Nicki Minaj wowed her audience at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, on Friday night.
The Barbie World singer, 41, performed the first show of her massive Pink Friday 2 World Tour to a sold-out crowd who absolutely loved her set.
Nicki — who is in the midst of a heated beef with Megan Thee Stallion — stunned in a revealing silver bodysuit, while showing off multiple other striking costumes.
The Anaconda rapper’s fans — collectively known as the Barbz — couldn’t be happier with the tour opener and took to social media to let the world know.
One of Nicki’s sizzling looks featured a cleavage-highlighting patterned silver bodysuit with intricate cutouts over her trim midriff.
Nicki Minaj wowed her audience at the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California , on Friday night. The Barbie World singer, 41, performed the first show of her massive Pink Friday 2 World Tour to a sold-out crowd
Nicki — who is in the midst of a heated beef with Megan Thee Stallion — stunned in a revealing silver bodysuit, while showing off multiple other striking costumes
Nicki made several costume changes during her show, adding to the glam and the storyline of her songs and setlist. One outfit featured ripped jeans with a pink sequined bra top and a matching pink durag
It was decorated with epaulets and tassels, and she paired it with matching silver boots.
Elsewhere, she changed things up with a casual costumed featuring a set of ripped relaxed-fit jeans, along with a pink sequined bra top and a matching pink durag.
The hitmaker also had a pink fur coat with leopard-print lining for a touch of glamour.
Another black bodysuit was decorated with white floral designs, and she covered it with a black-and-red satin robe.
The Super Bass performer changed up the color scheme for another outfit built around a yellow-and-black tunic-style dress, which she complemented with a varsity-style jacket and black combat boots.
One of her big fans enthusiastically took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise the Trinidad-born singer.
‘Oakland stand tf up!! The #PinkFriday2Tour kicked off and Nicki Minaj looked STUNNING. The production is next level, the VIP passes were worth it, and there wasn’t an empty seat in the STADIUM. The UNDISPUTED Queen of Rap has once again shown why she’s on “a whole ‘nother level.”‘
Nicki’s costume changes and vibrant, colorful looks rivaled those from Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour and Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour.
The singer Monica was her support act and the Super Freaky Girl rapper took the stage at 9:40 p.m. to perform 36 songs in six acts.
She debuted the live versions of Beep Beep, Press Play, I’m the Best, Pink Birthday, Favorite, Cowgirl, Bahm Bahm, Barbie World, RNB, Fallin 4 U, Let Me Calm Down, Nicki Hendrix and Pink Friday Girls.
Nicki also dug out some deep cuts that haven’t been played in years including: Win Again, which was last performed live in 2016 as well as Right Thru Me and Save Me, which haven’t been seen live since 2019 and finally Here I Am, which was played for the first time since 2010.
The Boss A** B**** singer did a cover of Kanye West’s Monster, possibly alluding to no bad blood between the superstars after she prohibited their collaboration New Body from appearing on his Vultures album.
Nicki and Ye recorded the track with Ty Dolla $ign in 2018 for the rapper’s album Yandhi which was later scrapped.
The Anaconda rapper’s fans, collectively known as the Barbz, couldn’t be happier with the first show in the singer’s World Tour and took to social media to let the world know
Nicki’s costume changes and really amazing looks rivaled those of Beyoncé on her Renaissance Tour and Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour
‘Oakland stand tf up!! The #PinkFriday2Tour kicked off and Nicki Minaj looked STUNNING,’ gushed one fan. ‘The production is next level, the VIP passes were worth it, and there wasn’t an empty seat in the STADIUM. The UNDISPUTED Queen of Rap has once again shown why she’s on “a whole ‘nother level”‘
She debuted the live versions of Beep Beep, Press Play, I’m the Best, Pink Birthday, Favorite, Cowgirl, Bahm Bahm, Barbie World, RNB, Fallin 4 U, Let Me Calm Down, Nicki Hendrix and Pink Friday Girls
Nicki also dug out some deep cuts that haven’t been played in years including: Win Again, which was last performed live in 2016 as well as Right Thru Me and Save Me, which haven’t been seen live since 2019 and finally Here I Am, which was played for the first time since 2010
The Boss A** B**** singer did a cover of Kanye West’s Monster, possibly alluding to no bad blood between the superstars after she prohibited their collab New Body from being on his Vultures album
Nicki closed out her epic concert with an encore of her song Everybody after playing some of her biggest hits including Super Freaky Girl and Anaconda
Nicki closed out her epic concert with an encore of her song Everybody after playing some of her biggest hits, including Super Freaky Girl and Anaconda.
After the show, the Super Bass singer shared a few photos from the night on Instagram.
She captioned the post: ‘ #Oakland you were a dream come true. Thank you. #GAGCITY #PinkFriday2WORLDTour.’
A passionate fan posted her appreciation for Nicki after the show, writing: ‘Iconic is an understatement and this is just the first night, it just goes to show why she’s the Queen of Rap. You can hate on Nicki all you want but there’s no stopping her, she’s always gonna be on top. #WeLoveYouNicki #CongratulationsNicki,’ adding a unicorn emoji.
