Reactions as Sarkodie nearly sells out O2 Arena hours after ticket release

Ghanaian rap icon Sarkodie has delivered a response to his critics, with tickets to his highly anticipated Rapperholic UK 2027 concert at the O2 Arena selling out almost entirely within hours of going on sale.

Tickets for the concert, Rapperholic UK 2027, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 6, 2027, Ghana's 70th Independence Day, at the prestigious O2 Arena in Greenwich, London, were announced by Sarkodie on March 13, 2026, at 10 am.

Checks by GhanaWeb revealed that the vast majority of sections across the arena are marked SOLD OUT, with only a handful of Floor Standing and select seated sections still available, priced between £82.50 and £93.50, plus booking fees.

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The near-sellout sent social media into a frenzy, with fans and industry watchers praising Sarkodie for the landmark achievement.

The development is particularly significant given the online scepticism that preceded the announcement, with some Ghanaians questioning whether the Tema-born rapper could fill one of the world's most iconic concert venues, which holds approximately 20,000 people.

Fellow Ghanaian artiste Shatta Wale had earlier called out such doubters, urging Ghanaians to back their own rather than undermine them from home. The ticket numbers appear to have done the talking.

See the reactions on social media below:

Landlord you’re indeed the gate way

You’re going to pave a way for a lot of Ghanaian artists with a great talent to showcase across the Western Hemisphere

e be you and it will always be you SARKODIE 👏👏

You’re the true definition of a good leader

Y3 ma wo amo 3fie wura ✊🏾👏

— Kanye West Ba Panyini (@RashidUnas) March 13, 2026

#RapperholicUk27 general tickets OUT NOW!!! https://t.co/4HStCO7fM3 pic.twitter.com/8gjSRRq9pJ

— Sarkodie (@sarkodie) March 13, 2026

My boss started this early so we could break the Record by filling the 02 arena. The first ever Ghanaian artist to fill the arena.

@RAPPERHOLICUK27

— Eddie (@mayweallbegr8t) March 13, 2026

Ei is this real? 🤣🤣🤣 I LOVE SARKODIE https://t.co/KzOthmnC7a

— OMDs Eugene 🟢🟡⚫️ 🔰 (@KumasiSarkodie_) March 13, 2026

Need to get my passport ready cos something big is coming 🇬🇧🔥

MOG – MOG Music London

Stonebwoy – BhimFest London

Sarkodie – Rapperholic London

Ghana to the world 🌍🇬🇭

— Washing Bay Promoter (@AnanzoJ) March 12, 2026

Bro,I was here thinking this thing will be difficult for wanna man😂😂 herh chale🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

— BIG 7 (@UtdCypher) March 13, 2026

On a more serious note make you guys pause kakra, we all must go to the O2 next year😩😩

— Surv.Kwame Safo Okyere (@KWAMESAFOOKYERE) March 13, 2026

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