King Sunny Adé Concert History

King Sunny Adé (Sunday Adeniyi, born 1946) is by far the most popular performer of Nigerian Jùjú music. With his band, King Sunny Ade and His African Beats, King Sunny Ade became an international star across Africa during the mid-1980s, touring and gaining a significant audience in the United States and Europe as well. He is known as the Minister of Enjoyment.

King Sunny Adé Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 03, 2017
Field Day 2017
Beak> / Run the Jewels / Death Grips / Slowdive / Kite Base / Tom Ravenscroft / Andy Shauf / S U R V I V E / Flying Lotus / Hannah Diamond / Aphex Twin / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Lena Willikens / Omar Souleyman / Kevin Morby / Aine Cahill / Whitney / Arab Strap / Julia Jacklin / PC Music / Methyl Ethel / Mura Masa / Esther Joy Lane / Imarhan / Gaika / Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids / Job Jobse / Dekmantel Soundsystem / Lady Leshurr / Overmono / Hunee / Silver Apples / Manuela / Clams Casino / Pictish Trail / Hælos / Moodymann / A. G. Cook / Phil Taggart / Midland / Idris Ackamoor / Fatima Yamaha / Loyle Carner / Flamingods / Tom Demac / Marcel Dettmann / Machinedrum / King Sunny Adé / Moderat / Abra / Jon Hopkins (DJ set) / Sinkane / Nicolas Jaar / Forest Swords / Marc Riley / Nina Kraviz / Âme / Rae Morris / Danny L Harle / Joe Goddard / John Cooper Clarke / Thee Oh Sees / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / HMLTD Show all bands
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Victoria Park London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jun 03, 2017
May 31, 2017 –
Jun 04, 2017
Primavera Sound Festival 2017
The xx / Arcade Fire / Bon Iver / Frank Ocean / Miguel / Van Morrison / Local Natives / Metronomy / Flying Lotus / Broken Social Scene / Glass Animals / Aphex Twin / Slayer / Mac DeMarco / Tycho / The Zombies / Solange / Skepta / Wild Beasts / Against Me! / The Magnetic Fields / Japandroids / The Black Angels / Sampha / Grace Jones / King Krule / Grandaddy / Seu Jorge / Death Grips / Gojira / The Damned / The Growlers / Swans / Descendents / Angel Olsen / BadBadNotGood / Teenage Fanclub / John Talabot / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / The Afghan Whigs / Pond / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Converge / Joy Orbison / King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard / The Wedding Present / Sleep / Skinny Puppy / St. Etienne / Front 242 / Shellac / Preoccupations / Hamilton Leithauser / Mitski / Whitney / Cigarettes After Sex / Kevin Morby / Sinkane / Sleaford Mods / Romare / The Wave Pictures / Bicep / Nikki Lane / Michael Mayer / HVOB / Julie Doiron / Henrik Schwarz / Dixon / Pinegrove / Pearson Sound / Jeremy Jay / Elza Soares / Weval / Joey Purp / Royal Trux / King Sunny Adé / Triangulo de Amor Bizarro / Gas (Wolfgang Voigt) / William Tyler / Weyes Blood / youandewan / S U R V I V E / Fatima Yamaha / LVL UP / Wand / Formation / Julia Jacklin / Operators / Gordi / Let’s Eat Grandma / Ben UFO / Slim Cessna's Auto Club / Mishima / DJ Tennis / Annette Peacock / Make-Up / Huerco S. / Berri Txarrak / Aldous Harding / Alexandra Savior / Swet Shop Boys / Kornél Kovács / Iosonouncane / Alex Cameron / Lauer / The Mystery Lights / Young Marco / Matrixxman / Talaboman / No Zu / Avalon Emerson / Belako / Clubz / El Petit De Cal Eril / The Rajasthan Express / Kelly Lee Owens / Kepa Junkera / Aries / Mannequin Pussy / 7 Notas 7 Colores / Marie Davidson / Ferenc / Vaadat Charigim / Lady Wray / Sau Poler / Lord of the Isles / Animic / Abdulla Rashim / Jardín De La Croix / Shye Ben Tzur / Priests - DC / Shelby Grey / Moscoman / Aurora Halal / Kokoshca / Joel Sarakula / Noga Erez / Tuff City Kids / Soledad Vélez / Agorazein / Tourista / Khidja / It's Not Not / The Molochs / Vox Low / Phurpa / Barbott / Les Sueques / Miss Garrison / Dj Coco / Junun / Murdoc / Mélange / Pender Street Steppers / Dave P / PAVVLA / InnerCut / This Is Not This Heat / Rosalía & Raül Refree / Autarkic / Odina / Hańba / Nots (Memphis) / RIVIERE / Adelaida / Muñeco / Pedro Vian / Don't DJ / De Mónaco / JMII / Her Little Donkey / Museless / Alien Tango / No Metal in This Battle / Astronaut Project / About leaving / Sorry Kate / Rebuig / DJ Dustin / Retirada! / Vladimir Ivkovic / Conttra / Inzul / Playback Maracas / The Waterparties / Màquina Total / Escorpio / recondite / KiNK / Run the Jewels Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Show Duplicates for May 31, 2017
Aug 13, 2016
King Sunny Adé / ______
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Slim's San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 05, 2016 –
Aug 07, 2016
Pickathon 2016
Beach House / Yo La Tengo / Mac DeMarco / Wolf Parade / Patrick Watson / Thee Oh Sees / Dan Deacon / BadBadNotGood / Fruit Bats / Black Mountain / The Oh Hellos / Alvvays / Julia Holter / Ry X / Thao & The Get Down Stay Down / Ibeyi / Moon Duo / Ezra Furman / Hurray for the Riff Raff / Jeff Tweedy / Kevin Morby / La Luz / Protomartyr / Open Mike Eagle / C.W. Stoneking / Lindi Ortega / Futurebirds / Ultimate Painting / Mount Moriah / Daniel Norgren / King Sunny Adé / Town Mountain / Palehound / Margo Price / The James Hunter Six / My Bubba / Cory Henry / The Wild Reeds / Sir Richard Bishop / Adia Victoria / Golden Rules / The Deslondes / Promised Land Sound / The Cairo Gang / Foghorn Stringband / Ty Segall and The Muggers / Myke Bogan / Vhol / I Draw Slow / The Boulevards / Yemen Blues / The Woolen Men / The Easy Leaves / Kacy & Clayton / 10 String Symphony / Chanti Darling / Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms / Blossom (OR) / JOSEPH Show all bands
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Pendarvis Farm Happy Valley, Oregon, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 05, 2016
Jul 16, 2015 –
Jul 19, 2015
California Worldfest 2015
Lucinda Williams / Beats Antique / Sean Hayes / Richard Thompson / Dengue Fever / Buffy Sainte-Marie / Mariee Sioux / King Sunny Adé / EmiSunshine / Las Cafeteras / Portland Cello Project / Dakha Brakha / Birds of Chicago / Makana / The Sam Chase / MaMuse / Kacey Johansing / Daniel Champagne / Tuba Skinny / Secret Agent 23 Skidoo / Saritah / Todo Mundo / Joy & Madness / Achilles Wheel / Brett Shady / SunMonks / Boca Do Rio / Justin Ancheta Band / John Trudell And Bad Dog Show all bands
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Nevada County Fairgrounds Grass Valley, California, United States
Jun 26, 2015 –
Jun 28, 2015
Solid Sound Festival 2015
Mac DeMarco / Wilco / Real Estate / Parquet Courts / Taj Mahal / Shabazz Palaces / The Felice Brothers / Bill Frisell / Cibo Matto / Jessica Pratt / TWEEDY / Ryley Walker / William Tyler / Luluc / NRBQ / King Sunny Adé / Nels Cline / The Autumn Defense / Charles Lloyd Quartet / Glenn Kotche / The Story Pirates / Jeffrey Zeigler / The Richard Thompson Electric Trio / Jeff Davis / Mikael Jorgensen / Norton Wisdom / circus smirkus Show all bands
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Mass MoCA North Adams, MA, US
May 17, 2010
King Sunny Adé 9:30 Club Washington, D.C., United States
Jul 07, 2009 –
Jul 18, 2009
Ottawa Bluesfest 2009
The Black Keys / Ludacris / M83 / Lynyrd Skynyrd / KISS / The National / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Ice Cube / Iron & Wine / Busta Rhymes / Gym Class Heroes / Paolo Nutini / Stone Temple Pilots / Metric / Cake / Estelle / Ben Harper / Matisyahu / Mother Mother / Styx / Elvis Costello / LĪVE / of Montreal / Jackson Browne / K'naan / The Zombies / The Heavy / Patrick Watson / The Dead Weather / Silverstein / Steve Earle / Joe Cocker / Girl Talk / Jeff Beck / Neko Case / Toots & The Maytals / Xavier Rudd / Okkervil River / Our Lady Peace / Josh Ritter / Deer Tick / k.d. lang / Ani DiFranco / The Dodos / Drive-By Truckers / Japandroids / The Church / The Yardbirds / Punch Brothers / Devotchka / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Los Lonely Boys / Rachael Yamagata / Great Lake Swimmers / Martha Wainwright / Loreena McKennitt / Jennifer Warnes / Black Mountain / Arkells / The Alan Parsons Project / Hayes Carll / Beast / The Low Anthem / Serena Ryder / Burning Spear / Loudon Wainwright III / The Brian Setzer Orchestra / Holy Fuck / Arlo Guthrie / Shiloh / Mirah / Israel & New Breed / The Stills / Cotton Jones / Handsome Furs / Blue Rodeo / Dna / Dave Mason / Land of Talk / Mishka / Hey Rosetta! / Leif Vollebekk / Oumou Sangare / Joe Pug / Les Claypool / Jesse Cook / The King Khan & BBQ Show / The New Mastersounds / Femi Kuti / Sam Roberts Band / Relentless7 / Otis Taylor / Clem Snide / Jill Barber / John Vanderslice / Hollerado / Del McCoury Band / Van Der Graaf Generator / Magneto / Jon and Roy / Curumin / Eric Lindell / The Deep Dark Woods / Buckwheat Zydeco / Chris Smither / Ryan Shaw / Bellowhead / NewWorldSon / Rocco Deluca and the Burden / Jenn Grant / Ornette Coleman / Alex Cuba / Chatham County Line / Shemekia Copeland / Joe Louis Walker / King Sunny Adé / Matt Andersen / Blue King Brown / The Duhks / Thunderheist / Carlos Varela / Die Mannequin / Sergent Garcia / Philip Sayce / David Lindley / Moth / Sweetfire / Library Voices / Steve Poltz / Roomful of Blues / That 1 Guy / Socalled / Papa San / the road hammers / DJ Logic / Amelia Curran / Oka / Pacifika / Mick Taylor / Bell Orchestre / Divine Brown / Woodhands / Alasdair Fraser / Hubert Sumlin / Henry Butler / Gentleman Reg / Skydiggers / Steven Page / Colin Linden / Moreland & Arbuckle / Femi Kuti and the Positive Force / Shout Out Out Out Out / Spam Allstars / Amos The Transparent / Larry McCray / Louisiana Red / Cassie Taylor / Lee Harvey Osmond / Danny Barnes / Jeff Lang / Spencer Davis / Sugar Blue / Sunparlour Players / Doyle Bramhall / The Soul Of John Black / The Balconies / Watermelon Slim / Papa Mali / Alan Parsons Live Project / Eden Brent / Kobo Town / MonkeyJunk / Homemade Jamz Blues Band / Ridley Bent / Anchors / Larry Garner / Flash Lightnin / Vance Gilbert / Saffire / Campbell Brothers / C.R. Avery / Paul Reddick / Valery Gore / Kyrie Kristmanson / Derek Miller / Tara Holloway / Riley Baugus / The Hundreds and Thousands / Zac Harmon / Vishtèn / Gunsmoke / Digging Roots / John Campbelljohn / Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women / Daddy Mack Blues Band / Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm / Abrams Brothers / Jessica Tyler / Alana Levandoski / Mary Flower / Don Amero / Drew Nelson / Mark Berube and The Patriotic Few / Hoodlum / T. Nile / Brock Zeman / Andrew Vincent / Big Dave Mclean / Amanda Rheaume / Sista Monica / YaHoWha 13 / David Maxwell / Silver Creek / Ernie Hawkins / Treasa Levasseur / The Kerplunks! / The Sedatives / The Ebony Hillbillies / Prescott / Lukas Ligeti / Giant Hand / United Steelworkers of Montreal / LoudLove / Voices Of Praise / Rick Fines / Tom House / Poorfolk / Tannis Slimmon / Lindsay Ferguson / Freddie Roulette / Oumou Sangar / Steve Marriner / jon creeden / Frankie Whyte & the Dead Idols / Enoch Kent / The Roll Models / Tyler Kealey / Dust Poets / Tympanic / Joël Fafard / Ana Miura / Flecton Big Sky / The Human Statues / Dala (Canada) / Good2go / Pacific Curls / Pappy Johns Band / City of a Hundred Spires / Meredith Luce / Friendly Rich And The Lollipop People / Brothers Chaffey / JACKPINE / Reggie Young & Gospel Park / Mr. Mark / Craig Horton / Marie-Josée Houle / Anders Drerup / Politique / John Allaire / Concession 23 / Kingdom Shore / T.j. Wheeler / The Allrights / Disguises / Watters Brothers / Diunna Greenleaf Blue Mercy / Eppiphane / The Rebel Year / Brock Stonefish / Linda Tillery and the Culture Heritage Choir / Lucas Haneman / Shane Simpson / Dominique Reynolds / Marc Charron / The Drew Nelson Band / Elage / Funktagon / Becky Abbott / Ken Workman & the Union / Lonesome Paul Show all bands
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Ottawa Bluesfest 2009 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Jul 02, 2009 –
Jul 05, 2009
Rothbury Festival 2009
MSTRKRFT / Jackie Green / Future rock / Eoto / The Hold Steady / Quannum All Stars / The Ragbirds / Willie Nelson / Soulive / Femi Kuti and the Positive Force / Grace Potter / The Disco Biscuits / The Black Crowes / Lotus / Dweezil Zappa / Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band / Kid Cudi / John Butler / Underground Orchestra / John Butler Trio / Broken Social Scene / The Macpodz / Martin Sexton / Girl Talk / Break Science / STS9 / Toots & The Maytals / The Hard Lessons / Ani DiFranco / Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad / Bob Dylan / Shpongle / Gov't Mule / Four Finger Five / The Glitch Mob / 2020 Soundsystem / Davy Knowles / Steppin' In It / The Dead / Matisyahu / King Sunny Adé / Guster / G. Love & Special Sauce / Rebelution / Les Claypool / Rachel Goodrich / The String Cheese Incident / Chris Pierce / Brett Dennen / Yonder Mountain String Band / Toubab Krewe / Lipp Service / Kyle Hollingsworth / Flogging Molly / Son Volt / Man Man / Cold War Kids / The White Buffalo / Railroad Earth / Sam Roberts Band / Ralph Stanley And The Clinch Mountain Boys / Chromeo / Pretty Lights / Hill Country Revue / Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley / The Dead Show all bands
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Unknown venue Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 02, 2009
Jun 11, 2009 –
Jun 14, 2009
Bonnaroo Music Festival 2009
Kraak & Smaak / MGMT / Bon Iver / Snoop Dogg / Phoenix / Passion Pit / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Bruce Springsteen / Kaki King / Russian Circles / Shadows Fall / Band of Horses / A.A. Bondy / High On Fire / Booker T. Jones / Alberta Cross / Grizzly Bear / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Allen Toussaint / Todd Snider / Ben Harper and Relentless7 / The Knux / Zac Brown Band / Ben Sollee / Aziz Ansari / The Decemberists / Béla Fleck / Tobacco / Santigold / Joe Pug / Wilco / Those Darlins / Dear and the Headlights / Femi Kuti / Crystal Castles / Alejandro Escovedo / Cotton Jones / William Elliott Whitmore / Jimmy Fallon / Ki:Theory / Ben Harper / Katzenjammer / Robyn Hitchcock / Wailing Souls / Vieux Farka Toure / TV On the Radio / Tift Merritt / Madi Diaz / Al Green / Jets Overhead / Toumani Diabaté / The SteelDrivers / Del McCoury Band / Animal Collective / Booker T / Midnite / Pretty Lights / Fiction Family / Everest / Patterson Hood / Erykah Badu / Roger Alan Wade / Andrew Bird / Mike Farris / The Dirty Guv'nahs / Yeasayer / Julia Nunes / The Protomen / Amy Schumer / St. Vincent / Toubab Krewe / Sons of Bill / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Janelle Monáe / King Sunny Adé / Todd Barry / Cherryholmes / Elvis Costello / Jim Lauderdale / Christian Finnegan / MyNameIsJohnMichael / Beastie Boys / The Black Lillies / The Itals / David Grisman Quintet / Pete Holmes / Public Enemy / Jedd Hughes / Wyatt Cenac / Michael Ian Black / Citizen Cope / Valley Lodge / Coheed and Cambria / Erick Baker / J Boogie / The Heavy Pets / American Princes / Girl Talk / Moonalice / The Belleville Outfit / Outernational / Jimmy Buffett / Heypenny / Chairlift / Dirty Sweet / brakesbrakesbrakes / Robyn Hitchcock And The Venus 3 / Tony Rice Unit / Gomez / Nick Thune / Kumail Nanjiani / Triumph The Insult Comic Dog / Kuroma / Vertigo / Brett Dennen / Michael Showalter / The Giraffes / Dan Dyer / Grace Potter / Arj Barker / Aaron LaCrate / Phish / Nick Kroll / Dirty Projectors / Lovell Sisters / John Oliver / Turbine / Kurt Braunohler / The Mars Volta / Neko Case / Kristen Schaal / Janeane Garofalo / Motion Potion / DJ Quickie Mart / Paul Oakenfold / Nikhil Korula Band / Jerry Hannan / Evan Watson / Gypsyphonic Disko / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Charlie Allen / Tangiers Blues Band / Delta Spirit / Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue / Raphael Saadiq / Wayne Federman / Don Hertzfeldt / Rory Albanese / Hocky / Ilo and the Coral Reefer Allstars / People Under the Stairs / Okkervil River / Lucinda Williams / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band / David Byrne / White Rabbits / Merle Haggard / Jenny Lewis / Erin McCarley / Heartless Bastards / The Low Anthem / Murs / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Amadou & Mariam / Hockey / Gov't Mule / The Features / Zee Avi / Jessica Lea Mayfield / The Hood Internet / Justin Townes Earle / Galactic / Robert Earl Keen / ani difranco / moe. / Nas / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / Nine Inch Nails / of Montreal / Elvis Perkins In Dearland / Portugal. The Man / Cage the Elephant Show all bands
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Unknown venue Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 11, 2009
Aug 31, 2002
Bumbershoot
Johnny Lang / Lou Reed / Dave Davies / Dave Edmunds / Kelly Willis / Kevn Kinney with Lenny Kaye / The Derailers / Luna / Wild Magnolias / King Chango / King Sunny Adé / Michelle Shocked and Hothouse Flowers / Richard Thompson / Concrete Blonde
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Seattle Centre Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 31, 2001 –
Sep 03, 2001
Bumbershoot 2001
Cake / Cat Power / Mos Def / Rufus Wainwright / The Black Crowes / Jurassic 5 / Rusted Root / Neko Case / Built to Spill / Ween / Low / G. Love & Special Sauce / Dilated Peoples / Meshell Ndegeocello / Del Amitri / Guided By Voices / Daniel Johnston / MxPx / Loretta Lynn / Galactic / Shawn Mullins / Old 97's / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Reverend Horton Heat / Habib Koite & Bamada / Jon Brion / Keller Williams / Great Big Sea / Herbert / David Cross / Bahamadia / maria muldaur / Supersuckers / Marshall Crenshaw / Slaid Cleaves / Sam Bush / Mary Black / The Tiger Lillies / Chris Smither / Yerba Buena / Karl Denson's Tiny Universe / Richard Buckner / Nebula / King Sunny Adé / Flood / King Chango / Bobby Rush / Todd Barry / Brian Posehn / Northern lights / catie curtis / DJ Logic / Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Mark Rae / Paul F. Tompkins / Maktub / Chris Hardwick / Rocky Dawuni / Bob Weir & RatDog / Donald Glaude / Red Elvises / Swag / The Wild Magnolias / Funky Meters / Damon & Naomi / John Sinclair / Jon Auer / Joanne Shenandoah / Boom Bap Project / Laura Love / Ki / Robert Walter's 20th Congress / Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men / David Jacobs-Strain / Tarbox Ramblers / Jackie Kashian / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Beaver Nelson / Kelley Hunt / The Dusty 45s / Yair Dalal / Kiki & Herb / Nina Hynes / Johnny Astro / Greg Fitzsimmons / New Orleans Klezmer All Stars / Actual Tigers / Sarah Vowell / Lost at Last / Karen Kilgariff / Aveo / Pinehurst Kids / Dave Eggers / Alice Stuart / The Tony Furtado Band / David Crowe / Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band / Mountain Con / Adam Starr / Hog Molly / Sexmob / Duffy Bishop Band / FCS North / Bill Dana / Spalding Gray / Dudley Manlove Quartet / Dwayne Kennedy / Beyond Reality / Jerry Abstract / J R / David Meltzer / Shuggie / Wofa / Jeffrey McDaniel / Jeff Mason / Daphne Gottlieb / Charles R. Cross / Pizzazz / Mark Dufresne Band / Diane Di Prima / Phat Sidy Smokehouse / Kevin Jones Band / Jo Miller And Her Burly Roughnecks / Susan Robkin / Matt Corwine / M.L. Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band / Darek Mazzone / Vassar Clements With Northern Lights / The Henry Cooper Band / Bradley Paul / Project Bandaloop / Kerry Lauder Band / Taj Mahal / Phantom Blues Band / David Lee Roth / Discohesive Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Jul 31, 1998 –
Aug 02, 1998
Womad 1998
Hukwe Zawose / Wilco / Waldemar Bastos / Klezmatics / Yungchen Lhamo / Ayub Ogada / Ravi Shankar feat. Anoushka Shankar / Abdullah Ibrahim / Terem Quartet / Baaba Maal / Esquina / Pieter Bourke / Lo'jo / Spearhead / Ashley Macisaac / Joan Osborne / Muzsikas with Marta Sebestyen / King Sunny Adé / Sky Cries Mary / Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited / Justin Vali / Kepa Junkera / Zakir Hussain / Billy Bragg / Lisa Gerrard / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Cesar Stroscio / Ulali / The Tragically Hip Show all bands
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Marymoor Park Redmond, Washington, United States
Aug 07, 1994 –
Aug 08, 1994
Reggae on the River
Inner Circle / King Sunny Adé / Shinehead / U-Roy / Angie Angel / Morgan Heritage / Moaikane / The Sattalites / Strictly Roots / Kaso Djun Djun / Steel Pulse / Sugar Minott / Barrington Levy / Africa Fete / Angelique Kidjo / Kaasav / Khaled / Zeskakan / Boom Shaka / Skool Band / Dindingolu Ye Show all bands
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French's Camp Piercy, California, United States
Jul 01, 1992
King Sunny Adé The Sheldon Theater St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jun 05, 1988
Jimmy Cliff / King Sunny Adé Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
May 06, 1988
King Sunny Adé Beacon Theatre New York, New York, United States
Sep 08, 1984
King Sunny Adé / black uhuru Pier 84, Hudson River Park New York, New York, United States
Aug 20, 1984
King Sunny Adé / Black Uhuru with Sly & Robbie Starry Night Portland, Oregon, United States
Aug 18, 1984
King Sunny Adé / Black Uhuru with Sly & Robbie
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William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States

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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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King Sunny Adé / Black Uhuru with Sly & Robbie on Aug 18, 1984 [651-small]

King Sunny Adé / Black Uhuru with Sly & Robbie
Aug 18, 1984
 Berkeley, California, United States
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King Sunny Adé / Black Uhuru with Sly & Robbie on Aug 18, 1984 [844-small]

King Sunny Adé / Black Uhuru with Sly & Robbie
Aug 18, 1984
 Berkeley, California, United States
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Field Day 2017 on Jun 3, 2017 [719-small]

Field Day 2017
Jun 3, 2017
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Reggae on the River on Aug 7, 1994 [885-small]

Reggae on the River
Aug 7 - 8, 1994
 Piercy, California, United States
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Glastonbury Festival 1983 on Jun 17, 1983 [682-small]

Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Bumbershoot 1983 on Sep 3, 1983 [874-small]

Bumbershoot 1983
Sep 3 - 5, 1983
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Bumbershoot 2001 on Aug 31, 2001 [030-small]

Bumbershoot 2001
Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2001
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Bumbershoot 2001 on Aug 31, 2001 [210-small]

Bumbershoot 2001
Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2001
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Genres:

World
Afrobeat
Afropop
African
Africa
Nigeria
Griot
Nigerian
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Latest Setlist (07/08/1983):

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  1. Gbeyogbeyo
  2. Otami Mayomi
  3. Ilako
  4. Moti Mo
  5. Message
  6. Synchro System
  7. Kolawale
  8. Falabe Lewe
  9. Safunmi
  10. Ma Jaiye Oni
  11. E Wele
  12. Tolongo
  13. Mo Beru Agba
  14. Sunny Ti De Ariya
  15. Maajo
  16. Penkele
  17. E Saiye Re
  20. Lai Woyiwola
  22. Bade Njaiye

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Concerts Per Year:

2017 2 concerts
2016 2 concerts
2015 2 concerts
2010 1 concert
2009 3 concerts
2002 1 concert
2001 1 concert
1998 1 concert
1994 1 concert
1992 1 concert
1988 2 concerts
1984 4 concerts
1983 6 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has King Sunny Adé had?

King Sunny Adé has had 27 concerts.

What genre is King Sunny Adé?

King Sunny Adé is most often considered to be World, Afrobeat, Afropop, African, Africa, Nigeria, Griot, and Nigerian.

When was the last King Sunny Adé concert?

The last King Sunny Adé concert was on June 03, 2017 at Victoria Park in London, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: Beak> / Run the Jewels / Death Grips / Slowdive / Kite Base / Tom Ravenscroft / Andy Shauf / S U R V I V E / Flying Lotus / Hannah Diamond / Aphex Twin / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Lena Willikens / Omar Souleyman / Kevin Morby / Aine Cahill / Whitney / Arab Strap / Julia Jacklin / PC Music / Methyl Ethel / Mura Masa / Esther Joy Lane / Imarhan / Gaika / Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids / Job Jobse / Dekmantel Soundsystem / Lady Leshurr / Overmono / Hunee / Silver Apples / Manuela / Clams Casino / Pictish Trail / Hælos / Moodymann / A. G. Cook / Phil Taggart / Midland / Idris Ackamoor / Fatima Yamaha / Loyle Carner / Flamingods / Tom Demac / Marcel Dettmann / Machinedrum / King Sunny Adé / Moderat / Abra / Jon Hopkins (DJ set) / Sinkane / Nicolas Jaar / Forest Swords / Marc Riley / Nina Kraviz / Âme / Rae Morris / Danny L Harle / Joe Goddard / John Cooper Clarke / Thee Oh Sees / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / HMLTD.

What setlist does King Sunny Adé play live?

The songs that King Sunny Adé performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 08, 1983 concert at Montreaux Casino in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland:

  1. Gbeyogbeyo
  2. Otami Mayomi
  3. Ilako
  4. Moti Mo
  5. Message
  6. Synchro System
  7. Kolawale
  8. Falabe Lewe
  9. Safunmi
  10. Ma Jaiye Oni
  11. E Wele
  12. Tolongo
  13. Mo Beru Agba
  14. Sunny Ti De Ariya
  15. Maajo
  16. Penkele
  17. E Saiye Re
  20. Lai Woyiwola
  22. Bade Njaiye

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