It’s a chance to see Asake as part of his Lungu Boy World Tour…
Grammy-nominated Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Asake announced a headline London date as part of his 2024 Lungu Boy World Tour, in support of his new album which is set for release later this summer. Following a Summer of international shows across North America and Europe, Asake will bring his Lungu Boy World Tour to London’s The O2 Arena on 21 September 2024.
Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Wednesday 24th July at 9am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead. General on-sale starting Friday 26th July at 9am local time via LiveNation.co.uk.
Nigerian recording artist Asake had a momentous career-defining 2023 with his late-night TV debut on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, with a vibrant performance of “Yoga” and “Organise”. He then dropped his sophomore album Work Of Art which has over 1.75 Billion streams across all platforms in just 4 months. All of the album tracks landed immediately on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs Chart and the album debuted at #4 on Billboard World Albums Chart and #66 on Billboard 200. The New York Times named Work of Art as the #1 Album of the Year. Asake earned his first ever 2024 Grammy nomination for “Amapiano” (with YBNL founder and legacy Afrobeat artist Olamide) for the Best African Music Performance category.
Asake sold out headline shows at London’s O2 Arena and New York’s Barclays Center and went on to deliver exhilarating live shows to stages across the world including at Rosendal Garden Party in Sweden, Broccoli City Festival, Afronation Miami and more. He tapped award-winning singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, H.E.R., to share the “Lonely At The Top” (Remix) – the original record was the first ever song to reach 100 million streams on Audiomack, cementing his as Artist of The Year, and is the longest #1 charting song in Nigeria. Asake also performed the standout hit on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in February 2024.
Asake exploded onto the scene in 2022 with his debut album Mr. Money With The Vibe. Featuring songs like “Joha”, “Terminator”, “PBUY” and “Sungba” ft. Burna Boy – each with tens of millions of streams – the album set the record for becoming the highest-charting Nigerian debut album of all-time.
The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, Pitchfork,The FACE, & more included the album atop of their ‘Best of 2022’ lists, with Rolling Stone noting he has “become one of Nigeria’s biggest breakout stars in recent years”. Asake has undoubtedly staked his claim as a trailblazer in the Afro-Urban and Afrobeats genres, appealing to audiences globally.
