Fally Ipupa's O2 London Shows: 20 Years, One Night Sold Out

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Fally Ipupa is less than two weeks from two nights at London's O2 Arena, billed as a celebration of 20 years of his career. The Congolese star plays on Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25, 2026, and the venue now lists the Sunday show as sold out. The Saturday date was added after the original show proved popular. Data Thistle reported on July 1 that Ipupa had added a second London show, with tickets released at 10am on Friday, July 10. "The biggest Francophone show the UK has ever seen" The O2's event page frames the concerts in big terms, describing them as "the biggest Francophone show that the UK has ever seen." It says that in 2023 Ipupa became the first Francophone artist to perform at Wembley Arena. The official event site, run by promoters CongoToGlobal and Kilimanjaro Live, carries the banner "Fally Ipupa 20 Years of Career Celebration in London" and "20 ans de carrière." Show times and tickets According to The O2: Saturday, October 24: doors 6:30pm, tickets on sale Sunday, October 25: doors 6pm, sold out London is on BST until October 25, so Saturday's doors open at 6:30pm in both London and Lagos. Ticket buyers through The O2 or AXS display their tickets on their phones via The O2 app, and the venue warns that resale tickets bought anywhere other than theo2.co.uk or AXS may not be valid. The official site lists AXS, Seat Unique VIP, Gigantic, Ticketmaster, Shoobs and Cokobar as official agents, noting that "all agents are official." Key facts Artist: Fally Ipupa, DR Congo Billing: 20 Years of Career Celebration Venue: The O2 Arena, London Dates: Saturday, October 24 (doors 6:30pm) and Sunday, October 25 (doors 6pm), 2026 Status: Sunday sold out; Saturday on sale Promoters: CongoToGlobal and Kilimanjaro Live How The O2 describes him The venue calls Ipupa "a superstar of African music" known for fusing Congolese music with rumba, soukous, R&B and urban pop. Its page lists several distinctions: the first Congolese solo artist to go Platinum the first to sell out the Olympia Hall in Paris the most streamed African artist on Boomplay the most followed Congolese artist on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube The O2 also highlights his humanitarian work through the Fally Ipupa Foundation, which it says provides aid to marginalised groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including victims of sexual violence and disease, and orphans. Part of a big London season The official site lists other London shows from the same promoters, including Kwesi Arthur at XOYO on October 16 and "Rapperholic UK" at The O2 on March 6, 2027. Ipupa is also booked well beyond London: he is on the bill for Afro Nation Portugal 2027, as we reported in our line-up story . From Wembley Arena to two nights at The O2 Africa Plus Magazine, reporting the second date in July, said the first show sold out within hours and that demand overwhelmed ticketing platforms within 90 minutes of release, according to promoters. It describes his last London outing as a sold-out OVO Wembley Arena show on December 8, 2023. The magazine also places the London shows in a big year. It reports that on May 2, 2026, Ipupa became the first Congolese artist to headline Stade de France, and that his US run included a sold-out night at New York's Palladium Times Square. It calls the anniversary a celebration of two decades of hits "from Droit Chemin to XX," and says the two O2 nights together seat around 40,000 people. What's next With Sunday gone, the remaining tickets are for Saturday, October 24, the date added in July after the first show sold out. Fans should buy only through the official agents named on the event site. Explore ndombolo , African music and more events on Entzopedia. Sources: The O2 | Fally Ipupa London (official) | Data Thistle | Africa Plus Magazine