The Championship Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:The Championship Tour
Type:Continental
Location:North America
Artist:Top Dawg Entertainment
Albums:Various
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:30

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
  1. "Easy Bake"
  2. "Vice City"
Ab-Soul
  1. "Terrorist Threats"
ScHoolboy Q
  1. "That Part"
  2. "What They Want"
  3. "Studio"
  4. "Dope Dealer"
  5. "Something Foreign"
  6. "Hell of a Night"
  7. "Collard Greens"
  8. "Break the Bank"
  9. "John Muir"
  10. "Man of the Year"
SZA
  1. "Supermodel"
  2. "Broken Clocks"
  3. "Go Gina"
  4. "Drew Barrymore"
  5. "Aftermath"
  6. "Doves in the Wind"
  7. "Wavy"
  8. "Garden (Say It Like Dat)"
  9. "Love Galore"
  10. "The Weekend"
Kendrick Lamar
  1. "DNA."
  2. "ELEMENT."
  3. "King Kunta"
  4. "Untitled 07 2014–2016"
  5. "Goosebumps"
  6. "New Freezer"
  7. "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
  8. "Backseat Freestyle"
  9. "LOYALTY."
  10. "Money Trees"
  11. "King's Dead"
  12. "LUST."
  13. "XXX."
  14. "M.A.A.D City"
  15. "Love"
  16. "X"
  17. "All The Stars"
  18. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
  19. "Alright"
  20. "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]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
May 4, 2018VancouverCanadaRogers Arena
May 5, 2018AuburnUnited StatesWhite River Amphitheatre
May 6, 2018RidgefieldSunlight Supply Amphitheater
May 8, 2018OaklandOracle Arena12,325 / 12,325$1,403,906
May 10, 2018InglewoodThe Forum26,262 / 26,262$2,888,837
May 11, 2018
May 13, 2018Chula VistaMattress Firm Amphitheatre
May 14, 2018PhoenixAk-Chin Pavilion15,012 / 18,998$751,303
May 15, 2018AlbuquerqueIsleta Amphitheater14,390 / 14,763$867,9997
May 17, 2018DallasStarplex Pavilion14,367 / 19,393$685,911
May 18, 2018AustinAustin360 Amphitheater11,799 / 11,799$784,084
May 19, 2018The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion14,382 / 14,382$800,363
May 22, 2018TampaMidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
May 23, 2018West Palm BeachCoral Sky Amphitheatre
May 25, 2018AtlantaCellairis Amphitheatre14,754 / 18,898 $734,414
May 26, 2018RaleighCoastal Credit Union Music Park15,976 / 19,891$720,118
May 27, 2018Virginia BeachVeterans United Home Loans Amphitheater12,945 / 20,017$543,632
May 29, 2018New York CityMadison Square Garden12,497 / 12,497$1,394,093
May 30, 2018WantaghJones Beach Theater
June 1, 2018BristowJiffy Lube Live
June 2, 2018HersheyHersheypark Stadium
June 3, 2018DarienDarien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 5, 2018MansfieldXfinity Center
June 7, 2018HartfordXfinity Theatre
June 8, 2018CamdenBB&T Pavilion
June 9, 2018Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts Center
June 12, 2018TorontoCanadaBudweiser Stage
June 13, 2018ClarkstonUnited StatesDTE Energy Music Theatre
June 15, 2018Tinley ParkHollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 16, 2018BurgettstownKeyBank Pavilion
Total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming Dates. Kendrick Lamar's Official Website. May 31, 2018.
  2. Reed. Ryan. Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Schoolboy Q Lead Top Dawg Entertainment Tour. Rolling Stone. January 22, 2018. May 31, 2018.
  3. Lamarre. Carl. Kendrick Lamar & SZA to Headline TDE's The Championship Tour. Billboard. January 22, 2018. May 31, 2018.
  4. Web site: The T.D.E. Championship Tour Kicks-Off In Vancouver - A Live Diary, Thoughts, and the Setlist. July 2, 2018. Howard. Chai. Medium. May 6, 2018 .
  5. Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. May 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180516200923/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. May 16, 2018.
  6. Current Boxscore | Billboard. Billboard. June 14, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614183147/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. June 14, 2018.