"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 4/12/24)
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Real Live Certified
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Critic Consensus
Based on 8 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Akon is rated as a mediocre live performer, with shows that lack substantial critical acclaim.
ON TOUR
Las Vegas Festival Grounds, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United States (May 4); Halle 622, Zürich, Switzerland (May 14); Forum Karlín, Praha, Czech Republic (May 16); The Rave / Eagles Club, Milwaukee, United States (June 8); Parque Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 13);
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
Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)
November 17, 2023
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Akon supplies Radius and "The Superfan" with euphoric R&B, hip-hop, EDM and pop combo
With over 300 cameos across the pop spectrum to his name, the Missouri-born musician’s barrage of bangers has been firmly etched into the memories of millennials over the years.
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.
I have to say I came to see Sean Paul, he’s does more my kind of music, but Wyclef’s performance really blew me away, he really blew up the place the way he got the crowd going.