Wizkid is heading to Abuja first. The Afrobeats star will headline the Live Out Loud Music Festival at Eagle Square on Sunday, December 13, 2026, five days before he touches down at the Detty December Fest opening night in Lagos.
That order matters to a lot of people. Lagos usually gets the lion’s share of the big December moments, so seeing the Federal Capital Territory land a Wizkid headline slot before the Lagos crowd does is a nice turn for fans up north.
The two dates also mark his first headline stage in Nigeria this year. For an artist with a fan base as loyal and as loud as Wizkid FC, that gap has probably felt longer than it actually was.
The Abuja show is set to run from 5:00 p.m. to 11:55 p.m., with gates opening at 4:00 p.m. Tickets and reservations are already live through Tix Africa, listed under Wizkid Live in Abuja.
Eagle Square is a fitting choice for a night like this. It’s one of the most recognisable open spaces in the capital, and a festival setting there gives fans who rarely make the trip to Lagos a real shot at seeing him close to home.
Then it’s on to Lagos. Wizkid is billed for the Detty December Fest opening night on Friday, December 18, at the Detty Festival Stage.
The Lagos side of things is still a little hazy, though. Organisers haven’t confirmed performance times or ticketing arrangements yet, so fans hoping to lock in plans early will have to sit tight for now.
There are two ways to read this announcement. For local fans, it’s simple: two cities, two chances, and no need to fight over a single sold out night.
For the wider Detty December machine, it’s another headline name to pull crowds toward a season that has grown into one of the busiest stretches on the Nigerian entertainment calendar.
Detty December has become a magnet for concerts, nightlife and parties, drawing both home audiences and members of the diaspora who fly back for the holidays. A Wizkid booking on opening night is the kind of draw that helps set the tone for everything that follows.
It also fits the pattern of his career. Wizkid has spent years carrying Afrobeats to global audiences, and he won a Grammy for his work on Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl.”
Homecoming shows like these tend to carry extra weight for him and for the fans who were there from the start.
These two dates add to a growing list of music events lined up for the festive season, and more announcements are almost certainly on the way. For now, Abuja has its tickets, and Lagos is still waiting on the fine print.
