Nicki Minaj set to play Shanghai next month
Photograph: @nickiminaj via Instagram
Nicki Minaj is heading to Shanghai next month, as part of the Indonesia-founded Djakarta Warehouse Project Music Festival, taking place in the Hongqiao area in late November, according to organisers.
The Trinidad and Tobago-born, Queens-raised rapper's name appears on a DWP 'phase one' flyer released by the festival's official WeChat account last night. DJ Snake, Luis Fonsi, Blasterjaxx and a promised 'special guest' also feature on the image. Some have suggested Minaj (known by the nickname 麻辣鸡 malaji, or 'spicy chicken' in Chinese) will perform a 90-minute set at the festival.
That's a pretty massive booking given Minaj recently dropped a new album. The festival, which will hold its tenth-anniversary edition in Bali this December and has The Weeknd as a headliner in its native Indonesia.
So will Minaj perform 'Shanghai' in Shanghai? And how will some of the questionable identity stuff in 'Chun-Li' go down here? We're not sure, but it gives us an excuse to post the video for the latter anyway:
Video: via qq (Saturday Night Live)
DWP Festival
National Exhibition and Convention Center, 333 Songze Dadao, near Laigang Lu. Sat 17-Sun 18 Nov. 2pm-late. 1,380RMB (one-day GA), 2,380RMB (two-day GA). Extract the QR code below to purchase tickets.
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