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Kendrick Lamar and SZA launched their “Grand National Tour” (get tickets here) in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday, teaming up for a massive 52-song, nine-act set that saw the longtime collaborators perform both together and solo as they ran through their respective catalogs.
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Lamar opened with the live debut of GNX standout “wacced out murals” along with “squabble up,” followed by To Pimp a Butterfly staples like “King Kunta” and “ELEMENT.” From there, SZA took the spotlight with a run of Ctrl favorites including “Love Galore,” “Broken Clocks,” and “The Weekend,” before the two came together for the first time for “30 for 30.”
Lamar’s subsequent acts mixed newer material (including the Drake diss track “euphoria,” “dodger blue,” and “man at the garden,”) and past albums like DAMN. (“HUMBLE.,” “DNA.,” “LOVE.”), good kid, m.A.A.d city (“Swimming Pools,” “Poetic Justice,” “Money Trees”), and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (“Count Me Out,” “N95”). SZA countered with highlights from both Ctrl and SOS—including “F2F,” “Shirt,” “Kill Bill,” and “Saturn.” Their collaborative acts featured performances of “Doves in the Wind,” “All the Stars,” and “LOVE.”
The final acts of the evening saw Lamar perform the unreleased song “Bodies,” “tv off,” and his chart-topping Drake diss track “Not Like Us” — the latter featuring a pre-recorded intro in which Lamar appears to sit for a deposition, a nod to the ongoing legal drama involving the Toronto rapper. The night concluded with two final joint performances with SZA: “luther” and “gloria.”
As mentioned, their performance at the U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday night marked the beginning of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s joint 2025 tour, which continues through the spring and early summer. It’s the first all-stadium tour for both artists, and arrives after a particularly big period for the former labelmates: Lamar surprise-dropped his 2024 album GNX to critical acclaim, won multiple Grammys for “Not Like Us,” and headlined the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show, while SZA offered the deluxe album Lana, joined Lamar at the Super Bowl, and made her film debut with One of Them Days alongside Keke Palmer.
Lamar and SZA will next brings the “Grand National Tour” to Houston, followed by dates in Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and many more. They’ll finish out the North American run in Landover, Maryland on June 18th before heading across the Atlantic in early July for a UK/EU leg. Get tickets for their North American dates here, as well as their international dates here.
The Grand National Tour Setlist:
Act I: Kendrick Lamar wacced out murals squabble up King Kunta ELEMENT.
tv off
Act II: SZA 30 for 30 (with Kendrick Lamar) Love Galore Broken Clocks
The Weekend
Act III: Kendrick Lamar euphoria hey now reincarnated HUMBLE. Backseat Freestyle family ties Swimming Pools (Drank) m.A.A.d city Alright
man at the garden
Act IV: SZA Scorsese Baby Daddy F2F Garden (Say It Like Dat) Kitchen Blind Forgiveless
Low
Act V: Kendrick Lamar & SZA Doves in the Wind All the Stars
LOVE.
Act VI: Kendrick Lamar dodger blue peekaboo Like That DNA. GOOD CREDIT Count Me Out Money Trees
Poetic Justice
Act VII: SZA Diamond Boy (DTM) Shirt Kill Bill Snooze Crybaby Saturn Good Days Rich Baby Daddy BMF
Kiss Me More
Act VIII: Kendrick Lamar Bodies tv off
Not Like Us
Act IX: Kendrick Lamar & SZA luther
gloria
Kendrick Lamar & SZA 2025 Tour Dates: 04/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ U.S. Bank Stadium 04/23 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium 04/26 – Dallas, 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 – Foxboro, MA @ Gillette Stadium 05/17 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field 05/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Sofi Stadium 05/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Sofi Stadium 05/24 – 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, ON @ Rogers Centre 06/13 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre 06/16 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
06/18 – Landover, MD @ Northwest Stadium
07/02 — Cologne, DE @ RheinEnergieStadion 07/04 — Frankfurt, DE @ Deutsche Bank Park 07/05 — Frankfurt, DE @ Deutsche Bank Park 07/08 — Glasgow, GB @ Hampden Park 07/10 — Birmingham, GB @ Villa Park 07/13 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruyff Arena 07/15 — Nanterre, FR @ Paris La Défense Arena 07/16 — Nanterre, FR @ Paris La Défense Arena 07/19 — Cardiff, GB @ Principality Stadium 07/22 — London, GB @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 07/23 — London, GB @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 07/27 — Lisbon, PT @ Estádio do Restelo 07/30 — Barcelona, ES @ Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 08/02 — Rome, IT @ Stadio Olimpico 08/06 — Warsaw, PL @ PGE Narodowy
08/09 — Stockholm, SE @ 3Arena
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