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Flytime Group

Lagos live-entertainment company behind Flytime Fest and Rhythm Unplugged, founded in 2004.

Based in
Lagos, Nigeria
Founded
2004
Founder
Cecil Hammond
Website
flytimefest.com

Flytime Group, originally Flytime Promotions, is a Nigerian live-entertainment and media company based in Lagos, founded in 2004 by the promoter Cecil Hammond. It began by producing live concerts in Nigeria and grew into one of the country’s leading event promoters.

The company is independent and founder-owned. It created the Rhythm Unplugged concert series and the annual Flytime Fest, a multi-day December festival in Lagos that has hosted major Nigerian and international artists including Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy, Asake and Rema.

It matters as one of the promoters that helped scale Nigerian live music into large, internationally billed festivals.

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