Ibadan Countdown Festival hosts biggest outdoor event in 2017 with Reekado Banks ‘Thank you’ concert

The Ibadan Countdown Festival (IBCF), last Friday, hosted the ‘Thank you’ concert for popular artiste, Reekado Banks with an attendance of over 10,000 funseekers. at its Palms Mall venue, thus making it the biggest outdoor event of the year in Oyo State.

Banks, who has had a good year, with a string of musical hits to his credit in 2017, thus earning him top spots in the Nigerian entertainment scene, decided to give back to his fans with a musical concert in Ibadan. He was joined by the likes of Fuji icon, Pasuma, Don Jazzy, Olu Maintain, Dr Sid, DNA twins, Skibii and many other top acts.

The concert, done in partnership with the IBCF was the second of its type in series. The festival had 2face and over 20 top acts perform on its stage at the Agodi Gardens last year with over 25,000 visitors within the eight days of the festival. This year, the concert train moved to the Palms Mall, Ibadan.

“We are trying to showcase Ibadan to the world. We encourage well meaning Nigerians, corporate bodies etc to support us. The event is still privately funded but we will not relent. Ibadan is on a steady rise to prominence and with events like this, our entertainment value and tourism will rise.

“We are greatful to the Mavins and management of the Palms Mall for their unwavering support for this event and the growth of the city”, Alfred Emeka, one of the principal partners of IBCF told Friday Treat.

The festival continues tomorrow with a Fuji festival at the Palms Mall and end on Sunday with fireworks gospel concert.