Wizkid’s Sh70m concert package leaves Ugandans wondering who is really broke

Ugandans have been left doing mental calculations after learning that some wealthy fans are willing to part with a staggering Sh70m for a luxury package to watch Nigerian superstar Wizkid perform in Nairobi.

For the ordinary Ugandan, Sh70m can buy a decent house, start a business, clear several years of school fees or marry a new bride. But for some die-hard Wizkid fans, apparently, it is just the price of having a good night out.

Yes, you read that correctly. Sh70m (KES 2m)

The premium table package for Wizkid’s December 12 performance at Kenya’s Detty Dezemba Festival reportedly comes with door-to-door transport. Buyers are picked up from their homes, chauffeured to the concert and driven back after the show.

In other words, you do not have to worry about traffic, parking, or Kifeesi. Your only assignment is to enjoy Wizkid sip fine champagne in nice company and, presumably, make sure your bank account does not fizzle.

And just when you thought nobody would be foolish enough to spend that kind of money on a concert, Ugandan DJ Spinny dropped another bombshell: the package had reportedly SOLD OUT!

"These guys can OVERCOOK," Spinny exclaimed in a post on X, leaving many Ugandans wondering whether they had missed a memo about a new class of millionaires.

While some fans were busy calculating how many plots of land Sh70m could buy, others appeared to be calculating how many lifetimes they would need to recover from such a night out.

The package has sparked debate over the growing culture of extravagant concert spending, with some questioning whether the experience justifies the price, while others argue that people should be allowed to spend their money however they please.

The December 12 festival will take place at Laureate Gardens in Nairobi, with Wizkid and South African DJ sensation Uncle Waffles among the performers announced so far.

But beyond the music, the Sh70m package has become the unexpected headline act, with Ugandans now looking at their wallets and wondering whether they have been attending concerts on the wrong budget.

And then there is King Saha.

The conversation has also revived the debate about local musicians and international ambitions, particularly following King Saha's past remarks about Wizkid's standing.

One social media user took the opportunity to throw some shade in King Saha's direction, suggesting that the Nigerian superstar's Nairobi demand should be a lesson to musicians who underestimate artists operating on the international stage.

"King Saha, I hope you've seen what a supposedly 'broke and finished' Wizkid is doing in Nairobi. A Sh70m table sold out! Being big in Uganda doesn't mean you've conquered the world," the user remarked.