Fresh off her first ever international tour, Grammy nominated artist Nicki Minaj will be bringing her Pink Friday Tour to North America. Joining Nicki will be rapper 2 Chainz. 2 Chainz recently made a guest appearance on Nicki’s hit single “Beez in the Trap” and his debut studio album, Based on a T.R.U Story, will be released on August 14th, 2012.

 The 18 stop North American tour will begin July16th in Chicago and wrap up August 12th in Vancouver, British Columbia . 2 Chainz will be joining Nicki for the entirety of the tour with the exception of Los Angeles and Oakland.

Minaj released her second studio album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded on April 3rd where it debuted atop the Billboard 200 list and was # 1 in the US, UK, Canada and Japan. Currently, Minaj is shooting the video for her next single “Right by my side.”

Pink Friday 2012 US Tour Dates:

 7/16 – Chicago , IL                                          

7/17 – Detroit , MI                  

7/19 – Cleveland , OH           

7/21 – Washington , DC

7/22 – Atlanta , GA                

7/24 – Miami , FL                   

7/26 – Birmingham , AL        

7/27 –  New Orleans , LA

7/28 – Houston , TX               

7/29 – Dallas , TX                   

7/31 – St. Louis , MO

8/2 – Denver , CO                  

8/4 – Las Vegas , NV            

8/5 – Los Angeles , CA

8/7 – Phoenix , AZ     

8/9 – Oakland , CA

8/11 – Seattle , WA               

8/12 – Vancouver , BC