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7 View commentsNicki Minaj covered up with a neon pink padded jacket and ignored fans as she arrived at her hotel in Glasgow with her entourage and bodyguards.
The rapper and singer, 41, will take to the stage at the OVO Hydro as part of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour.
Nicki had to reschedule her Manchester gig at the cursed Co-op Live arena on Saturday after she was arrested on suspicion of possessing soft drugs in the Netherlands.
And it appeared she was keeping low key as she arrived in the Scottish capital on Wednesday ahead of her gig.
The Anaconda hitmaker hid herself under a giant pink padded Fendi jacket as she made her way into her hotel.
Nicki Minaj covered up with a neon pink padded jacket and ignored fans as she arrived at her hotel in Glasgow on Wednesday with her entourage and bodyguards
The rapper and singer, 41, will take to the stage at the OVO Hydro as part of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour (Pictured in March)
Nicki sported a pair of black Alo jogging bottoms and white and baby pink trainers as she got off her tour bus.
Poking out from the jacket, Nicki's bling silver nails could be seen, as well as a huge diamond ring.
It comes after Nickiannounced a new date for her show at cursed music venue Co-op Live after her planned performance was cancelled following her drug arrest.
Fans were let into the venue for despite the star's arrest, with the venue later telling ticketholders the show had been postponed at 9.40pm - over three hours after its original planned start time.
However Nicki has now reassured fans that the May 25 gig has been rescheduled for Monday June 3.
Sharing the news on X, formerly Twitter, Nicki said: '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.
'So JUNE 3rd is the new official date for all ticket holders who originally had tickets to the MAY 25th #Manchester show.
'I apologise for all the inconvenience this has caused. I really hope you can make the #JUNE3rd show. It'll be really special. Ticketmaster will contact you to advise officially. Love you.'
It appeared she was keeping low key as she arrived in the Scottish capital on Wednesday ahead of her gig
The Anaconda hitmaker hid herself under a giant pink padded Fendi jacket as she made her way into her hotel
Nicki had to reschedule the Manchester gig after she was arrested on suspicion of possessing soft drugs in the Netherlands on Saturday
She has announced a new date for her show at cursed music venue Co-op Live after her planned performance was cancelled following her drug arrest (Pictured on March 30)
Nicki said she spent around six hours in custody at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Saturday before being able to fly to the UK.
The American singer, known for the songs Starships, Super Bass and Anaconda,had been due to take to the stage at 6.30pm, but this was initially pushed back to 7pm.
Thousands of fans were let into the newly-opened Manchester venue at around that time on Saturday for her show.
However this was despite the star being detained on suspicion of possessing soft drugs at Schiphol Airport. She was released from custody a few hours later.
Nicki, who live-streamed her arrest on social media, was fined and eventually allowed to go free by police shortly before 9pm - hours after her show was due to begin.Footage emerged of supporters queuing up in the hours before the scheduled gig, chanting 'Free Nicki Minaj' as they held onto hope that the star would be allowed to fly to the UK in time to perform.
Promoter Live Nation then announced at around 9.40pm that the show was not to go ahead.
However Nicki has now reassured fans that the May 25 gig has been rescheduled for Monday June 3
Nicki said she spent around six hours in custody at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Saturday before being able to fly to the UK (Pictured on March 1)
'Nicki Minaj's scheduled performance at Manchester's Co-op Live on Saturday 25th May has been postponed,' a statement online said.
Footage from inside Co-op Live, which is the UK's biggest indoor arena with a capacity of 23,500, showed fans waiting patiently for the star to arrive - despite seemingly receiving no updates on her whereabouts.
When the announcement was finally made, fans were heard booing and shouting in disbelief, with organisers saying they were 'deeply disappointed by the inconvenience this has caused'.
Dutch police said a woman aged 41 was arrested on Saturday after allegedly trying to take what it described as 'soft drugs' from Schiphol Airport to another country.
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