Kendrick Lamar brought the Damn Tour to the Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday night, closing out a three-night run at the massive venue with some help from the Top Dawg Entertainment family. Schoolboy Q, SZA, and Jay Rock all stopped by for mini-performances of some of their most beloved tracks.
Schoolboy Q got damn near everyone in the 21,000-capacity venue on their feet for his 2016 hit "That Part." Even without Kanye West popping up for his highly quotable verse, this track is always a surefire energizer in the arena setting:
SZA hit the stage for "Love Galore," the latest single from her debut album Ctrl:
Lamar brought out Jay Rock for a performance of "Money Trees," off Lamar's major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city:
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Also, during D.R.A.M.'s opening set, XXXTentacion made an appearance:
The Damn Tour will stay in California for the rest of the week, with the second leg kicking off at Anaheim's Honda Center (Aug. 11) before moving to San Jose's SAP Center (Aug. 12) and Sacramento's Golden 1 Center (Aug. 13). The tour then heads to Kansas City, Missouri.
Check the full list of remaining Damn dates with special guests YG and D.R.A.M. below:
- Aug. 11 Anaheim, CA
- Aug. 12 San Jose, CA
- Aug. 13 Sacramento, CA
- Aug. 15 Kansas City, MO
- Aug. 18 Lincoln, NE
- Aug. 19 Minneapolis, MN
- Aug. 20 Chicago, IL
- Aug. 22 Columbus, OH
- Aug. 23 Toronto, ON
- Aug. 24 Montreal, QC
- Aug. 25 Newark, NJ
- Aug. 29 Charlotte, NC
- Aug. 30 Nashville, TN
- Sep. 1 Tampa, FL
- Sep. 2 Miami, FL
If you already missed your chance to catch Lamar and company on the road this year, just bide the time with his recent Rolling Stonecover story instead.
