WEEKEND GUIDE
Find out what’s happening in the UAE this week.
You won’t need to board a time machine to go back into the past anymore, as the sixties are making a comeback at the Theatre at Queen Elizabeth 2. The immensely talented 60s tribute band The Revolvers will play a selection of chartbusting songs from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and more at The Greatest Hits show on February 26 and 27. Revel in some masterful tunes while the guitar gently weeps in the floating hotel. Tickets from Dh162 at dubai. platinumlist.net.
Imagine delightful choir music, with variations on classical composers such as Handel and Bach, and a liberal dose of Bollywood medleys that merge with Western sensibilities to become one perfect symphony. Actually, you won’t have to imagine that, because the Shillong Chamber Choir is in town today to provide a one-of-a-kind musical journey at the Dubai Opera. The India’s Got Talent 2010 winners, who have performed for multiple personalities including former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, US ex-President Obama and Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan, will be performing in both English and Hindi. Doors open at 8pm, and children above four only. Tickets from Dh95 at ae.bookmyshow.com.
Regional fusion music acts Adonis, known for their 2017 hit album Nour, and Ens O Jam, the minds behind Taralally and Fantazia, will perform genre-shifting melodies at the Cultural Foundation in Abu Dhabi today. Joining Adonis will be Jordanian singer-composer Aziz Maraka, a pioneer of ‘Razz’, a fusion genre of Arabic Rock and Jazz. Tickets start at Dh157.5 on abu-dhabi. platinumlist.net.
Add some heart-thumping electronic music to a venue that offers some fine views of the Dubai skyline, and you get dance music festival Groove on the Grass at the Emirates Golf Club today. With an eclectic selection of musicians including electronic powerhouse Frankey & Sandrino, DJ and innovator Matthew Dekay and party favourites Satori & The Band from Space, this event will be a night to remember. The show will run from 5pm to 3am, and is open for adults above 21 only. Grab your tickets, starting from Dh195, at dubai.platinumlist.net.
Catch Indian rapper Emiway Bantai at Rap’ped Up Live in Concert today at the Etisalat Academy in Dubai. Fresh off his win at the MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Indian Act in 2019, the rapper, known for the hit single Machayenge that took Bollywood by storm, will be joined by collaborator DJ Shadow Dubai and rising artist DJ Jugal Dubai. Show starts at 9pm, tickets starting from Dh50 at dubai.platinumlist.net.
Get ready to be counting stars at the 2020 edition of the Dubai Jazz Festival, which returns to the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre with an explosive line-up that includes Lauryn Hill on February 26, Lionel Richie on February 27 and OneRepublic on February 28, backed by the upcoming British songwriter Bruno Major, American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra and the infectious sevenpiece band Sammy Miller and the Congregation, respectively. Tickets from Dh350 at various vendors on dubaijazzfest.com.
Listen to Swiss-Egyptian musical great Nehad Al Sayed weave a web of emotions with ancient strings from the lands of Mesopotamia, as he performs on the oud with an ensemble of musicians from Bait Al Oud, a pioneering music academy that aims at the preservation and modernisation of traditional Arabic music and instruments. The concert will take place from 7.30-10pm at the Cultural Foundation Amphitheatre in Abu Dhabi, on February 27. Prices from Dh52.50, abu-dhabi.platinumlist.net.