The Damn Tour (stylized as The DAMN. Tour) was a concert tour by American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar, in support of his fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2017). The tour's North American leg began on July 12, 2017, in

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and ended on September 2, 2017, in

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. The European leg of the tour started on February 7, 2018, in

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and concluded on March 5, 2018, in Berlin. The tour's Oceanian tour started on July 10, 2018, in

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, and concluded on July 30, 2018, in

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. According to '' Pollstar'', The Damn Tour grossed $41.4 million with 452,387 tickets sold in 36 shows only in North America.

Background

Following a pair of Coachella gigs and a performance at

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, the rapper brought his new album on the road in the summer of 2017. The first announcement had 17 dates across North America slowly adding to 20 after adding shows in Brooklyn and Los Angeles having Travis Scott and

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as the opening acts. The second announcement added 15 shows having YG as the opening act. On September 30, he added a leg of European dates to the tour with James Blake as the opening act. On April 29, 2018, he added a leg of Oceanian dates to the tour.

Set list

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Shows

Notes

References

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