Tyla Becomes 1st African to Fill Up SM Mall of Asia Arena, Fans React: “Imagine How Proud We Are”
- South African Grammy award winner Tyla has reached yet another career milestone recently
- An online user shared some exciting news about the 23-year-old being the first African to fill up the SM Mall of Asia Arena
- Many couldn't help but flood the comment section with their reactions to the Water hitmaker's achievement
Source: Instagram
Oh man, South African Popiano singer and songwriter Tyla has made her country and people proud once again with another career milestone up her sleeves.
On Thursday, 18 September 2025, an online user @Tyla_Tygrs excitedly announced on social media that the 23-year-old Grammy Award winner, who has been confirmed as a feature in Cardi B's highly anticipated album, Am I The Drama, became the first African artist to fill up SM Mall of Asia Arena this coming December.
The post reads:
"TYLA is filling up the 20k Capacity SM Mall Of Asia Arena, reported to have sold 99% tickets already. The global superstar's upcoming show on 3/12/25 sold 19.8K tickets.TYLA will be the 1st ever African to fill up an Arena, WWP tour is to hit the UK & US after. 1% tickets left."
See the post below:
Netizens react to Tyla's recent achievement
Shortly after the good news was shared on social media, many netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions. Here's what they had to say below:
@MbuziManyike said:
"Imagine how proud we are."
@anbyvngskii commented:
"I recommend she doesn’t do the US one, but that’s just me, I’d do France instead, high chance of breaking into the market there."
@NeoMaluleke4 responded:
"No, this is her 3rd time filling up an Arena. The first and second she did last year in Pretoria (Sunbest Arena) and Cape Town (Grand Arena). Our winning Queen."
@jaysimarya replied:
"The Concert Capacity for Mall of Asia Arena is between 8-10K, the venue capacity is 20K, but the full capacity isn’t used for concerts."
@JulesTambw20950 shared:
"The fact that she captivated the world’s attention in such a short period of time is insane. She was meant for this."
@Tyla_Tygrs tweeted:
"Guys, I’m so sorry, but I reached the typing limit, so there was no way I could write 'First African to fill up the SM Mall of Asia Arena,' but I wrote this in the same context, it should be easy to understand, though."
@thatchilledbabe said:
"But but they said she was a 1 hit wonder. Does a 1 hit wonder sell more than 19,000 tickets in another country that isn't her home country? Nah fam she's killing it! And mind you, there are other countries on that WWP tour."
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Ayra Starr accused of copying Tyla
In an earlier report, Briefly News shared online reactions to a video of Ayra Starr's performance. She was slammed by South African social media users who accused her of stealing Tyla's choreography, but the Nigerian singer's supporters came to her defence:
Hernamenottyla said:
"I’m so tired of South Africans always trying to ragebait Nigerians/ Mobsters at Tyla’s expense. Y'all are never hyping Tyla up but always finding a way to include her in your insipid country wars. Stream WWP and leave Ayra alone."
Source: Briefly News
