Sunday night, January 27, 2019, will remain indelible in the minds Davido, his 30 billion gang and the 20,000 fans that gathered at his concert in London as he etched his name in the history books, selling out the iconic O2 Arena and stamping his dominance on a global stage.
While Davido would not be the first Nigerian or African artiste to perform at the o2 arena, Wizkid remains the only one to have taken on the main O2 stage and successfully sold out his ‘AfroRepublik’ concert in 2018.
With the feat achieved on Sunday, Davido has made bold statements that has resonated across Africa, thus making Afro beats the sound of the moment and Nigeria, a focal point.
The event kicked off with sets from various DJs including Tim Westwood and DJ Ecool who played some of the finest songs from Nigeria. Then Davido’s proteges took the state and from Mayorkun to Peruzzi, Idowest, Dremo, Yonda and Zlatan, members of the DMW crew and affiliates all got massive ovation on the night, getting the crowd warmed up for what was to come.
After a brief delay,international actor, Idris Elba, who was a special guest at the event took to the stage to announce Davido, who made an epic entrance arriving on a suspended platform to a rapturous cheer from the waiting crowd, where he stayed for some minutes as he kicked things off with ‘Aye.’
The man that the audience had gathered to watch and in true superstar fashion, backed by the ‘Compozers’ live band and his colourful dancers, Davido’s stage prowess outshone any expectations that those who gathered might have brought into the arena.
Performing a familiar set-list of his large catalog of hit anthems including songs like ‘Dami Duro’, ‘FIA’, ‘If’, ‘Fall’, ‘Assurance’, bringing his girlfriend, Chioma on stage as they shared a kiss, Davido served off back to back bangers during his over set.
The crowd who were well versed with the line up of his songs sang loudly to every one in what was a very charged atmosphere and Davido’s energetic set matched the energy from the audience.
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