Kendrick Lamar has announced a 2022 tour in conjunction with his new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Joining Lamar on the road are pgLang artists and Mr. Morale contributors Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. Check out the full list of dates below.
Baby Keem, who released The Melodic Blue last year, contributed to four Mr. Morale tracks: “N95,” “Die Hard,” “Savior (Interlude),” and “Savior.” Tanna Leone just released Sleepy Soldier via pgLang and Def Jam Recordings, and he is on Lamar’s “Mr. Morale.”
The album and tour announcement follow the release of his new single “The Heart Part 5,” which arrived with an unsettling video where the rapper’s face morphed into deepfakes of OJ Simpson, Kanye West, Kobe Bryant, Nipsey Hussle, Jussie Smollett, and Will Smith. It was directed by Lamar and Dave Free, while South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s studio Deep Voodoo was behind the deepfake work. Lamar is a co-producer with Parker and Stone on an upcoming live-action comedy film.
Lamar announced Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in April by tweeting a link to his Oklama website. Back in August, Lamar announced that his next record would be his “Final TDE Album.” He shared the news in a statement posted to his website and signed as “Oklama.” Top Dawg Entertainment CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith has referred Lamar’s upcoming album as his victory lap. The album’s artwork, photographed by Renell Medrano, features Lamar in a crown of thorns holding a child; in the background is a woman with a baby.
After his Pulitzer-winning Damn. in 2017, Lamar curated and contributed to the Black Panther soundtrack before collaborating with Anderson .Paak for “Tints” and his Top Dawg label mate Sir on “Hair Down.”
In March 2020, Lamar launched the multi-service firm pgLang with Dave Free. The company produced a video campaign for Calvin Klein that featured Brent Faiyaz, Baby Keem, and Mecca Allah. Kendrick Lamar returned in the fall to contribute to Busta Rhymes’ “Look Over Your Shoulder,” which sampled the Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There.”
In 2021, Kendrick Lamar worked with Baby Keem on The Melodic Blue, rapping on “Family Ties” and “Range Brothers” and also contributing to “Vent.” The record came out via pgLang, which had issued “Hooligans” and “Sons & Critics Freestyle” in conjunction with Columbia Records. “Family Ties” went on to win the Best Rap Performance Award at the 2022 Grammys. Lamar also made a guest appearance on Drones, the most recent album by his frequent collaborator Terrace Martin. He joined Ty Dolla $ign, Snoop Dogg, and James Fauntleroy on the title track to the record.
Kendrick Lamar performed in February at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Mary J. Blige. The program was part of Roc Nation’s production deal with the NFL, overseen by Jay-Z. Lamar will perform headlining slots at this year’s Glastonbury festival as well as Rolling Loud Miami.
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Kendrick Lamar:
07-19 Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center
07-21 Austin, TX - Moody Center
07-22 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
07-23 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
07-24 Miami, FL - Rolling Loud
07-27 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena
07-29 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
07-30 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena
07-31 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
08-02 Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
08-04 Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena
08-05 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
08-06 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center
08-07 Long Island, NY - UBS Arena
08-09 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
08-10 Boston, MA - TD Garden
08-12 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena
08-13 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena
08-14 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
08-16 Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
08-18 Milwaukee, WI - Fiserv Forum
08-19 Chicago, IL - United Center
08-20 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
08-21 Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center
08-23 Denver, CO - Ball Arena
08-24 Salt Lake City, UT - Vivint Smart Home Arena
08-26 Portland, OR - Moda Center
08-27 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
08-28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena
08-30 Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
08-31 Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
09-01 Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
09-06 San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena at San Diego State University
09-07 Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
09-09 Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
09-10 Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center
09-14 Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena
09-15 Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena
10-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
10-10 Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
10-11 Berlin, Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena
10-13 Hamburg, Germany - Barclays Arena
10-15 Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena
10-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Avicii Arena
10-19 Oslo, Norway - Telenor Arena
10-21 Paris, France - Accor Arena
10-24 Stuttgart, Germany - Scheleyerhalle
10-25 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
10-26 Lausanne, Switzerland - Vaudoise Aréna
10-28 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
10-30 Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
10-31 Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
11-02 Glasgow, Scotland - OVO Hydro
11-03 Leeds, England - First Direct Arena
11-04 Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Utilita Arena
11-05 Birmingham, England - Utilita Arena
11-07 London, England - The O2
11-08 London, England - The O2
11-13 Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena
11-16 Manchester, England - AO Arena
12-01 Perth, Australia - RAC Arena
12-04 Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
12-08 Sydney, Australia - Qudos Bank Arena
12-12 Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Center
12-16 Auckland, New Zealand - Spark Arena
