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.

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King Sunny Adé Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 11, 2024
King Sunny Adé The Citadel Global Community Church Ikeja, Nigeria
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 / Osees / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / HMLTD Show all bands
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Victoria Park London, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 02, 2017
Primavera Sound
"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 Show all bands
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Various Venues Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
May 31, 2017 –
Jun 04, 2017
Primavera Sound Festival 2017
Adelaida / Aries / Wand / Odina / Vladimir Ivkovic / Joey Purp / Huerco S. / The Molochs / No Zu / Henrik Schwarz / Cigarettes After Sex / Kokoshca / recondite / Marie Davidson / Mélange / HVOB / Ferenc / Alien Tango / Junun / Hańba / Dj Coco / Kornél Kovács / Màquina Total / Lord of the Isles / JMII / Her Little Donkey / InnerCut / Pender Street Steppers / youandewan / About leaving / Retirada! / Pearson Sound / Playback Maracas / DJ Tennis / 7 Notas 7 Colores / Michael Mayer / Khidja / Autarkic / Museless / Julia Jacklin / Young Marco / The Wave Pictures / Tuff City Kids / Jardín De La Croix / Joy Orbison / It's Not Not / Aurora Halal / Conttra / Murdoc / Nots (Memphis) / Les Sueques / Inzul / Sau Poler / Abdulla Rashim / Pedro Vian / Formation / Avalon Emerson / Noga Erez / Grandaddy / Talaboman / Ben UFO / Annette Peacock / Tourista / KiNK / Fatima Yamaha / Escorpio / No Metal in This Battle / Priests - DC / Lady Wray / John Talabot / The Waterparties / Frank Ocean / Matrixxman / Animic / Clubz / Joel Sarakula / Kelly Lee Owens / Kepa Junkera / De Mónaco / Kevin Morby / Tycho / Run the Jewels / Dave P / Rebuig / Gas (Wolfgang Voigt) / Moscoman / Don't DJ / Swans / Miss Garrison / Dixon / Rosalía & Raül Refree / The Rajasthan Express / Phurpa / Shelby Grey / Iosonouncane / RIVIERE / PAVVLA / Vox Low / Julie Doiron / Barbott / Jeremy Jay / Bicep / King Sunny Adé / Muñeco / Shye Ben Tzur / William Tyler / Sorry Kate / Romare / Astronaut Project / DJ Dustin / Weval / LVL UP / This Is Not This Heat / The xx / Arcade Fire / Bon Iver / Miguel / Van Morrison / Local Natives / Metronomy / Flying Lotus / Broken Social Scene / Glass Animals / Aphex Twin / Slayer / Mac DeMarco / The Zombies / Solange / Skepta / Wild Beasts / Against Me! / The Magnetic Fields / Japandroids / The Black Angels / Sampha / Grace Jones / King Krule / Seu Jorge / Death Grips / Gojira / The Damned / The Growlers / Descendents / Angel Olsen / BadBadNotGood / Teenage Fanclub / !!! (Chk Chk Chk) / The Afghan Whigs / Pond / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Converge / King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard / The Wedding Present / Sleep / Skinny Puppy / St. Etienne / Front 242 / Shellac / Preoccupations / Hamilton Leithauser / Mitski / Whitney / Sinkane / Sleaford Mods / Nikki Lane / Pinegrove / Elza Soares / Royal Trux / Triangulo de Amor Bizarro / Weyes Blood / S U R V I V E / Operators / Gordi / Slim Cessna's Auto Club / Mishima / Make-Up / Berri Txarrak / Aldous Harding / Alexandra Savior / Swet Shop Boys / Alex Cameron / Lauer / The Mystery Lights / Belako / El Petit De Cal Eril / Mannequin Pussy / Vaadat Charigim / Soledad Vélez / Agorazein / Let's Eat Grandma Show all bands
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Parc del Fòrum Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Apr 21, 2017
King Sunny Adé Michigan Theater Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Aug 15, 2016
King Sunny Adé Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Aug 14, 2016
King Sunny Adé / Dexter Story The Regent Theater Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 13, 2016
King Sunny Adé / El Duo Slim's San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 11, 2016
King Sunny Ade The Triple Door Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 10, 2016
King Sunny Ade The Triple Door Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 09, 2016
King Sunny Adé

King Sunny Adé @ Star Theater

Star Theater Portland, Oregon, United States
Aug 05, 2016
Yo La Tengo / King Sunny Adé / Black Mountain / Myke Bogan / Tennyson / Sir Richard Bishop

Pickathon 2016

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Woods Stage, Pendarvis Farm Happy Valley, Oregon, United States
Show Duplicate for Aug 05, 2016
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
Aug 03, 2016
King Sunny Adé Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado, United States
Jul 20, 2016
King Sunny Adé / Black Market Brass The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Jul 18, 2016
King Sunny Adé / Ugochi / The Afro Soul Ensemble Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 06, 2016
King Sunny Adé

King Sunny Adé @ Sinclair Music Hall

Sinclair Music Hall Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Show Duplicate for Jul 06, 2016
Jul 03, 2016
"Summerstage" / King Sunny Adé / Orlando Julius / Rich Medina

Summerstage

Rumsey Playfield, Central Park New York, New York, United States
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
Jul 13, 2015
King Sunny Adé / Black Market Brass The Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Jul 06, 2015
King Sunny Adé / Mathew Tembo Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Bonnaroo Music Festival 2009
Jun 11 - 14, 2009
 Chattanooga, Tennessee, 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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Taj Mahal / King Sunny Adé / The Funky Meters on Sep 3, 2001 [867-small]

Taj Mahal / King Sunny Adé / The Funky Meters
Sep 3, 2001
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Taj Mahal / King Sunny Adé / The Funky Meters on Sep 3, 2001 [866-small]

Taj Mahal / King Sunny Adé / The Funky Meters
Sep 3, 2001
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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King Sunny Adé on Jul 13, 1998 [618-small]

King Sunny Adé
Jul 13, 1998
 Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
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King Sunny Adé on Jul 13, 1998 [252-small]

King Sunny Adé
Jul 13, 1998
 Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
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Santana / King Sunny Ade on Aug 26, 1983 [009-small]

Santana / King Sunny Ade
Aug 26, 1983
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Reggae on the River on Aug 7, 1994 [441-small]

Reggae on the River
Aug 7 - 8, 1994
 Piercy, California, United States
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King Sunny Adé on Jun 13, 1990 [357-small]

King Sunny Adé
Jun 13, 1990
 Los Angeles, California, United States
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Reggae on the River on Aug 3, 1996 [127-small]

Reggae on the River
Aug 3 - 4, 1996
 Piercy, California, United States
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Latest Setlist (07/10/1983):

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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
  18. Lai Woyiwola
  19. Bade Njaiye

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1992 5 concerts
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1989 1 concert
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