Travie McCoy reportedly replaces Nicki Minaj on Last Girl on Earth tour

Well, it’s perhaps not what one would expect for what is called the “Last Girl On Earth” tour, but SOHH.com is reporting that Travie McCoy has been tapped to replace Nicki Minaj on Rihanna’s upcoming summer tour.

The Gym Class Heroes frontman will be the only male with two of pop’s hottest stars – Rihanna and Ke$ha on the full tour. McCoy just released his debut solo album Lazarus last week.

Nicki Minaj pulled out of the tour so that she could focus on recording her debut album, noting that it wasn’t an easy decision to make.

The “Last Girl On Earth” tour starts July 2, in Washington and goes coast to coast before wrapping up in Chicago at the end of August.

Rihanna tour dates:
7/2, Seattle, WA (White River Amphitheatre)
7/4, Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
7/6, Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddeldome)
7/9, Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
7/10, Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View)
7/14, Albuquerque, NM (Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque presents The Pavilion)
7/15, Denver, CO (Comfort Dental Amphitheatre)
7/17, Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
7/21, Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
7/22, Phoenix, AZ (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
7/28, Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
7/30, Tampa, FL (Ford Amphitheatre)
7/31, Miami, FL (American Airlines Center)
8/3, Indianapolis, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis)
8/5, Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
8/7, Montreal, QUE (Bell Centre)
8/8, Boston, MA (Comcast Center)
8/11, Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
8/12, New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
8/15, Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
8/18, Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
8/20, Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
8/21, Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)
8/22, Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
8/25, Chicago, IL (United Center)

Do you think McCoy is a strange replacement for Minaj on what was the female-fronted tour? Regardless of the tour’s name, its sure to be a good show don’t you think?

Hear new music first – HP

Rihanna announces massive summer tour with Ke$ha, and Nicki Minaj opening!

Rihanna has announced a massive summer tour called the “Last Girl on Earth Tour” that will have her hitting 25 cities from coast-to-coast across North America.

She’s definitely sticking to the girl theme as she’s lined up fellow pop divas Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj to open up all 25 dates for her!

The tour is in support of her latest album, Rated R, and will kick off July 2 in Seattle and wrap up August 25 in Chicago.

“We’ve never done a tour to this capacity. The production is unbelievable and the costumes, we just took it to a whole new level,” Rihanna said in a statement. “Visually and sonically it’s going to be a big step up from the last time.”

Tickets for the “Last Girl on Earth Tour” go on sale this Friday, April 9, at LiveNation.com.

Rihanna tour dates:
7/2, Seattle, WA (White River Amphitheatre)
7/4, Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
7/6, Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddeldome)
7/9, Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
7/10, Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View)
7/14, Albuquerque, NM (Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque presents The Pavilion)
7/15, Denver, CO (Comfort Dental Amphitheatre)
7/17, Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
7/21, Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
7/22, Phoenix, AZ (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
7/28, Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
7/30, Tampa, FL (Ford Amphitheatre)
7/31, Miami, FL (American Airlines Center)
8/3, Indianapolis, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis)
8/5, Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
8/7, Montreal, QUE (Bell Centre)
8/8, Boston, MA (Comcast Center)
8/11, Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
8/12, New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
8/15, Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
8/18, Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
8/20, Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
8/21, Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)
8/22, Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
8/25, Chicago, IL (United Center)

Do you hope to catch one of Rihanna’s shows this summer? If you just can’t wait to see her perform, Rolling Stone is reporting that the pop diva will be performing on tomorrow night’s episode of American Idol (April 7)!

New music first – HP