In September 2023, a Lagos-born performer named Ahmed Ololade — known professionally as Asake — walked out onto the stage at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and made history as the first African artist to headline and sell out that building. He was twenty-eight years old and not yet two years into a recording career that had moved with a velocity the music industry hadn’t seen in some time. This September, he brings the In God We Trust Tour to Toyota Center in Houston on Friday, September 4, 2026 — and if you understand how rare it is for a genuine movement to still feel like a movement when it reaches the arena stage, this is a night worth your calendar.
About ASAKE
Asake’s rise is fast and specific. Signed to Olamide’s YBNL Records in February 2022, he released his debut EP Ololade that same month — the breakthrough single “Omo Ope” announcing a sound built from Fuji, the traditional Yoruba musical form that Lagos gave him, layered over Amapiano’s South African bounce, live choirs, and a production sensibility built in long partnership with producer Magicsticks. Seven months later, his debut full-length Mr. Money with the Vibe broke Apple Music’s opening-day streaming record for an African album. By mid-2023, Work of Art had debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200. Lungu Boy followed in 2024 as his third consecutive No. 1 in Nigeria. Two Grammy nominations arrived along the way.
M$NEY — released May 1, 2026 on his own Giran Republic imprint, his first record outside of YBNL — is what this tour is carrying. Thirteen tracks that move through Fuji, Amapiano, jazz, and orchestral arrangements with live choirs. Collaborators include DJ Snake on “Worship,” Tiakola on “Badman Gangsta,” and Kabza De Small on “Asambe.” Asake has described the project as “a bold meditation on gratitude, prosperity, spirituality, and ambition,” and summarized the tour more plainly: “It’s a reflection of everything the album represents, from gratitude to growth.” South African DJ and performer Uncle Waffles joins as support for the full North American run.
About Toyota Center
Toyota Center sits at 1510 Polk Street in downtown Houston — an 18,043-capacity arena and the city’s primary destination for touring acts of this scale. Doors open at 7:30 PM; showtime is 8:30 PM. For more Houston concerts, browse our full regional calendar.
Tickets
Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster and the Toyota Center box office. VIP upgrade options for the Houston date include the M$NEY Lounge Experience and the M$NEY Merch Package.