What we know about Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 2025 UK tour
Kendrick Lamar and SZA will head on a UK stadium tour this summer, following the success of their Super Bowl half-time show.
The hip-hop star, 37, and R&B singer, 35, will take their joint Grand National Tour to London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff. Lamar has not performed in the UK since 2022, while SZA's most recent British gig was a headline slot at Glastonbury last summer.
The American duo's UK tour is likely to be one of the summer's biggest music events, alongside Oasis' long-awaited reunion and Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter stadium jaunt. Ready to join the scramble for tickets? If so, here's all you need to know the Grand National Tour.
Buy Kendrick Lamar and SZA tickets
Tickets for Kendrick Lamar and SZA's co-headline UK tour will go on sale on Ticketmaster at 9am on Friday, 14 February. They will be priced between £75.60 to £571, plus a £2.50 handling fee per order.
The tour will kick off on 8 July at Glasgow's Hampden Park, followed by gigs at Birmingham's Villa Park, the Principality Stadium in Cardiff and London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. See the full list of dates below:
8 July – Hampden Park, Glasgow
10 July – Villa Park, Birmingham
19 July – Principality Stadium, Cardiff
22 July – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
The UK gigs were announced hours after the pair's Super Bowl performance, which garnered widespread acclaim from music critics. The Independent's five-star review hailed the NFL spectacle as arguably "the most significant mass-televised rap performance of all time", while The Guardian praised the "classy, intelligent set that chose artistry over easily meme-able moments".
The 13-minute slot was introduced by Samuel L Jackson, with the legendary actor in character as Uncle Sam. Lamar then launched into Squabble Up, from his most recent album GNX. It was followed by his three-time Grammy-winning hit Humble, which featured a group of dancers in red, white and blue, forming an American flag.
The Compton-born star was joined by SZA for renditions of All the Stars and Luther. His penultimate track was Not Like Us, a stinging diss track aimed at Canadian rapper Drake. Kendrick rapper made sure to look into the camera as he name-dropped his rival.
Lamar's full setlist list for the half-time show was:
(Unreleased track)
Squabble Up
Humble
DNA
Euphoria
Man at the Garden
Peekaboo
Luther (with SZA)
All the Stars (with SZA)
Not Like Us
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