Mp3bullet.ng presents Nigerian Artists Who Have headlined a show at London O2 Arena.
Nigerian Artists have gone from selling out venues in Nigeria to headline events at The London O2 Arena which is a well-known iconic venue primarily used for music, concerts, or live performances.
One of the goals that every musician aspires to attain is to headline a show; it is a testament to the artist’s passion for the trade and persistence.
The O2 Arena is one of a hierarchy of elite venues that has upheld the mantle of offering musicians a global platform to be appreciated.
The famed O2 stage, which has a capacity of 20,000 people, has hosted concerts by Prince, Celine Dion, and The Spice Girls, as well as a few notable Nigerians.
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The following is a list of Nigerian musicians who have headlined concerts at the O2 arena:
Wizkid
Wizkid, who sold out the o2 Arena for the first time on the 26th of May 2018, was the first Nigerian to headline the venue. Maleek Berry, Yxng Bane, Kojo Funds, Mr. Eazi, Giggs, Tekno, Not3s, and Tiwa Savage were among the artists who performed at the AfroRepublik concert.
In 2021, he performed a sold-out event at the O2 stadium for his Made in Lagos tour. Because the initial night sold out in under eight minutes, more dates were needed to accommodate fans who were disappointed that they couldn’t purchase a ticket.
Rema, Chris Brown, Skepta, Burna Boy, and others performed during the performance.
Davido
Just Like Wizkid, Davido has had a ‘Sold Out’ show twice. The first show was in 2018 while his second show was on March 5, 2022.
At his first show, Davido was introduced on stage by Idris Elba who was at the show with fellow UK big names Naomi Campbell and Tim Westwood. Other performances of the night came from; Mayorkun, Peruzzi, Dremo, Idowest, Yonda, Zlatan and Victor AD.
For his second show, the official Twitter page of the O2 arena confirmed on Friday, the 3rd of March, 2022, via a tweet that the singer recorded a sold-out show.
Davido had the likes of Patoranking, Popcaan, Skiibii, Ckay, Adekunle Gold, Teni, Pheelz, DJ Ecool, Victony, Focalistic, Mayorkun, and many more perform at his 2022 show.
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Burna Boy
Another artist to headline the London O2 arena is Grammy award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, fondly known as Burna boy.
Following his sold-out famed Brixton Academy in 2019, Burna Boy hit the O2 arena for his next global performance.
The Afrofusion singer held his first-ever headline show on August 27th, 2021, only days after winning a Grammy for Best International Artist.
His Twice As Tall performance was part of The Welcome Back Show series, which honours society’s return to normalcy following the pandemic.