Ibibio Sound Machine — Setlists, Tour Dates & Concert History

The last 16 Ibibio Sound Machine setlists, newest first — every song in the order it was played, most recently at BBC Studios, Salford, United Kingdom.

Ibibio Sound Machine live: key facts

Gigvault documents 22 Ibibio Sound Machine concerts from 2024 to 2026 in 22 cities across 5 countries.

• Typical set length: 11 songs (median of the last 16 recorded setlists)
• Last documented show: 2026-10-23 — Liquid Room, Edinburgh
• Next announced show: 2026-11-20 — Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Ibibio Sound Machine — artist information

Ibibio Sound Machine ignites the stage with an electrifying fusion, where West African polyrhythms collide head-on with pulsating London funk. The air crackles as a powerhouse voice weaves through intricate basslines and explosive brass, urging every soul to move. Bodies become a single, joyous current, surfing waves of infectious groove and celebratory energy. It’s an unstoppable, sweat-drenched journey, leaving you exhilarated and utterly transformed.

Genres: funk, african, nigerian, female vocalists.

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — BBC Studios, Salford, United Kingdom (2026-07-09)

3 songs, in the order played:

1. Return to Sender
2. Concept of Love
3. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)

Source: setlist.fm

Earlier Ibibio Sound Machine setlists

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Stroud Subscription Rooms, Stroud, United Kingdom (2025-11-29)

10 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)
3. Protection From Evil
4. Give Me a Reason
5. Fire
6. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
7. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
8. All That You Want
9. Them Say
10. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Foundry Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom (2025-11-08)

8 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. Protection From Evil
3. All That You Want
4. Fire
5. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
6. Give Me a Reason
7. Pull the Rope
8. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, United Kingdom (2025-05-31)

8 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Protection From Evil
6. Them Say
7. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
8. All That You Want

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom (2025-02-02)

11 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Political Incorrect
6. Protection From Evil
7. Them Say
8. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
9. All That You Want
10. Lets Dance (Keith The Graphic Designer)
11. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Triple Door, Seattle, United States (2024-10-10)

9 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Protection From Evil
6. Them Say
7. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
8. All That You Want
9. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States (2024-10-04)

9 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Protection From Evil
6. Them Say
7. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
8. All That You Want
9. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, United States (2024-09-28)

6 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Protection From Evil
5. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
6. All That You Want

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Outset, Chicago, United States (2024-09-26)

13 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Protection From Evil
6. Wanna See Your Face Again
7. Them Say
8. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
9. All That You Want
10. Give Me a Reason
11. Power of 3
12. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)
13. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, United States (2024-09-25)

11 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Political Incorrect
6. Protection From Evil
7. Them Say
8. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
9. All That You Want
10. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)
11. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — The Music Hall at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, United States (2024-09-24)

15 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. Talking Fish
3. Chant
4. Fire
5. Political Incorrect
6. Protection From Evil
7. Wanna See Your Face Again
8. Them Say
9. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
10. All That You Want
11. Give Me a Reason
12. Power of 3
13. Got to Be Who U Are
14. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)
15. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Le Musée, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium (2024-09-16)

13 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Political Incorrect
6. Protection From Evil
7. Wanna See Your Face Again
8. Them Say
9. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
10. All That You Want
11. Power of 3
12. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)
13. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

Ibibio Sound Machine setlist — Zaal De Zwerver, Leffinge, Belgium (2024-09-15)

14 songs, in the order played:

1. Electricity
2. The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)
3. The Chant (Iquo Isang)
4. Fire
5. Political Incorrect
6. Protection From Evil
7. Wanna See Your Face Again
8. Them Say
9. I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka)
10. All That You Want
11. Give Me a Reason
12. Power of 3
13. Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)
14. Pull the Rope

Source: setlist.fm

• 2024-07-26 — Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, United States
  Electricity · The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak) · The Chant (Iquo Isang) · Fire · Protection From Evil · Them Say · I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka) · All That You Want · Give Me a Reason · Got to Be Who U Are … +1 more
• 2024-07-21 — Meow Wolf | Convergence Station, Denver, United States
  Electricity · Political Incorrect · Fire · Afo Ken Doko Mien · Protection From Evil · I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka) · Power of 3 · Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek) · Pull the Rope
• 2024-07-17 — Adelaide Hall, Toronto, Canada
  Electricity · The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak) · The Chant (Iquo Isang) · Fire · Political Incorrect · Protection From Evil · Them Say · I Need You to Be Sweet Like Sugar (Nnge Nte Suka) · All That You Want · Give Me a Reason … +2 more

179 Ibibio Sound Machine setlists are known in total; the most recent 16 are shown here.

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Songs Ibibio Sound Machine plays most often live

Across the last 16 Ibibio Sound Machine concerts with a recorded setlist.

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Ibibio Sound Machine on the same bill

Also played Brighten The Corners Festival

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Also played Roskilde

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Artists related to Ibibio Sound Machine

These acts have played the same venues or festival line-ups as Ibibio Sound Machine on the shows tracked here.

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Upcoming Ibibio Sound Machine shows on Gigvault

4 announced dates for Ibibio Sound Machine, with the venue and city. Mark the ones you go to and they join your concert history the same night.

• 2026-11-20 — Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
• 2026-11-21 — Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
• 2026-11-25 — Islington Assembly Hall, London
• 2027-05-22 — O2 Ritz, Manchester

Cities where Ibibio Sound Machine played

• Concerts in Manchester
• Concerts in London
• Concerts in Leeds — 2 shows, most recently 2026
• Concerts in Edinburgh
• Concerts in Newcastle
• Concerts in Brighton
• Concerts in Liverpool
• Concerts in Dublin

Recent Ibibio Sound Machine shows on Gigvault

• Ibibio Sound Machine @ Liquid Room, Edinburgh — 2026-10-23
• Ibibio Sound Machine @ Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle — 2026-10-22
• Ibibio Sound Machine @ Concorde 2, Brighton — 2026-10-15
• Ibibio Sound Machine @ Future Yard, Liverpool — 2026-10-10
• Ibibio Sound Machine @ The Button Factory, Dublin — 2026-10-09

Logged Ibibio Sound Machine shows span 2026–2027.

Venues where Ibibio Sound Machine played

• Ibibio Sound Machine at O2 Ritz, Manchester
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Islington Assembly Hall, London
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds — 2 shows, most recently 2026
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Liquid Room, Edinburgh
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Concorde 2, Brighton
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Future Yard, Liverpool
• Ibibio Sound Machine at The Button Factory, Dublin
• Ibibio Sound Machine at The Lantern at Bristol Beacon, Bristol
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Foundry Sheffield, Sheffield
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
• Ibibio Sound Machine at Doheny State Beach, Dana Point

Festivals Ibibio Sound Machine played

Ibibio Sound Machine appears in the line-up of 2 festivals tracked on Gigvault.

• Brighten The Corners Festival 2025
• Roskilde 2026

Upcoming Ibibio Sound Machine tour dates

1 announced date for Ibibio Sound Machine, with venue and city.

• 2027-05-22 — O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester

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