Nigerian singer Wizkid has announced a North American tour in support of his album Made in Lagos, released last October. The 17-date run will kick off in Boston on September 10th and conclude in Montreal on January 22nd, 2022. Ticket sales will go live on Friday, July 9th at 10 a.m.
Wizkid’s Made in Lagos features 14 tracks with African and Caribbean influences, and guests include Burna Boy, Skepta, Damian Marley, H.E.R., Ella Mai, and Terri, a signee to Wizkid’s Starboy Entertainment imprint. In April, Wizkid dropped the video for the Made in Lagos single “Essence” featuring Tems.
In March, Wizkid earned his first Grammy for his performance in Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl” music video from her 2020 music film Black Is King. Wizkid’s North American tour setlist will span his 10-year discography.
Made in Lagos Tour Dates
September 10 – Orpheum Theatre @ Boston, MA
September 11 – BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn @ Brooklyn, NY
September 13 – The Fillmore Silver Spring @ Silver Spring, MD
September 17 – House of Blues @ Cleveland, OH
September 18 – The Riviera Theatre @ Chicago, IL
September 19 – The Fillmore @ Minneapolis, MN
September 22 – Summit Music Hall @ Denver, CO
September 24 – Chop Vegas* @ Las Vegas, NV
September 25 – The Wiltern @ Los Angeles, CA
September 28 – Neptune @ Seattle, WA
October 2 – TBA* @ Sacramento, CA
October 9 – Southside Ballroom @ Dallas, TX
October 10 – Bayou Music Center @ Houston, TX
October 12 – Tabernacle @ Atlanta, GA
October 16 – The Oasis @ Miami, FL
January 21 – HISTORY @ Toronto, ON
January 22 – MTelus @ Montreal, QC
NEWS
Lola Young has joined forces with Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) to release a new T shirt for the charity’s Lifelines collection.
The shirt supports CALM’s suicide prevention work, with proceeds helping to fund vital resources such as its helpline and CALMzone mental health app.
CALM introduced the Lifelines range last year, with Fontaines D.C., Blossoms and Inhaler also contributing their own designs to the collection.
Young’s design includes the words, “There’s a flicker of light. There’s always morning after the night”, taken from her track ‘Flicker Of Light’.
“I wrote this song about realising there is hope. I have often felt like there isn’t, but there is always a reason to keep going,” Young said. “That’s even when you don’t want to get out of bed, you do, and that is amazing, and you’re still here, and you’re still alive, and if anything, that’s something to be proud of.”
CALM CEO Simon Gunning also shared his appreciation for the collaboration, saying: “We couldn’t be more grateful to Lola for supporting ‘Lifelines’ and showing just how powerful music can be as a force for good.”
Priced at £30, the T shirts come in both standard and boxy fits and are available to purchase here.
Young has regularly spoken about her experiences with mental health. She returned to performing earlier this year after calling off her 2025 tour because of exhaustion. The decision followed her collapse during a performance in New York City. During her time away, she later discussed receiving support for addiction and attending AA meetings as part of her recovery.
In an interview with NME in May, Young explained that she believes “all healing journeys are never ending”, although she is now “definitely in a much better place”. She also said she feels “excited and ready to perform and to release music”.
Reflecting on the encouragement she received after publicly discussing those challenges, Young said: “My fans inspire me in the same way I hope to inspire them. I feel like I’ve never tried to be especially honest… it just comes very naturally to me.”
“I don’t really have any other choice but to be honest, so if people connect to that, and that’s amazing.”
Several musicians have also applauded the ‘Messy’ singer for honestly addressing the pressure placed on touring performers. Lily Allen said she was “in awe” of the BRIT and Grammy winner, while Victoria Canal credited Young with bringing greater attention to the damaging impact demanding tour schedules can have on artists’ mental wellbeing.
When NME asked whether musicians were beginning to establish firmer boundaries around their health, Young replied: “I never intended it to start a movement, but I hope that it does in some way.”
