The most nostalgic gigs coming soon to Dubai

May 11: Shaggy and Blackstreet

Best throwback tune: Mr Boombastic.

Grammy Award-winning star Shaggy and 90s boyband Blackstreet will perform at Coca-Cola Arena on Saturday May 11.

Jamaican-American singer Shaggy, who also released It Wasn’t Me, is the only diamond-selling dancehall artist in history having sold more than 40 million albums to date. Blackstreet rose to fame with their hit No Diggity in the 90s. Tickets start from Dhs199.

From Dhs199. Sat May 11. Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk, coca-cola-arena.com (800 223 388).

May 24: James Blunt

Best throwback tune: You’re beautiful.

Also performing in May is English singer-songwriter James Blunt, bringing his latest tour to the Coca-Cola Arena.

An iconic artist of the early 2000s, most of us will remember getting a little emotional at some of Blunt’s more mellow songs.

Since then, he’s dived into a range of genres from folk to rock, but should play some of his classics during the Dubai performance.Tickets for his show start from Dhs150 and are on sale now.

From Dhs150. Fri May 24. Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk. Tickets here (800 223 388).

October 26: KT Tunstall

Best throwback tune: Suddenly I see.

Scottish rocker KT Tunstall is performing at The Tent at Bla Bla on Saturday October 26. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter will perform hits such as Black Horse and the Cherry Tree . She blends introspective folk with energetic rock and has toured globally with a very impressive back catalogue. Tickets on sale from midday on Thursday April 25.

From Dhs150. Sat Oct 26, 7pm. The Tent at Bla Bla Dubai, blabladubai.ae (04 584 4111).

November 10: Lea Salonga

Best throwback tune: A Whole New World.

Disney legend Lea Salonga may not be a nostalgic act herself, but she has been the voice behind some music that will bring back memories.

The voice of Princess Jasmine in ‘A Whole New World’, Salonga will perform on Sunday November 10 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

The night of show tunes will see all-time great musical numbers from the likes of Les Misérables and Cats.

Prices TBC. Sun Nov 10. Coca-Cola Arena, City Walk, livenation.me, (800 223 388).

November 22: B*Witched

Best throwback tune: C’est la Vie.

We’re ready to huff and puff and blow you away. B*Witched will take to the stage at The Irish Village venue near Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Garhoud on Friday November 22.

The ladies shot to fame with their debut earworm C’est la Vie in 1998 (we’re sorry in advance if you can’t get it out of your head for the rest of the day). It will be their first show in Dubai since their Jump Jump Down tour at the turn of the millennium.

Ticket details TBC. Fri Nov 22. The Irish Village near Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Garhoud, TheIrishVillage.com, (04 282 4122).

December 14: Eternal

Best throwback tune: I Wanna Be the Only One.

British 90s R&B and soul group Eternal will perform at The Irish Village venue near Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium in Garhoud on Saturday December 14. They are perhaps best known for their chart-topping hit I Wanna Be the Only One back in 1997. The group, which consists of two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett alongside Kéllé Bryan, achieved 15 UK top 20 hits during their initial run between 1993 and 1999. A co-headliner will be announced at a later date.

Ticket details TBC. Sat Dec 14. The Irish Village near Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Garhoud. TheIrishVillage.com.

January 27: Green Day

Best throwback tune: American Idiot.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Green Day will be performing for the first time ever in the Middle East when they take to the stage at Dubai’s Expo City. With a decades-long history as one of the most iconic bands in punk rock, Green Day will be playing a selection of their biggest hits including Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and Wake Me Up When September Ends off their eight-time platinum-certified album American Idiot, along with cuts from their ten-time platinum diamond-certified album Dookie and their most recently released 14 studio album Saviors.

And they will be supported by another famous American band The Offspring at one of the biggest gigs in the city.

Fans can now register for the pre-sale via greendaydxb.com. Pre-sale tickets will be available for 24 hours from 10am on Thursday May 9. General on-sale will then start at 10am on Friday May 10.