Kendrick Lamar, SZA co-headlining tour 2025: LA dates

Kendrick Lamar, SZA co-headlining tour 2025: LA dates

2025 looks to be a busy year for Kendrick Lamar — and a newly announced tour with SZA is his latest commitment.

The “All the Stars” collaborators, who recently reunited for Lamar’s new album “GNX,” unveiled their Grand National Tour on Tuesday. The duo’s Luther tour begins with a show April 19 in Minneapolis and will include two stops in Lamar’s hometown of LA and a show in SZA’s hometown of St. Louis.

Lamar and SZA will play two shows at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on May 21st and 23rd. They will also perform at Oracle Park in San Francisco on May 29th and perform at the St. Louis’ Dome at America’s Center on June 4th as part of the 19-stop roadshow.

Lamar’s return to Inglewood will be another victory lap after his rap feud with Drake this year. The “Humble” artist will perform at SoFi Stadium a year after the release of “Not Like Us,” the scathing dissident track that led fans to declare Lamar the winner of their sonic dispute.

Earlier this year, Lamar also held his “Pop Out” celebration in June at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, where he performed “Not Like Us” six times.

The Pulitzer Prize winner told SZA in an interview in October that the Grammy-nominated song, produced by DJ Mustard, is “the energy of who I am, the type of man I represent.” “Not Like Us” represents a man with morals, Lamar said.

“He has values, he believes in something, he is into something. He’s not lenient,” he said. “He is a man who can recognize his faults and is not afraid to share the faults, and who can delve deep into fear-based ideologies or experiences to express them without feeling like he is less of a man.”

“Not Like Us” may not be on Lamar’s latest album, but its 12 tracks make it “pretty hard to dispute his claim to be the best rapper alive,” wrote the Times’ August Brown on the surprise release of “GNX.” At the end of last month.

SZA, who wrapped her “SOS” album tour in May, lends her voice to several songs on “GNX.” In “Luther,” she harmonizes with Lamar about selfless love, and in the album’s closing track, “Gloria,” she adds moving vocals to the rapper’s ode to writing.

In addition to SZA, Lamar’s “GNX” also stars mariachi singer Deyra Barrera and a number of LA up-and-comers including Dody6, Lefty Gunplay, Wallie the Sensei and AzChike.

“Outrage remains a valuable motivator for Lamar’s art,” wrote Times critic Mikael Wood, “his writing and rapping on ‘GNX’ is as sharp as the brutal diss tracks he released back to back that Drake barely understands.” a second to breathe between them, last spring.”

Days after the release of “GNX,” Drake hit back with two lawsuits accusing their shared record label, Universal Music Group, of promoting “Not Like Us” more than his work and hinting at a possible defamation lawsuit.

Ahead of the Grand National Tour, Lamar will return to the Super Bowl stage in February – this time as a solo act. In 2022 he joined Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak. Super Bowl LIX will take place on February 9th at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans and will air on Fox.

Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour ends June 18 at Northwest Stadium in Washington DC. Advance ticket sales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time and general sales begin Friday at 10 a.m. local time. The full schedule list can be found on the tour website.

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