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A 14-year-old boy was stabbed on a bus near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium yesterday afternoon (August 21), the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. He was attacked on a 279 at the junction of High Road and Bromley Road just before 3.30pm.

The bus was travelling towards Manor House at the time. The teenager is now recovering in hospital with injuries deemed neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

The knifeman is still at large as of this afternoon, with officers continuing to make enquiries. Photos taken at the cordon, and seen by MyLondon, show clothes and medical equipment strewn across a bus stop on High Road.

A forensics team was also seen gathering evidence on the pavement beside the parked bus.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 15:27hrs on Thursday, 21 August to reports of a stabbing on a bus in Haringey. Officers attended the 279 bus route at the junction of High Road with Bromley Road in Tottenham, where a boy had allegedly been stabbed.

"The 14-year-old was treated by London Ambulance Service and taken to hospital where his injuries have confirmed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing. No arrests have as yet been made. Enquiries continue."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: "We were called at 3.27pm yesterday (21 August) to reports of a stabbing in the High Road, Tottenham. We sent an ambulance crew, two paramedics in fast response cars and an incident response officer to the scene. The first paramedic arrived in less than five minutes.

"We treated a patient at the scene and took him to hospital as a priority."

Witnesses and anyone with relevant information are urged to contact police on 101, quoting 4582/21Aug. Anonymous reports can also be made to Crimestoppers via 0800 555 111 or the charity's website.

After months of excitement, Kendrick Lamar and SZA's Grand National Tour is finally making its way to London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday, July 22 and Wednesday, July 23. Their first all-stadium tour together comes in support of hip-hop icon Lamar's sixth studio album GNX, and R&B singer SZA's album SOS Deluxe: Lana, which feature collaborations from both performers.

Starry-eyed fans will be keen to hear the duo's hits together "Luther" and most famously "All The Stars" which earned an Academy Award nomination for best song as the lead track of the film Black Panther (2018). Lamar and SZA announced the joint tour in February, just a day after whipping fans into a frenzy with their critically-acclaimed performance of "All The Stars" at the Super Bowl.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA will treat fans to a long set list featuring solo hits from both performers, including Lamar's "Money Trees", "Not Like Us" and "Humble", and SZA's "Snooze", "Kiss Me More" and "Good Days". Here, we lay out everything you need to know about the duo's concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday.

New King of the West Coast

Kendrick Lamar was born in Compton, California, in June 1987, in Section 8 housing to a family reliant upon food stamps and welfare. At just five, he witnessed the murder of a teenage drug-dealer in a drive-by shooting and the 1992 LA race riots over police brutality, which stirred up his social consciousness from a young age. Lamar excelled academically at school and overcame a childhood stutter, becoming interested in rap after hearing a recording of his own voice.

From the age of 16, Lamar recorded mixtapes, and spent eight years trying to break into the music industry, with several knock-backs - including being dropped from Jay-Z's Def Jam label - until signing a record deal with Top Dawg, and releasing his debut album "Section 80" in 2011, which yielded his first single "Hiiii Power". The record's blend of hip-hop, social commentary and a jazz backdrop took critics by surprise, and he was lauded as 'New King of the West Coast' by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and the Game.

Kendrick Lamar released his sophomore album "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" just one year later, and earned seven Grammy nominations. He has gone on to become one of the most lauded rappers of all time, with 22 Grammy Awards to his name, six consecutive number one albums and he was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018. Lamar has been described as one of the three greatest rappers of his generation, alongside Drake and J. Cole, and his recent feud with Drake has ignited fans and yielded the diss singles "Euphoria", "6:16 in LA", "Meet the Grahams" and "Not Like Us".

Ethereal vocalist 'with a jazz-like lilt'

Solána Imani Rowe was born in St Louise, Missouri, in 1989 to a Christian mother and Muslim father, and wore a hijab for much of her early adolescence, until the September 11 attacks made her fearful of Islamophobic backlash. After dropping out of her marine biology course in college, she worked as a bartender and dancer in New Jersey and New York City before taking on the stage name SZA, ('Sovereign', Zig-zag' and 'Allah') inspired by the acronyms used by members of the Wu Tang Clan.

From the beginning, SZA has experimented with music and fused multiple styles such as soul, funk, hard rock and melodic pop, rejecting the label of "R&B singer" as restrictive. She met members of Top Dawg Entertainment, including Kendrick Lamar in 2011, and herself signed up to the label as its first female artist in 2013. Her debut album "CTrl" earned critical acclaim with the hits "Drew Barrymore", "Love Galore", "The Weekend", "Broken Clocks", and "Garden (Say It like Dat)".

Like Lamar, SZA frequently works with collaborators, co-writing her duet "Consideration" with Rihanna, "Ok Alright" with Travis Scott and "Kiss Me More" with Doja Cat, which won the pair their first Grammy Award in 2021. Her second studio album "SOS" in 2022 brought her further recognition from critics and yielded the singles "Kill Bill" and "Snooze", which ranked among the best-selling songs of 2023.

Stage times

Based on their shows so far, Kendrick Lamar and SZA are understood to take to the stage between 7.45pm and 8pm, allowing time for their opening act to complete a set. It is thought Lamar will appear first and perform five tracks, before SZA follows him with four songs - alternating between the two after that,

Opening Act

The duo will be supported on tour by Mustard, the California DJ and producer who worked with Lamar on his major hit "Not Like Us". Across his career, Mustard has frequently collaborated with West Coast rappers YG and Ty Dolla Sign, producing albums for both of them. He produced Tyga's single "Rack City" in 2011 at the age of just 21.

As a solo artist, his hits include "Ballin" with Roddy Rich and "Pure Water" with Migos. Mustard's brand of hip-hop which he calls "ratchet music" has been described by critics as "radio-friendly" and "catchy".

Last minute tickets

For fans who fear they've missed the bus, there are a small number of verified resale tickets available for Kendrick Lamar and SZA's two night stint at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with prices starting at £97.25. Here are the links you need to buy Kendrick Lamar and SZA tickets:

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Set List

Based on previous set list's of the pair's Grand National Tour collected at setlist.fm, the running order at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is expected to be as follows:

Wacced out murals

Squabble up

King Kunta

ELEMENT.

TV off

What Do I Do

Love Galore

Broken Clocks

Euphoria

The Weekend

Hey now

Reincarnated

HUMBLE.

Backseat Freestyle

Family ties

Swimming Pools (Drank)

m.A.A.d city

Alright

Man at the garden

Scorsese Baby Daddy

F2F

Garden (Say It Like Dat)

Kitchen

Blind

Consideration

Low

Doves in the Wind

All the Stars

LOVE.

Dodger blue

Peekaboo

Like That

DNA.

GOOD CREDIT

Count Me Out

Count Me Out / Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe

Money Trees

Poetic Justice

I Hate U

Shirt

Kill Bill

Snooze

Nobody Gets Me

Good Days

Rich Baby Daddy

BMF

Kiss Me More

N95

Not Like Us

Luther

Gloria

Merchandise

Merchandise for Kendrick Lamar and SZA's shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is available on the official website for their Grand National Tour and features items such as a Kendrick Lamar Gloria Hoodie for £110, SZA SOS Hi-Vis Vest for £90, and an 'I Love SZA' T-Shirt for £45.

Travel advice

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is served by four stations providing rail services. They are:

White Hart Lane (London Overground)

Northumberland Park (Abellio Greater Anglia services)

Tottenham Hale (Victoria line and Abellio Greater Anglia services)

Seven Sisters (Victoria line and London Overground)

Tube passengers are advised to use the Victoria Line, which is not anticipated to undergo any changes on either night of the concerts. To check your journey in advance, visit TfL's website.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday, July 22, and Wednesday, July 23.