Manye Fi Declares She Can Sell Out The O2 Arena

British-Ghanaian Rising Afrobeats singer Manye Fi set X ablaze on Sunday when she declared,
“If Asake sold out the O2 with Yoruba, Manye Fi can sell out the O2 with Ga.” The tweet racked
up more than 160,000 views in under two days, trending in both Ghana and the UK Ga-
diaspora circles.

Within hours, heavyweight dancehall star Stonebwoy, known affectionately as 1 Gad, dropped
a two-word reply, “Powerful.. Resilience.” The cosign prompted Manye Fi to double-
down: “If 1 Gad approves, it is sealed.” Fellow Ga songstress Cina Soul quietly amplified the
post with a retweet, signalling a growing coalition of Ga-language hit-makers determined to push
their mother-tongue onto global stages.

Musicians and fans piled in via quote-tweets. Influencer @TheGaBrit wrote, “Our time is
coming,” while singer-songwriter Gïdochi chimed “gaaaaaaaaga,” a playful rallying chant.
Sceptics were present too; street-culture account 100 % STREET simply laughed “Lmao,” and
@cherubim_ asked, “Why didn’t you tell them?” – reflecting a mix of excitement and disbelief that aA
rising British-Ghanaian artist could fill London’s 20,000-cap arena.

comparison point, Nigerian superstar Asake, famously sold out the O2 in August 2023 and
arrived by helicopter, a feat that underscored Afrobeats’ commercial clout. Many commenters
noted that Asake’s victory followed multiple UK chart entries and a Barclays Centre sell-out in
New York, hinting that catalogue depth and overseas promotion will be critical for Manye Fi, too.
Still, the mood under the tweet skews positive. Roughly seven in ten quote-tweets celebrate Ga
cultural pride or volunteer to buy tickets; the rest question the practicalities rather than the
dream itself. Fans have already started informal pledge threads committing to travel from Accra,
Amsterdam and Birmingham, if a date is announced.
Why it matters:

If successful, a Ga headline at the O2 would mirror Asake’s Yoruba milestone and mark the first
time the UK arena hosts a show primarily in Ghana’s coastal language. For Manye Fi, whose
“Manye Fi Rebirth” EP dropped this month, the viral moment doubles as market research: her
bold claim has already mobilised a potential core audience. The next step, as one reply put it, is
“music, merch, and a mailing list” before any deposit is sent to the O2 box office.
Whether the dream reaches the arena floor or remains a galvanising slogan, the conversation
has already expanded the horizons for English-Ga pop and put the wider industry on notice that
the next African arena moment may come with Ga flair rather than Yoruba ad-libs.