Getting Ready
A Burna Boy runway is unfurled before the musician arrives to soundcheck before his show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
A Burna Boy runway is unfurled before the musician arrives to soundcheck before his show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
Trumpet player Luis Eric Gonazlez during a soundcheck for Burna Boy.
Band members wait to begin their soundcheck before the show on Wednesday.
“It’s a really exciting time!” Burna Boy told Rolling Stone when the show was first announced in December. “A kid from the south side of Nigeria headlining Madison Square Garden in New York as the first-ever Nigerian to achieve this! Not sure it gets any better and I’m extremely grateful!”
Band members practice during a soundcheck for Burna Boy.
Burna Boy’s band practice during a soundcheck on Wednesday.
Bose Ogulu (center) Burna Boy’s mother and manager.
Burna Boy and his band perform during soundcheck.
The show was dubbed “One Night in Space.”
Burna Boy walks onto the stage during a soundcheck.
Burna Boy lights a blunt.
“The energy, the joy, and the feeling of being seen was palpable in the Garden,” wrote Rolling Stone‘s Mankaprr Conteh of Burna Boy’s perfomance.
“The show reimagined Burna’s lengthy catalog, elevating already excellent songs,” Rolling Stone‘s Mankaprr Conteh wrote of Burna Boy’s perfomance.
Burna Boy told the audience that his next album, called Love, Damini will drop on his 31st birthday, July 2.
“The show found Burna as urgent as ever, performing a barrage of songs while only stopping to drink water or address his fans a few times,” Rolling Stone’s Mankaprr Conteh wrote of Burna Boy’s perfomance.
“He smashed an acoustic guitar to bits, sprinted down his extensive runway, danced with bouncy knees and quick feet, and maintained absolutely pristine vocals throughout the entire performance, Rolling Stone‘s Mankaprr Conteh wrote of Burna Boy’s perfomance.
“By the end of the night, no less than six more had been flung at him — at one point, he hung several around his waistline like a utility belt.”
<a href=”https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/burna-boy-madison-square-garden-live-review-1344744/”>Read the review of Burna Boy’s show at Madison Square Garden</a>