30 facts about the 30 Billion Concert

The 30 Billion Concert headlined by the DMW frontline act – David ‘Davido’ Adeleke – has come and gone, but we can still feel the crust of the highly energetic concert in our mouth days after. In the spirit of the euphoria we’re still basking in, Lawyer and Social Media Expert – Bamidele Olamilekan (@KingPexxie) has curated 30 facts about the highly publicized 30 Billion Concert. Enjoy, and share.

1. The 30 Billion Concert is the most publicized event/show of the year 2017.

2. The 30BillionConcert is the first show that the (literal) First Bank of Nigeria would power/majorly support.
3. The 30 Billion Concert is the only show to remain number one Trending topic in Nigeria for 3 days.
4. The 30 Billion Concert is the ONLY show to hold in Lagos and trend in the UK, and USA Trendmaps.
5. The 30 Billion Concert is the Highest Grossing Concert in the whole of Nigeria’s history of events/concerts.
6. The 30 Billion Concert is the first show to have 10,000 persons present in the Eko Hotel Convention Center. The venue has a standard capacity for 6,000 people.

7. The 30 Billion Concert is the first time Eko Hotel management threatened to shut down a concert due to the massive and unforeseen crowd turnout
8. Davido’s 30 Billion Concert is the only concert to have 8 ticketing categories.
9. It took Davido 2 months to get the Entire Mo’Hits together to perform at the 30 Billion Concert

Brought MOHITS back !!! My favorite music force ever in Nigerian music history!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I look up to y’all! #30billionconcert pic.twitter.com/KEzNzRBEu3

— Davido (@davido) December 28, 2017

10. The 30 Billion Concert is the first and ONLY time the entire Mo’hits came together on any stage after they split more than 5 years ago.
11. The 30 Billion Concert has all the major artists of 2017 perform on stage
12. The hashtag #30BillionConcert trended worldwide during the concert.

13. Since its inception, Eko Hotel has never seen the kind of crowd it saw on the 27th of December for Davido’s 30 Billion Concert.
14. One of the most hyped moments in Nigeria’s entertainment scene of 2017 was when Davido called Wizkid his “new best friend” at the 30 Billion Concert.
15. Highest price ever paid for a Table spot at a concert in Nigeria is 5million Naira. And it was paid for at Davido’s 30 Billion Concert.

16. Davido’s 30 Billion Concert recorded the least case(s) of stealing by hooligans and harassment in the history of events in Nigeria.
17. The 30 Billion Concert drew over 10,560,000 (Ten Million Five hundred and sixty thousand) online users Streaming, Retweeting, Tweeting and Posting simultaneously about the event on periscope, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram
18. The Mother of all Records “Columbia Records UK” acknowledged that Davido made history during his 30 Billion Concert

We love this shot of @iam_Davido and @wizkidayo continuing to make history at last night's #30BillionConcert 🔥 🔥 🔥 pic.twitter.com/fX7xcI0xKR

— Columbia Records UK (@ColumbiaUK) December 28, 2017

19. The photo of Davido and Wizkid hugging on stage shot by “Fortune Photography” during the 30 Billion Concert is the most posted image online from the concert having over 1,000 reposts from individuals, media houses and industry giants
20. The 30 Billion Concert twitter account (@30BConcert) witnessed a 150+% increase in followers on social media
21. Davido’s tweet where he called Wizkid his “muhfuckin broda” along their performance video from 30 Billion Concert has almost 30k views and 10k favorites in 14 hours of posting.

My muhfuckin broda @wizkidayo !! THANK YOU FOR COMiNG !! ❤️❤️ ICONIC! #30BillionConcert pic.twitter.com/FnsFQzrzCM

— Davido (@davido) December 28, 2017

22. Davido and Wizkid’s Instagram posts of their performance at the concert have been viewed more than 1.3 million times.
23. While it wasn’t his first time in Nigeria, the 30 Billion Concert is the first time Nasty C performed at a concert here.
24. Davido confirmed that there was meant to be a PSquare reunion at the 30 Billion Concert but Paul “Rude boy” of Psquare had a show in Calabar.
25. The Concert had the most online Media/PR team in the history of Nigerian Entertainment. The publicity team is nicknamed “Soft work” team.

26. The 30 Billion Concert was an All Gucci Affair according to BellaNaija
27. The 30 Billion Concert is the First show ever that sold out ALL tickets and tables 24 hours to the event.
28. Hours before the event, Davido regretted using Eko Convention Center, instead of a bigger place.
29. The 30 Billion concert is the only big event that gave so many upcoming artistes a platform to perform and showcase their talent
30. There will be a Part 2 of the 30 Billion Concert.