13th December, 2023
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is set to headline his first concert at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden (MSG).
MSG, also simply known as The Garden, is a legendary sporting facility located in Midtown Manhattan, New York.
The 20000-capacity multi-purpose indoor arena has different sections used for sports and entertainment activities including basketball, boxing, concerts, and wrestling.
The singer recently took to social media to announce the dates for the continuation of his ‘Timeless’ North America tour slated for 2024.
On April 17, Davido will be taking centre stage at the iconic arena after which he will perform at Montreal’s Place Bell two days later.
The singer will end the tour with an unforgettable finale at Orlando’s Additional Financial Arena on April 24.
Speaking on his forthcoming performance, Davido said, “It is a dream come true” to headline a concert at the iconic venue.
“Seven years ago, I walked past Madison Square Garden and looked at it and said, ‘We gonna come back and shut this down,” the singer told Billboard.
“So to be here now, able to play Madison Square Garden, in New York, one of the first cities and fans to embrace my music, at this iconic venue … it’s a dream come true.”
With the forthcoming performance, Davido will join fellow Nigerian heavyweights — Wizkid (November 2022) and Burna Boy (April 2022) — who have thrilled concertgoers at the legendary MSG.
Davido has enjoyed a successful 2023. Since the album’s launch, ‘Timeless’ has continued to rake in millions of streams across global music platforms.
In April, the project secured the 37th spot on the Billboard 200 chart. It secured the 39th spot on Billboard’s prestigious “Top 50 Best Albums of 2023″ list in December.
The body of work also set its first-day streaming record for an African album on Apple Music in the same month.
On November 10, the album earned Davido his first nomination for the 2024 Grammy Awards, Best Global Album for ‘Timeless’, Best Global Music Performance for ‘Feel’ and ‘Best African Music Performance for ‘Unavailable’ featuring Musa Keys.
Davido recently headlined the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, where he performed at his Are We Africans Yet (A.W.A.Y) festival alongside other stars, including Adekunle Gold, Focalistic, Mayorkun, and Lojay.
Davido’s career officially took off in 2011 with the release of ‘Dami Duro’, his debut single.
With strings of awards and honourary mentions, the singer has established himself as one of the leading names in the African music industry.
