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 LOS ANGELES (Jan 22, 2018) – 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. 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 About Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. Top Dawg Entertainment Media Contact: [email protected] Live Nation Media Contact: Emily Bender [email protected] Monique Sowinski [email protected] .