Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi
The capital's big indoor concert hall, with Tarkan, Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey all booked between late November and mid-December 2026.
- From 80 AED per ticket, cheapest December live-to-film concert
- About 3 h
- Easy
- Book ahead
- Indoors
How it works
Buy tickets online for a specific show and arrive early for security. Yas Bay's restaurants are next door for before or after.
The catch
Big shows sell out and leaving the Yas Bay car parks after a concert takes a while.
Checked Nov 2026
The Abu Dhabi Comedy Season brings arena names here: Anubhav Singh Bassi and Aries Spears on 21 November and Nemr on 22 November 2026, then Kevin Bridges on 9 January and Whitney Cummings on 31 January 2027.
- From 95 AED per ticket, cheapest Abu Dhabi Comedy Season show (Nov 2026)
- About 2.5 h
- Easy
- Book ahead
- Indoors
How it works
Buy a ticket for a named show online, arrive early for security and park in the Yas Bay car parks.
The catch
It is a seasonal run of big-name shows, not a weekly club night, and popular dates sell out.
Checked Nov 2026