Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa's Scorpion Kings Live sells out in record time.
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After a chaotic ticket rollout that saw thousands of fans scrambling to secure seats, "Scorpion Kings Live" at FNB Stadium is already shaping up to be one of South Africa's biggest music events.
The highly anticipated show, led by amapiano heavyweights DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small, has officially sold out. More than 70,000 tickets were sold in just one week, putting the concert on track to become the second biggest show ever hosted at FNB Stadium.
Tickets for the September 19 event went on sale on May 5 and demand surged almost immediately, with more than 500,000 fans reportedly joining online queues in hopes of getting access.
The overwhelming response even led to frustrations online after tickets quickly sold out during the first phase of sales.
Following the frenzy, Maphorisa addressed fans during an Instagram and TikTok Live, where he thanked supporters for showing up in their numbers and explained that the team had planned the ticket rollout around different salary dates to give more people a fair chance at securing tickets.
Fans were also given the choice between adding a second show date or releasing more tickets. In the end, the decision was made to reopen ticket sales later that day with another batch of tickets.
Now, with 70,000 tickets already sold, the event is inching closer to becoming one of the largest concerts in the venue’s history. The current record remains U2’s FNB Stadium concert, which drew close to 88,000 people.
The Scorpion Kings team has since submitted an application to release an additional 10,000 tickets in an attempt to push the show even closer to that historic milestone.
“The love has been on another level. Seeing fans show up and stay with us all the way just to get tickets means everything. We don’t take that for granted - this moment is because of them,” Maphorisa said, reflecting on the response from fans.
“We’re grateful to every single person who waited and showed us love. That patience, that support - this is what ‘A Family Affair’ is about. This is bigger than us, it’s for the culture and for the people,” De Small added.
The concert follows the duo’s major stadium success at Loftus Versfeld in 2025, where fans packed out the venue for a night of amapiano featuring some of the genre’s biggest collaborators and surprise guests, including Nigerian star Davido.
This year’s edition, themed “A Family Affair”, is expected to lean even further into the communal spirit of amapiano, celebrating not just the artists but also the fans and collaborators who have helped push the genre onto the global stage.