These Are The List of Top 3 Biggest Clubhouses And Event Centers That Were Sold Out By Popular Artistes
The Nigerian music industry, known to be one of the biggest lucrative industries in Nigeria has garnered a lot of praise and accolades from the world. Afrobeat being the main core of the Nigerian genre has made music one of the biggest exports the country can boast of.
Nigerian artists such as Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, and quite a lot more others have over the years hosted shows in some of the world’s biggest club/event place in terms of prestige and popularity.
These are several clubs and event centers that artists dream of performing in.
In this post today, we will take you through three of the biggest iconic event centers that have been shut down by Nigerian artists. You sure expect the big names in the industry to have successfully hosted shows in these venues. The capacity of these places is totally out of this world and yes, it is the dream of every artist to perform at these venues.
Check them below!
Top 3 Biggest Club & Event Centers Sold Out By Nigerian Artistes
- The 02 Arena, London
The O2 Arena, located in London is a multi-purpose clubhouse and event center in the middle of The O2 entertainment complex located on the Greenwich Peninsula southeast of London.
At 20,000 seating, it has The arena is known to have the second-highest seating capacity of any event center in London, occupying 20,000 people at a go. Due to its ticket sales, It is still known to be the busiest music center in the world. The arena was technically built for the reduction of echoes, a problem that is common among London music arenas.
Wizkid by being the first African and Nigerian music artist to sell out the arena made history when he did it first at the AfroRepublik concert in 2018 and the Starboy Festival in 2019. Other African and Nigerian artists that have sold out the arena include Davido, Burna Boy, and Tiwa Savage along with a few other artists.
- Coachella Festival, California
Another big clubbing site and event center known popularly as Coachella or the Coachella Festival but originally The Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival is a yearly music and arts festival done in Indio, California at the Empire Polo Club.
The event always hosts musical artists from different genres of music, such as pop, indie, hip hop, rock, and electronic dance music, along with other art installations and sculptures.
Africa and Nigerian artists that have been featured and successfully performed at the festival include the likes of Seun Kuti & the Egypt 80 band, Mr. Eazi, Burna Boy. It was alleged that Wizkid was set to perform in 2018 but due to visa issues, he couldn’t.
- The Royal Albert Hall, London
The Royal Albert Hall is an event center located in London, at the northern edge of South Kensington. Known to be one of the United Kingdom’s most exotic and luxurious building.
The hall can occupy 5,272 people. Since it launches by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world’s biggest artists from different countries with different genres of music have performed there.
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It is known to feature more than 390 shows in the main auditorium yearly, such as rock, pop, ballet, classical, opera, film screenings, and also live orchestral accompaniment. Other activities include sports, school and community events, charity performances, banquets, and award shows.
Wizkid yet again made history in 2017 for being the first Afrobeat artist to sell out the Royal Albert Hall.