Kendrick Lamar played the first of two sold out nights Wednesday night at Allianz Stadium. And it was enormous, and thrilling and just flat out spectacular. I had seen Lamar on his last two tours at the smaller Qudos Bank Arena, but after the success of 'Not Like Us' and the Super Bowl halftime show he has graduated to stadium shows. And he filled the space with ease. Lamar is at the peak of his powers and he has total command of the stage. He just raps with ultimate ease and power. He has a small troupe of dancers, but basically it's just him. And his use of visuals is great and for a stadium show the sound was pretty good as well. But it always comes back to the music. And that is totally supreme. A lot of the set was from his latest album in 'GNX', with 'Squabble Up' and a split up 'TV Off' especially being highlights. But of course he has so many iconic songs in his catalogue and they were all great to hear. And even though he plays less of his very early songs, he still plays them even if he only does them in part. The biggest response of the night though was probably for the megahit in 'Not Like Us'. It had the whole stadium bouncing. Kendrick Lamar shows truly feel like an event and a must see anytime he visits. 

Set List
Wacced Out Murals
Squabble Up
N95
King Kunta
Element
TV Off (part one)
Euphoria
Hey Now
Reincarnated
Humble
Backseat Freestyle
Family Ties (Baby Keem cover)
Swimming Pools (Drank)
m.A.A.d City
Alright
Man at the Garden
Dodger Blue
Peekaboo
Like That
DNA
Good Credit (Playboi Carti cover)
Love
Count Me Out/Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
Money Trees
Poetic Justice
Luther
TV Off (part two)
Not Like Us

Gloria