Renowned preacher and gospel artiste, Sonnie Badu has lauded Shatta Wale for pulling an unprecedented crowd in Ghana’s history from his successful ShattaFest event at Black Star Square.
According to Sonnie Badu, not even the historic Independence Day celebration led by the late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah drew a crowd as massive as that of Shatta Wale’s birthday concert.
In a post shared on Instagram on October 20, 2025, he wrote: “It’s never happened in the history of Ghana, not even on the day of our independence with Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. This is huge. @shattawalenima needs to be studied. We all go throw money for ground, feed the streets and they got your back. Paaa paaa paaa! I think Ghana is evolving and soon we will take the centre stage again,” he wrote.
On October 18, 2025, tens of thousands of people flocked to Independence Square for Shatta Wale’s birthday free concert, which had as its theme “ShattaFest 2025 x Shattabration: The King Calls.”
Fans started coming hours before the event’s scheduled 4:00 p.m. start time, and by dusk, the whole venue and adjacent streets were crowded.
Sarkodie, Samini, Wendy Shay, Medikal, Kelvynboy, Amerado, DarkoVibes, Tinny, JZyNo, Kwame Yogot, and DopeNation were among the many artistes who performed at the concert.
The concert ended on October 19, 2025, at approximately 7:05 a.m.
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