Kendrick Lamar Has Added Two Solo Stadium Shows to His December 2025 Trip to Australia for Spilt Milk
As well as headlining Spilt Milk to kickstart summer, Lamar is also bringing his 'Grand National' tour to Sydney and Melbourne.
When Kendrick Lamar was announced as Spilt Milk's 2025 headliner, festivalgoers had all the right words to say courtesy of the man himself. "DAMN" and "LOVE" also apply to his latest news. Not content with taking to the stage Down Under in Ballarat, Perth, Canberra and on the Gold Coast, the acclaimed hip hop artist has also locked in two solo stadium shows on his next Australian trip, as part of his Grand National tour.
After making its way around North America and Europe, Lamar's latest string of live dates is heading to Melbourne and Sydney. First up: the Victorian capital, at AAMI Park on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Then comes Allianz Stadium in the Harbour City on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
Lamar's Aussie stadium gigs kick off before his Spilt Milk dates, then slot in-between the festival's two weekend runs. The fest hits Ballarat on Saturday, December 6; Perth on Sunday, December 7; Canberra on Saturday, December 13; and the Gold Coast on Sunday, December 14.
December clearly suits Lamar for a jaunt Down Under — that's when the Pulitzer Music Prize-winning musician also made the trip in 2022.
Lamar is one of the most-critically acclaimed and successful hip hop artists of our generation. He currently has 22 Grammys to his name, plus an Academy Award nomination for one of his contributions to the Black Panther soundtrack. He won the 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 and, when he nabbed his Pulitzer in 2018, he also became the first ever artist to take out the prestigious award for contemporary music.
GNX, his most-recent studio album, dropped in November 2024 — with his extensive catalogue also spanning 2011's Section.80, 2012's good kid, m.A.A.d city, 2015's To Pimp A Butterfly, 2017's DAMN and 2022's Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.
Kendrick Lamar Grand National Tour 2025 Australian Dates
Wednesday, December 3 — AAMI Park, Melbourne
Wednesday, December 10 — Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Spilt Milk 2025 Dates
Saturday, December 6 — Victoria Park, Ballarat
Sunday, December 7 — Claremont Showground, Perth
Saturday, December 13 — Exhibition Park, Canberra
Sunday, December 14 — Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Gold Coast
Kendrick Lamar is touring Australia in December 2025, with ticket presales for his Sydney gig from 9am on Thursday, June 12 and for his Melbourne gig from 11am on Thursday, June 12 — then general sales from 9am on Monday, June 16 for Sydney and 11am Monday, June 16 for Melbourne. Head to the tour website for further details.
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