Kendrick Lamar, SZA returns to Philadelphia to co-headline the Grand National Tour at Lincoln Financial Field

California’s Kendrick Lamar and New Jersey’s SZA are co-headlining the spring 2025 Grand National Tour and will stop at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday, May 5.

The West Coast x East Coast duo will conquer 19 stadiums across North America, starting in April in Minneapolis, Minnesota and concluding in June in Washington, DC. The duo will also stop at Hersheypark Stadium on Monday, June 16th.

According to the press release, there will be an exclusive Cash App Visa Card pre-sale starting Wednesday, December 4th at 10 a.m. until Thursday, December 5th at 10 p.m. General sales begin on Friday December 6th on the Grand National Tour website.

Cash App cardholders will also receive an instant 20% discount on all official Grand National Tour merchandise purchased on-site at the stadium, according to the press release.

This tour follows GNX’s surprise album, released on November 22nd. SZA was one of the few artists featured on the sixth album with two songs.

The last time Kendrick Lamar performed in Philly was on the Big Steppers Tour in 2022 at the Wells Fargo Center. SZA also performed for them at the same arena last September SOS tour was after the show delay And delay. She co-headlined with Lizzo for the Made In America Festival But the festival was in 2023 cancelled due to “serious circumstances beyond production control”.

Since he released “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” is out of the spotlight in 2022, Kendrick has been out lately, blasting Compton and the state of California with the announcement of ” Headlining the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans.

The announcement caused some excitement since the Super Bowl announcement came months later Kendrick and Drake’s beefwhich was one of the most discussed topics of the year. This isn’t Kendrick’s first appearance at the halftime show either, he was part of a long line of musical greats at the Halftime show in 2022 with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J. Blige.

Kendrick and North Jersey sensation SZA are former labelmates on TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment). The label is home to many artists including Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, SiR, Isaiah Rashad and most recently labelmates Doechii and Alemeda.

Here are the dates of the Grand National Tour:

• April 19 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
• April 23 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
• April 26 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
• April 29 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• May 3 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
• May 5 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
• May 8 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
• May 9 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
• May 12 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
• May 17 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
• May 21 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
• May 23 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
• May 27 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
• May 29 – San Francisco, California – Oracle Park
• May 31 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
• June 4 – St. Louis, MO – The Dome at America’s Center
• June 6 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
• June 10 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
• June 12 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
• June 16 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
• June 18 – Washington, DC – Northwest Stadium