Admin l Thursday, October 19, 2017
LAGOS, Nigeria – One Night Stand With Adekunle Gold (ONSWAG) is a live music concert featuring Adekunle Gold & The 79th Element performing carefully curated songs from Adekunle Gold’s repertoire.
Organized and powered by Bavent Street Live, this concert is set to hold at The Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel Lagos on Boxing Day, 26th of December, 2017. The live music concert will showcase the Urban Highlife singer and his band, The 79th Element, thrill and entertain the audience with classy and authentic performances.
Adekunle Gold plans to light up the stage this December with his unique sound and electrifying performances in this groundbreaking concert.
Reveling in the success of his sold-out prodigious ‘One Night Stand’ London and Dublin concerts, Adekunle Gold’s highly energetic and undeniable stage presence will be in full view for his fans, and the surprise features will add to the excitement that is One Night Stand With Adekunle Gold (ONSWAG).
ABOUT BAVENT STREET LIVE
Bavent Street Live is a value-driven entertainment Company with a focus on Live Concerts, Talent Bookings & Management, and Corporate Events coordination.
Operating out of Nigeria, their tentacles are spread across Africa and beyond. Dedicated to all aspects of live music performances; touring, one-offs, broadcasts, sponsorship, festivals, special events with a culture of using state-of-the-art equipment and creative venues.
The core team has over 30 years of collective experience in events project planning and is focused on delivering excellent experiences to concert goers, performers, and other stakeholders.
Some events organized by Bavent Street Live include: Asa Live in Lagos Concert 2016, Bez’s Album Release & Listening Party 2016, Artiste Booking & Management for Star Music Fusion 2017, Artiste Booking & Management for Star Music Trek 2016 (Multi-city Tour), Calabash Music Festival Nov 2016 (Yaounde), Etisalat Cloud9 App Launch Nov 2015. Bavent Street Live is set to deliver yet another spectacular masterpiece.
ABOUT ADEKUNLE GOLD
Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian Urban Highlife singer, songwriter and graphic designer. Born Adekunle Kosoko in Isale Eko Lagos state, he is a member of the Kosoko Royal House of Lagos and the only son of his parents.
Adekunle discovered his musical talent at a young age; he started singing in his church junior choir and wrote his first song at the age of 15. He went on to study Arts and Design at the Lagos State Polytechnic and majored in Graphics. In the early years of his career, he was a member of a boy band called The Bridge. He went solo in 2014 after he disbanded the group.
Adekunle added Gold to his name after an inspirational session in church. His single ‘Sade’, a cover of One directions ‘Story Of My Life’ enjoyed massive airplay from radio stations in Nigeria. It was termed best cover by music critics. The single won Best Alternative Song at the 2015 Headies Award. After the release of “Sade”, Adekunle released his first official single titled ‘Orente’ through YBNL Nation after signing a music contract with the record label on March 5, 2015.
After the release of two successful singles, he released another hit song Pick Up. After numerous back to back hits, Adekunle released an album titled ‘Gold’ in July 2016. The album is a 16 track project that had production credits from Oscar Herman, Masterkraft, B Banks, Pheelz, Sleekamo and Seyikeyz. With pictorial representation, and hitting #7 spot on Billboard World album chart, the Gold album did not fall short of fans expectations.
The success of his album, earned Adekunle Gold various awards including Best Alternative Song Headies 2015, Best Song Beat of Lagos 2015, Best New Act Nea Awards 2016 Revelation of Africa, Afrima Awards 2015, Best New Act to Watch Nigerian Entertainment Awards, Best Song Nigerian Entertainment Awards.
Adekunle Gold departed from YBNL Nation due to the expiry of his contract in December 2016. He unveiled his band ‘The 79th Element’ in reference to the atomic number of gold. He made his movie debut in the movie ‘Mentally’ where he played the role of a bus conductor.
His 2017 songs ‘Only Girl’ ft Moelogo and ‘Call On Me’ off his anticipated 2017 album received massive air play and rave views.
Following the success of his ‘One Night Stand’ UK tour, Adekunle Gold is set for his 2017 concert ‘One Night Stand With Adekunle Gold’ expected to hold at Federal Palace Hotel, come December 26, 2017.
