The trek kicks off this fall
Shortly after releasing the highly anticipated visual for fan favorite, “City Boys,” Nigerian artist Burna Boy announces his I Told Them… Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 16-city tour kicks off on November 3rd at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, marking Burna Boy’s first-ever Los Angeles stadium performance, then making stops across North America. in Houston, Chicago, Toronto and more before wrapping up in Atlanta at State Farm Arena on March 9th.
Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale beginning Tuesday, September 26th. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, September 29th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.
This past July, the African Giant brought his Grammy Award-winning music to a sold out show at Citi Field in NYC, making him the first Nigerian artist to headline a stadium in the US, commanding a crowd of more than 40,000 fans including celebrities like Busta Rhymes, SZA, NBA star Mo Bamba, NFL Star Larry Ogunjobi and British rapper Dave who also joined Burna on stage for a performance of their hit song “Location.”
This history-making performance shortly followed his landmark London Stadium performance where he became the first African to headline a stadium in the UK and his Madison Square Garden performance where he became the first Nigerian artist to sell out MSG.
The global giant once again made history with his recently released album I Told Them after it debuted at No. 1 on the official UK Albums chart becoming the first international African artist to earn the title. The project also debuted at No. 1 in 55 countries on Apple Music and he went on to make his third appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 with the summer anthem “Talibans II” with Byron Messia. Most recently the album’s lead single “Sittin On Top Of The World” feat 21 Savage earned the No. 1 spot on rhythmic radio while Burna has just earned a whopping seven nominations at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards including Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, Best Live Performer, Lyricist of the Year, Best Hip Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Song of the Year and Hustler of the Year.
Burna Boy I Told Them 2023-2024 Tour Dates:
Nov 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ BMO Stadium
Nov 5 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Nov 7 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
Nov 9 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
Nov 12 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Nov 17 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Nov 18 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Feb 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Feb 21 – Chicago, IL @ Wintrust Arena
Feb 22 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Feb 24 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Feb 28 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Mar 1 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Mar 2 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Mar 7 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
Mar 9 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
