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Saturday 3 March 2012

Bobby Brown performance: 50 man crew to arrive Lagos on March 7

 Last week, Lagos based Events Company - R28 Events officially announced plans to bring Bobby Brown and his former boy band to Nigeria. With the event just a week away, the question many fans and industry practitioners have been asking is “How did R28 Events get Bobby Brown to come to Nigeria at this time when many American artistes have developed a phobia for the country?”

  
 We have been in talks with Bobby Brown and BBD’s team since last year, we even went as far as bringing the team to come see what Nigeria has for them, and they sure had a nice time. All we are trying to do is bring the good old times back. We are promising an evening of good music, unbelievable fun and an opportunity to relive the good old times” Gbolahan Balogun spokesperson for R28 told news men in Lagos this week.

And as fans and music lovers gear up for the biggest indoor concert this year, the producers have confirmed the full set of Nigerian artistes who will join New Edition to deliver a world class event. Bonafide Nigerian stars Banky W, eLDee and Omawumi will deliver electrifying sets at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Friday March 9, 2011 while the combo of 2face, Duncan Mighty and Burna Boy will set the Port Harcourt Polo Club on fire on Sunday March 11, 2012.

 “I am excited to go to Nigeria and I intend to give them a great performance, we are going to have fun in the motherland.” Bobby Brown says from his base in Boston last week. 

Balogun says 39 members of New Edition’s talent, technical and management crew will leave their base in Boston on Tuesday March 6, 2012 to set up in readiness for New Edition’s arrival from LA on Thursday, March 8,. New Edition will arrive Nigeria with an 11 man crew including sound engineers, backup singers, security personnel, publicists and managers. The entire crew of 50 will work together in Lagos and PH to give Nigerians a rare experience of the New Edition classics.

This is the first time New Edition will be performing in Nigeria, a country where they have millions of fans and followers.  It is also their first time performing on the African continent. We are told they are beyond excited about this trip; looking forward to connecting with African fans and talents – with a clear promise to give Nigerians ‘the concert of their lives’.

Bobby has been touring the world with his group New Edition since last year. Although he cancelled a performance in honor of Whitney Houston the day she died, the event producers say “Brown considers performing as therapy to get him through a difficult time. He wrote to us last week that he’d like to do this concert in memory of Whitney, and we said fine”.

R28 Events is a Lagos-based events solutions company set up to deliver simple, insightful and creative solutions through events, experimental marketing and corporate hospitality. The company says they are organizing the two-city concert as a way of redefining the quality of events in the country. ‘This promises to be a world-class concert, not like anything you’ve seen here before. Both in terms of production, and the quality of talent…’

The Lagos and Port Harcourt concerts will be dedicated to Bobby’s ex-wife Whitney Houston who passed on February 11. 2012.

New Edition is made up of Ronnie Devoe, Johnny Gill, Ricky Bell, Mike Bevins, Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown. The group's hits include "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now", and "Mr. Telephone Man
Produced by R28 events with support from Play Centre the concerts will hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Friday March 9, 2012 and at the Polo Club, Port Harcourt on Sunday March 11, 2012.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

The guy get liver to come naija o! he try!I wish him a safe stay!

Anonymous said...

The guy is broke so he wld travel anywhere just to perform! Money is needed!!

Anonymous said...

Linda, you must be having a laugh! Even me fit bring Bobby Brown to naija!

Anonymous said...

Summed in just One word: "HUNGER"

Modupsy said...

That is not a nice thing to say. Afterall we've hosted other big artists here in naija and they didn't come bcos they needed the money so stop making it sound like Nigeria is some refugee camp that nobody comes to. And contrary to ur opinions abt Bobby brown, despite all his wrong choices in his life, he is still a star! A star bigger than most of ur stars in Nigeria. A star the world still reckons with. So pls change ur orientation. U only washed naija wiv ur comment, not bobby brown.

Anonymous said...

LOL!! Na wa o! Truth is,Americans will always love to come to naija! We are the only ones in the world who pay them exhorbitant amount for performance. Recently an artiste that was paid $100,000 was said to get a maximum of $10,000 per show in the states and $25,000 in europe! But for naija,we be mumu! Lol!

Anonymous said...

Make he gerrout of here!!!! Ganja and crack smoking asshole! He don kill whitney finish he wan come bring him bacd habit come naija. Nonsense

Anonymous said...

The question should be, who would come and watch a 'has-been'.....? Heck, im almost 28 and i find it hard to remember most of his songs. Naija peeps want the more recent artists abeg.

Anonymous said...

This just doesn't make sense. At a time when Nigerian music is ruling Africa and set to rule the world, we are bringing a has-been boy band to do what here? Whatever happened to promoting local talents? SMH.

Anonymous said...

I love Ralph tresvant..that single #Sensitivity!!

Anonymous said...

I concur with the last 2 comments. I'm thinking of candy girl and wondering in bobby will still have that sweet innocent voice. I doubt it

VANESSA OBIOHA said...

They are so 2000 and late...

Chaunncy said...

Don't deceive yourselves saying u can bring Bobby too thinking bcos he is broke,he is broke but still richer than all the naija artistes and some of these new American artistes. Tell me amongst all the American artists that had visited Nigeria which of them is better than the all time Bobby brown and which of them if not few had been discovered when New Edition was da Bomb maybe bcos some of u were still little.Recently He has been touring countries better than naija,so coming to naija is a favor to naija artistes. Some of you don't understand showbiz,u think bcos one is not everywhere meaning he or she is broke? Oh bcos you haven't heard of someone like Master P what do u say? Does that mean he is broke? Hey pls go check out master P he doesn't do music always even his son Lil Romeo is richer than some of this American artist making noise talkless of his father master P. Tell me one man in music that is richer than Master P? He does nt rant and Forbes can't include him on d list bcos he does some real shits to make bastard money beside music. So don't even think showing ur face everywhere on tv n papers and singing rubbish is to say u got alot of money Hell No.

Anonymous said...

Bobby brown should stay away. I hope no one goes for his concert...useless man!!!

Makeover by T.E.J.U said...

Yea, its all about the Benjis**

Anonymous said...

they sre not wanted here

Anonymous said...

Hez coming with 50 people. That's definitely gonna be expensive. Trust me, they are not interested in 28yr olds. They want d daddys and mummys who can pay 500k per table.

Anonymous said...

Bobby dedicating this entire Hunger Show to our very own late Angel going by Alicia K's song, The Voice by many. What was his true reason for leaving her home going so soon? Don't spoil my people with your drugs please! Old SKL.

Anonymous said...

You are actually a confirmed mumu! How did Master P come into this? Lol.. And that nigga is dirt broke.. Lol @ 'real shits beside music' I think his son even has more coins than he does! Wait a second why the fuck am I talking about 'master p'?? He is THAT irrelevant

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