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Kendrick Lamar Has m.A.A.d. Tour
Arguably the hottest hip-hop artist in the country right now (yes, even Macklemore would agree), Kendrick Lamar has more traveling to do following his ongoing Verge Campus Tour. Next up is the “good kid, m.A.A.d city World Tour.”
Featuring more than two dozen performances, the Verge Campus Tour began in late March and has dates booked through May. The “good kid, m.A.A.d city World Tour” tour officially gets underway May 22 at Las Vegas’ Cosmopolitan.
The trek takes its name from Lamar’s debut major label album, which was released in October by Top Dawg, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The LP debuted at No. 2 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart and is certified gold. Before that he put out his 2011 studio album Section.80 exclusively through iTunes.
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BUKU Music + Art Project, New Orleans, La.
The plan for the “good kid, m.A.A.d city World Tour” is more than a dozen U.S. headline dates in May and June along with tons and tons of festival appearances throughout the summer.
As for the U.S. festival circuit, you can catch Lamar at The Hangout Beach, Music And Arts Festival; Bonnaroo; Governors Ball Music Festival; Firefly Music Festival; and Lollapalooza.
He’ll be making the rounds at festivals all over Europe including Heineken Open’er in Poland, Roskilde in Denmark, T In The Park in Scotland, Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Pukkelpop in Belgium and Rock En Seine Festival in France. Plus, Lamar will play Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival.
Here’s what his U.S. itinerary looks like for confirmed “good kid, m.A.A.d city World Tour” headline dates:
May 22 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Cosmopolitan
May 23 – Magna, Utah, The Great Saltair
May 29 – Portland, Maine, Ocean Gateway Terminal
May 30 – Albany, N.Y., Washington Avenue Armory
June 1 – Essex Junction, Vt., Champlain Valley Exposition
June 3 – Belle Vernon, Pa., Ice Garden Arena
June 4 – Cleveland, Ohio, Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
June 5 – Detroit, Mich., Chene Park
June 6 – Indianapolis, Ind., Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn At White River State Park
June 10 – Baton Rouge, La., Baton Rouge River Center
June 11 – Houston, Texas, Reliant Arena @ Reliant Park
June 12 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
June 13 – New Braunfels, Texas, Whitewater Amphitheatre
June 19 – Saint Augustine, Fla., St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 20 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
June 21 – Simpsonville, S.C., Charter Amphitheatre
June 23 – Raleigh, N.C., Red Hat Amphitheatre
June 26 – Mesa, Ariz., Mesa Amphitheatre
Some dates are on sale now.
For more information visit KendrickLamar.com