Festivals & shows
Fifty-eight documented appearances — 31 festivals headlined, including seven Afro Nation editions. Tap a section to open it.
From each festival's own line-up archive. tours.ts records no capacity field, so sections run newest-first rather than by size.
Festivals & Shows
The festivals Burna Boy has headlined — and the other big stages he's played. 58 appearances across three categories.
Festivals headlined
Where he topped the bill — including 7 Afro Nation editions.
31 setsNorth Sea Jazz Festival · Rotterdam, Netherlands
A marquee name on the Saturday (11 July) bill of the festival's landmark 50th edition at Rotterdam Ahoy, alongside headliners including John Legend & The Roots, Diana Krall, Charlie Puth and Thundercat.
Afro Nation · Portimão, Portugal
Headliner of the main “Lit Stage,” topping the opening night (3 July) alongside Tyla — with Asake and Wizkid headlining the nights after.
Reggae Land · Milton Keynes, UK
Headlining the festival's first-ever Friday at the 65,000-capacity National Bowl, topping a bill with Masicka, Christopher Martin and Julian Marley.
Flow Festival · Helsinki, Finland
A Main Stage headliner, topping one of the three nights — on a bill with Charli XCX, FKA twigs, Little Simz and Air.
Afro Nation · Portimão, Portugal
A main-stage headliner of the world's biggest Afrobeats festival (5th edition, July 2025), topping the bill alongside Davido and Mary J. Blige.
GTCO Music Concert · Accra, Ghana
A headline act at the free second edition (19 Dec 2025) before 30,000+ at the Accra Sports Stadium — on a stacked pan-African bill with Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Ayra Starr, Patoranking, Fireboy DML, Joeboy, King Promise and R2Bees.
MadfunXperience · Nairobi, Kenya
Headlined the Uhuru Gardens show (1 Mar 2025) with his full band, The Outsiders — joined on stage by Sauti Sol, with Bensoul, Charisma and Vigro Deep supporting.
Afrosoul Festival · Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Headlined the inaugural Afrosoul (11 Oct 2025) — the first African artist to headline a stadium concert in New Zealand, opening his Oceania run.
Coca-Cola Food Fest · Tribeca Mall, Mauritius
Billed as the biggest live show Mauritius had ever seen (2 Aug 2025).
Mawazine Festival · Rabat, Morocco
Headlined the OLM Souissi main stage at one of the world's largest festivals, on a 2024 bill that also featured Nicki Minaj, Kylie Minogue and Camila Cabello.
Sunny Hill Festival · Pristina, Kosovo
Headlined Kosovo's biggest festival (2024) before ~15,000 — wrapped in the Kosovo flag.
Stell'Air Festival · Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Drew about 20,000 during AFCON 2024 (Jan 2024).
We Love Green Festival · Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France
Headlined the festival (31 May) — telling the crowd “my second home is a place called Paris,” on a bill with Justice and L'Impératrice.
SummerJam Festival · Fühlinger See, Cologne, Germany
Headlined the 37th edition (7 July) — his only German festival date that year.
Gurtenfestival · Bern, Switzerland
Headlined before over 80,000 fans (18 July), on a bill with Peter Fox and Justice.
Paléo Festival · Nyon, Switzerland
Headlined one of the world's biggest festivals (23 July) — all 200,000 tickets for the week sold out in 21 minutes, on a bill with Sean Paul, Patti Smith and Khruangbin.
Lollapalooza Berlin · Olympiastadion & Olympiapark, Berlin, Germany
A headliner (7–8 September) alongside Sam Smith and Martin Garrix.
Spilligate Festival · Fort Charlotte, Nassau, Bahamas
Headlined the festival (17 February) — originally booked for December 2023 but postponed.
St Kitts Music Festival · St Kitts & Nevis
The event's first-ever African headlining artist, anchoring the multi-day lineup.
Afro Nation · Portimão, Portugal
Headlined the opening night (28 June), with Wizkid and Asake the following night and 50 Cent and Davido closing the festival.
Afro Nation · Miami, US
Closed day one of the festival's Miami debut, with Wizkid headlining day two.
Afro Nation · Detroit, US
Closed day one with an hour-long set, alongside fellow headliner Davido, who closed day two.
Roskilde Festival · Roskilde, Denmark
Closed the Orange Stage on Thursday night — a headline slot in the same rotation as Kendrick Lamar (Wednesday), Blur (Friday) and closing headliner Lizzo.
Afro Nation · Portimão, Portugal
Closed the festival (3 July) with what press called a headline performance, after Davido and Wizkid topped the earlier nights.
DStv Delicious Festival · Johannesburg, South Africa
Headlined the main stage at the food-and-music festival (Kyalami, Sept 2022), on a bill that also featured Babyface, Digable Planets and Stereo MCs.
World Creole Music Festival · Windsor Park Stadium, Roseau, Dominica
Headlined night two of Dominica's flagship festival (Oct 2022).
Festi Dakar · Grand Théâtre, Dakar, Senegal
Closed the festival's third edition (Feb 2022) — his first Dakar concert.
TOMAC Festival · Plymouth Recreation Ground, Tobago
Headlined Tobago's Music, Arts & Culture festival through torrential rain (Oct 2022).
SNF Nostos Festival · Athens, Greece
His Greece debut (Aug 2021).
Afro Nation · Portimão, Portugal
A headliner at the festival's inaugural edition, sharing the Saturday bill with Davido (Wizkid closed Sunday).
NATIVELAND Festival · Muri Okunola Park, Lagos
A headliner of the inaugural NATIVELAND (22 Dec 2016), The NATIVE magazine's flagship Lagos festival — on a bill with Skepta, YCEE and Maleek Berry.
Solo concerts
His own standalone headline concerts — separate from the routed tours and festival sets.
14 showsBurna Boy Live in El Gouna · El Gouna Conference & Cultural Center, Egypt
His first-ever performance in Egypt (11 April 2026), blending hits like On the Low and Gbona with cuts from No Sign of Weakness.
Burna Boy Live in Madrid · FITZ, Madrid
Two nights in the Spanish capital (5–6 Nov 2025).
Unforgettable Concert · Guyana National Stadium, Providence
Headlined the biggest concert in Guyana's history (1 May 2024) — about 20,000 fans, the country's most expensive show ever staged.
Taste the Rhythms with Burna Boy · Vigie Playing Field, Castries, Saint Lucia
A standalone promoted concert (3 May 2024) — separate from that year's official Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, whose own headliners were Air Supply, Davido and Machel Montano.
Burna Boy Live in Harare · Belgravia Sports Club, Zimbabwe
His Zimbabwe debut (4 June 2022) — also remembered for declining to wear a ruling-party (ZANU-PF) scarf, refusing any political endorsement.
National Stadium, Kingston · Jamaica
His first-ever headline concert in Jamaica — about 19,000 fans, joined on stage by Popcaan and Lila Iké, planting his flag in the home of reggae and dancehall.
Burna Boy Live in Suriname · Paramaribo
His first concert in Suriname (Dec 2022).
Burna Boy Live in Curaçao · Festival Center Brievengat, Willemstad
A Love, Damini era show (28 October 2022) that drew fans from Aruba, Bonaire and Suriname.
Burna Boy Live in Windhoek · Independence Stadium, Namibia
His Namibia debut (Sept 2022) — originally booked for the African Giant tour in 2020 but postponed by COVID-19 restrictions; the show finally happened two years later.
Burna Boy: The Live Experience · Eko Convention Centre, Lagos
His sold-out Lagos homecoming concert — a hometown spectacle staged as a newly-crowned Grammy winner.
Burna Boy Live in Rome · Atlantico, Rome
His first-ever performance in Italy (7 Feb 2020).
Burna Boy Xperience · Sheraton Gardens, Kampala
A packed Kampala headline concert (22 March 2019) — his return to Uganda after debuting at Namboole Stadium's Club MegaFest in 2014.
Burna Boy Experience · Intare Conference Arena, Kigali
A sold-out Kigali headline concert (23 March 2019).
Burna Boy Live in Addis Ababa · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A New Year's Eve concert (31 December 2017) welcoming in 2018 — his Ethiopia debut.
Other festivals & shows
Major festival appearances where he wasn't the headliner.
13 appearancesWireless Festival · London, UK
A top-billed name on the Sunday line-up at Finsbury Park, on a bill headlined by Drake — who headlined all three days.
The Town · São Paulo, Brazil
His first show in Brazil — a Skyline Stage set at the giant São Paulo festival (Autódromo de Interlagos, 6 Sept 2025), on a day topped by headliner Travis Scott, before a roughly 100,000-strong daily crowd.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival · New Orleans, USA
A Congo Square Stage set at the legendary Jazz Fest (27 April 2025).
Glastonbury Festival · Worthy Farm, UK
A primetime Pyramid Stage set, immediately before Sunday headliner SZA, on a bill topped by Dua Lipa and Coldplay.
Untold Festival · Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Performed at one of Europe's biggest festivals (Aug 2024) — his Romania debut.
Superbloom Festival · Munich, Germany
A set at the Munich festival in the Olympiapark (8 Sept 2024).
MEO Kalorama · Lisbon, Portugal
A set at the Lisbon festival in Parque da Bela Vista (Aug 2024).
Stavern Festival · Stavern, Norway
His Norway debut — a festival set in summer 2024.
Coachella · Indio, USA
Returned to Coachella for a second appearance, on a bigger stage than his 2019 debut.
Governors Ball Music Festival · New York, USA
A Sunday main-stage set at Citi Field, on a bill headlined by Post Malone.
Global Citizen Live · New York, USA
Performed on the Great Lawn in Central Park (25 Sept 2021), ahead of headliners Coldplay, Billie Eilish and Jennifer Lopez.
Coachella · Indio, USA
His Coachella debut, performing across both weekends on the main Coachella Stage.
One Africa Music Fest · Dubai, UAE
A featured act at the Afrobeats festival's Dubai edition (Festival Arena, 15 Nov 2019), on a bill led by Wizkid and also featuring Davido, Tiwa Savage, Tekno, Teni and 2Baba, hosted by Banky W.
Festival headline sets and other major festival / one-off appearances, verified against press and festival line-ups, as of August 2026. His own headline tours and every tour date are on the Tours page. More appearances are added as they are confirmed.
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