The Damn Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Damn Tour
Location:North America • Europe • Oceania • Asia
Artist:Kendrick Lamar
Album:Damn
Number Of Legs:4
Number Of Shows:64
Attendance:700,746 (52 shows)
Gross:$62.7 million (52 shows)
Last Tour:Kunta Groove Sessions Tour
(2015)
This Tour:The Damn Tour
(2017–18)
Next Tour:The Championship Tour
(2018)

The Damn Tour[1] (stylized as The DAMN. Tour) was a concert tour by American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar, in support of his fourth studio album, Damn (2017). The tour's North American leg began on July 12, 2017, in Glendale, Arizona and ended on September 2, 2017, in Miami. The European leg of the tour started on February 7, 2018, in Dublin and concluded on March 5, 2018, in Berlin. The tour's Oceanian tour started on July 10, 2018, in Perth, and concluded on July 30, 2018, in Seoul.

According to Pollstar, The Damn Tour grossed $41.4 million with 452,387 tickets sold in 36 shows only in North America.[2]

Background

Following a pair of Coachella gigs and a performance at Quebec City Summer Festival, the rapper brought his new album on the road in the summer of 2017. The first announcement had 17 dates across North America slowly adding to 20 after adding shows in Brooklyn and Los Angeles having Travis Scott and DRAM as the opening acts.[3] The second announcement added 15 shows having YG as the opening act.[4] On September 30, he added a leg of European dates to the tour with James Blake as the opening act.On April 29, 2018, he added a leg of Oceanian dates to the tour.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on July 12, 2017, in Glendale. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[5]

  1. "DNA"
  2. "Element"
  3. "King Kunta"
  4. "untitled 07 2014 – 2016"
  5. "untitled 02 06.23.2014."
  6. "Mask Off" (Future remix)
  7. "Collard Greens"
  8. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
  9. "Backseat Freestyle"
  10. "Loyalty"
  11. "Lust"
  12. "Money Trees"
  13. "M.A.A.D City"
  14. "XXX"
  15. "Pride"
  16. "Love"
  17. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
  18. "Alright"
  19. "Humble"
Encore
  2. "Feel"
  3. "God"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1 — North America[6]
July 7, 2017Quebec CityCanadaPlains of AbrahamAnderson .Paak
Dead Obies
July 12, 2017GlendaleUnited StatesGila River ArenaTravis Scott
DRAM		12,986 / 13,184$1,050,060
July 14, 2017DallasAmerican Airlines Center13,362 / 13,362$1,352,113
July 15, 2017HoustonToyota Center11,441 / 11,441$1,249,664
July 17, 2017DuluthInfinite Energy Arena9,846 / 9,846$943,090
July 19, 2017PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center13,513 / 13,742$1,330,647
July 20, 2017BrooklynBarclays Center28,174 / 28,174$3,074,047
July 21, 2017Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterDRAM12,944 / 13,186$1,375,048
July 22, 2017BostonTD GardenTravis Scott
DRAM		12,773 / 12,889$1,400,540
July 23, 2017BrooklynBarclays Center
July 25, 2017TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre26,473 / 26,473$2,599,580
July 26, 2017Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills13,070 / 13,173$1,301,448
July 27, 2017ChicagoUnited Center24,727 / 26,316$2,415,331
July 29, 2017DenverPepsi Center13,140 / 13,266$1,154,190
August 1, 2017TacomaTacoma Dome18,590 / 18,590$1,278,663
August 2, 2017VancouverCanadaRogers Arena13,938 / 13,938$1,228,590
August 4, 2017OaklandUnited StatesOracle Arena14,179 / 14,179$1,373,996
August 5, 2017Las VegasT-Mobile Arena14,499 / 14,499$1,439,417
August 6, 2017Los AngelesStaples Center40,425 / 40,425$3,847,175
August 8, 2017
August 9, 2017
August 11, 2017AnaheimHonda CenterYG
DRAM		12,275 / 14,443$1,181,276
August 12, 2017San JoseSAP Center12,713 / 12,971$1,239,832
August 13, 2017SacramentoGolden 1 Center11,191 / 12,272$896,190
August 16, 2017Kansas CitySprint Center10,560 / 11,161$728,344
August 18, 2017LincolnPinnacle Bank Arena11,140 / 11,554$677,964
August 19, 2017Saint PaulXcel Energy Center14,458 / 14,614$1,079,941
August 20, 2017ChicagoUnited Center
August 22, 2017ColumbusSchottenstein Center11,423 / 11,733$802,906
August 23, 2017TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
August 24, 2017MontrealBell Centre10,769 / 13,132$930,271
August 25, 2017NewarkUnited StatesPrudential Center10,314 / 10,976$887,745
August 26, 2017MonterreyMexicoParque Fundidora
August 29, 2017CharlotteUnited StatesSpectrum CenterYG
DRAM		10,591 / 11,082$686,960
August 30, 2017NashvilleBridgestone Arena15,206 / 15,206$949,292
September 1, 2017TampaAmalie Arena12,103 / 12,353$834,155
September 2, 2017MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena12,256 / 12,718$1,140,921
Leg 2 — Europe[7]
February 7, 2018DublinIreland3ArenaJames Blake12,644 / 12,644$1,194,783
February 9, 2018BirminghamEnglandGenting Arena12,581 / 12,581$1,229,103
February 10, 2018ManchesterManchester Arena14,485 / 14,485$1,408,370
February 11, 2018GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro11,854 / 11,854$1,089,330
February 12, 2018LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena34,877 / 34,877$3,284,010
February 13, 2018
February 15, 2018FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle11,089 / 11,089$867,594
February 20, 2018LondonEnglandWembley Arena10,049 / 10,049$996,903
February 22, 2018CologneGermanyLanxess Arena12,593 / 12,593$949,786
February 23, 2018AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome16,220 / 16,220$1,108,958
February 25, 2018ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena30,970 / 30,970$3,018,963
February 26, 2018
February 27, 2018AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis19,424 / 19,424$1,403,113
March 1, 2018CopenhagenDenmarkRoyal Arena15,187 / 15,187$1,470,874
March 2, 2018OsloNorwayTelenor Arena21,653 / 21,653$1,786,295
March 3, 2018StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe14,064 / 14,064$1,290,910
March 5, 2018BerlinGermanyMercedes-Benz Arena13,977 / 13,977$1,093,940
Leg 3 — Oceania[8] [9]
July 10, 2018PerthAustraliaPerth ArenaSiR13,988 / 13,988$1,588,770
July 13, 2018MelbourneRod Laver Arena25,479 / 25,479$2,773,000
July 14, 2018
July 15, 2018AdelaideEntertainment Centre Arena——
July 17, 2018DunedinNew ZealandForsyth Barr Stadium——
July 19, 2018AucklandSpark Arena21,803 / 21,803$1,311,371
July 20, 2018
July 22, 2018YelgunAustraliaNorth Byron Parklands
July 24, 2018SydneyQudos Bank ArenaSiR29,712 / 29,712$3,455,799
July 25, 2018
Leg 4 — Asia
July 28, 2018YuzawaJapanNaeba Ski Resort
July 30, 2018SeoulSouth KoreaJamsil Auxiliary StadiumSiR—
Total——

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming Dates. Kendrick Lamar's Official Website. May 15, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 Year End Top 200 North American Tours . .
  3. Web site: Kreps. Daniel. Kendrick Lamar Announces 'The Damn. Tour'. Rolling Stone. April 24, 2017. May 15, 2017.
  4. Web site: Penrose. Nerisha. Kendrick Lamar Extends DAMN. Tour, Adds YG to Lineup. Billboard. May 15, 2017. May 15, 2017.
  5. Web site: Masley. Ed. Kendrick Lamar launches DAMN. Tour in Glendale with triumphant one-man show of force. AZ Central. July 13, 2017. July 23, 2017.
  6. North American box score:
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802005800/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 2, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170817005929/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 17, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824032658/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 24, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830002702/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. August 30, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907021157/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. September 7, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921133726/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. September 21, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004054922/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. October 4, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171101191207/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. November 1, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171108153752/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. November 8, 2017.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115163912/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. November 15, 2017.
  7. European box score:
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221142737/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. February 21, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322111312/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. March 22, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410220856/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. April 10, 2018.
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180524155310/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. May 24, 2018. live.
  8. Kendrick Lamar Sets 'DAMN.' Tour of Australia and New Zealand. Lars. Brandle. Billboard. April 26, 2018. April 26, 2018.
  9. Oceania box score:
    • Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718153637/http://billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. July 18, 2018. live.

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