Gidi Fest 2016 is Almost Here! Davido, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Adekunle Gold, Phyno, Timaya & More Lined Up to Perform

Eclipse Live Africa, the producers of Gidi Fest (Gidi Culture Festival) have announced the lineup of artists, hosts and DJs for the 2016 edition of the festival which is back at Eko Atlantic on Saturday, March 26th.

Once again the Gidi Fest stage will be lit up with the biggest acts from across the continent.

The festival’s headliners include Davido, Tiwa Savage, Phyno, Yemi Alade and Timaya, while South Africa’s, K.O and Riky Rick will be coming to Nigeria for the first time to grace the stage. Opening acts on the day are Adekunle Gold and Small Doctor.

Hosts for Gidi Fest 2016 include MTV Base VJ’s, Nomuzi from South Africa and Nigeria’s very own, Ehiz, alongside City FM OAP, Sensei Uche. DJ Obi and DJ Kaywise will be on the decks with some comic relief from a couple of your favourite comedians.

This year, Gidi Fest 2016 promises to be an astounding show with amazing vibes.

Speaking on the event, founder Chin Okeke says, “Gidi Fest is a music festival that defines the progression of music and urban youth culture in Africa. The festival was naturally born in Lagos because the city is the melting pot of the continent, yet it maintains a global outlook. Our lineup represents the current crop of African music stars.”

Earlybird tickets will be available at www.gidifest.com!

Date: Saturday, March 26, 2016
Time: 12 PM
Venue: Eko Atlantic, Victoria Island, Lagos
Tickets: Regular – N2,000 | VIP – N10,000
Contact: [email protected] | [email protected]

Watch the launch video below!

*This year the Flow with The Beat competition is back by popular demand, it gives up and coming talent a chance perform live on the Gidi Fest ’16 stage and feature in the Gidi Cypher with festival artists.  Everyone has a chance to #LiveYourMusic by downloading the Gidi Cypher beat produced by DJ Chopstix, flowing over the beat and sending it in to the Gidi Fest team for review.

Download the beat at: https://soundcloud.com/gidiculturefest/gidicypher

Gidi Fest 2016 is brought to you by Eclipse Live, Eko Atlantic, Lagos State and Heineken with support from Red Bull, Mikano, Eko Hotel, South African Airways and Hyperia.

Media Partners include Beat FM, Bella Naija, City FM, DSTV, Guardian Life, Cool FM, Linda Ikeji, MTV Base, NotJustOk, OkayAfrica, Pulse, Rhythm FM, Silverbird, Style Vitae and Top Radio.

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BellaNaija is a Media Partner for Gidi Fest 2016