After scoring the 1st rank on Billboard 200 with his latest “surprise” album GNX, Kendrick Lamar is all set for his North America tour with SZA, in the upcoming year 2025. The artist will have 19 performances across the country between April and May. This article brings you all the details and latest updates about the upcoming Kendrick Lamar Tour 2025, including the locations in which the duo will be performing, the speculated pass price, and the presale dates.
Kendrick Lamar Tour 2025: Tour Announcement
Lamar launched his fifth album as a surprise for the fans on the 22nd of November 2024 without any prior warning or teasers. The album, GNX, debuted at Billboard 200 with 1st rank which was previously held by the Wicked movie soundtrack, making it the 4th consecutive album that managed to do so. It is reported that the album sold around 319,000 copies and currently holds 7 out of the top 10 positions in the Billboard 100 list. The album also features SZA in two of its songs named “Luther” and “Gloria.” After the success of his album, Kendrick Lamar announced that he would be touring North America along with SZA and would present 19 performances for his fans.
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Kendrick Lamar Tour 2025: About The Rapper
Born in 1987 in California, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, the rapper and songwriter who originated from America, is considered one of the most popular hip-hop musicians of his generation. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in the year 2018 making him the first musician outside the genres of Jazz and classical to win the prize. He has recently been in the news for his feud with fellow rapper Drake, and the track that topped the charts, Not Like Us, was a diss track that ignited a fuming beef between the two.
Kendrick Lamar Tour 2025: About SZA
Born in 1989 in St. Louis, Missouri, US, Solána Imami Rowe, professionally famous with the name SZA, is also a singer as well as a songwriter who originated from America and first gained popularity with her album EPs See.SZA.Run in the year 2012. The success of her album led to her becoming the first female artist who signed with Top Dawg Entertainment. In the year 2014, her EP Z became the first of her projects that was released to digital retailers and managed to grab a position in the top 10 on the United States Independent Albums chart.
Previous Collaborations Of Kendrick & SZA
The latest album features SZA in two songs, Gloria and Luther, but it was not the first time Kendrick and SZA collaborated on an album. The duo has come together seven times till now and the songs launched by their collaboration have been major hits. In the year 2014, they came together for the song “Babylon” which was a part of SZA’s album and featured Kendrick. In the year 2016, the duo came back together for “Untitled 04 | 08.14.2014” which was released by Kendrick. In the year 2017, SZA released the song “Doves in the Wind,” which featured Kendrick, and in the year 2018, the duo collaborated for the Black Panther soundtrack named “All The Stars,” which received a Grammy nomination and an Oscar.
Locations and Dates For The Tour
Kendrick Lamar, alongside SZA, will be presenting 19 performances across North America between the months of April and June 2025. The duo will be performing
- In Minneapolis, at the U.S. Bank Stadium on the 19th of April,
- In Houston, at NRG Stadium, on the 23rd of April,
- In Arlington, Texas, at AT&T Stadium, on the 26th of April
- In Atlanta, at Mercedes Benz Stadium, on the 29th of April, Charlotte,
- In North Carolina, at Bank of America Stadium on the 3rd of May,
- In Philadelphia, at Lincoln Financial Field on the 5th of May,
- In East Rutherford, New Jersey, at MetLife Stadium on the 9th of May,
- In Foxborough, Massachusetts, at Gillette Stadium on the 12 of May,
- In Seattle, at Lumen Field on the 17th of May,
- In Los Angeles, at SoFi Stadium on the 21st and the 23rd of May,
- In Glendale, Arizona, at State Farm Stadium on the 27th of May,
- In San Francisco, at Oracle Park on the 29th of May,
- In Las Vegas, at Allegiant Stadium on the 31st of May,
- In St. Louis, at The Dome at America’s Center on the 4th of June,
- In Chicago, at Soldier Field on the 6th of June,
- In Detroit, at Ford Field, on the 10th of June,
- In Toronto, at Rogers Centre on the 12th of June,
- In Hershey, Pennsylvania, at Hersheypark Stadium on the 16th of June, and
- In Washington, D.C., at Northwest Stadium on the 18th of June.
Speculated Prices
The official prices of the concerts have not been officially declared yet, but most of the concerts of famous singers around the United States cost around $200 million per pass, so fans may expect the same range of prices.
How To Get The Prices?
The sale of the tickets will start on the 6th of December at 10 AM according to the local timings on the official website of the tour, and the cash app Visa cardholders will have an exclusive presale for them, which will begin on the 4th of December at 10 AM according to the local timings. The fans who hold the cards can access the exclusive presale with the help of the nine digits of their Cash App card and also get a 20% discount after they use the card for payment.
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