Grammy-nominated artists Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 have announced their “Heavier Yet” tour, which kicks off October 10 and runs through December 14, hitting 29 venues and festivals in cities across Europe and the UK. This follows their North American “Dey” tour that included performances with The Soul Rebels and Red Hot Chili Peppers in the US and Canada.
The “Heavier Yet” tour is in support of their upcoming album Heavier Yet (Lays the Crownless Head), which will be released via Milan-based label Record Kicks on October 4. The LP is produced by top-tier artists, superstar Lenny Kravitz and original Fela Kuti and Egypt 80 producer Sodi Marciszewer, and promises to be a milestone in the genre of Afrobeat.
Two singles from the highly anticipated record are out now: “Dey,” featuring the iconic four-time Grammy Award-winner Damian Marley, and “T.O.P.”, a protest song that stands for “Things Over People.”
Ticketing information is available for all shows here.
These are the currently confirmed dates:
10/10 at Fiesta des Suds in Marseille, France
10/14 at Post Tenebras Rock in Geneva, Switzerland
10/15 at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Germany
10/16 at ARCHA+ in Prague, Czech Republic
10/18 at Tourcoing Jazz Festival in Tourcoing, France
10/19 at Isolation Budapest in Budapest, Hungary
10/26 at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in Cork, Ireland
10/27 at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in Cork, Ireland
10/29 at JAZZMI in Milan, Italy
10/30 at Largo Venue in Rome, Italy
10/31 at Casa delle Arti in Conversano, Italy
11/2 at Capitol in Pordenone, Italy
11/11 at Leverkusener Jazztage in Leverkusen, Germany
11/17 at EFG London Jazz Festival in London, United Kingdom
11/18 at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds, United Kingdom
11/19 at Trinity Centre in Bristol, United Kingdom
11/20 at The Waterfront in Norwich, United Kingdom
11/12 at CHALK in Brighton, United Kingdom
11/24 at De Oosterpoort in Groningen, Netherlands
11/26 at Slaktkyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden
11/27 at Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark
12/4 at Trabendo in Paris, France
12/5 at La CLEF in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
12/6 at Le VIP in Saint-Nazaire, France
12/7 at Quai M in La Roche-sur-Yon, France
12/8 at Atabal Biarritz in Biarritz, France
12/10 at Rockstore in Montpellier, France
12/12 at Le fil in Saint-Étienne, France
12/13 at Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam, Netherlands
12/14 at WinterFuse in Bruges, Belgium
Seun is a musician, singer, and songwriter based in Lagos, Nigeria who is renowned for his captivating global performances and socially conscious music. He is the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and has spent most of his life preserving and extending his father’s political and musical legacy. He entered the ranks of Fela’s band Egypt 80 as a developing saxophonist and percussionist before the age of 12, and, in fulfilment of his father’s wishes, he assumed the mantle as head of the band when Fela passed in 1997. Seun has led them ever since; they rehearse at Fela’s former home, which is now the Kalakuta Museum.
Seun has also made his mark as a political activist and voice for the people of Nigeria, primarily via social media platforms. He was a participant in the Occupy Nigeria and #EndSARS protests and has revived Movement of the People (M.O.P.), a political party established by his father in 1979 that was quashed by the military government shortly after Fela’s failed presidential bid.
Seun has released four albums during his career with Egypt 80: Many Things (2008); From Africa With Fury: Rise (2011), which was co-produced by Brian Eno and John Reynolds; A Long Way to the Beginning (2014); and Grammy-nominated Black Times (2018), which includes a feature from Carlos Santana. He has also joined forces with countless notable artists, including Janelle Monae on the singles “Float” and “Knows Better” from her Grammy-nominated album The Age of Pleasure (2023); Talib Kweli and Madlib on the song “Nat Turner,” which features Cassper Nyovest, from their album Liberation 2 (2023); The Roots’ co-founder and emcee Black Thought on their EP African Dreams (2022); and Vic Mensa on the record “Bad Man Lighter 2.0,” which is a new version of Seun and Black Thought’s hip-hop remix of a single from Black Times.
More information at https://www.seunkutimusic.com/
