Kendrick Lamar and SZA can now boast about having the highest grossing co-headlining tour of all time.
As the North American leg of the Grand National tour nears a close, the two TDE heavyweights have been a huge success on the road.
Through just 23 shows across America and Canada, Kendrick and SZA have grossed more than $256 million.
The duo’s average gross per show has been $11.1 million and they have sold a total of 1.1 million tickets across the record breaking run.
The average concert on the tour has been attended by 48,000 fans.
After just 23 shows, Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Grand National Tour’ is now the HIGHEST-GROSSING joint tour of all time 🔥🏟️
▫️$256.4M Revenue
▫️1.1M Tickets Sold
▫️48K Average Attendance
▫️$11.1M Average per Show pic.twitter.com/q2O1DPPYFK— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) June 27, 2025
SZA gave Kendrick Lamar his flowers on the latest stop of their Grand National tour in Maryland.
During the portion of the concert where both stars are on stage, SZA reflected on how valuable her former TDE labelmate has been to her career so far.
Getting emotional, SZA said: “He put me onto the biggest moment of my life. This is also the biggest moment of my life… I’m so thankful, and I’m so thankful to y’all.”
The two “Luther” collaborators then shared a close hug before continuing to perform.
SZA previously revealed she had doubts over the co-headlining tour with the rap superstar.
Sitting down for a chat with Chappell Roan for Interview Magazine, SZA has confessed to suffering from anxiety.
She said: “Every time I had to go on stage, every time I had to get on a carpet, I’d have full-on panic attacks. I used to not show up to something because it was like, ‘I’m never going to win. No one cares that I’m here. Why would I go?’”
The TDE singer said those issues spilled over into her tour with Kendrick: “Same thing with the Kendrick tour. Everybody’s going to see Kendrick. I don’t even know if I have anything to show these people that’s exciting and new.”
The “Kill Bill” superstar went on to say that she was doing much better: “Now it’s just like, ‘Fuck it. I don’t have anything else to do, and I want to see where this door is going to lead.’ I want to walk through the door. I want to see what happens in the uncertainty.”
This proves only one thing: that ticket prices to concerts are out of control. These figures are not indicative of how incredible Kendrick and SZA are (though they are, indeed, incredible artists), but of how ridiculously expensive the tickets to see them have become. To set a record like that after just 23 shows is a terrible precedent that should be cause for outrage on behalf of paying patrons, not a misguided celebration about the artists, who, it needs to be said, are not responsible for the exorbitant prices, as that task lies with Ticketmaster and/or Roc Nation. They are the reason why tickets in the nosebleed section cost hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, be it original sale, or, as is more likely, the resale price.
they are robbing blk people while offering nothing to improve culture.
There’s a Major Disconnect between HipHop fans and Kendrick fans. Most Kendrick fans have no idea who Lupe, Ransom, Westside, Conway, Freddie or Alchemist is. Debate list have ruined Hiphop because they only focus on 2-3 artist.
That’s Cap. If you know Kendrick, who represents REAL Hip Hop, why wouldn’t you know who they are? That beef and the newly acquired fans and exposure really got y’all saying anything.