Akon Will to Deliver Nothing But Fan Favorites on North American Tour
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Akon will be treating his fans to nothing but the hits on a new North American set to launch this fall.
The 15-date “Superfan Tour” will kick off Nov. 2 at Tabernacle in Atlanta and wrap Dec. 10 at the House of Blues in Dallas. During the trek, Akon will play a set filled with fan-favorite tracks from the past 20 years, such as “Right Now (Na Na Na)” and “Soul Survivor.”
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Tickets for the “Superfan Tour” will go on sale Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. local time. An artist presale will kick off tomorrow, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m. local time, with additional presales running throughout the rest of the week. Full info is available on Akon’s website.
Akon hasn’t released a proper full-length album since 2019’s Akonda, but he’s remained plenty busy with music in the years since. Last year, he dropped the seven-track EP TT Freak, while at the end of August, he followed it up with another EP, Afro Freak, which features a couple of new tracks as well as remixes of TT Freak songs. Akon has also appeared on recent singles like Steve Aoki’s “Locked Up,” Don Omar’s “Good Girl,” and Ozuna’s “Coméntale.”
Amidst these musical endeavors, Akon has been busy with his ambitious — and reportedly tumultuous — effort to build a futuristic, Wakanda-esque city in Senegal called (seriously) Akon City, which will run on its own cryptocurrency called (seriously) Akoin. In an interview last year, Akon claimed that, by 2026, phase one of construction on the $6 billion endeavor will be finished. Phase one will reportedly include a hotel, boating docks, restaurants, and the “corporate building” called (seriously) Akon Tower.
The project has, however, faced criticism and skepticism. Last year, Akon’s former business partner Devyne Stephens filed court documents connected to a $4 million suit against the artist containing an affidavit from a retired federal agent who was asked to look into Akon City. The agent claimed Akon City and Akoin exhibited “many of the trademark characteristics (known as ‘red flags’) of fraudulent business ventures such as Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes.” Akon and his reps have rebuffed these allegations.
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