King Sunny Ade's 1996 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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 10, 1996
Johnny Clegg / King Sunny Ade Pier 62/63 on Alaskan Way Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 03, 1996 –
Aug 04, 1996
Reggae on the River
Beres Hammond / Luciano w/ Dean Fraser and the Firehouse Crew / Israel Vibration and Roots Radics / Toure Kunda / Mystic Revealers / Akabu / Dub Syndicate / Mikey General / Sizzla / Cidade Negra / Wendy Shaw and the Fully Fullwood Band / Sambo Ngo / The Heptones / Johnny Clegg and Jaluka / King Sunny Ade / Ijahman Levi / The Twinkle Brothers and Della Grant / Junior Reid / Dub Nation / Kachimbo Show all bands
French's Camp Piercy, California, United States
World
Afrobeat
Afropop
African
Africa
Nigeria
Griot
Show more genres
2017 1 concert
2016 6 concerts
2015 1 concert
2009 3 concerts
2005 10 concerts
2000 2 concerts
1996 2 concerts
1984 1 concert
1983 3 concerts
 Dreamingtree
 Murmurer
 Zimtrim
 Dave Matthews
 Alicia Carl
 Helder
 Declaniom
 Bob De Boer
 Rojah
 Kevin Boissonnault
 Sean Orr
 Rattlehead13
 Lidia 💐

Sign Up or Login to comment.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has King Sunny Ade had?

King Sunny Ade has had 29 concerts.

What genre is King Sunny Ade?

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

When was the last King Sunny Ade concert?

The last King Sunny Ade concert was on June 02, 2017 at Various Venues in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The bands that performed were: "Primavera Sound" / Frank Ocean / The xx / Mac DeMarco / Run the Jewels / Flying Lotus / Descendents / The Magnetic Fields / The Make-Up / Grandaddy / Front 242 / Sampha / Swans / The Growlers / Dixon / Sleaford Mods / Whitney / Talaboman / Shellac / Belako / KiNK / Mitski / Berri Txarrak / King Sunny Ade / Operators / Michael Mayer / Sinkane / Kepa Junkera / Wand / Slim Cessna's Auto Club / Kornel Kovacs / William Tyler / Priests / Avalon Emerson / Iosonouncane / HVOB / Abdulla Rashim / Marie Davidson / It's Not Not / Vaadat Charigim / Fairmont / Huerco S. / Ian Pooley / The Radio Dept. / Lawrence Arabia.

As Seen On: