Tour by Kendrick Lamar | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Location | North America • Europe • Oceania • Asia |
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Associated album | Damn |
Start date | July 7, 2017 |
End date | July 30, 2018 |
Legs | 4 |
No. of shows | 64 |
Attendance | 700,746 (52 shows) |
Box office | $62.7 million (52 shows) |
Kendrick Lamar concert chronology |
The Damn Tour [1] (stylized as The DAMN. Tour) was a concert tour by American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar, in support of his fourth studio album, Damn (2017). The tour's North American leg began on July 12, 2017, in Glendale, Arizona and ended on September 2, 2017, in Miami. The European leg of the tour started on February 7, 2018, in Dublin and concluded on March 5, 2018, in Berlin. The tour's Oceanian tour started on July 10, 2018, in Perth, and concluded on July 30, 2018, in Seoul.
According to Pollstar , The Damn Tour grossed $41.4 million with 452,387 tickets sold in 36 shows only in North America. [2]
Following a pair of Coachella gigs and a performance at Quebec City Summer Festival, the rapper brought his new album on the road in the summer of 2017. The first announcement had 17 dates across North America slowly adding to 20 after adding shows in Brooklyn and Los Angeles having Travis Scott and DRAM as the opening acts. [3] The second announcement added 15 shows having YG as the opening act. [4] On September 30, he added a leg of European dates to the tour with James Blake as the opening act. On April 29, 2018, he added a leg of Oceanian dates to the tour.
This set list is representative of the show on July 12, 2017, in Glendale. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. [5]
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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Leg 1 — North America [1] [11] | ||||||
July 7, 2017 [lower-alpha 1] | Quebec City | Canada | Plains of Abraham | Anderson .Paak Dead Obies | — | — |
July 12, 2017 | Glendale | United States | Gila River Arena | Travis Scott DRAM | 12,986 / 13,184 | $1,050,060 |
July 14, 2017 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 13,362 / 13,362 | $1,352,113 | ||
July 15, 2017 | Houston | Toyota Center | 11,441 / 11,441 | $1,249,664 | ||
July 17, 2017 | Duluth | Infinite Energy Arena | 9,846 / 9,846 | $943,090 | ||
July 19, 2017 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 13,513 / 13,742 | $1,330,647 | ||
July 20, 2017 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 28,174 / 28,174 [lower-alpha 2] | $3,074,047 [lower-alpha 2] | ||
July 21, 2017 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | DRAM | 12,944 / 13,186 | $1,375,048 | |
July 22, 2017 | Boston | TD Garden | Travis Scott DRAM | 12,773 / 12,889 | $1,400,540 | |
July 23, 2017 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | [lower-alpha 2] | [lower-alpha 2] | ||
July 25, 2017 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | 26,473 / 26,473 [lower-alpha 3] | $2,599,580 [lower-alpha 3] | |
July 26, 2017 | Auburn Hills | United States | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 13,070 / 13,173 | $1,301,448 | |
July 27, 2017 | Chicago | United Center | 24,727 / 26,316 [lower-alpha 4] | $2,415,331 [lower-alpha 4] | ||
July 29, 2017 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 13,140 / 13,266 | $1,154,190 | ||
August 1, 2017 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 18,590 / 18,590 | $1,278,663 | ||
August 2, 2017 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 13,938 / 13,938 | $1,228,590 | |
August 4, 2017 | Oakland | United States | Oracle Arena | 14,179 / 14,179 | $1,373,996 | |
August 5, 2017 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | 14,499 / 14,499 | $1,439,417 | ||
August 6, 2017 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 40,425 / 40,425 | $3,847,175 | ||
August 8, 2017 | ||||||
August 9, 2017 | ||||||
August 11, 2017 | Anaheim | Honda Center | YG DRAM | 12,275 / 14,443 | $1,181,276 | |
August 12, 2017 | San Jose | SAP Center | 12,713 / 12,971 | $1,239,832 | ||
August 13, 2017 | Sacramento | Golden 1 Center | 11,191 / 12,272 | $896,190 | ||
August 16, 2017 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 10,560 / 11,161 | $728,344 | ||
August 18, 2017 | Lincoln | Pinnacle Bank Arena | 11,140 / 11,554 | $677,964 | ||
August 19, 2017 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | 14,458 / 14,614 | $1,079,941 | ||
August 20, 2017 | Chicago | United Center | [lower-alpha 4] | [lower-alpha 4] | ||
August 22, 2017 | Columbus | Schottenstein Center | 11,423 / 11,733 | $802,906 | ||
August 23, 2017 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | [lower-alpha 3] | [lower-alpha 3] | |
August 24, 2017 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 10,769 / 13,132 | $930,271 | ||
August 25, 2017 | Newark | United States | Prudential Center | 10,314 / 10,976 | $887,745 | |
August 26, 2017 [lower-alpha 5] | Monterrey | Mexico | Parque Fundidora | — | — | — |
August 29, 2017 | Charlotte | United States | Spectrum Center | YG DRAM | 10,591 / 11,082 | $686,960 |
August 30, 2017 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | 15,206 / 15,206 | $949,292 | ||
September 1, 2017 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | 12,103 / 12,353 | $834,155 | ||
September 2, 2017 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | 12,256 / 12,718 | $1,140,921 | ||
Leg 2 — Europe [1] [13] | ||||||
February 7, 2018 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | James Blake | 12,644 / 12,644 | $1,194,783 |
February 9, 2018 | Birmingham | England | Genting Arena | 12,581 / 12,581 | $1,229,103 | |
February 10, 2018 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | 14,485 / 14,485 | $1,408,370 | ||
February 11, 2018 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | 11,854 / 11,854 | $1,089,330 | |
February 12, 2018 | London | England | The O2 Arena | 34,877 / 34,877 | $3,284,010 | |
February 13, 2018 | ||||||
February 15, 2018 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle | 11,089 / 11,089 | $867,594 | |
February 20, 2018 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 10,049 / 10,049 | $996,903 | |
February 22, 2018 | Cologne | Germany | Lanxess Arena | 12,593 / 12,593 | $949,786 | |
February 23, 2018 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | 16,220 / 16,220 | $1,108,958 | |
February 25, 2018 | Paris | France | AccorHotels Arena | 30,970 / 30,970 | $3,018,963 | |
February 26, 2018 | ||||||
February 27, 2018 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | 19,424 / 19,424 | $1,403,113 | |
March 1, 2018 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | 15,187 / 15,187 | $1,470,874 | |
March 2, 2018 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | 21,653 / 21,653 | $1,786,295 | |
March 3, 2018 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ericsson Globe | 14,064 / 14,064 | $1,290,910 | |
March 5, 2018 | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 13,977 / 13,977 | $1,093,940 | |
Leg 3 — Oceania [1] [14] [15] | ||||||
July 10, 2018 | Perth | Australia | Perth Arena | SiR | 13,988 / 13,988 | $1,588,770 |
July 13, 2018 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 25,479 / 25,479 | $2,773,000 | ||
July 14, 2018 | ||||||
July 15, 2018 | Adelaide | Entertainment Centre Arena | — | — | ||
July 17, 2018 | Dunedin | New Zealand | Forsyth Barr Stadium | — | — | |
July 19, 2018 | Auckland | Spark Arena | 21,803 / 21,803 | $1,311,371 | ||
July 20, 2018 | ||||||
July 22, 2018 [lower-alpha 6] | Yelgun | Australia | North Byron Parklands | — | — | — |
July 24, 2018 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | SiR | 29,712 / 29,712 | $3,455,799 | |
July 25, 2018 | ||||||
Leg 4 — Asia [1] | ||||||
July 28, 2018 [lower-alpha 7] | Yuzawa | Japan | Naeba Ski Resort | — | — | — |
July 30, 2018 | Seoul | South Korea | Jamsil Auxiliary Stadium | SiR | — | |
Total | — | — |
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