Ifeanyi Adeleke: Davido postpones Atlanta Festival, announces new date
Nigerian music star, Davido, has postponed his upcoming festival tagged, Are We Africans Yet (A.W.A.Y), which was scheduled to hold on November 18, 2022.
The event, which was scheduled for November 2022 at the 20,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, has been rescheduled for November 18, 2023. Mayorkun, Stonebwoy, BNXN, Kizz Daniel, Pheelz, Lojay, and other top African stars were scheduled to perform at the show.
This news comes shortly after the singer lost his three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, weeks ago. Making the announcement the organisers of the show stated that the postponement was to give the pop star time to spend with his family after his loss.
The statement which was posted via the management’s Instagram handle read, “We have made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone A.W.A.Y Festival until Saturday, November 18, 2023. To all ticket buyers, your tickets will be honoured for the 2023 date.
“We understand that you must be disappointed but we promise to come back with a bigger and better show. Thank you for understanding and we look forward to seeing you all in the near future.”