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 (Page 6)

Date Concert Venue Location
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
Aug 11, 1984
King Sunny Adé / Black Ururu Open Air Amphitheater, San Diego State University San Diego, California, United States
Jun 25, 1984
King Sunny Adé Vorst Nationaal / Forest National Vorst / Forest, Belgium
Jun 24, 1984
King Sunny Adé / black uhuru Jaap Eden Hal Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Jun 23, 1984
black uhuru / King Sunny Adé

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Stadtpark Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Sep 04, 1983
Eric Burdon And The Animals / James Brown / King Sunny Adé

Bumbershoot

Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
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 26, 1983
Santana / King Sunny Adé
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The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Aug 18, 1983
King Sunny Adé

ChicagoFest

Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois, United States
Aug 14, 1983
King Sunny Adé
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First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Aug 10, 1983
King Sunny Adé Greek Theatre, Griffith Park 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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Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jul 17, 1983 –
Jul 18, 1983
Elixir Festival 1983
Joe Cocker / Simple Minds / The London Cowboys / The Belle Stars / King Sunny Adé / Mama’s Boys / U.V. Jets / The Lords of the New Church / The Stranglers / The Undertones / Mari Wilson & The Wilsations / Aswad / Ubik
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Guéhenno, Brittany, France
Jul 11, 1983
King Sunny Adé Hof Ter Lo Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 10, 1983
King Sunny Adé

Montreux Jazz Festival

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Casino de Montreux Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
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 28, 1983
King Sunny Adé Hammersmith Palais London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 27, 1983
King Sunny Adé Hammersmith Odeon London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 25, 1983
King Sunny Adé Odeon Birmingham Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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Primavera Sound Festival 2017
May 31 - Jun 4, 2017
 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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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 Adé on Aug 26, 1983 [009-small]

Santana / King Sunny Adé
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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  4. Merciful God
  5. Tolongo
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  7. Ja Funmi
  8. Oshe-Oshe
  9. Kiti Kiti
  10. Father Father
  11. Africa-Switherland
  12. Glory

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