## ₦50,000 to ₦300,000: Wizkid concert puts Lagos Detty December ticket prices back in focus

December is still weeks away, but Lagos music fans are already doing the maths.

Wizkid will headline the opening night of Detty December Fest 2026 on December 18, and the ticket prices attached to the show are another reminder that enjoying Lagos’ biggest year-end concerts can require some serious budgeting.

General Access for the Wizkid show starts at ₦50,000.

Fans who want to get closer to the stage through the Golden Circle will pay ₦150,000, while VIP Standing costs ₦300,000.

And that is before transportation, food, drinks, outfits and the other expenses that often come with a December night out in Lagos.

How much does the Wizkid Lagos concert cost?

According to ticket information reported by Punch and currently displayed by the festival’s ticketing platform, the Grand Opening Concert has three main individual ticket categories.

General Access costs ₦50,000 and gives fans entry to the festival, performances, food courts and marketplace.

The ₦150,000 Golden Circle option includes festival access but puts concertgoers in a section closer to the stage.

VIP Standing jumps to ₦300,000 and provides access to a dedicated area near the bars, although it does not include a seat.

Tables are also available, but prices are provided through the festival’s concierge rather than publicly listed.

For fans hoping simply to see Wizkid perform, that means the cheapest advertised entry is already ₦50,000.

Wizkid opens 13 days of Detty December

The Wizkid Lagos concert will open this year’s Detty December Fest at 6pm on Friday, December 18.

Produced by Livespot360, the festival runs until December 30 and promises 13 days combining concerts, nightlife, food, fashion and other entertainment experiences.

The 2026 edition is also expanding to multiple performance stages, including the main Detty Festival Stage and a platform for emerging acts.

Last year’s edition attracted more than 40,000 attendees across its run, according to festival coverage, with performers including Gunna, Busta Rhymes, Tiwa Savage, Shenseea, Diamond Platnumz, Wande Coal, Phyno and Young Jonn.

Putting Wizkid on opening night therefore sets a high bar for this year’s programme.

But for many fans, the first question may not be what songs he performs.

It may simply be: can I afford to go?

Lagos party season is becoming expensive

That question has become increasingly important around Lagos concert ticket prices.

Detty December has grown from a loose nickname for Nigeria’s year-end party season into a major entertainment and tourism period attracting locals, visitors and Nigerians returning from the diaspora.

But as the season gets bigger, so do many of the prices attached to it.

Punch previously examined concerns about young Nigerians being priced out of major December events, reporting that regular tickets which once cost between roughly ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 at some concerts have increasingly moved into the tens of thousands, while VIP tickets and tables can reach hundreds of thousands or even millions of naira.

That makes a ₦50,000 starting ticket significant.

For context, Nigeria’s national minimum wage is ₦70,000. A single General Access ticket therefore represents more than 70% of that amount — before the concertgoer spends anything getting to and from the venue.

A ₦300,000 VIP Standing ticket is more than four times the minimum wage.

Fans now plan December like a budget

For regular Lagos concertgoers, the reality is that December increasingly requires choices.

There may be several major artists performing within days of one another, alongside club nights, festivals, beach events and private parties.

A fan who wants to attend three ₦50,000 concerts has already committed ₦150,000 to tickets alone.

Add Lagos transport during peak festive traffic, food and drinks, and a night out can become significantly more expensive.

That does not mean demand will disappear.

Wizkid remains one of Nigeria’s biggest music stars, and Detty December continues to attract visitors willing to spend heavily on entertainment. Lagos’ festive economy has become valuable enough that the season is increasingly discussed in terms of tourism and consumer spending as well as music.

But the prices raise a bigger question about who gets to participate.

Detty December comes with a price tag

There is no doubt that Detty December 2026 will bring another packed calendar to Lagos.

For promoters, bigger productions, major artists, security, venues and equipment all cost money.

For fans, however, those economics eventually arrive as a number on a ticketing screen.

This December, seeing Wizkid on opening night starts at ₦50,000. Getting closer costs ₦150,000. Going VIP costs ₦300,000.

So while fans build their December calendars, the excitement comes with another annual Lagos tradition:

checking the ticket price before joining the group chat plans.