Nicki Minaj has come in for criticism once again, after fans branded her recent concert in Dublin ‘disgraceful’, after she turned up 90 minutes late to the gig, and performed for less than an hour.
Some of those who attended the 41-year-old rapper’s performance at Malahide Castle are now demanding refunds, and it’s not the first time the Trinidad and Tobago 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 star has disappointed fans.
Just a day after the ill-fated Dublin gig, the rapper pulled out of her festival appearance in Bucharest on Sunday citing ‘safety concerns’ about protests in the area.
In May, when she cancelled her concert at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena after she was detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on suspicion of drugs offences.
She is due to perform at Wireless festival in London on Friday, with fans hoping that this appearance will go off without a hitch.
Nicki Minaj (pictured during her Malahide Castle performance) was criticised for starting the show late and finishing early
In May, the musician was forced to postpone a Manchester gig after being arrested in Amsterdam (fans pictured leaving the venue after the announcement that the concert would not be going ahead that night)
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Mother-of-one Nicki, who was raised in Queens, New York, was due on stage in Dublin at 8pm on Saturday night.
But the musician reportedly did not show until around 10pm, angering many of the 20,000 fans who had been left waiting in the rain at the outdoor venue.
In addition, it has been reported that the set lasted for less than 60 minutes, which included some 10-15 minutes the artist spent on multiple costume changes.
As of yet, there have been no explanations as to why the event, which marked the rapper’s first performance in Dublin since 2015, started late and ended early.
Angry fans have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to demand refunds for their tickets, which started at €90.
One furious fan wrote: ‘The million dollar question is whether you will have enough respect for your fanbase to show up on time.
‘Malahide Castle was an absolute disgrace. 1.5 hours late [for a] 50 minute show.’
Another added: ‘Definitely have lost all respect for Nicki Minaj after what happened last night in Malahide Castle.’
And a third revealed that some fans left before Nicki even came on stage, as they had lost faith the rapper was coming out.
‘Crowd leaving at Malahide Castle because Nicki Minaj can’t be bothered to come on stage. What a disgrace,’ they typed.
Another, who tagged Ticketmaster, wrote: ‘Wondering if there will be a refund for the Nicki Minaj concert in Malahide last night as she came on two hours late and played a 30 minute set. Paid €300+ for tickets, simply not acceptable.’
The event did not mark the only time Nicki Minaj has left fans disappointed.
Just one day later, the rapper pulled out of her festival appearance in Romania on Sunday citing ‘safety concerns’.
Taking to X, the rapper said she had been warned about ‘protests in the area’ near Saga Festival in Bucharest and that she had to make ‘sound decisions’ as a mother.
Her X post read: ‘Out of concern for the well-being of our team and myself, I have been advised by my security detail not to travel to Romania’s festival tonight due to safety concerns regarding protests in the area.
‘I look forward to seeing you all at another time.’
Although the majority of respondents were supportive, the announcement was met with negativity from other fans who took to X to share their feelings of anger and disappointment.
Among them was one who wrote: ‘I am a girl from Romania who was supposed to go to Saga Festival. I just want to make it clear that the main reason people are even coming to this festival is to see you perform live. The fact that you would only announce you are not coming ONE hour before your set is DISGUSTING!’
Another wrote: ‘You should fire your security team then, there are no protests that could have raised any security issues.’
And a third said: ‘You are misinformed. All you are just chasing clout. Romania is safe.’
Disgruntled fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to complain about the singer cutting short her concert
It follows the rapper letting down her Mancunian fans in May, when she cancelled her concert at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena after she was detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on suspicion of drugs offences.
Despite a livestream of her arrest being shared online, more than 23,000 ticketholders were allowed to go into the venue and take their seats, where they waited before being told the gig was being postponed.
Video taken inside the arena showed fans booing and shouting after the announcement while organisers said they were ‘deeply disappointed by the inconvenience this has caused’.
Minaj’s supporters, who go by the collective name Barbz, have slammed bosses at the ‘cursed’ music venue for letting them go inside and spend money despite the show not going ahead.
Pictured: Nicki Minaj performing at Malahide Castle on Saturday. The rapper has been slammed for her multiple costume changes after being over 90 minutes late to appear on stage
One fan told MailOnline that she was ‘absolutely heartbroken’ at the concert being called off. ‘It’s not exactly like the tickets were cheap,’ said Alesha. ‘We spent an absolute fortune to be there tonight, let alone the travel and outfits we got for it.’
Photographs from the event show disappointed fans of the star leaving the venue after finding out the gig would not be going ahead.
Again, people shared their frustrations on X, with one writing: ‘That’s the 6th postponed show. She’s breaking history having the most postponed shows for an artist.’
The rapper later took to X to reveal that the show would take place the following month.
According to Nicki, she spent around six hours in custody at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport before being able to fly to the UK.
She live-streamed her arrest in the Netherlands at around 4pm after police detained her on suspicion of exporting soft drugs as she prepared to fly to Britain after ‘weed’ was allegedly found in her luggage.
The singer denied it belonged to her and claimed the items were the property of her security team.
Her recent concert controversies do not mark the only time Nicki has left fans disappointed.
In 2018, she was due to embark on her NickiHndrxx tour with rapper Future, starting in Baltimore, Maryland, before going to Europe.
Fans were once again very angry when the star revealed she was cancelling her concert in Romania
However, she revealed she would be cancelling the North American leg of the tour, revealing she had ‘decided to re-evaluate elements of production’ and wanted to spend more time on rehearsals.
Taking to X, she wrote: ‘Future and I will now start the European leg of our tour first, so those dates will stay exactly the same and the US leg of the tour will now start in May.
‘With Future’s schedule, I may have to take another co-headliner or I may just do it like I did The Pinkprint Tour and it wouldn’t be a co-headline. I probably will just have three or four opening acts.’
She added: ‘This is all happening because I pushed my album back two months and I just finished writing and recording literally hours before the album came out. Now, I simply don’t have the time to rehearse and be on the road and give you guys the level of a show I need to give. I really apologise but it will be worth it.’
She eventually only went ahead with the European leg of the tour.
