After making a very public enemy in Drake these past few months, Kendrick Lamar will embrace friendship at his next gig.
The Pulitzer Prize winner just announced via his Instagram Story that he will drop into Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for ‘The Pop Out Ken & Friends Show’ on Wednesday, June 19.
Lamar is yet to reveal any of the “friends” on the lineup at the time of publication. There’s also no word on whether or not he will address his high profile beef where he took aim at Drake on four separate diss tracks including the Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Not Like Us.”
All we know is 1) the best way to find out is live and that 2) tickets are available to see the Hip-Hop icon live at his one-off Juneteenth concert.
As of today, Kendrick Lamar fans can grab tickets for the Kia Forum show on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, June 7.
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Kendrick Lamar Kia Forum tickets
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Kia Forum seating chart
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Kendrick Lamar set list
Lamar’s last non-festival headlining gig as part of his ‘Big Steppers Tour’ was at Auckland, NZ’s Spark Arena on Dec. 16, 2022.
Here’s what he played that night, courtesy of Set List FM.
01.) “United in Grief”
02.) “N95”
03.) “ELEMENT.”
04.) “Worldwide Steppers”
05.) “Backseat Freestyle”
06.) “Rich Spirit”
07.) “HUMBLE.”
08.) “Father Time”
09.) “m.A.A.d city”
10.) “Purple Hearts”
11.) “King Kunta”
12.) “LOYALTY.”
13.) “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
14.) “B—-, Don’t Kill My Vibe”
15.) “Die Hard”
16.) “DNA.”
17.) “Count Me Out”
18.) “Money Trees”
19.) “LOVE.”
20.) “Alright”
21.) “Mirror”
22.) “Silent Hill”
23.) “vent” (Baby Keem cover) (with Baby Keem)
24.) “family ties” (Baby Keem cover) (with Baby Keem)
25.) “Crown”
26.) “Mr. Morale” (with Tanna Leone)
27.) “Savior” (with Baby Keem)
Kendrick Lamar beef with Drake
This public feud officially goes all the way back to Nov. 2011 when Lamar was featured on Drake’s “Take Care” album.
Over the past 13 years, the two rap titans have gone back and forth until they reached a tipping point when Lamar went on the offensive in March 2024 with his feature on Future & Metro Boomin’s “Like That” where he said “Motherf–k” the big three, n—a, it’s just big me,” taking Drake and J. Cole down a peg.
After that, diss track after diss track dropped for weeks.
For a closer look, you can find Page Six’s complete timeline of their fractured relationship here.
Hip-Hop stars on tour in 2024
Can’t make it to see Kendrick in LA this month?
No need to worry.
Many of the biggest names in the game will be out and about all year long.
Here are just five of our favorite Hip-Hop icons you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
• Missy Elliott with Busta Rhymes
• Megan Thee Stallion with GloRilla
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of the 50 biggest concert tours in 2024 to find out.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed Bruce Springsteen and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.