Fally Ipupa announces historic concert at Stade de France for May 2026

Kinshasa, October 1^st, 2025 (CPA) — Singer Fally Ipupa from the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced his first concert at the Stade de France on May 2^nd, 2026, to mark his 20-year solo career, CPA has learned from his official page. « I am very moved to announce today that I am fulfilling a dream: my first concert at the Stade de France on May 2^nd, 2026. This date belongs to us. It is our moment. It is the story of an entire generation, an entire culture, an entire people, » said singer Fally Ipupa. « Ticket sales open on October 8^th. Tickets will go on sale on October 8^th, 2025, marking the start of the countdown to this unprecedented event. With nearly 80,000 seats available, » he has added.  According to Bams Baondjo, one of the artist’s spokespeople, the concert on May 2^nd, 2026 promises to be a historic event far beyond a simple musical gathering. « This concert will mark a page in history that Fally Ipupa is writing. And generations will continue to talk about it, because what he is accomplishing, no other artist born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo has dared to do: perform at the Stade de France. It’s a first. It will also be an iconic celebration of his twenty-year solo career. Fans from all over the world will be there to salute the exceptional career of this icon of our music, » he has said.  He has stressed that this concert represents much more than just an artistic event; it is a showcase for the world to remember that the Democratic Republic of Congo is a land of music, culture and peace, and not a country reduced to its conflicts. « This will be an opportunity for Fally Ipupa to fly the flag for the Congo and send out a strong message of love, peace and unity. Through his voice and his performances, the artist intends to support those who have been victims of injustice and call for a united, strong Congo that looks to the future. On May 2^nd, 2026, the Congolese flag will also fly high at the Stade de France, » he has emphasised.  This concert will make Fally Ipupa the first Congolese artist to perform in this iconic arena, considered one of the most prestigious in Europe. ‘This moment is not just mine, it belongs to a generation, a culture, a people,’ he has said in an emotional address to his fans around the world, particularly in Kinshasa, Paris and the diaspora. A major artist on the Congolese and African music scene, Fally Ipupa has officially launched his solo career in 2006 with the release of his first album, ‘Droit Chemin’, an opus acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. This project, which quickly went gold, marked a turning point in his career, allowing him to establish himself as a key figure in modern Congolese rumba and African urban music.