Grammy award winning singer, Burna Boy is set to embark on a music tour, which includes making his first headline appearance at The O2, one of London’s biggest entertainment arena in August 2021.
The show comes as the United Kingdom opened public spaces a year after the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Therefore, The O2, by August will be hosting some of the biggest and most anticipated shows, one of which is Burna Boy’s concert.
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According to an announcement via Twitter on Tuesday, The O2 revealed that Burna Boy will be among the artiste to take part of its welcome back series.
The tweet reads;
As part of our Welcome Back Shows, @burnaboy is heading to London playing his first headline show at The O2 on 27 August 2021.
As part of our Welcome Back Shows, @burnaboy is heading to London playing his first headline show at The O2 on 27 August 2021.
On O2? Priority Tickets 26 May 10amhttps://t.co/AKUh6m7hkB
General on-sale 28 May 10am https://t.co/0hfzRF5aqi pic.twitter.com/CNRHqJT5iC
— The O2 (@TheO2) May 25, 2021
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The London concert will be the first leg of Burna Boy’s Space Drift Arena tour. He will later proceed to Los Angeles, America in October, then head to Paris, France and Amsterdam, Netherlands in November for the rest of the tour.
The singer made this known via his Twitter account on Tuesday, with a poster that read “Burna Boy Presents Space Drift Arena Tour”, alongside dates and cities for the shows.
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LONDON!!! 🏎🏁
O2 Priority Presale 26th May
Burnaboy Priority Presale 27th May – https://t.co/Qz59SYTMha
General on Sale 28th May https://t.co/gO5grlYb8A pic.twitter.com/7xZBZJDr5Z— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) May 25, 2021
Wizkid made history by being the first African artiste to sell out the O2 Arena twice, first in 2018 at AfroRepublik concert held in the arena and in 2019 during the Starboy Fest.
Other artistes that have performed at the arena include Burna Boy, Davido and Tiwa Savage who also sold out the arena in 2019 and a host of other Nigeria artistes.
Burna Boy first took to the stage of The O2 arena alongside Stormzy, an English rapper, at the BRIT Awards in 2020.
Delighted by the news, Burna Boy’s fans took to Twitter to celebrate and express optimism that the African giant would also sell out the arena.
