The 02 Arena at Wembley in London is a musical landmark that has left a stamp in the history of global music, granting megastars a memorable location equipped with beautiful acoustics and space to thrill fans from all walks of life to live performances of their records. Over the years, megastars such as Beyonce, Spice Girls, Rihanna and more set a world record by selling out the 20,000 people large space under 15 minutes. In the spirit of African excellence and while channeling Afropop to the world Nigeria's very own Wizkid, proved he was a global megastar through and through when he sold out tickets to his headline show at the self-same 02 Arena thrice, with the first ticket selling out in 12 minutes and the second, within two minutes.

This feat already earmarked his performances as one for the books and on the 29th of November, Wizkid had indeed taken London by storm with three nights of an unforgettable display of music and all-round black excellence. Teasing his upcoming project to be titled ‘More Love, Less Ego,’ the megastar also walked the talk by sharing the stage with several musical stars the world over, serving to shine a larger spotlight on a number of fast-rising Nigerian talents. In this list, we chronicle these acts to bring you a rundown of every Nigerian musician who performed for the first time ever at the 02 Arena in 2021 thanks to Big Wiz:

Wizkid Takes 02 Arena, 2021 Day 1

Day one of Wizkid’s domination at the 02 Arena saw him give American musician, Chris Brown his first performance in the UK after a decade. He also granted British star girl, Ella Mai her debut at the 02 but Nigerians back home were most excited to see fast-rising artiste, Buju take the stage as well.

1.Buju
It was also heartwarming to watch the video of Wizkid assuring Buju that he had a room backstage with luxury refreshments already set up and see Buju excitedly take it all in.

Buju also made a comeback on day two, entertaining the day's audience with a rendition of Feeling.

2. LAX

A former member of Wizkid’s label, Starboy Entertainment, L.A.X was present at the 02 Arena on Wizkid’s first day of his three-day shutdown and warmed up the crowd with a rendition of his Wizkid-featured banger, Ginger

3. Tay Iwar

Essence may the Made in Lagos anthem, but Wizkid's link up with Tay Iwar and Projexx undoubtedly holds a special place in the hearts of lovers of the album and so on day one of Wizkid's 2021 02 Arena lockdown, he'd left the crowd in their feels by performing True Love with Tay Iwar in tow.

4. King promise

King Promise may be Ghanaian but Ghana and Nigeria have always enjoyed a close-knit relationship like siblings. And so with DJ Tunez introducing King Promise to the audience as the Ghanaian representative, he had taken to the stage for a rendition of Mr Eazi-featured Oh Yeah while fans in the crowd screamed and sang along.