The Championship Tour

The Championship Tour
Continental tour by Top Dawg Entertainment
Promotional poster
LocationNorth America
Associated albumsVarious
Start dateMay 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
End dateJune 16, 2018 (2018-06-16)
Legs1
No. of shows30
Kendrick Lamar tour chronology
The Damn Tour
(2017–2018) 		The Championship Tour
(2018) 		The Big Steppers Tour
(2022–2024)
SZA tour chronology
Ctrl the Tour
(2017–2018) 		The Championship Tour
(2018) 		SOS Tour
(2023–2024)

The Championship Tour[1] was a co-headlining concert tour by the independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment. The tour featured artists Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Sir, and Lance Skiiiwalker. The tour began in Vancouver on May 4, 2018, and concluded in Burgettstown on June 16, 2018.

Background

Top Dawg Entertainment announced their first ever record label tour to promote major releases from 2017 and 2018 with Lamar's Damn, SZA's Ctrl, Sir's November, and their collaborative Black Panther soundtrack.[2][3]

Set list

The set list is from the concert on May 4, 2018, in Vancouver, Canada. It is not intended to represent all tour dates.[4]

SiR
  1. "War"
  2. "I Know"
  3. "D'Evils"
Jay Rock
  2. "Easy Bake"
  3. "Vice City"
Ab-Soul
  2. "Terrorist Threats"
ScHoolboy Q
  2. "That Part"
  3. "What They Want"
  4. "Studio"
  5. "Dope Dealer"
  6. "Something Foreign" (with SiR)
  7. "Hell of a Night"
  8. "Collard Greens"
  9. "Break the Bank"
  10. "John Muir"
  11. "Man of the Year"
SZA
  2. "Supermodel"
  3. "Broken Clocks"
  4. "Go Gina"
  5. "Drew Barrymore"
  6. "Aftermath"
  7. "Doves in the Wind"
  8. "Wavy"
  9. "Garden (Say It Like Dat)"
  10. "Love Galore"
  11. "The Weekend"
Kendrick Lamar
  2. "DNA."
  3. "ELEMENT."
  4. "King Kunta"
  5. "Untitled 07 | 2014–2016"
  6. "Goosebumps"
  7. "New Freezer"
  8. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
  9. "Backseat Freestyle"
  10. "LOYALTY."
  11. "Money Trees" (with Jay Rock)
  12. "King's Dead" (with Jay Rock)
  13. "LUST."
  14. "XXX."
  15. "M.A.A.D City"
  16. "Love" (with Zacari)
  17. "X" (with Schoolboy Q)
  18. "All The Stars" (with SZA)
  19. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
  20. "Alright"
  21. "HUMBLE."

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[5][6]
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
May 4, 2018 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena — —
May 5, 2018 Auburn United States White River Amphitheatre — —
May 6, 2018 Ridgefield Sunlight Supply Amphitheater — —
May 8, 2018 Oakland Oracle Arena 12,325 / 12,325 $1,403,906
May 10, 2018 Inglewood The Forum 26,262 / 26,262 $2,888,837
May 11, 2018
May 13, 2018 Chula Vista Mattress Firm Amphitheatre — —
May 14, 2018[a] Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion 15,012 / 18,998 $751,303
May 15, 2018[a] Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater 14,390 / 14,763 $867,9997
May 17, 2018 Dallas Starplex Pavilion 14,367 / 19,393 $685,911
May 18, 2018 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater 11,799 / 11,799 $784,084
May 19, 2018 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 14,382 / 14,382 $800,363
May 22, 2018[a] Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre — —
May 23, 2018[a] West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre — —
May 25, 2018[a] Atlanta Cellairis Amphitheatre 14,754 / 18,898 $734,414
May 26, 2018[a] Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park 15,976 / 19,891 $720,118
May 27, 2018[a] Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater 12,945 / 20,017 $543,632
May 29, 2018 New York City Madison Square Garden 12,497 / 12,497 $1,394,093
May 30, 2018[a] Wantagh Jones Beach Theater — —
June 1, 2018[a] Bristow Jiffy Lube Live — —
June 2, 2018[a] Hershey Hersheypark Stadium — —
June 3, 2018[a] Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center — —
June 5, 2018[a] Mansfield Xfinity Center — —
June 7, 2018[a] Hartford Xfinity Theatre — —
June 8, 2018[a] Camden BB&T Pavilion — —
June 9, 2018[a] Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center — —
June 12, 2018[a] Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage — —
June 13, 2018[a] Clarkston United States DTE Energy Music Theatre — —
June 15, 2018[a] Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre — —
June 16, 2018[a] Burgettstown KeyBank Pavilion — —
Total — —

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s SZA did not perform due to swollen vocal cords.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Upcoming Dates". Kendrick Lamar's Official Website. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Reed, Ryan (January 22, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q Lead Top Dawg Entertainment Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. ^ Lamarre, Carl (January 22, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar & SZA to Headline TDE's The Championship Tour". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. ^ Chai, Howard (May 6, 2018). "The T.D.E. Championship Tour Kicks-Off In Vancouver - A Live Diary, Thoughts, and the Setlist". Medium. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Current Boxscore | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Penrose, Nerishaur (May 22, 2018). "SZA Pulled From TDE Championship Tour Due to Swollen Vocal Cords". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2018.