On the panel were Falz, DJ Kaywise, Olisa Adibua, Jay Chikezie, Bayo Fatoba, Adetola Adekoya, and Edi Lawani.The focus of their discussion was the prospects, challenges and business of events and live concerts in Nigeria.Speaking, Falz, said, “I feel the standards of event and concerts have gone down. We have still not got our sound engineering right in 2019. I don’t want to come on stage and hear my voice three seconds later, but it happens all the time.
He said, “There’s something about control. If an artiste says his money is N4 million and you beg him to take N1 million, you have already lost 80 per cent of your control over him. This is because you won’t be able to say anything if he arrives late to your show. It’s almost like show promoters need to define what value they are selling at concerts. The consumers take whatever is thrown at them.
He said, “If from January to November, I see you at everybody’s show popping up here and there, then you say in December you want to do a concert, why would I come to watch you? What’s the value you’re bringing?” Table water and groundnut at a show with table seating?” “I see people who have no business being backstage running the live shows. Let us remove sentiments; it is business! I’ve had fights, there have been times when we have had to get people off stage. You know Davido, you’ve to beg to get his army of people on stage and off the stage during shows. I love Davido, but he comes with a lot of baggage.