BADSHAH TO BECOME FIRST INDIAN RAPPER TO HEADLINE AT THE O2 NEXT MARCH

The multi-platinum rapper, singer-songwriter and producer Badshah has announced a show at London’s on Sunday 22 March, with Badshah being the first Indian Rapper to headline at the world-famous venue.

Priority Tickets are available to O2 and Virgin Media customers at https://priority.o2.co.uk/ from 10am on Wednesday 10 December and go on general sale at 10am on Friday 12 December via www.theo2.co.uk.

Badshah is one of India’s most prolific, boundary-pushing music powerhouses, with 18+ chart-topping hits each with 300million+ YouTube plays across an enormous catalogue of 5 billion+ streams. He has a massive global fanbase and has collaborated with superstars from Shah Rukh Khan and Arijit Singh to Sean Paul, Diplo, J Balvin, Davido and Tiësto.

The show follows his surprise appearance at The O2 during Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati Tour and performed ‘Naina’.  That night, before tens of thousands of fans, Badshah shared his dream of returning to headline The O2 – a dream that will now be realised next March. It will be a landmark moment for Indian hip hop on the global stage, signalling the genre’s fast-growing international footprint and command of the world’s biggest stages.

Fans can expect a landmark live spectacle as Badshah commands the arena with an expansive three-hour performance, featuring his chart-topping hits, cult favourites and recent anthems from across his decade-long catalogue. The show will be amplified by state-of-the-art staging, immersive visuals – a world-class international production that is set to become a significant cultural milestone for Indian hip-hop next year.

Badshah states, “Headlining The O2 is more than a milestone — it’s a dream I’ve carried for years. Desi hip hop belongs on the global stage, and this show is our declaration. London, we’re about to make history together — louder, prouder and bigger than ever. 22nd March 2026 will be a night we remember forever.”

Badshah is one of South Asia’s most influential contemporary artists – a rapper, singer-songwriter, producer and entrepreneur who has reshaped Indian pop culture, music, cinema, tv and entertainment for over two decades. Recognised by GQ and Forbes as a defining voice of 21st-century Indian music, he was ranked the world’s No. 1 songwriter on YouTube and became the first Indian artist to sign globally with Universal Music.

Known for record-breaking anthems such as “DJ Waley Babu,” “Genda Phool,” “Jugnu,” “Paani Paani,” “Kala Chashma,” “Kar Gayi Chull,” “Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai,” and “Mercy,” Badshah has delivered 18 chart-topping hits, each surpassing 300 million YouTube views, and is the first Indian rapper to cross 1 billion views on a single track. His catalogue of 200+ songs has earned over 5 billion Spotify streams and a digital following of more than 50 million, placing him among the top 10 most-followed hip-hop artists globally.

A cultural tastemaker and mentor, Badshah has judged major Indian TV shows including MTV Hustle, Indian Idol and India’s Got Talent. Beyond music, he is an innovative entrepreneur across hospitality, fashion, entertainment and automotive, and has become a fashion trailblazer — the first Indian rapper invited to Paris Men’s Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, and the most recent announcement that he will be the creative force behind a capsule collection with luxury brand MAYBACH.

ENDS

For more information on The O2, please contact:

Communications.team@theo2.co.uk

For more information on the event, please contact:

Indy Vidyalankara at Indypendent PR on 07881 822571 / indy@indypendentpr.com