Nicki Minaj announces "Pink Friday 2" world tour

Of note: Presale tickets will be available Dec. 12 for Citi cardmembers and regular sales will start Dec. 15.

Context: This is Minaj's first headline tour since "The Pinkprint Tour" in 2015.

Here's the list of U.S. dates:

• March 1 – Oakland Arena, Oakland, California
• March 3 – Ball Arena, Denver
• March 8 – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
• March 10 – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle
• March 13 – Footprint Center, Phoenix
• March 15 – Rolling Loud California, Inglewood
• March 18 – Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
• March 20 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta
• March 22 – Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
• March 26 – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
• March 28 – Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
• March 29 – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

• March 30 – Madison Square Garden, New York
• April 1 – Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
• April 2 – CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore
• April 4 – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
• April 5 – XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut
• April 7 – Dreamville Festival, Raleigh, North Carolina
• April 10 – TD Garden, Boston
• April 12 – Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
• April 13 – Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee
• April 20 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
• April 24 – United Center, Chicago
• April 27 – Target Center, Minneapolis
• May 2 – Paycom Center, Oklahoma City
• May 9 – Toyota Center, Houston
• May 11 – American Airlines Center, Dallas
• May 12 – Moody Center, Austin, Texas