Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Grand National” Tour Setlist

The Grand National Tour — one of 2025’s most hotly anticipated musical events — roared to life on Saturday night (April 19) as Kendrick Lamar and SZA took the stage for the opening show at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. For fans of either artist, the all-stadium trek promised a historic moment. For music lovers, it generally delivered nothing short of a generational showcase.

Co-headlining a tour is no small feat, especially when both artists are at the peak of their powers. But Kendrick Lamar and SZA are far from ordinary. So, as their collaborative single “Luther” spends its eighth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 — Lamar’s sixth No. 1 and SZA’s third — the duo launched their first-ever joint tour, already riding high on a wave of chart dominance and critical acclaim.

So, for Lamar, the Grand National Tour follows a particularly prolific stretch. After igniting 2024 with the blistering, chart-topping diss track “Not Like Us,” the Compton lyricist surged forward with GNX, a dense, razor-sharp album that held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for three weeks and earned the sixth-largest debut of the year. The momentum didn’t stop there. He claimed yet another Hot 100 No. 1 with “Squabble Up” and cemented his superstar status with a commanding headlining performance at the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show — where, in a moment of perfect synergy, he brought out SZA for their duets “Luther” and “All the Stars.”

SZA and “Grand National” Tour

SZA, meanwhile, has continued her dominance with SOS and its expanded LANA edition — a deluxe reimagining of the original that helped extend the album’s run atop the Billboard 200 to a remarkable 12 weeks. SOS birthed the now-iconic “Kill Bill,” a brooding, razor-edged breakup anthem that marked her first solo No. 1. While “Slime You Out,” her chart-topping collaboration with Drake, was notably absent from the

Minneapolis setlist, fans were still treated to two Drake-assisted tracks: Lamar’s “Poetic Justice” and “Rich Baby Daddy,” a high-energy cut from Drake’s For All the Dogs, which featured both SZA and Sexyy Red.

Thus, the setlist, an expertly curated blend of their greatest hits and recent smashes, reflected the scope of their artistic evolution. Drawing from their deep catalogs — including Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. And SZA’s genre-defying Ctrl — the show was a vivid reminder of how each artist has redefined their respective lanes and reshaped the sound of modern hip-hop and R&B.

And this tour? It’s not just a victory lap. It’s a crowning moment.

So, as the Grand National Tour continues across North America, it promises to be more than a concert — it’s an exclamation point in an era where Kendrick Lamar and SZA are not just defining the charts but the culture.