Latto is scheduled to open Flytime Fest in Lagos, Nigeria, on December 22, 2026, a date that also falls on the rapper’s birthday. The performance at the Eko Convention Center is being presented as her first live show in Africa and marks the first artist announcement for the three-night festival.

Flytime Fest Powered by Coca-Cola is set to run from December 22 through December 24. Latto’s opening-night booking places a major rap performance at the beginning of a packed run of year-end events at the Lagos venue, rather than as an isolated one-off date. The show arrives in the city’s “Detty December” period, a widely used label for its holiday-season social and entertainment calendar.

“Latto is a powerhouse performer, and her energy is a perfect fit for Flytime Fest,” Flytime Chief Operating Officer Keke Hammond said.

A Lagos date after a North American tour run

The Nigeria performance is currently scheduled roughly three weeks after the end of Latto’s North American dates as special guest on Doja Cat’s Tour Ma Vie World Tour. That 31-date run began October 1 in Detroit and is planned to wrap December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Atlanta, Miami and Toronto are among the cities on that itinerary. In practical terms, the gap between the final listed North American show and the Lagos date gives the two engagements clear separation on the calendar. It also means the Flytime appearance arrives after a substantial stretch of arena-scale touring, not in the middle of a run with back-to-back listed dates.

There is an important distinction between those two roles. A special guest generally appears on another artist’s tour bill, while an event-opening festival slot puts the performer at the front of a program containing multiple artists across one or more days. Latto’s Lagos date is the latter: the opening night of Flytime Fest, with further artists still to be announced.

Big Mama gives the booking a Nigerian musical connection

The booking also follows Latto’s fourth studio album, Big Mama, released May 29 through Streamcut and RCA Records. The album includes “Anxious,” which features Odeal and Wizkid. Wizkid’s presence supplies a direct Nigerian connection within the album’s guest lineup, although the announced concert details do not indicate that any album collaborators will join Latto onstage in Lagos.

Other credited guests on Big Mama include Doja Cat on “Okayyy,” as well as Teyana Taylor, Sexyy Red and 21 Savage. That group illustrates the range of collaborators surrounding the project, while the Lagos booking itself should be read more narrowly: only Latto has been announced for the Flytime Fest opening night so far. Festival audiences should not assume guest appearances from the album credits unless organizers confirm them.

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The pairing of a current album cycle, a recently completed support-tour commitment and a newly announced international festival date makes the performance notable without requiring speculation about a setlist. No song selections, show length, ticket information or supporting performers have been detailed in the available event information.

How the Flytime calendar lines up

Latto’s appearance sits inside a six-day sequence of Flytime programming at the Eko Convention Center. The calendar starts before Flytime Fest itself:

  • December 20: Brandy is scheduled to headline House of R&B.
  • December 21: Lil Baby, Kehlani and Yung Miami are booked for Coca-Cola Rhythm Unplugged.
  • December 22–24: Flytime Fest is scheduled to take place, opening with Latto on December 22.
  • December 25: Flytime Circle is set to close the wider run.

This structure helps clarify the terminology around the announcement. Flytime Fest is one three-night event within a larger presentation schedule, while House of R&B, Coca-Cola Rhythm Unplugged and Flytime Circle are separate named events on surrounding dates. All are planned for the same Lagos venue, but they are not interchangeable labels for the same concert.

For attendees following the calendar, that distinction matters. A Latto announcement confirms her Flytime Fest date, not an appearance at the Brandy, Lil Baby, Kehlani or Yung Miami events. Likewise, the additional names promised for Flytime Fest and Flytime Circle have not yet been revealed.

What Flytime’s history says—and does not say—about the lineup

Flytime launched Rhythm Unplugged in 2004 and introduced Flytime Fest in 2017. Artists who have performed across the company’s events in the past include Megan Thee Stallion, Gunna, Wizkid and Burna Boy. That history establishes that the promoter has previously booked prominent local and international acts, but it is not a confirmed preview of who will be added to this year’s remaining bills.

That difference is worth keeping straight as announcements continue. Past-performer lists can provide context for a festival brand’s programming history; they do not constitute a lineup leak, a reunion hint or evidence that a particular artist will return. At present, the confirmed information is limited to the named performers and dates already placed on the December calendar, with Latto as Flytime Fest’s first announced act.

The timing makes her December 22 appearance a high-profile entry point for the festival. It is both a first announced Africa performance for Latto and a birthday-stage booking in a city whose holiday period is built around concentrated live events. The event is also positioned after her work on Doja Cat’s tour and after the release of an album containing a Wizkid collaboration, creating several genuine links between the date and the artist’s recent activity without turning those links into claims about the show itself.

What remains unannounced

Organizers have said more names are forthcoming for Flytime Fest and Flytime Circle. Until those announcements arrive, several details remain unknown: the complete Flytime Fest lineup, the order of performers beyond Latto opening the festival, whether there will be any special guests, and any music she may choose to perform from Big Mama.

For now, the key date is December 22, 2026: Latto at the Eko Convention Center, opening Flytime Fest in Lagos. The confirmed booking extends an already busy December program that begins with House of R&B on December 20 and ends with Flytime Circle on Christmas Day.

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