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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.”
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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.
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— ѕαlσмe (@NIYMUSE) April 20, 2025
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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