"They Bought This to Torment People": Attendee Vows to Skip Future "Experience" Concert Over Disruptive Vuvuzela Noise
LAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian attendee of The Experience 2025, one of the world's largest gospel concerts, has declared she will not return next year, citing an overwhelmingly disruptive atmosphere caused by the incessant blowing of vuvuzelas throughout the event. The concert, held annually at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos and organized by the House on the Rock church, traditionally attracts hundreds of thousands of worshippers for a night of praise with top international gospel artists. However, for attendee Charity Onyeka, the 2025 edition was marred by what she described as "nonchalant loud noises" that detracted from the worship. In a TikTok video posted by user @naijawifeylife1 , Onyeka documented her experience, showing fellow attendees loudly blowing the plastic horns. She captioned the video, "The reason why I won't be attending next year's 'Experience'. The noise was too much and distracting." Onyeka expressed ...