By: Andres Luis Makilan, Staff Writer
After careful consideration, record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) has changed the San Francisco venue for Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour. Instead of Oracle Park, the concert will be held at the Jim Cox field right here at Mills during Graduation Day. Reportedly, Kendrick himself was undercover here at Mills to listen to the student’s opinion on the date of the concert, and whether or not he should change it to keep his fans happy. Ultimately, he decided on changing the venue.
Along with the venue change, TDE reportedly posted and quickly deleted the featured artists who would be appearing alongside Lamar and SZA. Featured artists in the deleted post include Kendrick’s cousin Baby Keem, Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti (who finally dropped his album after 4 long years), local LA rappers Dody6 and Lefty Gunplay, Jojo Siwa, and many more. Unexpectedly, Carti also posted and quickly deleted an X post related to the Mills concert. “love all my mills supporters it’s time” The post said.
As of now, Mills students are feeling conflicted about the venue change and all the oddities surrounding it, as while they are happy Kendrick and Co. will be performing during graduation, they do not know if it will actually happen. TDE is completely scrubbing their socials of anything related to the concert, which has made students skeptical.
“If they’re gonna do it, then why go through all this trouble to delete anything about it?” an unnamed Mills student states. He continues, saying that “I’d rather for them to be more transparent about the situation, as this means a lot for us.”
But not everyone is as skeptical as him; most students are just generally excited about Kendrick Lamar being in close proximity to them for what could be the first and only time for a lot of students, as not everyone can afford tickets to the rest of his shows, which are going for about $450+ as of me writing this article. Another Mills student expressed his excitement in a unique way, by reportedly pulling the rope on biology and AP Environmental Science teacher Mike DeBois’ shower inside his classroom and repeatedly chanting Kendrick Lamar’s name louder and louder as time passed. The student remains at large.
Come and see Kendrick Lamar and company during his Grand National Tour on May 29th, right here in Mills. Standard ticket rates apply EXCEPT if you are a graduating senior.
