My Next Show In The UK would be at the 02 ARENA – Medikal

Following the overwhelming response from fans at his recent Indigo O2 concert on Friday, May 3, 2024, Ghanaian artiste, Samuel Adu Frimpong, otherwise known as Medikal has made known his intention to hold his next show in the United Kingdon at London’s O2 Arena.

The star-studded event on Friday, featuring performances by renowned artists like Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, Bisa Kdei, Malcolm Nuna, Sister Derby, and Jay Bhad, was a resounding success.

Speaking in an interview with MzGee on UTV’s United Showbiz, the ‘Witness’ hitmaker opened up about his intentions for the next performances as well as his thoughts on the concert’s surprising turnout.

Astonished by the excess of spectators at the 2,700-seat arena, the crooner conceded that a bigger venue was required to house his steadily expanding fan following.

“The way we invested in the event and generated attention towards it, it was only right that people come in their numbers.

“But I’ve learned my lesson that next time I do a show in the UK, I will opt for a bigger venue because I didn’t expect the massive crowd that came. There were people stuck outside because the inside was already filled up,” he said.

The award-winning rapper further addressed the delayed start and rapid-fire performances at the concert, attributing the timing issues to fans arriving later than anticipated.

In response to a question concerning the next potential location for a future UK performance, Medikal suggested that the 20,000-seat O2 Arena might be reserved in order to guarantee enough room for supporters.

The O2 Indigo was too small for me, so my next concert in London will be at the O2 Arena – Medikal#UnitedShowbiz pic.twitter.com/F3vEAJzS3f

— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) May 5, 2024

“The O2 Arena, because we want a very big space so a lot of people can attend and see the performances,” he revealed.

The renowned musician went on to disclose  that contractual obligations with the venue management required the event to run precisely on time in order to avoid paying heavy fines for going over the prearranged time limit.

“They couldn’t come on time, that was the main problem, and I don’t blame them because many of them had to go to work, and by the time they closed and got ready to get to the venue, it wasn’t favourable.

“We were supposed to end the show at 11 pm on the dot due to the agreement I had with the facility managers. If it had gone past 11 pm, I would have had to pay over £300,000 in penalties, and I couldn’t afford that,” he explained.