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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 24, 1984
Black Uhuru / King Sunny Adé Jaap Eden Hal Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Sep 03, 1983 –
Sep 05, 1983
Bumbershoot 1983
The Animals / Three Dog Night / King Sunny Adé / Charles Lloyd / Ray Charles / Danny O'Keefe / Will Ackerman / Oingo Boingo / The Busboys / Bo Diddley / Willie Dixon / Betty Carter / Ken Kesey / The Allies / Shadowfax
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 10, 1983
King Sunny Adé Greek Theatre Los Angeles, California, United States
Aug 05, 1983
The Police / James Brown / Peter Tosh / The Fixx / King Sunny Adé / Blue Peter
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CNE Stadium Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 08, 1983 –
Jul 24, 1983
Montreux Jazz Festival 1983
Buddy Guy / Caetano Veloso / Level 42 / Fats Domino / Roy Ayers / Musical Youth / Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers / Abdullah Ibrahim / João Bosco / King Sunny Adé / Gil Evans / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / John Lee Hooker / James Blood Ulmer / Charles Lloyd Quartet / luther allison / Johnny Copeland / Ronald Shannon Jackson / Native Son / Naoya Matsuoka / The Contemporary Jazz Quintet / Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band Show all bands
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Montreaux Casino Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
Jul 01, 1983 –
Jul 03, 1983
Roskilde Festival 1983
Simple Minds / Echo & the Bunnymen / Siouxsie & The Banshees / 10CC / Marillion / Teenagers / Paul Banks / Runrig / Andreas Vollenweider / Anima / Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes / TV-2 / Dougie Maclean / Eldkvarn / King Sunny Adé / CV Jørgensen / Nits / Incantation / Åge Aleksandersen / Tosedrengene / BL'AST! / Maanam / Sneakers / TC Matic / Kowalski / Warren Zevon / Kliche / The Albion Band / Lars Lilholt / Dan Hylander / Jaco Pastorius / Sods / Mek Pek Party Band / Py Backman / Raj Montana Band / Freja / Commando M Pigg / Warm Guns / Vujicsics / Folk And Rackare / Alan Taylor / Juggernaut String Band / Tobrud / Unknown Gender / Van Dango / Marie Bergman Band / Bob Kerr / Rejseorkestret / Bjarne Jes Hansen Show all bands
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Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark
Jun 17, 1983 –
Jun 19, 1983
Glastonbury Festival 1983
UB40 / Marillion / Melanie / The Chieftains / Aswad / Julian Cope / Fun Boy Three / Hunters & Collectors / Flying Pickets / A Certain Ratio / King Sunny Adé / Tom Paxton / Incantation / Juggernaut / curtis mayfield / Black Roots / The Enid / Moving Hearts / denis brown / Alexei Sayle / Kevin Brown / Alexis Korner / Jean Philippe Rykiel / Farm Band Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom

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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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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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Bumbershoot 2001 on Aug 31, 2001 [030-small]

Bumbershoot 2001
Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2001
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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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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Glastonbury Festival 1983 on Jun 17, 1983 [682-small]

Glastonbury Festival 1983
Jun 17 - 19, 1983
 Shepton Mallet, 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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Field Day 2017 on Jun 3, 2017 [719-small]

Field Day 2017
Jun 3, 2017
 London, England, United Kingdom
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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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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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2016 2 concerts
2015 2 concerts
2010 1 concert
2009 3 concerts
2002 1 concert
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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, Afropop, Afrobeat, 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
  18. Lai Woyiwola
  19. Bade Njaiye

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