Secondhand Serenade will return to Dubai for a full-band performance on Saturday 5 December 2026, with singer-songwriter John Vesely bringing The Long Night Tour – Live with Full Band to Jubilee Park at Expo City Dubai. The concert was announced by Live Nation Middle East following strong demand for the emo-pop act’s previous Dubai appearance, […]
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Andrea Bocelli has been announced as the first headline artist for Yasalam Classics, a new concert series debuting during Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix week in 2026. The world-renowned Italian tenor will perform at the Etihad Arena on 2 December, adding a classical music showcase to the Grand Prix’s extensive entertainment programme.
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Roger Waters has collaborated with Palestinian singer-songwriter Mona Miari on a reworked version of Pink Floyd’s 1979 classic Comfortably Numb, reimagining the track as a politically charged tribute centred on Gaza. The new version was premiered at New York’s SVA Theatre alongside a short film and live performance. The project introduces newly written lyrics from
Angham is scheduled to perform in Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena on 19 June 2026, extending a live career that began in 1987 and has continued across Egypt and the wider Arab world for nearly four decades. Known as “The Voice Of Egypt”, the appearance places her once again in the Gulf’s arena circuit, where she remains
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When members of the Baida family established a record company in Beirut during the first decade of the twentieth century, they could hardly have imagined the scale of what would follow. From a small family-run operation with ties to Germany’s recording industry, Baidaphon grew into one of the most influential music companies in the Middle
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Long before streaming thumbnails reduced album artwork to a tiny square on a phone screen, record sleeves were physical objects with their own cultural weight. Across the 1960s, 70s and 80s, album covers became part of the identity of a musician, a band and sometimes an entire scene. In Morocco, record labels transformed sleeves into
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Dubai Culture and Arts Authority has signed a landmark partnership with Spotify to support Emirati and UAE-based musicians and connect Dubai artists with global audiences. The Memorandum of Understanding was announced in Dubai and marks a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a government cultural authority and a global music streaming platform. The agreement was signed in the
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If you’re planning a proper night out in Dubai or Abu Dhabi over the next few months, the theatre calendar is stacked. From global smash-hit musicals to inventive reworks of classic drama, these are the shows worth booking now before seats disappear. Once Upon a Time in Dubai Now playing until 8 February | Dubai
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If you were at Party in the Park on 10 November 2017, you’ll remember exactly how it felt when Liam Gallagher hit the stage at Dubai’s Media City Amphitheatre with that impossible swagger and opened with Rock ’n’ Roll Star. For thousands in the crowd it was a rare chance to see one of Britpop’s
Since their debut performance in the Emirates, Stereophonics have built a quiet but enduring bond with Dubai’s live-music scene. Far from being one-off festival acts, they’ve returned multiple times, each visit cementing their reputation as rock mainstays in the Gulf. Here’s the full story behind their UAE appearances, how the crowds received them, and why
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