Tiwa Savage, Davido, Yemi Alade For Gidi Fest 2016

The third edition of Gidi Cultural Festival tagged Gidi Fest 2016 comes up at Eko Atlantic on Saturday, March 26. As usual the Gidi Fest stage will be lit up with the biggest acts from across the continent. The festival’s headliners include Davido, Tiwa Savage, Phyno, Yemi Alade and Timaya, while South Africa’s K.O and Riky Rick will be coming to Nigeria for the first time to grace the stage. Opening acts on the day are Adekunle Gold and Small Doctor. Packaged by Eclipse Live, this year’s will give a more seamless experience of great entertainment, sports and great food, according to the organisers.

The founder, Chin Okeke spoke on the event. “Gidi Fest is a music festival that defines the progression of music and urban youth culture in Africa. The festival was naturally born in Lagos because the city is the melting pot of the continent, yet it maintains a global outlook. Our lineup represents the current crop of African music stars.”

The hosts for Gidi Fest 2016 include MTV Base VJ’s, Nomuzi from South Africa and Nigeria’s very own, Ehiz alongside City FM OAP, Sensei Uche. DJ Obi and DJ Kaywise will be on the decks with some comic relief from a couple of your favourite comedians. This year, Gidi Fest 2016 promises to be an astounding show with amazing vibes. Ngozi from Heineken, Nigeria Breweries says, “the product has a whole point of view of music. Consumers want to live the music. Young people come together and have a good time with fantastic music and beer experience. Smaller brands of our products will be introduced at the fiesta.”