Concerts & shows in Dubai

4 places for concert and show venues in Dubai, with what each costs and when to go. Arenas, opera, and where the tours actually play.

4 places.

Dubai

Free, every half hour, and still the best thing in Downtown after dark

Free · 30 minutes

Dubai

Ninety country pavilions, a funfair and the cheapest ticket in Dubai

From AED 20 · 3–4 hours

Dubai

Where the scene actually is, and the rules nobody explains

Varies · An evening

Dubai

The 17,000-seat room international tours actually book

Varies · An evening

Concerts & shows elsewhere in the UAE

Nothing in the Emirates is more than a few hours’ drive from anywhere else.

Abu Dhabi

Entirely indoor, which makes it the July answer

From AED 345 · A full day

A real itinerary and a real price within hours — no logins, no card required to enquire, free cancellation on most tours up to 24 hours before.