The YBNL crew lead by OLAMIDE Baddo brought out
the whole of the UK breaking the record for the
attendance to their hugely anticipated
YBNLCONCERTUK 2:0. With huge anticipation around
the sold out concert, the headline acts Lil Kesh,
Adekunle Gold and OLAMIDE entertained the 5000
strong fans at the eventim apollo.
With the doors opening early, Dj"s EniMoney,
Unbeatable, Neptizzle and Sean alongside the Acenote
band and other acts ensured the fans were in party
mood before and during OLAMIDE's first performance .
The only downside was the failure of OLAMIDE to give
his close off performance due to stoppages brought
about by crowd trouble in and outside of the venue.
With the venue at capacity the security had no choice
but to close the doors refusing hundred fans entry into
the concert.
After the headline acts had given incredible
performances, the show had climaxed with OLAMIDE
returning to the stage only to be closed down by the
arena due to continuous attempts by fans to gain
entry into the venue, the safety alarm in the venue
going off consistently and most importantly the time
taken to resolve the developing problems. To
OLAMIDE's and the fans disappointment, fans were
denied the highly expected performance of his
monster hit who you EPP and a few others tracks .
OLAMIDE said after the concert that although he was
humbled at the record numbers of fans who came out
to see him, he was still disappointed at the fact that
his fans didn't get to witness the end of the show
which he had prepared for months. I made "all
attempts" were made to ensure OLAMIDE gave his final
performance including offering to cover any security
costs to the venue but we eventually had to
understand the health and safety concerns of the
arena owners as the crowd outside continuously
rushed the door. With that being said, nothing could be
taken away from the the night which saw another
record breaking night for AFROBEATS in the UK and
more importantly a night that crowned OLAMIDE
Baddo the MOBO & MTV MAMA Award nominee as
officially the new King of AFROBEATS.
