Kendrick Lamar announces Grand National Tour with SZA
Now you, too, may be able to witness Kendrick Lamar perform "Not Like Us" six times in a row in a totally different city. Less than two weeks after dropping his surprise album, GNX, Lamar has announced a full national tour with SZA. (Hopefully this one didn't come as much of a surprise to promoters and venue bookers around the country.)
This isn't the first time the two artists have hit the road together. They previously embarked in 2018 on Top Dawg Entertainment’s Championship Tour, the same year they co-recorded "All The Stars" for the Black Panther soundtrack. SZA is also featured on two songs on GNX—"Luther" and "Gloria." The former just debuted at no. 3 on the Billboard chart, as part of a complete top five sweep for Lamar. ("Squabble Up," TV Off," "Wacced Out Murals," and "Hey Now" came in at 1, 2, 4, and 5 in that order.)
If there's one thesis to be taken from all of this, it's that Kendrick is really, organically popular—no backroom scheming from UMG required. Someone might want to tell Drake before he drops more litigation.
Dates for the Grand National Tour are below. You can purchase tickets here.
04-19 Minneapolis, MN - U.S. Bank Stadium
04-23 Houston, TX - NRG Stadium
04-26 Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
04-29 Atlanta, GA - Mercedes Benz Stadium
05-03 Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
05-05 Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
05-08 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
05-09 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
05-12 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
05-17 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
05-21 Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
05-23 Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
05-27 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
05-29 San Francisco, CA - Oracle Park
05-31 Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium
06-04 St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
06-06 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
06-10 Detroit, MI - Ford Field
06-12 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre
06-16 Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
06-18 Washington, D.C. - Northwest Stadium