"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 6/15/26)
68
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Based on
6
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Based on 17 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Akon is rated as a mediocre live performer, with shows that lack substantial critical acclaim.
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How much to book?
How much does it cost to book Akon? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Akon range from $75,000 - $500,000, with Akon's current estimated booking fee to be around $300,000.
On tour
Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, United States (July 26); RBC Amphitheatre, Toronto, Canada (July 31);RBC Amphitheatre, Toronto, Canada (August 1); North Island Credit Union Amphitheater, Chula Vista, United States (August 18)
Alioune Badara Akon Thiam, Born April 16, 1977 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, known simply as Akon, is a Senegalese-American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist.
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Critic Concert Reviews
The Guardian (UK)
April 29, 2026
80
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From So Sick to Smack That, this double-headliner provides major millennial nostalgia – but goes to show how varied their respective careers were at their peak
Akon proved that his long-awaited The Superfan tour was worth the wait after delivering a night of nostalgia, tales and uplifting entertainment at his sold-out Eventim Apollo gig.
Anyone who knows Akon for "Lonely", the irritating playground favourite, with its Bobby Vinton sample at Pinkie and Perky speed, would be taken aback by tonight's songs about gunshots, strippers and jail time. But Akon, more honestly than most rappers, doesn't care how you know him. As he once said, "the best
When the singer songwriter producer label owner and former felon breaks off from his string of electronically propelled R&B hits to tell a convoluted story he appears to be gearing up for a moment of revelation.
