By Ayo Onikoyi

Nigerian Afro-fusion music superstar, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu a.k.a Burna Boy is having an incredible year, just as he has had in the last 3-4 years.

Just a couple of weeks ago, he sold out the London Stadium for the second time, pulling a crowd of 80 thousand music enthusiasts, creating yet again a record no African artist has ever dared.

It was part of his 2024 tour themed “I Told Them” tour which began in January. According to available information, the African Giant as he is fondly called  and his team  are reportedly expected to make $26 million (44 billion Naira) from January to July.

Even before dropping his album “I Told Them” on August 25, 2023, several investors and sponsors were already pitching offers to handle his tours for the rest of the year.

Selling out the London Stadium, which has a full capacity of 80 thousand people for concerts has exciting financial implications. For the Burna Boy’s concert the tickets sold between the range of 60 pounds to 90 pounds per person. Arithmetically, it means the singer generated between 5 million pounds to over 7 million pounds.

The African Giant gave an electrifying, unforgettable performance at the concert to the delight of Londoners. He performed songs like I Told Them, Gbona, Dey Play, Location, Sittin’ on Top of the World, Big 7, Talibans Remix, Giza, City Boys, It’s Plenty, Last Last, and so on.

Burna Boy also brought out some Nigerian colleagues on stage, including Omah Lay, Phyno, Shallipopi, Odumodu Blvck, Seyi Vibez among others.

Shortly after the London Stadium experience, Burna Boy moved his craft to the Glastonbury Festival where he performed alongside other international artists. Of course, that came with a fat cheque too which is definitely in hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling.