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Akon

Soul & R&B band from St. Louis, MO · formed 1973

Shows on record: 10
Rooms played: 10
Cities: 10
Releases: 35
Last show: Nov 13, 2022Western Springs Stadium

About

Akon is a band from St. Louis, MO, formed in 1973, tagged contemporary r&b, hip hop, pop by its sources. Shows on record run from 2007 to 2022, across 10 rooms in 10 cities.

Akon formed in 1973 — MusicBrainz
Akon is based in St. Louis — MusicBrainz
Akon has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2003–2026 — MusicBrainz
Akon has 3854288 listeners on Last.fm — Akon on Last.fm
Akon has released 10 recordings between 2022 and 2025 — Akon on Discogs
Akon has 683 followers on Genius — Akon on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @Akon — Akon on Genius

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

10 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20072 shows
20094 shows
20101 show
20223 shows

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Nov 13, 2022	Western Springs Stadium · AucklandSupportwith Macklemore, TLC, Ashanti, +7	Support	Macklemore, TLC, Ashanti, +7
Nov 11, 2022	Brisbane Showgrounds · Fortitude ValleySupportwith Macklemore, TLC, Ashanti, +8	Support	Macklemore, TLC, Ashanti, +8
Nov 5, 2022	HBF Park · PerthSupportwith Macklemore, TLC, Ashanti, +7	Support	Macklemore, TLC, Ashanti, +7
Oct 9, 2010	Mizner Park Amphitheater · Boca RatonHeadlinerwith Shontelle, Melanie Fiona, Asher Roth, +3	Headliner	Shontelle, Melanie Fiona, Asher Roth, +3
Jul 25, 2009	White River Amphitheatre · AuburnSupportwith Soulja Boy, Pitbull, Dream, +5	Support	Soulja Boy, Pitbull, Dream, +5
Jun 14, 2009	Xfinity Center · MansfieldSupportwith Special Events 09, Soulja Boy, T-Pain, +7	Support	Special Events 09, Soulja Boy, T-Pain, +7
Jun 13, 2009	Toyota Park · BridgeviewSupportwith Kelly Clarkson, Kid Cudi, Flo Rida, +2	Support	Kelly Clarkson, Kid Cudi, Flo Rida, +2
May 9, 2009	Lydiard Park · SwindonSupportwith Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol, The Prodigy, +61	Support	Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol, The Prodigy, +61
Jul 22, 2007	Weston-super-Mare Beach · Weston-super-mareSupportwith Calvin Harris, Kaiser Chiefs, Maroon 5, +25	Support	Calvin Harris, Kaiser Chiefs, Maroon 5, +25
Jan 5, 2007	House of Blues - Las Vegas · Las VegasHeadlinerwith Monica	Headliner	Monica

Where they play

10 rooms in 10 cities

Rooms played most

Brisbane Showgrounds · Fortitude Valley1 show
HBF Park · Perth1 show
House of Blues - Las Vegas · Las Vegas1 show
Lydiard Park · Swindon1 show
Mizner Park Amphitheater · Boca Raton1 show

Cities played

Auburn1 show
Auckland1 show
Boca Raton1 show
Bridgeview1 show
Fortitude Valley1 show

and 5 other cities

Releases

35 releases, 2003–2026

BEAUTIFUL DAY
2026 · Album
Crazy
2025
Trouble: The MTG Remixes
2025
Ghetto Livin
2025
Boom Body
2025
Never Really Mattered
2025
We Made It
2024
Akon's Beautiful Day
2024
She Knows
2023
KONVICT KULTURE PRESENTS TEEMANAY
2022 · Ep
Hypnotized 2022 (MarkCutz Remix)
2022
Tt Freak
2022
Ain’t No Peace
2020 · Ep
Akonda
2019 · Album
El Negreeto
2019 · Album
The Koncrete 2
2018 · Album
Heatwave (The Remixes)
2016 · Album
Lmgr Music
2015 · Album
Still Surviving
2015 · Album
Koncrete, Vol. 1
2013 · Album
Konvict Mixtape, Vol. 1
2013 · Album
Konkrete Jungle
2012 · Album
The Koncrete Mixtape
2012 · Album
Lockdown, Part 2
2010 · Album
Stadium Music EP
2010 · Ep
Freedom
2008 · Album
Freedom Mixtape
2008 · Album
In My Ghetto, Volume 2
2008 · Compilation
A Konvicts Song
2007 · Album
As Cinco Melhores
2007 · Ep
In My Ghetto
2007 · Compilation
It’s a Shake Down
2007 · Album
A Star Is Born
2006 · Compilation
Konvicted
2006 · Album
Trouble
2003 · Album

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 2+ plays, 2022-06-11–2025-06-29 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Yaddy) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Street Sounds' (DJ Yaddy) — KEXP

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Akon on Last.fm	Artist facts
Akon on Discogs	Artist facts
Akon on Genius	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.