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Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by ponti93(m): 5:42pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
For only the second time in her career, singer Asa is hosting a concert in Lagos. To rub it in that it’s not her idea to have a concert, she kuku titled it ‘Asa Encore’ so that everybody will know that it’s you people that begged her to bless us with her gift. Tickets to the Asa show start at N10,000 and table goes for N2.5m. In this Buharinomics recession? How dare she?! Who is she to charge that much for just a couple of hours, is she Beyonce? 10 years ago when she started wailing about broken hearts (‘Bibanke’) and sharing the story of her nephew’s bastard child (‘Awe’), all we’ve done is support her. Not like we had a choice though, she’s nothing like we’re used to. Her cooling tones and soothing chords seeped deep into our subconscious, healing our wounds and providing a succour for all of us that have been bruised by all the akpako Nigerian artistes have been ‘nacking us since. After that eponymous album in 2007, we kept begging ‘Asa sing another one for us na.’ She refused. She was touring all over Europe, cavorting with people with more sophisticated palates than we. She waited three full years before she released Beautiful Imperfection. Sigh. And then waited a full world cup-cycle till she released Bed Of Stone in 2014. Still, no Lagos headline concert. She just stayed touring and getting a serious glow up. Finally in 2016, she deemed it fit to stop by these parts to throw a show like we had never seen before. Angelic, divine and breathtaking – before our very eyes at Eko Hotels last year, Asa ascended to god status; joining Sade people who could do no wrong. E yo, she told us. And we rejoiced. Little wonder that our appetite for her has refused to satiate in ten years that she has been a part of our lives. Tomorrow she will bless us again with her cherubic presence and ballads. Tomorrow she will stand on a stage and invoke the spirits of the Yoruba gods that touched her tongue with the gift of words; couple them with the tones as luxurious waters of the Seine from which she drank in Paris and once again, kill us with enjoyment. But the N2.5m per table she’s charging for her show, isn’t it excessive? Not nearly. See ehn, Asa doesn’t belong to us anymore. We gave her up long ago to the world to enjoy. We sent her out to the world to show them that Nigeria is capable of producing a truly world class musician. To witness the greatness that is Asa, one billion naira won’t be enough. The richness of her melody is unquantifiable. Like the Mastercard advert, seeing Asa and hearing her voice in person is priceless. Add to the fact that she will be performing with a 30-piece orchestra, then you know that it’s no run-of-the-mill show. But seriously, Asa Encore is not for everybody and neither are the different ticket prices. If there’s anyone who does not enjoy her music (I cannot for the life of me imagine who doesn’t), stay at home and do you. However for true Asa fans, none of us should pay N2.5m to attend Asa Encore. There’s no shame in saying it’s probably beyond what we can afford to fork over. Instead, pay the basic N10,000, make your way to the regular seats near the rafters that are not encumbered by tables of 10 chairs each and have a ball. That’s where I’m going to be, basking in the presence of the most ethereal entity to ever write and sing a song in this part of the Atlantic. Her name is Asa, but you knew that already. This write up was done by jide taiwo for Netng. I copies and pasted for your reading peasure and comments. 8 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by ponti93(m): 5:44pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
I also like the way the writer advertised d show through the write up 27 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Destined2win: 5:46pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Dey there continue with your epistle 1 Like |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Destined2win: 5:47pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
ponti93:You get sense plenty. All these epistles na just to advertise the show. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by thesicilian: 5:58pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Lol. If you like advertise the show through the back door or window, me I don't kuku have 2.5m for entertainment. If after the show I see people praising her, then I'll download it free from youtube. 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by mmclatino(m): 6:16pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
funny tho..I will use that 2.5m to invite her to my room and still collect change.. Those drugs dealer will succour.. 4 Likes |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Nobody: 6:20pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Is it your money abi wich kin cry baby be dz one |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by ojun50(m): 6:20pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Yr problem |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by cornelin(m): 6:42pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Is it ya money? |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Joshkid(m): 6:43pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
ponti93:Can you get a table of six... I'll meet you at the event 2 Likes |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Nutase: 6:48pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Op you seem to be jealous 1 Like |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by KingOfThePay(m): 7:44pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Will be there. 1 Like |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by flawlessjimmy(m): 9:01pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Speak for yasef man!
Those hu get d doh wil pay..
At least she doesn't sing nonsense as most niger musicians do! 1 Like |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Luizkid(m): 9:36pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
i just hope n pray that one day i'll be able to pay even half that amount for a show. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by ponti93(m): 9:52pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Joshkid:u mean six regular tickets 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by ponti93(m): 9:52pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Nutase:no be me write am... Check d article well 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by boiz2men(m): 9:59pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
damage control i think... there wasnt much ticket sold .. so they decided to make ppo buy the 10k ticket...... so they can at least ofset monies paid for the venue... lol. asa kind of music isnt for the majority.. her audience isnt large enough 1 Like |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Nobody: 10:06pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
boiz2men: The emboldened, you mean Nigeria right? Asa concerts in Europe are always sold out. Particularly in France and Germany where she is a household name. z 5 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by boiz2men(m): 10:09pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
LastMumu: yea of course.. in nigeria.... if she has over 500 attendees, i d b surprised 2 Likes |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by kowalsky: 10:14pm On Apr 29, 2017 |
Nutase: you didn't read the article 2 Likes |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by IamOpemipo(m): 5:13am On Apr 30, 2017 |
Nutase: U didn't read the article 4 Likes |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by dangotesmummy: 6:36am On Apr 30, 2017 |
Even when I am going to have a date with Jesus in church for 5hours,I visit him FREE OF CHARGE I go to the throne of mercy and grace free of charge to visit the king of kings completely free,so who is this mere moral that I will pay that whooping amount of Money to hear her sing for just a couple of hours.meanwhile the king of kings Jesus knows me,knows everything about me my name address when I was born etc but asa doesn't know a thing about me.good riddiance It shows the wickedness of man.if men were God we will be buying grace,mercy,love,air,good health etc for millions of naira or dollars.shioorr 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Mmaxix: 7:28am On Apr 30, 2017 |
[quote author=dangotesmummy post=56055653]Even when I am going to have a date with Jesus in church for 5hours,I visit him FREE OF CHARGE I go to the throne of mercy and grace free of charge to visit the king of kings completely free,so who is this mere moral that I will pay that whooping amount of Money to hear her sing for just a couple of hours.meanwhile the king of kings Jesus knows me,knows everything about me my name address when I was born etc but asa doesn't know a thing about me.good riddiance It shows the wickedness of man.if men were God we will be buying grace,mercy,love,air,good health etc for millions of naira or dollars.shioorr[/quote But the two are two different trajectories na. Even Jesus had acknowledged that at some point He had to pay for some services... Even His time. Abi na how she go pay for the expenses for the concert? Will she pay with prayers?? If one can afford the show,fine, if you cannot then no wahala. Its not compulsory. 1 Like |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by dangotesmummy: 8:18am On Apr 30, 2017 |
[quote author=Mmaxix post=56056467][/quote] they're selling her CDs everywhere. Moreover the money I will waste to watch her sing I will buy it from CD sellers on the road and play it in my sitting room.lights off,ac on,with a cold glass of red wine and fried chicken Which life better pass that one Cost of transportation and show saved. This days one has to be prudent with money.I cannot give my hard earned money to someone already made |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by ifyalways(f): 8:34am On Apr 30, 2017 |
My bae of life, Asa. One of my legs don reach Yaba already for her show. Can't wait. |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by dangotesmummy: 8:44am On Apr 30, 2017 |
ifyalways:I like ASA no doubt. She's one of the very few musicians in Nigeria with musical content and depth but let's be reasonable that money is ridiculously exorbitant. We're not in the era of surplus.this is recession and everyone is managing the scarce and hard earned resources they have so why will she be calling that kind of price? |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by ifyalways(f): 8:48am On Apr 30, 2017 |
Well, I didn't pay for table or VIP. I actually got regular seats from dealday for less than 10K per person. My whole household absolutely love her and her genre of music so. . . dangotesmummy: |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by dangotesmummy: 9:05am On Apr 30, 2017 |
ifyalways:well good for you.if you think it's all worth it fine,great but is her target audience or fans only the elite or middle class of Nigeria.there are some low income earners who could be her fans too.you get? If you're an entertainer,you should be able to reach out to ALL LEVEL AND STRATA OF YOUR FAN BASE AND NIT JUST TARGET THE financially ESTABLISHED ONES because those who don't understand it will think or assume 'so she's now proud' she only wants to be singing for big big people or she only wants big big people to come to her concert' |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by Joshkid(m): 10:27am On Apr 30, 2017 |
ponti93:Something like that |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by blessedman12: 11:20am On Apr 30, 2017 |
10k just to listen to asa? |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by veave(f): 12:17pm On Apr 30, 2017 |
Brain is paining you abi? You think its all this noise your fellow children turned artists are playing? I will not waste my time arguing with you. |
Re: Why No One Should Pay N2.5m To See Asa by adegeye38(m): 1:08pm On Apr 30, 2017 |
ponti93:Table for 10 thats 250,000 per person, not 2.5million per person, by d way, asa is one of d most awesome artist in d world, nd she isnt only coming with her band vt with a 30 piece orchestra ti dish out music unlike other naija mediocre artists who have zero musical talent |
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