Wizkid blazes trail of African entertainers to headline Glastonbury festival

Nigerian music star Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid on Friday emerged as the first African artiste to headline the Glastonbury Festival, which is the biggest music festival in the United Kingdom

The talented singer maximised the opportunity to perform at the festival’s “Other Side Stage” with a crowd of over 210,000 attendees in Somerset, England.

His hit songs; ‘Essence’, ‘One Dance’, ‘And Ojuelegba’, amongst others, were some of the songs the Grammy award star thrilled the audience.

Recall in 2022, the Glastonbury Festival experienced Grammy award-winning Nigerian star, Burna Boy, who fired up the crowd with superb performances and rendition of some of his hit records.

The ”African Giant” crooner hit the stage with top international acts like Billie Eilish, Lily Allen, Olivia Rodrigo, and Lorde.