Nicki Minaj has a theory on why she was arrested… But Amsterdam police ain’t buying into it!
25.05.2024 - 21:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Nicki Minaj’s Co-op Live Arena show has been postponed following her arrest in the Netherlands, the promoter has said.
Fans were let into the Manchester venue on Saturday evening despite the 41-year-old US singer and rapper being detained at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
However, the gig will be moved to a later date with a statement from Live Nation confirming the news to fans.
Dutch police said a woman, 41, was arrested after allegedly trying to take soft drugs from Schiphol Airport to another country.
An update from the force at around 9pm stated that it had released the “suspect and she can now move on”.
A statement from Live Nation said: “Nicki Minaj’s scheduled performance at Manchester’s Co-op Live on Saturday May 25 has been postponed.
“Tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled performance which will be announced ASAP.
“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight’s show happen, the events of today have made it impossible."
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Nicki Minaj has a theory on why she was arrested… But Amsterdam police ain’t buying into it!
website. “Tickets will be refunded at the point of sale.”Last weekend, Minaj was arrested by Dutch authorities after allegedly attempting to fly out of Amsterdam with marijuana joints in her bag.
The decision to arrest Nicki Minaj in Amsterdam last weekend was not motivated by race, Dutch police have said, adding that it was “annoying she drew that card.”
Nicki Minaj will not be flying back to Amsterdam for perform a second show on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour.
Nicki Minaj’s latest concert in Amsterdam has been axed, nearly a week after she was arrested on suspicion of trying to export drugs.The rapper performed in the Dutch city on Thursday night (May 23) as the first date of her UK and European tour. However, as she went to travel to the show in Manchester she was detained on suspicion of “carrying drugs”.She shared footage of the arrest as part of an Instagram livestream, and filmed what appeared to be a group of Dutch police officers arresting her and asking her to enter a police vehicle so they could take her to the station.In the post she is heard immediately denying all accusations, and repeatedly saying that she is not going anywhere without the presence of a lawyer.
Ellise Shafer It looks like Nicki Minaj won’t be returning to Amsterdam for the city’s second date on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. On Friday, Dutch promoter Mojo announced on its website that Minaj’s June 2 show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome had been canceled. “Due to the events of last week, the Nicki Minaj show on Sunday, 2nd June at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam will no longer be taking place,” the company’s statement reads.
Nicki Minaj has added more North American dates to her ‘Pink Friday 2’ tour for later this year. Find all the details below.The rapper and singer recently wrapped up a run of shows across the US and Canada before embarking on the current UK and European leg.
Nicki Minaj just announced 24 additional North American concerts as part of her ongoing ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour.’That includes stops at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Sept. 7, Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Thursday, Sept.
Nicki Minaj has confirmed a date for her rescheduled Manchester concert at Co-Op Live, which was postponed at the eleventh hour over the weekend after she was arrested in Amsterdam.Earlier today (May 28), Minaj tweeted that next Monday, June 3 is the new date for her Manchester concert, which was originally set to take place on Saturday, May 25.“OK guys, I was JUST RE-ADVISED that we actually CAN NOT do any other date for the make up #gagcityMANCHESTER date besides JUNE 3rd,” she wrote on Twitter/X.“So JUNE 3rd is the new official date for all ticket holders who originally had tickets to the MAY 25th #Manchester show. I apologize for all the inconvenience this has caused.
Nicki Minaj has teased a possible date for her to return to Manchester after her arrest in Amsterdam caused her sell out Co-op Live gig to be cancelled on Saturday night (May 25).
Nicki Minaj has broken her silence on when a new date for her Manchester concert will be announced after her sold-out gig at Co-op Live was cancelled at the last minute on Saturday night (May 25).
Video footage has revealed the moment a group of Nicki Minaj fans started scrapping on the steps just minutes after the sell out Co-op Live gig was cancelled.
Fans are less than satisfied with Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour show in Amsterdam.
an X post Saturday night. The “Barbie World” singer wrote that she’d just arrived at her hotel after spending six hours in an Amsterdam jail.Minaj had been taken into police custody at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Saturday morning on suspicion of “exporting soft drugs” with the lyricist confirming that they’d found marijuana in her luggage.
This was the moment Nicki Minaj met hundreds of her most devoted fans in Manchester at the end of a dramatic evening. The US star had been due to perform in front of a sell-out crowd at Co-op Live last night (May 25).
Nicki Minaj has released a lengthy statement following her arrival in England, hours after she was arrested in Amsterdam.
Nicki Minaj‘s show in Manchester, England, was postponed after the singer was arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on suspicion of carrying marijuana.
Dutch police have revealed more details around Nicki Minaj's dramatic arrest this weekend.
Nicki Minaj’s show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight (May 25) was cancelled after she was arrested in Amsterdam earlier in the day.The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the venue as part of her ongoing UK and European tour, but she was unable to make it to the gig after the events in the Netherlands.Minaj livestreamed her own arrest this afternoon, as she appeared to be detained by Dutch police for allegedly “carrying drugs” while travelling between countries. The Dutch National Police Corps confirmed that she had been arrested, but that she had since been released.Doors at the Co-Op Live opened at 7pm, with Minaj due on stage an hour later.
Nicki Minaj has been freed following her detention in Amsterdam just hours before she's slated to hit the stage in Manchester.