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Key Takeaways:

• Kendrick Lamar has added new stadium reveals in Melbourne and Sydney for his “Grand National Tour.”
• Doechii’s inclusion marks a serious co-sign and expands her world attain as a rising voice in Hip Hop.
• Both artists are additionally set to carry out on the 2025 Spilt Milk Festival throughout 4 Australian cities.

Kendrick Lamar has doubled down on his return to Australia by including a second reveals in each Melbourne’s AAMI Park and Sydney’s Allianz Stadium as a part of his “Grand National Tour.” As Billboard reported on Wednesday (Aug. 6), rising star Doechii may also be a part of Lamar as help on the brand new dates. These additional stops will comply with the primary reveals at these venues, for which fellow Top Dawg Entertainment artist and longtime Black Hippy collaborator ScHoolboy Q will deal with opening duties.

Unlike his North American reveals with SZA, the Australian leg of the “Grand National Tour” will highlight Lamar because the solo headliner. The upcoming tour Down Under may also mark his first performances within the area since his “The Big Steppers Tour” in 2022.

The announcement comes amid a blockbuster yr for Lamar, who loved an enormous run due to his scathing diss observe “Not Like Us.” That was then adopted by the Compton emcee’s sixth studio LP, GNX, which boasted appearances from the likes of Wallie the Sensei, Roddy Ricch, AZ Chike and SZA, the final of whom contributed to the chart-topping single “luther.” Subsequently, Lamar took house 5 trophies on the 2025 Grammy Awards, together with Record and Song of the Year, and delivered a extremely praised efficiency on the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.

Meanwhile, Doechii continues to rise following a show-stopping Lollapalooza set that doubled because the launchpad for her first solo headlining run, the “Live from the Swamp Tour.” Her 2024 challenge, Alligator Bites Never Heal, earned widespread essential acclaim and a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Additionally, she arguably stole the highlight on latest options for Tyler, the Creator, The Weeknd, Westside Gunn and BLACKPINK’s JENNIE.

Lamar and Doechii are each set to look on the 2025 Spilt Milk Festival in Australia. Performances for the occasion are scheduled in Canberra, Ballarat, Perth and the Gold Coast between late November and early December.