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Etihad Park
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Former namesDu Arena (2009-2021)
AddressYas Leasure Drive
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
OwnerFlash Entertainment
Seating typeAmphitheater
Capacity40,000
Opened2009

Etihad Park 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 of up 25,000 to 40,000 audience members at a time.[1] 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

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List of concerts held at the Etihad Park
Date Artist Tour
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[2]
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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax Part of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

References

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  1. ^ "Abu Dhabi's outdoor venue du Arena renamed to Etihad Park". Mashable. May 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kendrick Lamar review: Abu Dhabi gets the hip-hop spectacle it deserves". The National. November 20, 2022.