NJ’s SZA and Kendrick Lamar announce 2 MetLife shows on major tour

🎤 Pop star SZA graduated from Columbia High School

🎤 Kendrick Lamar's new surprise album debuts at No. 1

🎤 See how to buy tickets for NJ, Philly shows

EAST RUTHERFORD — New Jersey superstar artist SZA and rapper Kendrick Lamar just announced two major shows at MetLife Stadium next year.

Tickets go on presale this Wednesday, Dec. 4 for their highly anticipated 2025 Grand National Tour. They go on sale to the general public this Friday at 1 p.m. EST.

It will start in Minnesota on April 19 and end on June 18 in Washington D.C. — one day before Juneteenth. Lamar performed this past Juneteenth in Inglewood, California for his one-night “The Pop Out: Ken & Friends” show.

Solana Imani Rowe, or SZA, was raised in Maplewood and graduated from Columbia High School. She performed her first major New Jersey show in Newark last year.

This year, her song "Snooze" won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. She's also collaborated several times with Lamar including "All the Stars" on the soundtrack for Marvel's Black Panther.

Lamar released his sixth studio album "GNX" on Nov. 22. It features SZA on two songs: "luther" and "gloria."

The surprise album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, beating the soundtrack for the new Wicked film.

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SZA, Kendrick Lamar tour dates for New Jersey

SZA and Kendrick Lamar will perform two shows at MetLife on Thursday, May 8 and Friday, May 9.

Tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster by clicking here.

Super fans or anyone who can't make those dates could also go across the bridge to Philadelphia.

They'll be at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Eagles, on Monday, May 5.

Other big shows are also on the table in New Jersey next year. Check them out:

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