Last night time (Saturday, April 19), Kendrick Lamar and SZA performed the primary present of their joint Grand National Tour at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. Over the span of a mammoth, 52-song setlist, the musicians and former TDE labelmates traded the stage forwards and backwards and debuted tracks from their latest releases—2024’s GNX and SOS Deluxe: Lana. Lamar started his first set rapping “Wacced Out Murals” from behind the wheel of his now-signature black Buick, whereas SZA’s performances featured an insectoid aptitude all through, together with a video of a feminine praying mantis devouring her mate that performed whereas she sang “Kill Bill.” The two duetted on “30 for 30,” “Doves in the Wind,” “All the Stars,” “Love.,” “Gloria,” and their No. 1 hit single “Luther.” Check out the total setlist, plus images and photographs of the present, stage, and merchandise, beneath.
After taking home five trophies (together with Song and Record of the Year) on the 2025 Grammy Awards for his Drake diss “Not Like Us,” Lamar headlined the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show— the place he introduced out SZA, Serena Williams, and Mustard—turning into the primary rapper to take action as a solo artist within the occasion’s historical past. He and SZA additionally shared a music video for “Luther” earlier this month.
SZA lately stopped by Sesame Street to sing with Elmo and different muppets. This yr, she gained Best R&B Song on the 2025 Grammys for “Saturn,” and added four more tracks to Lana: “Take You Down,” “Open Arms (Just SZA),” “PSA,” and a brand new model of “Joni.” The Grand National Tour will continue through August, with stops in Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and throughout the United States.
Read Clover Hope’s column “Kendrick Lamar’s Fierce and Petty 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show.”
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