Asake O2 London show: BNXN joins for 15 October and Paris on 24 October. Doors, tickets and what to know
The Asake O2 show in London is on Thursday 15 October, and BNXN has been confirmed as a supporting act for that night and for Asake’s Accor Arena date in Paris on Saturday 24 October. Both stops are part of the In God We Trust World Tour. If you are going, or still deciding, here is what the venues have confirmed, what time things start in London, Paris and Lagos, how ticketing works, and what has not been announced.
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What we know
- London date and doors (FACT). The O2’s official event page lists Asake: In God We Trust World Tour on Thursday 15 October 2026 at The O2 arena, with doors at 6.30pm. Tickets are on sale through AXS, The O2’s official ticketing partner.
- Paris date (FACT). The Accor Arena lists Asake on Saturday 24 October 2026.
- BNXN as support (FACT). BNXN announced on X on 7 October that he will join Asake for London and Paris, NotJustOk reports. The Accor Arena page lists the Paris opening acts as BNXN and TxC.
- A return to The O2 (FACT). The venue describes the show as Asake “returning to The O2”.
- Not confirmed. Neither venue page we checked gives stage times for Asake or the support acts.
Asake O2 tickets: how entry works
The O2 says tickets bought through theo2.co.uk or AXS.com must be shown on your phone through The O2 app. Buyers are emailed instructions for AXS Mobile ID tickets. In practice, that means downloading the app and logging in before you travel, rather than relying on a screenshot or a weak signal at the door.
If you can no longer go, the venue points to AXS Official Resale as the safe way to sell. It also warns that resale tickets bought anywhere other than theo2.co.uk or AXS.com may not be valid, and that holders could be refused entry. For a show this popular, that warning is worth taking seriously.
Accessible tickets are booked through Nimbus Disability’s Access Card scheme, according to the venue.
Getting there and timing
The O2 is in Greenwich, south-east London, and the nearest Tube station is North Greenwich on the Jubilee line (FACT). Doors open at 6.30pm. Arena shows usually have support acts on first, but because the venue has not published set times, plan to be inside early if seeing BNXN matters to you.
Time zones are simple for the London show. On 15 October, the UK and Nigeria are on the same clock, so 6.30pm in London is 6.30pm in Lagos. That changes after the UK’s clocks go back on Sunday 25 October.
Paris is one hour ahead of both London and Lagos in October. The Accor Arena is at 8 Boulevard de Bercy in the 12th arrondissement, near the Bercy Metro station on lines 6 and 14 (FACT).
What to know about the Paris show
The Accor Arena page has a list of rules that catch out first-time visitors. Outside food and drink are not allowed. Suitcases and holdalls are banned, and backpacks must be checked into the cloakroom. “Professional” camera equipment is not permitted. The venue also sells parking and VIP packages on its site.
The Paris date falls on the night before Burna Boy is due to headline halftime at the NFL game in Paris on 25 October, as we reported in our story on Burna Boy’s London and Paris dates. For Nigerian music fans in France, it is a big weekend.
Who BNXN is, for newer fans
BNXN, who used to perform as Buju, changed his stage name in 2022 (FACT). NotJustOk describes the support slots as a chance for him to play to large European crowds, and the pairing puts two of the country’s biggest current names on one bill.
TxC, also listed for Paris, is not mentioned in the London announcement, so do not assume they will be at The O2.
Where Asake is right now
Asake arrives in London with a lot of momentum. His label has entered his album M$NEY and several songs for the 2027 Grammys, as we set out in our story on Asake’s Grammy submissions. First-round Grammy voting runs from 12 to 22 October, so the O2 show lands right in the middle of it.
It is also a busy month for Nigerian acts in London. Ayra Starr played halftime at the NFL game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 11 October, as covered in our Ayra Starr NFL halftime guide. Last month Young Jonn played his first UK headline show at OVO Arena Wembley, as we reported in our story on Young Jonn’s Wembley show.
What we do not know
We do not know the set times, the setlist, or whether any guest artists will join Asake on stage. We have not seen a full list of In God We Trust tour dates that BNXN will play beyond London and Paris. We also do not know how many tickets remain; The O2’s page shows the show as “on sale now” but does not say whether it is close to selling out.
What happens next
- Thursday 15 October: Asake at The O2, London, with BNXN. Doors 6.30pm.
- Saturday 24 October: Asake at the Accor Arena, Paris, with BNXN and TxC.
- Sunday 25 October: Burna Boy at the NFL Paris halftime show; UK clocks go back the same day.
- 16 November: 2027 Grammy nominations, when we will know whether Asake’s entries made the cut.
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Photo credits: Featured image: Asake performing in Toronto, 2024. Photo: Mensah Memories, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0). Source. In-article image: The O2, Greenwich, London. Photo: Lewis Hulbert, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source.
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