Hip-Hop Powerhouse Top Dawg Entertainment Announces First Ever Full Label Tour With Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock And More

Along With Ab-Soul, SiR And Lance Skiiiwalker Slated To Perform On The Highly Anticipated Group Tour!

Tickets On Sale To General Public Starting Friday, January 26 at Ticketmaster.com

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Jan 22, 2018, 09:00 ET

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Top Dawg Entertainment announces "TDE: THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR" complete with the label's all-star roster including Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, SiR, Lance Skiiiwalker and more to be announced. The North American tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off May 4 in Vancouver, BC and make stops across Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, New York and more, before wrapping June 16 in Pittsburgh, PA. Complete itinerary and details below.

Hip-Hop Powerhouse Top Dawg Entertainment Announces First Ever Full Label Tour With Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock And More

Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, January 26 at 12pm local time at Ticketmaster.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public for select cities beginning Tuesday, January 23 at 10am local time through Thursday, January 25 at 12pm local time.*

Top Dawg Entertainment's impressive roster of artists dominated hip-hop in 2017 from Kendrick Lamar's release of the critically-acclaimed and seven time-GRAMMY nominated album "DAMN." and subsequently massive "The DAMN. Tour" to SZA's long-awaited debut album "Ctrl" earning five GRAMMY nominations. Both albums were also included in top rankings on several year-end lists in 2017 including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, USA Today and more. The Los Angeles-based label shows no signs of slowing down in 2018 with the recent announcement that Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith will curate and produce Marvel Studios' Black Panther soundtrack. The label is also releasing newcomer SiR's debut album "November" today, following the release of his hit collaboration with label-mate ScHoolboy Q, "Something Foreign."

TDE 2018 TOUR DATES:

DATE	CITY	VENUE
Fri-May 04	Vancouver, BC*	Rogers Arena
Sat-May 05	Seattle, WA	White River Amphitheatre
Sun-May 06	Portland, OR	Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Tue-May 08	Oakland, CA*	Oracle Arena
Thu-May 10	Los Angeles, CA*	The Forum
Sun-May 13	San Diego, CA	Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
Mon-May 14	Phoenix, AZ	Ak-Chin Pavilion
Tue-May 15	Albuquerque, NM	Isleta Amphitheater
Thu-May 17	Dallas, TX	Starplex Pavilion
Fri-May 18	Austin, TX	Austin360 Amphitheater
Sat-May 19	Houston, TX	The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
Tue-May 22	Tampa, FL	MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Wed-May 23	West Palm Beach, FL	Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Fri-May 25	Atlanta, GA	Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Sat-May 26	Raleigh, NC	Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Sun-May 27	Virginia Beach, VA	Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Tue-May 29	New York, NY*	Madison Square Garden
Wed-May 30	Wantagh, NY	Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Fri-Jun 01	Bristow, VA (DC)	Jiffy Lube Live
Sat-Jun 02	Hershey, PA	Hersheypark Stadium
Sun-Jun 03	Buffalo, NY	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Tue-Jun 05	Boston, MA	Xfinity Center
Thu-Jun 07	Hartford, CT	XFINITY Theatre
Fri-Jun 08	Philadelphia, PA	BB&T Pavilion
Sat-Jun 09	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Tue-Jun 12	Toronto, ON	Budweiser Stage
Wed-Jun 13	Detroit, MI*	DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri-Jun 15	Chicago, IL	Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sat-Jun 16	Pittsburgh, PA	KeyBank Pavilion

*American Express presale

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