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		<title>Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce Grand National UK and European Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following their legendary collaboration during this year’s Superbowl Halftime show, Kendrick Lamar and SZA have announced that they will be taking their ‘Grand National’ tour to the UK and Europe. Already set to commence in North America in April, the highly anticipated tour will see two of music’s biggest names take the stage across the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;">Following their legendary collaboration during this year’s Superbowl Halftime show, Kendrick Lamar and SZA have announced that they will be taking their ‘Grand National’ tour to the UK and Europe.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Already set to commence in North America in April, the highly anticipated tour will see two of music’s biggest names take the stage across the UK and Europe in July and August. Hosted by Live Nation, pgLang and Top Dawg Entertainment, the ‘Grand National’ tour will see the pair take over 13 stadiums across the UK and Europe, including shows in Glasgow, Birmingham, Cardiff and London. Fans can expect to witness worthwhile shows including the pair’s most notable tracks, fan favourites and their much-loved collaborations.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEW SHOW Kendrick Lamar and SZA announce their co-headline Grand National Tour, coming to stadiums across the UK in July.</p>
<p>Tickets on sale this Friday at 9:00. <a href="https://t.co/rUyANyd1t2">pic.twitter.com/rUyANyd1t2</a></p>
<p>— ticketmasteruk (@TicketmasterUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicketmasterUK/status/1888966965651272076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Lamar, who is nominated for ‘International Artist of the Year’ at this year’s <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/brit-awards-2025-charli-xcx-leads-nominations-beatles-make-historic-comeback/" target="_blank">BRIT</a> awards, will return to the UK for the first time following his ‘The Big Steppers’ tour in 2022, whereas SZA last performed a headline slot at both <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/sza-reveals-she-was-freaked-out-and-scared-during-glastonbury-headline-set/" target="_blank">Glastonbury</a> and Hyde Park’s British Summer Time last year.</p>
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<p>With a sonic relationship that spans over a decade, Lamar and SZA have collaborated seven times over the years, the first being in 2014 on SZA’s debut EP ‘<em>Z’ </em>with ‘Babylon’, which has garnered over 40 million streams on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6Aj2H0Z0v0JgnSfPEwCgW0?si=14fb5fe98e5f488f" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Since then, the pair have brought enticing chemistry through seamless vocal delivery, perfectly conducted melodies and an extra layer of camaraderie to each of their collaborations. Most notably, their biggest hit featured in the 2018 <em>Black Panther </em>score, ‘All The Stars’, peaked at number 5 on the <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/kendrick-lamar-sza-all-the-stars/" target="_blank">UK Official Singles Chart</a> and has since gained almost 2 billion streams on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3GCdLUSnKSMJhs4Tj6CV3s?si=aacc39afe362456f" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Most recently, SZA featured twice on Lamar’s newest <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/kendrick-lamar-gnx/" target="_blank">number 1 album</a>, ‘<em>GNX’</em> on ‘luther’ and ‘gloria’. <em> </em>It is evident, their collaborations are loved by fans, as much as the artists themselves, making the ‘Grand National’ tour a must-see for Lamar and SZA fans alike.</p>
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<p>The announcement of the forthcoming tour followed the pair’s performance at this year’s Superbowl, where the hip-hop and alt-R&amp;B artists performed a live debut of ‘luther’ before an effortless transition into much-loved favourite, ‘All The Stars’. As the pair continuously prove themselves as perfect collaborators, their ‘Grand National’ tour is in safe hands if their Superbowl performance is anything to go by! There is no doubt that tickets will high demand for this iconic tour of the summer.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">There will be various fan pre-sales taking place between Wednesday 12 February and Thursday 13 February, before general sale kicks off on Friday 14 February at 9am local time. Tickets can be accessed <a href="https://grandnationaltour.com" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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