studio album the certified Gold Selling ‘Pink Friday…Roman Reloaded’ was released in April this year, crashing straight to number 1 in the UK charts. It has already spawned one of the most successful singles of the year – ‘Starships’ which is 3 x platinum in the UK, was top 20 on iTunes in more than 40 countries and to date has received 41 million views online. Videos for tracks ‘Beez in The Trap’ and ‘Right By My Side’ have received 46 million and 25 million views respectively online. Her latest single ‘Pound The Alarm’ will be released July 9^th.

Minaj, unarguably the most exciting, colourful and larger than life artist to emerge in recent years, 

with almost 4 million albums sold, 20 million likes on Facebook, 13 million followers on Twitter and a global profile growing by the day, 2012 is the year this 5’ 2” phenomenon truly arrived. 

Tickets costing £39.50 will go on sale at 9am Monday 9^th July 2012 and are available online, from the booking hotline number 0844 493 6666, and in person at the Metro Radio Arena Box Office.  

The star tweeted: 

Yes!!! > RT @jackwalters:@NICKIMINAJ didn't get tickets this time around, but will you be coming to NEWCASTLE, UK on the fall tour??

The rapper, who performed at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend event over the weekend, will play an eight-date arena tour in October and November.

Tickets go onsale on Friday June 29 at 9am from the arena and other ticket outlets including www.ticketmaster.co.uk