Glo Laffta Fest, Mega Music Concerts Begin April

It will be fun all the way for the next six months in 27 cities across the country as Glo’s block bursting entertainment fiesta, the first of its kind formally kicks off on April 7th, 2017.

Tagged Glo Mega Music Nationwide Tour and the Glo Laffta Fest comedy show, the twin mega shows have been packaged by National telecommunications company, Globacom to delight Nigerians with endless fun and total entertainment.

Globacom, in statement over the weekend in Lagos explained that each of the shows would be held in the selected 27 cities, adding that the two premium shows the Glo Mega Music Nationwide Tour, a music concert will parade leading acts in Nigeria’s music industry, while the comedy event, Glo Laffta Fest will treat Nigerians to different sessions of jokes courtesy of top comedians from Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

Benin-city, according to Globacom would host the first Glo Mega Music Concert at the Best Western Hotel, Etete Layout, Benin City on Friday, April 7, while Eko Hotels Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos will be the venue for the first Glo Laffta Fest on Sunday, April 9.

Globacom disclosed that the two shows would be held in different cities every weekend back to back with the Glo Mega Music Concert slated for Saturdays, while the Glo Laffta Fest show would hold on Sundays. The cities which will host each of the shows include: Ikeja, Ikorodu, FESTAC and Ajah all in Lagos; Awka; Owerri; Asaba; Calabar; Enugu; Aba; Port Harcourt; Suleja, Kubwa and FCT, all in Abuja; Ibadan; Ijebu Ode; Abeokuta; Ekpoma; Kaduna; Akure; Lokoja; and Ayingba.

The company added that, "we are running the spectacular shows as a way of saying thank you to our teeming subscribers across the country for their loyalty, support and abiding faith in the Glo brand over the years."

"The A-list Nigerian musicians who will perform at the Glo Mega Music Nationwide Tour include Olamide, Flavour, Runtown, Omawumi, Yemi Alade, PSquare, Phyno, Timaya, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, Di'Ja and  Kiss Daniel. As we proceed, we will further embellish the concert with another giant Nigerian musician. For the Glo Laffta Fest, we have such heavy weight comedians as Gordons, Basketmouth, Bovi, Salvador from Uganda, I Go Dye, Dan D Humorous, Bash, Seyi Law, Omobaba, Acapella, Senator, Helen Paul, Osama, Princewill, Mr Patrick, Frank D Don, MC Tagwaye, Kenny Blaq, Funky Mallam, Arinze Baba, 2CanTalk, Maleke, Still Ringing and AB Simple", the statement added.

“We are proud to say that never before has any corporate body assembled this array of stars for a six-month music and comedy shows like Globacom has done for the two shows. This makes the twin mega shows very unique,” Globacom said.

Globacom also disclosed that Kanayo O. Kanayo, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Ebube Nwagbo, Funke Akindele, Odunlade Adekola, Sani Danja and other superstars would make guest appearances at the shows while the trio of Juliet Ibrahim, Joselyn Dumas and Mercy Johnson would  anchor the shows.

"The shows are specially designed to celebrate and reward our teeming subscribers and to demonstrate to them that we will spare no efforts at delighting them at all times as they are the reason why we are in business. The icing on the cake is that all these array of mega stars will be entertaining our esteemed subscribers  in all the locations free of charge," Globacom added.

Subscribers who wish to be part of the shows will use N3,000 one month before each show and text "Music" and their preferred location to a short code, 207 to qualify. For instance, a subscriber who wants to attend the Kaduna event should send by SMS, "Music Kaduna" to 207.  To qualify for Glo Laffta Fest comedy show, subscribers will use N3,000 before the show and send "LOL" to a short code, 240.  For instance, a subscriber who wants to attend the Ibadan show should send by SMS, “LOL Ibadan” to 240.