The announcement landed the way these things now do: a single graphic, a countdown, and a ticketing site straining within minutes.
The scale of the run — stadiums rather than arenas in several markets — is the clearest signal yet of how far Afrobeats' live economy has travelled.
Touring as infrastructure
Behind the spectacle sits a logistics operation employing hundreds, much of it now staffed by African crews rather than imported ones.
That shift matters more for the industry's long-term health than any chart position.
