Grand National Tour

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Grand National Tour
Tour by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Grand National Tour poster.jpeg
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated album GNX
Start dateApril 19, 2025 (2025-04-19)
End dateAugust 9, 2025 (2025-08-09)
No. of shows39
Website grandnationaltour.com
Kendrick Lamar tour chronology
SZA tour chronology
SOS Tour
(2023–24)		Grand National Tour
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The Grand National Tour is an upcoming co-headlining concert tour by American rapper Kendrick Lamar and American singer-songwriter SZA, in support of Lamar's sixth studio album, GNX (2024). The first all-stadium tour for both artists, it consists of 39 shows across North America and Europe. The tour is scheduled to commence on April 19, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and conclude on August 9, 2025, in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Background

Kendrick Lamar and SZA are former labelmates from Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). [1] For over a decade, the two have collaborated on musical projects, beginning with SZA's 2014 extended play Z . [2] They previously toured with other artists from TDE during the Championship Tour (2018), [3] although SZA was pulled from a number of dates due to swollen vocal cords. [4]

On December 3, 2024, Lamar and SZA announced their co-headlining Grand National Tour. [5] The announcement was made 11 days after the release of Lamar's sixth studio album GNX , which included two collaborations with SZA. [6] Like the album, the tour was named after the 1987 Buick Grand National Experimental. [7]

The Grand National Tour is expected to run for 23 shows across the United States and Canada. Due to high demand, an additional concert was added for both Los Angeles and Toronto. [8] [9] Two pre-sale options were made available on December 4, 2024: one through the tour's sponsor Cash App and the other via Ticketmaster's Official Platinum program. [10]

On February 10, 2025, European dates for the tour were announced, expanding the total amount of shows to 36. Tickets went on general sale on February 14, with various presales running from February 12 to 13. [11] Due to high demand, an additional Frankfurt concert was announced. [12] Additional dates were also added for Paris and London.

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing the location, attendance, and revenue [13]
Date (2025)CityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
April 19 Minneapolis United States U.S. Bank Stadium ——
April 23 Houston NRG Stadium ——
April 26 Arlington AT&T Stadium ——
April 29 Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium ——
May 3 Charlotte Bank of America Stadium ——
May 5 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field ——
May 8 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium ——
May 9
May 12 Foxborough Gillette Stadium ——
May 17 Seattle Lumen Field ——
May 21 Inglewood [a] SoFi Stadium ——
May 23
May 24
May 27 Glendale State Farm Stadium ——
May 29 San Francisco Oracle Park ——
May 31 Paradise [b] Allegiant Stadium ——
June 4 St. Louis The Dome at America's Center ——
June 6 Chicago Soldier Field ——
June 10 Detroit Ford Field ——
June 12 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre ——
June 13
June 16 Hershey United States Hersheypark Stadium ——
June 18 Landover [c] Northwest Stadium ——
July 2 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion ——
July 4 Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park ——
July 5
July 8 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park ——
July 10 Birmingham England Villa Park ——
July 13 Amsterdam Netherlands Johan Cruyff Arena ——
July 15 Nanterre [d] France Paris La Défense Arena ——
July 16
July 19 Cardiff Wales Principality Stadium ——
July 22 London England Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ——
July 23
July 27 Lisbon Portugal Estádio do Restelo ——
July 30 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys ——
August 2 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico ——
August 6 Warsaw Poland PGE Narodowy ——
August 9 Stockholm Sweden 3Arena ——
Total——

Notes

  1. ↑ Labeled as Los Angeles in promotional material.
  2. ↑ Labeled as Las Vegas in promotional material.
  3. ↑ Labeled as Washington, D.C. in promotional material.
  4. ↑ Labeled as Paris in promotional material.

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Paul (May 12, 2022). "TDE Played the Long Game". Vulture . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  2. ↑ Reilly, Dan (April 7, 2014). "SZA and Kendrick Lamar Are at Home in 'Babylon'". Spin . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ McLevy, Alex (January 23, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q and more announce massive full-label tour". The A.V. Club . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Maicki, Salvatore (May 22, 2018). "SZA will miss a number of TDE Championship Tour stops due to swollen vocal cords". The Fader . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar and SZA set Grand National tour with two stops at Inglewood's SoFi". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Zoladz, Lindsay (November 26, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar's surprise new album GNX is here" . The New York Times . ISSN   1553-8095 . Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  7. ↑ Hood, Bryan (November 22, 2024). "How a Great Buick Muscle Car Inspired Kendrick Lamar's Latest Album". Robb Report . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  8. ↑ Harrison, Scoop (December 3, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar Announces 2025 Tour with SZA". Consequence . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  9. ↑ Moreau, Jordan (December 3, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar and SZA Set for 'Grand National Tour' in 2025". Variety . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ Olinger, Sandra B. (December 3, 2024). "Kendrick & SZA Announce The Grand National Tour — Two Presale Options Available for Early Tickets". Grimy Goods. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  11. ↑ Ingle, Alex (February 10, 2025). "Kendrick Lamar and SZA will bring their Grand National tour to the UK and Europe this summer". Dork . Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  12. ↑ Felix, Goth (February 14, 2025). "Im Sommer 2025: Kendrick Lamar & SZA kommen mit ihrer „Grand National Tour" nach Deutschland *Update: Zusatztermin". eventim.de. Retrieved February 14, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (December 3, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar and SZA Announce 2025 Tour". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
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