Abu Dhabi nightlife highlights this week

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Le Royal Meridien is hosting an all day Ministry of Sound pool party for Fri 4th May, a sun-kissed pool jam of rockin’ beats and bass-lines, featuring 5 all-star entertainers and a spectacular Ministry of Sound Show with special DJ guests Shane Kehoe and Joelle Atkins, as well as Marty Metcalf, Cliff Townley, Neil T and Mr. Smith.

Flash Entertainment announced that Gareth Emery and Sander van Doorn, the electro trance superstars, will perform at Allure on Thurs 10th May.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday 25th April

The Abu Dhabi Salsa Festival kicks off this Wednesday night with a warm up party with the artists at Cinnebar. The festival will run for 3 days, finishing with a final show party on Saturday at Etoiles.

Thursday 26th April

The legenday DJ Jazzy Jeff will be hitting the decks at Etoiles for one night only. Since 1985, Jazzy Jeff has had a long and illustrious career; from the success of “DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince” with partner Will Smith, to the critical acclaim of his production company “A Touch of Jazz”, Jeff proved time and time again that he would always be a force to be reckoned with. And he continues to represent with his solo projects, collaborations, mixtapes and live shows. His love of music shines through in everything he does. This is another super charged event in the Etoiles celebrity series, so expect this to be a super busy event.

Dubai based house duo, SmokinGroove, are back at Relax@12 this Thursday. SmokinGroove have been pioneers of the UK House scene for nearly 15 years with their underground house music movement club nights and radio shows and were voted 10th in the DJ Mag Middle East Top 50 DJs poll.

Indian rock band Indus Creed will be performing at Holiday Inn this Thursday. Known for their high-voltage stage performances, Indus Creed produced chart-toppers in the late '80s and early '90s, such as ‘Top of the Rock’, ‘Trapped’ and the massive hit ‘Pretty Child’. They are also the first Indian band for whom MTV produced a 'Rockumentary' and the first Indian rock band to be invited to play at Peter Gabriel's Womad festival.

Friday 27th April

Immaculate Touch returns to Al Maya Island this Friday for their fortnightly all day beach and pool party. In addition to resident DJsChad Phunk and Stew Magoo, Natalie Broganwill be spinning some quality house tunes at one of the most beautiful beach/poolside locations in the capital.

Celebrate South African Freedom Day this Friday at Stills with a mouth-watering BBQ in the gardens and live music from DJ Geoff Davis.

Société Perrier joins forces with the MustHaveSoul team to bring a special MustHaveSoul night to Sea Lounge, Monte-Carlo Beach Club. Natalie Brogan will be joining residents Simon Reid andTristan Bain on the decks.

Allure is hosting the third installment of their popular UV Party this Friday. Soulninja and resident DJ Ray will be spinning a mix of Hip Hop, RnB and commercial pop tunes, while N.I.K.O.L.A. will be playing his special blend of vocal and tech house.

Saturday 28th April

Join The Do-Over presents the Dune-Over at the Le Royal Meridien for an all day pool party affair. Hosted by Aloe Blacc (of smash hit “I need a dollar” fame), Chris Haycock and Jamie Strong, the Do-Over is an all-star party rocking line-up of your favourite DJs, including King Britt, Rich Medina, Cosmo Baker as well as the UAE’s finest, the Deep Crates Cartel - Break DJ Lobito, Frezidante, General Public, Master Lau & David Soto, with support from Channel 4 Radio's Martin Metcalf to keep you jamming through the day, night and far beyond.

The Abu Dhabi Salsa Festival concludes on Saturday with a series of celebrations at various venues across Abu Dhabi. Join a pool party with the artists at Yas Island Rotana, followed by workshops with the international artists at Etoiles, and a final show night at Etoiles.