Performances 2008
Performances 2008
- January 2008
- Friday, 11.01. New York, New York, Virgin Megastore - Union Square @ 5:00pm instore performance & signing (Map)
- February 2008
- Thursday, 21.02. New York, TOUCH concert (Radio 1 event) (Map)
- Friday, 22.02. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, World Cafe Live @ 1:00pm free lunchtime instore performance (Map)
- Saturday, 23.02. Brooklyn, New York, New York, Harriet's Alter Ego @ 10:00pm-8:00am acoustic instore performance (Map, Tickets)
- A NIGHT OUT WITH THE GIRLS HAS NEVER BEEN THIS MUCH FUN! Cocktails, Beauty Make-overs, Spa treatments, Yoga & More… PLUS… Special Performance By Universal Music Artist Ayo.
- Wednesday, 27.02. New York, The Annex (High Voltage Party) @ 7:30-8:30pm Ayọ will perform live with her band (tickets $12, doors open 7pm) (Map) CANCELLED
- April 2008
- Monday 14.04. New York, Hiro Ballroom @ 8:00pm concert with songs from her album Joyful (Map; Doors open 7pm, advance tickets: $12, tickets at door: $15)
- Wednesday, 16.04. San Francisco, California, San Francisco State University, Malcolm X Plaza and Main Quad @ 12:00pm** 12th Multicultural AIDS Awareness Day (Map)
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- May 2008
- Thursday, 01.05. New York City, New York, French Institute/Florence Gould Hall @ 8:00pm "World Nomads" Event concert (Map, Tickets: FIAF Members $20, Non-Members $25, Students w/ID $20)
- In May, FIAF launches World Nomads, a series that examines the cross-cultural exchange of ideas, artistic expression, and style. This transcultural journey begins in contemporary Africa bringing artists together for engaging programs considering Africa's cultural impact on France and the rest of the world. To open its inaugural World Nomads series, FIAF presents the well-traveled, satin strains of soul singer Ayo, performing selections from her double platinum-selling (France) album, Joyful. Born in Germany to a Nigerian father and a Roma mother, and ever keeping Paris as her spiritual home, Ayo’s pedigree seeps deep into bittersweet songs built from the world. Liquid organ riffs, acoustic guitars, and bongos punctuate mellifluous vocals that float with ease over deep reggae beats, evoke the stages of the Elysée-Montmartre in one moment, and the streets of Lagos in the next. (Source: fiaf.org)
- Possibly: Tuesday, 13.05. Santa Monica, California, Temple Bar @ 9:00pm, (Map, Ticket Price $7, 21 Over Only General Admission) (source: tourfilter.com)
- 30.05 Paris (together with Patrice promoting his new album)
- Thursday, 01.05. New York City, New York, French Institute/Florence Gould Hall @ 8:00pm "World Nomads" Event concert (Map, Tickets: FIAF Members $20, Non-Members $25, Students w/ID $20)
- June 2008
- Sunday, 01.06. Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Hartwood Acres, Live concert with full band for Allegheny County Summer Concert Series, Hartwood Amphitheatre, Gibsonia @ 7:30/8:15pm (FREE EVENT) (Map)
- 4-8.06. Caribana Festival (Switzerland)
- Sunday, 15.06. Atlanta, GA 30303, United States, Sugar Hill (located in Kenny's Alley at Underground Atlanta, lower level at the corner of MLK and Central Avenue)** @8:00pm with singer Heston (Map)
- Tuesday, 17.06. Annapolis, MD 21401, United States, Rams Head On Stage @ 8pm with Kentavius Jones, 95 Cathedral St. Ste. 200/33 West Street (Tickets $17.50, Map)
- Friday, 20.06. Washington, DC 20001, 9:30 Club @ 7pm Hil St. Soul & Ayo, 815 V St. N.W., MN8 (Tickets $15, Map)
- POP MUSIC: Ayo (washingtonpost.com Monday, June 23, 2008) by Chris Klimek
- Saturday, 21.06. Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States, World Cafe Live @ 7.30pm, 3025 Walnut St., YFS Fest welcomes AYO with the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra (Tickets $15+processing fee, Map)
- Monday, 23.06. New York, NY10014 , United States, S.O.B.'S @ 9pm, 200 Varick St., Grammy-nominated R&B singer Dwele with special guest AYO (Tickets $25/$30, Map)
- okayplayer.: Dwele Performs @ NYC's S.O.B.s, Sketches Of A Man In Stores Today! by Candace L. (posted by gingerlynn on Jun 24, 2008)
- Wednesday, 25.06. Montreal, QC, Canada, Club Soda @ 7pm, 1225 St. Laurent H2X 2S6, Montreal's 29th International Jazz Festival** (Tickets $24.50+charges, Map)
- Woody Allen, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen and all that jazz in Montreal: … and German-Nigerian singer Ayo, whose Afrobeat seduced Europe, will also make their first appearance in Montreal at the festival. (AFP)
- Thursday, 26.06. Toronto, ON, Canada, Rivoli, 332-334 Queen Street West M5V 2A2 (Map)
ayowiki wishes Ayo. a quick recovery and
hopes she is getting better really soon !
- July 2008
- Due to a severe ear infection Ayo. has been ordered by specialists not to travel or perform this week. This means ALL scheduled performances have had to be CANCELLED! The cancelled dates will be rescheduled as soon as possible. (see message from Ayo. on her Myspace blog)
- Tuesday, 08.07. Seattle, WA, Easy Street Records @ 7:30pm instore performance and signing (Map) Cancelled
- Wednesday, 09.07. San Francisco, CA 94114, United States, Cafe Du Nord @ 9:30pm, 2170 Market St. (Tickets: $14 at door, age: 21+ Map) Cancelled
- Thursday, 10.07. Solana Beach, CA 92075, United States, Belly Up Tavern @ 9pm, 143 S. Cedros Ave. (Tickets $13/$15 Map) Cancelled
- Friday, 11.07. Los Angeles, CA 90035, United States, "Sisters Without Borders" The Mint @ 9:00pm, 6010 West Pico Blvd. (Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at door, Map) Cancelled
- September 2008
- Sunday, 14.09. Paris, AYO Birthday - Special Concert, Casino de Paris @ 18:30 (Tickets International, Seeting plan, Assis au balcon : 35,20 €, Debout à l'orchestre : 30,80 €, Map, Access: Subway Line 12 (Trinité), Métro ligne 13 (Liège))
- October 2008
- Wednesday, 01.10. Paris, Fnac Paris - Saint-Lazare @ 12:30 Les rendez-vous (Map)
- Wednesday, 01.10. Paris, Fnac Paris - Ternes @ 17:30 Les rendez-vous (Map)
- Wednesday, 22.10. London, Koko, Camden High Street, BBC Electric Proms: Africa Express
- Gravity At Last Tour 2008
- November 2008
- Friday, 14.11. London, UK, Southbank Centre/Royal Festival Hall @ 19:30 (part of the London Jazz Festival 2008, with Femi Kuti & Positive Force) (Map, Tickets)
- This concert is being recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast on World Routes on Saturday 22 November.
- Friday, 21.11. Berlin, Germany, Columbia Club @ 20:00 (Map, Tickets: 33.15 Euro Trinity, getgo, eventim) SOLD OUT
- Saturday, 22.11. Hamburg, Germany, Fabrik @ 18:00 (Map, Tickets: 31.25 Euro getgo, eventim) SOLD OUT
- Monday, 24.11. Cologne, Germany, Gloria-Theater @ 20:00 (Map, Tickets: 33.00 Euro getgo, eventim) SOLD OUT
- Tuesday, 25.11. Munich, Germany, Club Ampere @ 20:30 (Map, Tickets: 31.15 Euro) SOLD OUT
- Wednesday, 26.11. Basel, Switzerland, Volkshaus @ 21:00 (Map, Tickets: Parterre CHF 45, Balkon CHF55)
- Friday, 28.11. Montreux, Switzerland, Auditorium Stravinsky (Map)
- Saterday, 29.11. Zürich, Switzerland, Kaufleuten @ 20:00 (Map, Tickets: Standing CHF 55, Seating (limited) CHF 75)
- Sunday, 30.11. Frankfurt, Germany, Batschkapp Frankfurt @ 20:00** (Map, Tickets: 31.85 Euro getgo, eventim) SOLD OUT
- Friday, 14.11. London, UK, Southbank Centre/Royal Festival Hall @ 19:30 (part of the London Jazz Festival 2008, with Femi Kuti & Positive Force) (Map, Tickets)
- December 2008
- Wednesday, 03.12. Athens, Greece, Athens Arena, 7th anniversary celebrations of the Greek radio station Kosmos 93,6 (Map)