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Live music in Abu Dhabi

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  • Live music · Abu Dhabi

    The Cultural Foundation

    Its renovated 900-seat theatre is the city's main room for recitals, with pianist Minsoo Sohn on 11 December.

    • 4 km · 4 min drive
    • From 150 AED per ticket, Minsoo Sohn recital 11 Dec 2026
    • About 2 h
  • Live music · Capital Centre, Al Rawdah

    The Warehouse, Pearl Rotana

    Saturday night is Portuguese fado, something no other Abu Dhabi bar puts on, with Spanish and Latin singers on Thursdays.

    • 3 km · 4 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche, 36th floor

    Jazz & Fizz, Sofitel Corniche

    Friday-night Latin jazz on the 36th floor, with a view over the Corniche.

    • 5 km · 6 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music

    Space42 Arena

    An arena that books the big Arabic headliners, with Angham on 29 November and Elissa on 19 December 2026.

    • 22 km · 24 min drive
    • From 195 AED per ticket, Elissa 19 Dec 2026
    • About 3 h
  • Live music · Abu Dhabi

    Etihad Arena

    The capital's big indoor concert hall, with Tarkan, Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey all booked between late November and mid-December 2026.

    • 23 km · 26 min drive
    • From 80 AED per ticket, cheapest December live-to-film concert
    • About 3 h
  • Live music · Corniche

    Jazz Bar, Radisson Blu Corniche

    A six-piece jazz band with soul vocals and guest singers, a long-running fixture of Abu Dhabi nights.

    • 5 km · 6 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Yas Island

    Etihad Live

    The outdoor stage behind the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after-race concerts, with Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons and Jennifer Lopez from 3 to 6 December 2026.

    • 24 km · 26 min drive
    • From 395 AED per ticket, Diljit Dosanjh 31 Dec 2026
    • About 4 h
  • Live music · Courtyard by Marriott, Al Barsha

    Oak Live Bar

    Musicians call it the nearest thing Dubai has to a proper gig room: rock, metal, punk and alternative bands, with original acts as well as covers.

    • 111 km · 123 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Warehouse 20, Alserkal Avenue

    KAVE People open mic

    A grassroots Sunday open mic where musicians, singers, poets and comedians take turns, more like a living room than a stage.

    • 115 km · 128 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Warehouse 5, Alserkal Avenue

    The Fridge

    A warehouse concert space running since 2009 where many UAE-based musicians played their first serious shows, from orchestras and choirs to bands.

    • 115 km · 128 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Burj Khalifa - Downtown Dubai

    Dubai Opera

    • 122 km · 136 min drive
    • Price not listed
  • Live music · DIFC gate 2

    Jass Lounge

    Live jazz seven nights a week in a small DIFC lounge, so any night is a jazz night.

    • 124 km · 139 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Al Jadaf - Jaddaf Waterfront

    Q's Bar and Lounge

    Two or three live jazz sets a night, five nights a week, in a hotel lounge on the creek.

    • 130 km · 145 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Al Garhoud

    The Irish Village

    • 131 km · 146 min drive
    • Price not listed
  • Live music · DoubleTree by Hilton, Business Bay

    PizzaExpress Live, Business Bay

    A sit-down listening room with jazz, soul, funk and tribute acts almost nightly, plus one of the city's longest-running jam nights.

    • 122 km · 136 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2.5 h
  • Live music · Ras Al Khaimah

    The Village English Pub

    • 196 km · 219 min drive
    • Price not listed
  • Live music · Fujairah

    Fujairah Fort

    • 212 km · 236 min drive
    • Price not listed