Kendrick Lamar has been confirmed as the headliner for Australia’s Spilt Milk festival.
The touring festival, which took a year off in 2024, will set up camp in December (the Australian summer) at Ballarat/Wadawurrung, Perth/Whadjuk, Canberra/Ngunnawal and Gold Coast/Kombumerri.
As well as Lamar, the festival will be strongly represented by TDE with Doechii and ScHoolboy Q also high on the bill.
The festival will also feature performances from Euphoria star Dominic Fike, viral star Nessa Barrett and breakout singer d4dv.
Spilt Milk starts on December 6 with the final of the four shows landing on December 14.
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Back in the US, Kendrick has been breaking records on his Grand National tour which is co-headlined by SZA.
The tour’s first night saw Kendrick break Eminem‘s previous record of highest-grossing rap concert.
According to Touring Data, the opening night in Minneapolis grossed over $9.1 million from more than 47,000 fans at an average price of $192.70.
This means that Kendrick can now boast that he has the single highest grossing Hip Hop concert of all time, surpassing Eminem’s record from when he played in Melbourne, Australia in 2019.
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It is also the first rap concert to break the $9 million barrier.
The concert in Minneapolis was also the most attended gig for both Kendrick and SZA outside of festival performances.
The opening night of the Grand National tour was also notable for some remarks Kendrick appeared to aim at his nemesis, Drake.
Making overt reference to Drizzy’s controversial lawsuit against Universal Music Group which accuses the record giant of defamation over the release and promotion of “Not Like Us,” Kendrick mocked the 6 God for taking their beef to the courtroom.
Before performing the chart-topping diss track, the Compton rap star played a pre-recorded skit where he sits down for a deposition with a lawyer.
The skit starts with the lawyer mentioning February 9, the date Kendrick performed at the Super Bowl, which Drake recently cited in his amended lawsuit against UMG.
In response, Kendrick says: “I don’t keep up with dates.”
Lamar is also asked by the attorney: “Does this ring a bell? Drop, drop, drop, drop,” referencing a line from Drake’s diss track “Family Matters.”
The pgLang MC responds in the clip by smiling before his set resumed and he launched into “Not Like Us.”
