Ok.Dot is about to drop into the Backyard State for the primary time since 2018*.
On Might 8-9, Kendrick Lamar and SZA swing into East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium for 2 big concert events as a part of their ongoing ‘Grand National Tour.’
These Meadowlands reveals would be the seventh and eighth of the worldwide tour. To date, they’ve co-headlined in Minneapolis, Houston, Arlington, Atlanta, Charlotte and Philadelphia. At every present, the pair commerce units and carry out 52 songs over practically three hours.
Alternative cuts from Kendrick embody fan favorites together with “Not Like Us,” “King Kunta,” “Swimming Pools (Drank),” “m.A.A.d city” and “HUMBLE.” in addition to tracks from his recently-released 2024 album “GNX,” in accordance with Set Checklist FM.
Notable SZA songs embody “Kill Bill,” “Kiss Me More,” “Good Days,” “Nobody Gets Me” and “All The Stars,” all of that are backed by visuals depicting her love of bugs.
“A decade and a half into his run, Kendrick Lamar has enough anthems that he can easily craft a stadium set of nothing but crowd favorites,” Stereogum shared of their evaluation of the Charlotte live performance. He has strains that demand to be shouted en masse, strains that gave the impression of stadiums of individuals have been already shouting them once they first fashioned in Kendrick’s head…there’s a stretch of Kendrick’s set that goes ‘Humble’ into ‘Backseat Freestyle’ into ‘Family Ties,’ and it feels wonderful to listen to these songs in succession in an area like that.”
If this sounds just like the can’t-miss Hip-Hop present of the 12 months for you, tickets can be found for each ‘Grand National Tour’ MetLife reveals as of at present.
On the time of publication, the bottom worth we might discover on tickets was $89 earlier than charges on Vivid Seats.
Whereas which will appear costly, it’s $16 lower than what they have been going for after we final seemed into how a lot it value to see Lamar in NJ again on April 23.
For extra data, our staff has every little thing it’s essential to learn about Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s two MetLife Stadium reveals under.
All costs listed above are topic to fluctuation.
*Kendrick Lamar’s final present in NJ was on June 10, 2018 on the Scorching 97 Jam.
Kendrick Lamar MetLife Stadium tickets
A breakdown of all the very best costs on tickets to see Kendrick Lamar at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Might 8-9 could be discovered right here:
| Lenovo Heart sections | Ticket costs begin at |
|---|---|
| Thursday, Might 8 | $89 |
| Friday, Might 9 | $149 |
(Notice: The New York Submit confirmed all above costs on the publication time. All costs are in US {dollars}, topic to fluctuation and, if it isn’t famous, will embody extra charges at checkout.)
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Kendrick Lamar tour schedule 2025
A whole calendar together with all upcoming present dates, venues and hyperlinks to purchase tickets could be discovered under.
| Kendrick Lamar tour dates |
|---|
| Might 12 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA |
| Might 17 at Lumen Discipline in Seattle, WA |
| Might 21 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA |
| Might 23 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA |
| Might 24 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA |
| Might 27 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ |
| Might 29 at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA |
| Might 31 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV |
| June 4 at The Dome at America’s Heart in St. Louis, MO |
| June 6 at Soldier Discipline in Chicago, IL |
| June 10 at Ford Discipline in Detroit, MI |
| June 12 on the Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON, CA |
| June 13 on the Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON, CA |
| June 16 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA |
| June 18 at Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD |
| July 2 on the Rhein Energie Stadion in Koln, DE |
| July 4 on the Deutsche Financial institution Park in Frankfurt, DE |
| July 5 on the Deutsche Financial institution Park in Frankfurt, DE |
| July 8 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, GB |
| July 10 at Villa Park in Birmingham, GB |
| July 15 on the Paris La Protection Area in Nanterre, FR |
| July 16 on the Paris La Protection Area in Nanterre, FR |
| July 19 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, GB |
| July 22 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, GB |
| July 23 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, GB |
| July 30 at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, ES |
Kendrick Lamar set record
Lamar and SZA launched their ‘Grand National Tour’ on April 19 at Minneapolis, MN’s US Financial institution Stadium. Based on Set Checklist FM, right here’s every little thing they carried out that night.
Act I: Kendrick Lamar
01.) “wacced out murals”
02.) “squabble up”
03.) “King Kunta”
04.) “ELEMENT.”
05.) “tv off”
Act II: SZA
06.) “30 for 30” (with Kendrick; dwell debut)
07.) “Love Galore”
08.) “Broken Clocks”
09.) “The Weekend”
Act III: Kendrick Lamar
10.) “euphoria”
11.) “hey now”
12.) “reincarnated”
13.) “HUMBLE.”
14.) “Backseat Freestyle”
15.) “family ties” (Child Keem cowl) (with a brand new verse)
16.) “Swimming Pools (Drank)” (a cappella)
17.) “m.A.A.d city”
18.) “Alright”
19.) “man at the garden”
Act IV: SZA
20.) “Scorsese Baby Daddy”
21.) “F2F”
22.) “Garden (Say It Like Dat)”
23.) “Kitchen”
24.) “Blind”
25.) “Forgiveless”
26.) “Low”
Act V: Kendrick Lamar & SZA
27.) “Doves in the Wind”
28.) “All the Stars”
29.) “LOVE.”
Act VI: Kendrick Lamar
30.) “dodger blue”
31.) “peekaboo”
32.) “Like That” (Future & Metro Boomin cowl)
33.) “DNA.”
34.) “GOOD CREDIT” (Playboi Carti cowl)
35.) “Count Me Out” (accommodates components of “B—-, Don’t Kill My Vibe”)
36.) “Money Trees”
37.) “Poetic Justice”
Act VII: SZA
38.) “Diamond Boy (DTM)”
39.) “Shirt”
40.) “Kill Bill”
41.) “Snooze”
42.) “Crybaby”
43.) “Saturn”
44.) “Good Days”
45.) “Rich Baby Daddy” (Drake cowl)
46.) “BMF”
47.) “Kiss Me More” (Doja Cat cowl)
Act VIII: Kendrick Lamar
48.) (Unknown) (unreleased; could also be titled “bodies”, from the GNX teaser)
49.) “tv off” (half II)
50.) “Not Like Us”
Act IX: Kendrick Lamar & SZA
51.) “luther”
52.) “gloria”
Kendrick Lamar new music
On Nov. 22, 2024, Lamar shocked the world together with his previously-unannounced sixth studio album “GNX.”
Made up of 12 tracks, the gifted lyricist delivers his trademark punchy rhymes — which are virtually not possible to get out of your head in the easiest way — over sparse drumbeats and samples.
Personally, our favourite tracks listed here are the impressively minimalist rapper’s delight “wacced out murals” (which ended up opening his halftime present), Latin-infused “reincarnated” and energetic party-starter “tv off” feat. lefty gunplay.
Stick round till the top, too. Kendrick groups up with SZA for the evocative, delicate duet “gloria.” We are able to’t wait to listen to this one dwell IRL (particularly now that we all know it’s actually the present’s encore).
Wish to test the album out for your self? Click on right here to hearken to “GNX.”
SZA new music
SZA’s 23-song, 2022 album “SOS” has confirmed to be a success with critics and followers within the practically three years since its launch.
Rolling Stone stated the report “delivers sharp barbs and juicy revelations” in a four-star evaluation.
“SZA’s long, ambitious, luxurious new album solidifies her position as a generational talent,” raves Pitchfork. They summed up that sentiment calling her “otherworldly, but you just might know someone a little like her, too.”
If you wish to brush up on the report earlier than seeing her dwell, you may stream “SOS” right here.
Hip-Hop icons on tour in 2025
Though will probably be tough to high Kendrick and SZA’s upcoming jaunt by way of sheer star energy, scope and scale, we’re simply as excited to catch numerous huge names dwell these subsequent few months.
Listed below are simply 5 iconic acts we are able to’t wait to see within the close to future.
• Tyler, The Creator
• Wu-Tang Clan
• Ice Dice
• Lil Wayne
• Wiz Khalifa
Who else is on the highway? Check out our record of all the most important artists on tour in 2025 to search out the present for you.
This text was written by Matt Levy, New York Submit dwell occasions reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the newest tour bulletins out of your favourite musical artists and comedians, in addition to Broadway openings, sporting occasions and extra dwell reveals – and finds nice ticket costs on-line. Since he began his tenure on the Submit in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen live performance and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to call just a few. Please word that offers can expire, and all costs are topic to vary
