April 30th 2025.
It seems that the runaway train known as Kendrick Lamar is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, reports are saying that he has broken a new tour record, earning a whopping $9 million during the opening show of his tour with fellow artist SZA. This makes him the first rapper to ever reach such a milestone.
Interestingly enough, this record was previously held by none other than Eminem, who earned $8.7 million during his concert in Melbourne back in 2019. However, Kendrick surpassed this figure with his show in Minneapolis, raking in $9.1 million in one night.
According to Hypebeast, the first show of the Grand National Tour took place at the Bank Stadium, with both artists scheduled to continue touring until August 9th, when they will wrap up in Stockholm. The Touring Data social media account shared the numbers from the Minneapolis concert, revealing that it grossed over $9 million with a sold-out crowd of 47,354 people. The average ticket price was $192.70.
The Grand National Tour, featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA, is proving to be a major success with every show. So far, they have played 39 shows, with this one being their most attended yet. On April 19th, 2025, they sold 47,354 tickets at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, making it their most attended concert of all time.
In other news, Billboard also reported that the duo's hit single "Luther" has maintained its number one spot on the charts for ten consecutive weeks. This is the sixth time Kendrick has achieved this feat, and the third for SZA. Additionally, the song is the first by a solo male and female artist to top the charts for ten weeks without any featured acts, breaking the previous record of nine weeks set by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's "Endless Love" in 1981.
With one more week at the top, Kendrick and SZA have the chance to match Puff Daddy and Faith Evans' "I'll Be Missing You" featuring 112, which held the number one spot for eleven weeks in 1997. And if they can keep going, they may even tie or surpass Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day," which reigned at the top for an impressive 16 weeks in 1995-96.
It's been a great year so far for Kendrick Lamar and SZA, and it looks like they're not slowing down anytime soon. In other news, it was recently reported that boxing champ Adrien Broner admitted to getting into a brawl at a nightclub where he was outnumbered 18 to 2. Seems like Kendrick and SZA are the real champions here, breaking records and dominating the charts with their incredible music.
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