Kendrick Lamar and SZA to perform in Seattle during 2025 North American stadium tour
NEW YORK — “Not Like Us,” it's like them — Kendrick Lamar and SZA will hit the road together in 2025.
On Tuesday morning, Lamar and SZA announced the Grand National Tour, which will hit 19 stadiums across North America next spring and summer.
The pair will stop in Seattle on May 17 at Lumen Field, the home of the Seahawks and host of many major concerts over the past few years.
The news arrives less than two weeks after Lamar released his latest album, “GNX,” which features SZA on two tracks: “Luther” and the closer “Gloria.” In a review, AP described the album as leaning into the same creativity-juicing pride, self-righteous anger and supreme confidence that fueled the Grammy-nominated “Not Like Us” and won his feud with Drake: “I kill ‘em all before I let ’em kill my joy.”
The tour kicks off on April 19 in Minneapolis, then hits Houston; Arlington, Texas; Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina; Philadelphia; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Foxborough, Massachusetts; Seattle; Los Angeles; Glendale, Arizona; San Francisco; Las Vegas; St. Louis; Chicago; Detroit; Toronto; Hersey, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C.
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Tickets go on sale Friday. A pre-sale for Cash App Visa Card holders will launch a day earlier.
Lamar will perform at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show on Feb. 9.
The rap megastar, who has won 17 Grammys, said he’s looking forward to bringing hip-hop to the NFL's championship game, where he performed as a guest artist with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg in 2022.
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“Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date," Lamar said in a statement. "And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They got the right one.”
Lamar has experienced massive success since his debut album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” in 2012. Since then, he's accumulated 17 Grammy wins and became the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album “DAMN.”
Roc Nation founder Jay-Z called Lamar a “once-in-a-generation” artist and performer.
“His deep love for hip-hop and culture informs his artistic vision,” Jay-Z said. “He has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. Kendrick’s work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come.”
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Lamar was recently nominated for seven Grammy awards.
“Not Like Us” was nominated for record and song of the year, rap song, music video, and best rap performance. Lamar has two simultaneous entries in the latter category, a career first: Future & Metro Boomin featuring Lamar, “Like That” is up for best rap performance and best rap song.
SZA was nominated for nine Grammy awards this past February. She won three for "Best R&B Song" for "Snooze," "Best Progressive R&B Album" for "SOS," and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" for "Ghost in the Machine."
That last one was significant has it helped another woman, indie rock singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers end up taking home the most awards at the end of the night. While one was from her work as a solo artist collaborating with SZA, and the other three -- "Best Alternative Music Album," "Best Rock Song" and "Best Rock Performance" for her work as part of the indie rock supergroup boygenius, which also features Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker.