Major: Nicki Minaj Announces ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ UK Arena Tour

Nicki Minaj continues to morph into an international force, after today announcing that she’s gearing up for a UK arena tour at the end of the year.

Find out which venues the ‘Pound The Alarm’ performer will be hitting n support of her ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ LP, after the jump…

Minaj, who is currently on a smaller theater jaunt at present, will be returning to the UK in October to commence a series of high profile dates:

OCT 2012

SUNDAY                       21         NOTTINGHAM ARENA

MONDAY                      22         MANCHESTER ARENA

WEDNESDAY                24         LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA

THURSDAY                   25         NEWCASTLE ARENA

SATURDAY                   27         BIRMINGHAM LG ARENA

TUESDAY                     30         LOND0N 02 ARENA

NOV 2012

SATURDAY                   03         SHEFFIELD ARENA

WEDNESDAY                07         CARDIFF ARENA

Tickets go onsale 9am on Friday 29th June priced at £46.00 & £40.00 London / £39.50 regionally (subject to booking fee) and are available fromwww.ticketmaster.co.uk or  www.livenation.co.uk

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Whether you love or loathe Onika, it’s literally impossible to deny the poignant nature of this feat. No other female rapper has headlined the iconic O2 in London or many of the other venues listed. That, friends, is called impact.

Saying that…

While it’s clear the Young Money maven is pandering to her global audience (and wracking up International album sales in the process); it’ll be interesting to see if a US trek is in the pipeline. For, while her sales in that region are respectable this go round (540,000 sold since April), they don’t (at all) reflect her level of media penetration.

In any case, it’s evident that she’s willing to work for her status. Hence, should she embark on a Stateside jaunt, it could be exactly what the album needs commercially.