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Kendrick Lamar Doin’ The Damn Tour
After knocking headline plays at Coachella out of the park, Kendrick Lamar now has his sights set on a North American tour. D.R.A.M. and Travis Scott are coming along on the trek as special guests.
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There are 17 dates on the routing, starting at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on July 12. There are two shows in Texas and one show in what would be considered the regional South, in Duluth, Ga., July 17. The tour closes at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Aug. 6.
You can get tickets to the tour through presales starting April 25, or through the general onsale April 28.
Here is the tour schedule:
July 12 – Glendale, Ariz., Gila River Arena
July 14 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
July 15 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
July 17 – Duluth, Ga., Infinite Energy Center
July 19 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
July 20 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
July 21 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
July 22 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
July 25 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
July 26 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
July 27 – Chicago, Ill., United Center
July 29 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
Aug. 1 – Tacoma, Wash., Tacoma Dome
Aug. 2 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
Aug. 4 – Oakland, Calif., Oracle Arena
Aug. 5 – Las Vegas, Nev., T-Mobile Arena
Aug. 6 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
Prior to that run, the former Pollstar HotStar is also performing at Rolling Loud Music Festival in Miami next month, and Festival D’été de Québec in July.
K. Dot will be performing tunes from Damn., his fourth studio album which came out earlier and set the hip hop world ablaze. Kendrick’s last two full-length albums, To Pimp A Butterfly and good kid, m.A.A.d city, each won Grammy Awards, for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year respectively, among other accolades. He also released untitled unmastered. in 2016, which mostly consisted of extra tracks dealing with spiritual themes from other projects.
Check out the music video for “DNA.,” off Kung Fu Kenny’s new project, featuring a cameo from Don Cheadle.
Learn more about Kendrick Lamar’s plans on his artist page.