Kendrick Lamar expands 2025 Australian tour: New dates, venues, and more explored

Kendrick Lamar is officially expanding his 2025 Australian tour. He has added second nights in Melbourne and Sydney following reported high demand. The Compton rapper is currently on the road for his massive Grand National Tour. He will now perform four stadium shows across the two cities in December 2025.

These newly announced performances come as Kendrick Lamar enjoys a career high, including record-breaking ticket sales, chart dominance, and international acclaim for both his latest album, GNX, and the ongoing tour.

Additional support will come from rising star Doechii for the newly announced dates. TDE labelmate ScHoolboy Q was already announced for the original shows.

Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour is his first major run through Australia since 2022's The Big Steppers Tour. Unlike the North American leg, where he has been co-headlining with SZA, the Australian run will see him take the stage solo. He will be joined by alternating support acts in different cities.

Lamar first broke through internationally with his 2012 label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city. Since then, he has dropped five studio albums, secured a Pulitzer Prize (DAMN., 2017), and won multiple Grammy awards.

In 2025, Kendrick Lamar returned to the spotlight with the release of GNX and the viral success of his diss track "Not Like Us," which dominated both U.S. and Australian charts. The track spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart and made him the first rapper in years to simultaneously hold three Top 10 singles in Australia.

Lamar's Grand National Tour is being presented by Live Nation and pgLang. It has reportedly grossed over $256 million from 23 shows in North America alone, with an average audience of 48,000 fans per concert.

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Complete list of dates and venues for Kendrick Lamar's 2025 Australian run

These new dates complement the original shows on December 3 (Melbourne) and December 10 (Sydney).

Headline Shows

• Saturday, December 3, 2025 – AAMI Park, Melbourne (Support: ScHoolboy Q)
• Sunday, December 4, 2025 – AAMI Park, Melbourne (Support: Doechii)
• Saturday, December 10, 2025 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney (Support: ScHoolboy Q)
• Sunday, December 11, 2025 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney (Support: Doechii)

Festival appearances – Spilt Milk 2025

• Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Ballarat, Victoria Park
• Sunday, December 7, 2025 – Perth, Claremont Showground
• Saturday, December 13, 2025 – Canberra, Exhibition Park
• Sunday, December 14, 2025 – Gold Coast, Sports Precinct

Kendrick Lamar and Doechii will both appear at Spilt Milk festival stops, alongside a lineup of international and local acts.

Latin American and international dates

Before heading to Australia, Kendrick Lamar will tour Mexico and parts of South America in September and October 2025, with support from Argentinian duo CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso:

• September 23 – Mexico City, Mexico – Estadio GNP Seguros
• September 27 – Bogotá, Colombia – Vive Claro
• September 30 – São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque
• October 4 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Monumental
• October 7 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Monumental

He is currently wrapping up the European leg, which includes shows in Warsaw and Stockholm.

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Presale and ticket info

Tickets for Kendrick Lamar's new Melbourne and Sydney shows will go on general sale Monday, August 11, 2025, with staggered release times:

• Melbourne: 1 p.m. AEST
• Sydney: 2 p.m. AEST

Pre-sale access:

• Vodafone pre-sale: Begins on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 11 a.m. AEST (Melbourne) and 12 p.m. AEST (Sydney)

Tickets and further information will be available at the official Grand National Tour website.

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