High-powered rappers Kendrick Lamar and SZA are joining forces for the Grand National Tour, which will hit stadiums across North America in 2025, including NRG Stadium in Houston on April 23.
The tour is scheduled to go to 19 cities over two months, starting in Minneapolis, Minnesota and finishing in Washington, DC. In addition to Houston, it will stop in Arlington on April 26.
Each artist has been a top seller since their debuts. Lamar has notched four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, including the recently-released GNX. Both of SZA's albums made the top 3 on the Billboard 200, including SOS in 2022, and her third album, Lana, is scheduled to be released before the end of the year. Lamar will also headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on February 9, 2025.
The duo are no strangers to partnerships: They collaborated on the 2018 song "All the Stars" which appeared on Lamar's Black Panther album. The video for the song provoked a lawsuit by artist Lina Iris Viktor for copyright infringement. Viktor claimed that elements of her painting series “Constellations” were used in the song without permission. According to Pitchfork, the suit was eventually settled.
While SZA had a memorable 2024, winning three Grammy Awards, Lamar dominated the rap landscape thanks to his feud with fellow rapper Drake.
A series of back-and-forth diss tracks resulted in several charting singles for Lamar, including the No. 1 — and now iconic — "Not Like Us." Hilariously, the only non-U.S. city on the tour is Toronto, Drake's hometown.
The last time Lamar came through town was in July 2022, when he performed at Toyota Center.
There will be an exclusive Cash App Visa Card pre-sale starting on Wednesday, December 4 at 10 am. The general on sale starts on Friday, December 6 at 10am local time on grandnationaltour.com.
TOUR DATES
- Apr 19 - Minneapolis, MN - U.S. Bank Stadium
- Apr 23 - Houston, TX - NRG Stadium
- Apr 26 - Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
- Apr 29 - Atlanta, GA - Mercedes Benz Stadium
- May 03 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
- May 05 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
- May 08 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
- May 09 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
- May 12 - Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
- May 17 - Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
- May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
- May 23 - Los Angeles, CA - SoFi Stadium
- May 27 - Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
- May 29 - San Francisco, CA - Oracle Park
- May 31 - Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium
- Jun 04 - St. Louis, MO - The Dome at America's Center
- Jun 06 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
- Jun 10 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
- Jun 12 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
- Jun 16 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
- Jun 18 - Washington, DC - Northwest Stadium
