Music fans in the region are in for a treat this season as one of the best live acts in the world, The Black Lips out of Atlanta, USA and one of the Middle East’s best live acts Lazzy Lung from Beirut, Lebanon, join forces for a tour of the region

Ten local rock and metal bands play a monster headbangers’ ball

Vintage ’70s disco, funk and soul from live bands and DJs

DUST keeps things local, hosting a live band for the first time in Bull Funk Zoo

Lebanese party-starters the Beirut Groove Collective spin rare and vintage funk, soul, hip-hop and more. Dust resident Wriggly Scott launches new release ‘Music’

Brit dubstep Kryptic Minds headline this new bass night, Something Big

Live music night Twang returns with electric sets from Brit-rockers Beat Antenna

Fortlom at The Music Room, featuring Three Kings, Jibberish, Omar Offendum, The Narcicyst and more

A bill of four local rock bands play to mark the end of Movember

Jamaican dancehall diva Cecile makes a one-off live appearance

NYC based talent Jesrani – one half of production team Metro Area – guests for the Dust team

Drum’n’bass giants Black Sun Empire, who recently topped the cross-genre beatport charts with fifth album From the Shadows, go head to head with dubstep talent Thelem for four hours of international bass madness

The Dubai-based metallers – last spotted supporting Megadeth at Gulf Bike Week – play a one-off show

Tunes from house band Shine, free presents for everyone, and a 40 per cent discount all night for teachers, hoteliers and musos

Live performances from Core 304, Jerry the Rambler, Moonshine and more

A bill of five bands, including indie rock from Wilma, hard rock from Echoes with Laughter and Exit 43

A huge name in drum’n’bass, Ram Records founder Andy C makes a welcome guest at Globalfunk

Notable drum ‘n’ bass talent Optical is winging his way to Dubai

Beatles tribute act Help! and Billy Idol impersonator Richard Hagan, AKA Rebel Yell, form a double bill

Having clocked up more than 10,000 listens within just days of releasing their second album Sun & Satellites online

Hear three hours of drum’n’bass and dubstep from UK DJ Icicle, assisted by MC DRS, once ranked top of the game by Drum & Bass Arena

Known for their energetic sets and brave ‘30-Second Challenge’ policy

Fresh from bringing out Andy C, GlobalFunk produces another mainstay of the UK’s bass scene, DJ Hype, a genuine pioneer of drum’n’bass

A quartet of local talent play this ‘Rebel Rock’ showcase, including Kicksound, IED Band, Riff Raff and Plain Wave

Growing drum’n’bass-mongers Something Big bring out another big name