It’s that time of the year for Lagos to experience the GidiFest extravagance and this year’s edition will be headlined by 2face Idibia and Wizkid.
This was disclosed at a press conference organized by the organizers of the GidiFest at Hardrock Cafe, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to the founder of GidiFest, Okeke Chineduand its co-founder, Temi Banigo, this year’s edition will bring more excitement and fun.
He also announced that other artists who will be performing at this year’s edition of GidiFest include Maleek Berry, SDC, YCee, Brymo, Mayorkun and a host of other artists that would be mentioned later on.
2Face Idibia who is one of the major performers was also present at the press conference and talked about how he had longed to be part of the festival.
“Somehow I always missed out of this festival, happy to be part of it this time, this is the major festival in Nigeria, looking forward to having fun with you guys, one love,” he said.
Chinedu Okeke also announced that this year’s edition will be themed, #GidiTribe and will be taking place at the Hardrock Cafe Beachfront, Oniru on the 30th of March 2018 at 12 noon. In his statement, Chinedu also highlights how the idea of GidiFest was birthed and how it has grown from its first location at Eleguishi Beach back in 2014 to the location of this year’s edition.
The roll call of the artists who have performed in previous editions of the concert was also listed with the likes of Efya of Ghana, K.O from South Africa, Awillo Longomba from Congo and a host of other artists from the United States and the United Kingdom.
The organisers also stated that for those who won’t be able to purchase the tickets online, they can get theirs from IMAX, FilmHouse Cinema at Surulere and DealDey.