Kendrick Lamar has added an extra Newcastle date to his UK tour in January 2013. The additional date on 15th January 2013 at O2 Academy Newcastle will go on sale at 9am on Friday 9th November priced at £17.50 (subject to booking fee) from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. The young hip hop artist also plays previously announced shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London as part of the tour. Tickets for all other dates are on sale now priced £17.50 (regionally) £22.50/£30 (London) (subject to booking fee) from the above links. 

Hailed as the new face of West Coast Rap, the 25 yr-old Compton-native has already been making his mark on the music scene, first with his sought-after mixtapes – ‘Training Day’ and‘C4’. Then with his self-titled debut EP, 2009’s ‘Kendrick Lamar’ which featured his trademark singles ‘P&P’ and ‘She Needs Me’, followed up by 2010’s ‘(O)verly (D)edicated’ powered by the singles ‘Michael Jordan’ and ‘Cut You Off’. In 2011 he independently released ‘Section. 80’ becoming one of the top digital hip hop albums of the year. 

Fast-forward to 2012 and with the weight and backing of Dr. Dre (the two recently had a joint XXL cover), Kendrick is ready to release his highly-anticipated major label album ‘Good Kid, m.A.A.d City’ out October 22nd through Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records. 

Featuring the introspective woozy lead single ‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’, produced by T-Minus and mixed by Ali. The track has garnered positive reaction across blogs/radio including Zane Lowe’s Record of The Week (playing it every night for two weeks), plus the video (watch here) has topped over 3million views over a two week period. ‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’ serves as a good taster to his upcoming album ‘Good Kid, m.A.A.d City’ alongside the previously released warm-up single ‘The Recipe’ ft. Dr. Dre. As well as scene stealing features alongside Drake, Mary J. Blige and others  - Kendrick is poised to be the first artist in a long time to not only change how the country views West Coast Hip Hop, but how the world sees Hip Hop as a whole. 

“The coolest shit to say used to be the gangsta shit,” Kendrick says. “But now, the real cool shit to talk about is supporting your family.” 

Following on from Kendrick’s electrifying performance at Coachella alongside Dr. Dre and the Tupac hologram, Kendrick played two sold-out shows at Camden’s Electric Ballroom earlier this year showcasing why he’s the name on everyone’s lips and why he cannot be missed in January 2013. www.kendricklamar.com 

KENDRICK LAMAR TOUR - JANUARY 2013
TUESDAY                     15         O2 ACADEMY NEWCASTLE
THURSDAY                  17         HMV RITZ MANCHESTER
FRIDAY                        18         HMV INSTITUTE BIRMINGHAM
SATURDAY                  19         O2 ACADEMY BRISTOL
SUNDAY                      20         HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, LONDON (moved from IndigO2)      

For more information please contact:
For more information contact Stephanie Duncan-Bosu at Polydor Records on+44 (0)207 471 5419
or email: Stephanie.Duncan-Bosu@umusic.com
Sam Corbett: sam.corbett@livenation.co.uk 


Tickets for the newly added Newcastle show go on sale at 9am on Friday 9th November priced at £17.50 (subject to booking fee) from www.livenation.co.uk orwww.ticketmaster.co.uk.

Tickets for all other Kendrick Lamar dates are on sale now priced at £17.50 regionally and £22.50 / £30.00 in London (subject to booking fee) and are available from the above links.