Du Arena
24°29′3.6262″N 54°36′21.7631″E / 24.484340611°N 54.606045306°E
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Former names | Du Arena (2009-2021) |
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Address | Yas Leasure Drive Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates |
Owner | Flash Entertainment |
Seating type | Amphitheater |
Capacity | 40,000 |
Opened | 2009 |
du Arena, also known as Etihad Park for sponsorship reasons,[1][2][3] is an outdoor music venue and amphitheater in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The region's largest outdoor venue, it has a seating capacity up 25,000 to 40,000 audience members at a time.[4] It is a part of the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi complex. The venue welcomes many artists each year for annual Abu Dhabi Grand Prix post-race concerts. Festivals including Creamfields Abu Dhabi, KCON, and Ultra Music Festival have also been hosted, and in 2023 the venue hosted the first Wireless Festival in the Middle East. Madonna, Lana Del Rey, Guns N' Roses, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Usher and Blackpink are among the artists who have performed there.
Concerts
[edit]Date | Artist | Tour |
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October 29, 2009[a] | Beyoncé | I Am... World Tour |
October 30, 2009[a] | Jamiroquai | — |
October 31, 2009[a] | Kings of Leon | |
November 1, 2009[a] | Aerosmith | 2009 Tour |
November 12, 2010[a] | Kanye West | — |
November 13, 2010[a] | Linkin Park | A Thousand Suns World Tour |
November 14, 2010[a] | Prince | Prince 20Ten |
November 24, 2010 | Sarah McLachlan | — |
November 26, 2010 | Nelly Furtado | |
December 16, 2010 | Guns N' Roses | Chinese Democracy Tour |
February 11, 2011 | Eric Clapton | — |
March 11, 2011 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Into the Wild Tour |
March 18, 2011 | Stevie Wonder | — |
April 29, 2011 | Shakira | The Sun Comes Out World Tour |
October 13, 2011 | Janet Jackson | Number Ones, Up Close and Personal |
October 25, 2011 | Metallica Nervecell | 2011 Vacation Tour |
November 11, 2011[a] | Britney Spears | Femme Fatale Tour |
November 12, 2011[a] | Incubus The Cult | If Not Now, When? Tour |
November 13, 2011[a] | Paul McCartney | On the Run Tour |
December 16, 2011 | Sade | Sade Live |
March 2, 2012 | David Guetta | — |
March 29, 2012 | Elton John | Greatest Hits Tour |
June 3, 2012 | Madonna | The MDNA Tour |
June 4, 2012 | ||
November 2, 2012[a] | Kylie Minogue | — |
November 3, 2012[a] | Nickelback | Here and Now Tour |
November 4, 2012[a] | Eminem | — |
November 30, 2012 | The Jacksons | Unity Tour |
January 31, 2013 | Kanye West | — |
March 14, 2013 | Sting | Back to Bass Tour |
March 22, 2013 | Andrea Bocelli | — |
March 28, 2013 | Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Democracy Tour |
April 19, 2013 | Metallica | 2013 Summer Tour |
October 19, 2013 | Rihanna GTA | Diamonds World Tour |
October 31, 2013 | Amr Diab Elissa Hussain Al Jassmi | — |
November 1, 2013[a] | Jay-Z | Magna Carter World Tour |
November 2, 2013[a] | Muse | The 2nd Law World Tour |
November 3, 2013[a] | Depeche Mode | The Delta Machine Tour |
February 21, 2014 | The Rolling Stones | 14 On Fire |
April 25, 2014 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | — |
May 23, 2014 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience World Tour |
May 29, 2014 | Black Sabbath | 13 Tour |
November 20, 2014 | Tamer Hosny Carole Samaha Fayez Al Saeed Mohammed Assaf | — |
November 21, 2014[a] | Armin van Buuren | |
November 22, 2014[a] | Pharrell Williams | |
November 23, 2014[a] | The Who The Wanton Bishops | The Who Hits 50! |
April 25, 2015 | Robbie Williams | Let Me Entertain You Tour |
October 1, 2015 | Bon Jovi | Bon Jovi Live! Tour |
October 8, 2015 | Dave Matthews Band | Fall International 2015 Tour |
November 20, 2015 | Mötley Crüe | Mötley Crüe Final Tour |
November 26, 2015 | Cheb Khaled Fares Karam Aryam | — |
November 27, 2015[a] | Enrique Iglesias | Sex and Love Tour |
November 28, 2015[a] | Florence and the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Tour |
November 29, 2015[a] | Blur Barns Courtney | The Magical Whip Tour |
November 24, 2016[a] | Pitbull | — |
November 25, 2016[a] | The Chemical Brothers | |
November 26, 2016[a] | Lionel Richie | |
November 27, 2016[a] | Rihanna | Anti World Tour |
December 31, 2016 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour |
March 2, 2017 | Rod Stewart | Rod Stewart: The Hits Tour |
November 9, 2017 | Tony Hadley | — |
November 23, 2017[a] | Calvin Harris | |
November 24, 2017[a] | J. Cole | 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour |
November 25, 2017[a] | Mumford & Sons | Wilder Mind Tour |
November 26, 2017[a] | P!nk | — |
December 31, 2017 | Katy Perry | Witness: The Tour |
November 22, 2018[a] | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys Tour |
November 23, 2018[a] | The Weeknd | The Weeknd Asia Tour |
November 24, 2018[a] | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All Tour |
November 25, 2018[a] | Guns N' Roses | Not in This Lifetime... Tour |
April 5, 2019 | Migos | — |
April 26, 2019 | Andrea Bocelli | |
September 4, 2019 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
October 25, 2019 | Eminem | Rapture 2019 / Kamikaze Tour |
November 28, 2019[a] | Marshmello | — |
November 29, 2019[a] | Future Gucci Mane | |
November 30, 2019[a] | Lana Del Rey | The Norman Fucking Rockwell! Tour |
December 1, 2019[a] | The Killers | — |
December 31, 2019 | Bruno Mars | |
December 9, 2021[a] | Khalid | |
December 10, 2021[a] | Stormzy | |
December 11, 2021[a] | Lewis Capaldi | |
December 12, 2021[a] | Martin Garrix DJ Snake | |
November 17, 2022[a] | Dave Usher | |
November 18, 2022[a] | Swedish House Mafia | |
November 19, 2022[a] | Kendrick Lamar | The Big Steppers Tour[5] |
November 20, 2022[a] | Def Leppard | — |
November 24, 2022 | Andrea Bocelli | |
December 3, 2022 | Post Malone | |
January 28, 2023 | Blackpink | Born Pink World Tour |
November 23, 2023[a] | Ava Max Tiësto | — |
November 24, 2023[a] | Chris Brown | |
November 25, 2023[a] | Shania Twain | Queen of Me Tour |
November 26, 2023[a] | Foo Fighters | — |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Abu Dhabi's Yas Arena rebranded du Arena". Arabian Business. May 13, 2012.
- ^ "du Arena". Yas Mall.
- ^ "The Middle East's largest outdoor venue is renamed Etihad Park". Etihad. May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi's outdoor venue du Arena renamed to Etihad Park". Mashable. May 19, 2021.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar review: Abu Dhabi gets the hip-hop spectacle it deserves". The National. November 20, 2022.