Additional Grand Prix tickets are now available following an increase in capacity…
Yas Marina Circuit and FLASH Entertainment have announced the first international music superstars who will headline Thursday and Saturday night at this year’s Yasalam After-Race Concerts as part of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021.
US superstar, Khalid, will take to the stage at Etihad Park, Yas Island, for his first-ever concert in the UAE on Thursday, 9 December 2021. The Saturday 11 December show will see a world-class performance from Scottish sensation and two-time BRIT Award-winning, Lewis Capaldi.
Multi-platinum selling global superstar Khalid, who was named one of Time’s Most Influential People of 2019, has taken the world by storm since his first single, the 5x platinum “Location”, exploded onto the scene leading to a major label deal, followed by the release of his debut album, the double platinum-certified, American Teen.
His sophomore album Free Spirit, released to critical acclaim in 2019, has been certified platinum by the RIAA, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and features the Grammy-nominated #1 single “Talk”. Khalid has been streamed over 30 billion times worldwide, has been nominated for six Grammys and has won numerous awards, including six Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and an MTV Video Music Award.
Khalid has collaborated with some of music’s biggest stars, including his #1 singles “Love Lies” (with Normani), “Eastside” (with Halsey and Benny Blanco), as well as hits with artists Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, Marshmello and more.
Saturday night will see the Scottish singer-songwriter turned international superstar, Lewis Capaldi, bring his incredible vocals and on-stage antics to the UAE Capital.
Capaldi’s debut album “Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent” spent ten weeks at #1 and was certified platinum in just ten weeks with 20 billion streams. The album included smash hit song, “Someone You Loved”, the third most-streamed song of all time! The hit spent seven weeks at the summit of the Official Singles Chart, claimed his first US number one, and bagged him his first GRAMMY nomination for ‘Song of the Year’.
Fans can also expect Lewis Capaldi’s live show to include hits “Before You Go”, Capaldi’s second song to hit the 1 billion stream mark, “Bruises”, and “Hold Me While You Wait”.
Two additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks for the Friday and Sunday night performances. Ticketholders will be able to select their preferred concert once all artists are announced.
With the government-approved capacity in Etihad Park, all Grand Prix ticket holders will be asked to choose one of the Yasalam After-Race Concerts to attend. Two-day and three-day ticket holders can select any one of the After-Race Concerts to enjoy, while one-day ticket holders will be able to attend the performance on that particular evening. Those fans who have purchased tickets for the Grand Prix before the announcement of the After-Race Concert artists will be given a priority window in which to select the performance of their choice.
DSCVR: Etihad Park, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. @ymcofficial
