Alicia Keys will be in town to help you celebrate the start of 2026
New Year’s in Abu Dhabi is already pretty special, but now? You can sdd Alicia Keys to the mix with a special Saadiyat Nights performance on the last day of the year.
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The American artist will be singing us into 2026 on Saadiyat Island, joining the already star-studded lineup that lists Diana Ross, Seal, Mariah Carey and Bryan Adams as headliners.
Doors will open at 5pm, and guests can expect to welcome 2026 with live music, New Year’s Eve festivities and a dazzling fireworks display on Abu Dhabi’s open-air stage. Tickets are live now at Ticketmaster, starting from AED 308.
Fresh off her sold-out 2024 show, Alicia Keys returns to share her emotional, piano-driven sound in a stunning and intimate setting. She hardly needs an introduction – the artist stands among the most decorated and commercially successful artists of her generation.
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Her debut album, Songs in A Minor (2001), not only soared to No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart but also sold over 12 million copies worldwide – a staggering feat for a first release.
That album produced the No. 1 hit single Fallin’ and earned her five awards at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year.
But Alicia didn’t stop there. She followed up with hit albums like The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), which debuted at No. 1 in the US and sold millions globally, further cementing her as a major force in R&B and soul.
Over the course of her career, she has amassed an extraordinary haul of Grammys – 18 wins from more than 30 nominations.
She’s one of the best-selling female R&B artists of the millennium; in the US alone, she boasts about 20 million certified album sales and tens of millions of certified digital tracks.
So if you don’t have NYE plans yet, you’re welcome. And if you, it’s never too late to change your mind…
31 December. Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. For tickets and further information, visit saadiyat-nights.platinumlist.net
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