Asake makes iconic entrance to historic 02 Arena concert (video)

Piece by: ZENNA ISSA

21 August 2023

On Sunday Ahmed Olalade famously known as Asake made a grant entrance to his 02 Arena concert in London.

The Nigerian musician thrilled his concertgoers in the 20,000-capacity auditorium with some great stage performances and songs from his various albums.

The 'Joho' hitmaker made a dramatic entrance to the auditorium through a helicopter with 'Olorun' a song in his Sophomore album 'Work Of Art' as his background song.

Asake had earlier tweeted that he will shock his fans with his entrance but no one expected much from him.

Based on some of his fan's replies, they claim that the entrance should be in the Afrobeats entrance awards Hall of Fame.

Below is the entrance to his 02 Arena concert:

After his grand entrance, the musician entertained his fans by hit songs from his first album ' Mr Money With The Vibe'.

Later Asake invited his fellow musician Fireboy on stage to perform their famous collaboration song 'Bandana' which left the concertgoers mimicking and jamming to the song.

Olomide was also on stage making the fans vibe to their songs popular songs 'Amapiano' and 'Omo Pepe'.

Asake’s 02 Arena concert followed after he sold out at the 5000-capacity O2 Brixton Academy in London in 2022.

Asake's 02 Arena concert is the first concert he has done in London this year after his previous one back in 2022 at Brixton Academy.

Last year's concert had a capacity of 5000 but this year's concert has exceeded by more than 10,000. However, it was marred by a stampede that led to the death of two people.

Other than his concert Asake has continued to enjoy massive reception since he came into the limelight. He has also won an avalanche of awards for his craft.

Upon the release of his debut album, all 12 songs held the top spots on Apple Music’s Top 100 chart in Nigeria.