FILE – Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d’ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada on July 7, 2017. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and Grammy-winning singer SZA will go on tour in 2025, stopping at 19 stadiums across North America with a date in Chicago.
The Grand National Tour, presented by Live Nation, pgLang and Top Dawg Entertainment announced Tuesday, kicks off April 19 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to an announcement. The two will stop at Soldier Field in Chicago June 6, 2025, the announcement said.
Presale tickets for the tour go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, the announcement said. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6.
Lamar and SZA previously tour together in 2018, according to Pitchfork Magazine. The also collaborated on the hit song "All the Stars. "SZA is also featured on "Luther" and "Gloria," two songs on Lamar’s 2024 album titled "GNX."
The tour announcement comes one day after legendary rock band AC/DC announced its first North American tour in nine years, also stopping in Chicago.
The full list of dates on the Grand National Tour can be found below:
Apr 19 – Minneapolis, MN – U.S. Bank Stadium
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Apr 23 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
Apr 26 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
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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
