Rock and pop

DJs Shero and Stylez man the decks

Rock covers duo

In coming weeks ‘Old Dubai’ nightspot Velvet Underground is hosting glamorous, strictly female-only headliner DJs

Heavy metal legend Blaze Bayley, former vocalist of Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane is coming to Dubai

A bill of seven promising local bands have been lined up for this night of all things dark and gritty

Claiming to be Dubai’s longest-running clubbing brand, GlobalFunk can boast an impressive list of international guests

A showcase of local musicians. Price includes one drink

To mark the anniversary of Bob Marley’s death tomorrow, there’s a live musical tribute to the reggae legend tonight

Jordanian-Pakistani guitarist Mstarihi launches his debut album, 1987, plus support sets from top tight local rockers Kicksound and Nikotin

A compelling bill of local female talent, compiled by For the Love of the Music

Fresh from supporting Guns N’ Roses in Abu Dhabi last month, Lebanese rocker Wud – who has also warmed up for Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant in his time – headlines his own gig

This ‘old Dubai’ spot hosts two international guests, DJ Antonius and DJ Pascal Tokar.

A second third birthday party for AKS, this time in a rather less glamorous location. Indeep Bakshi performs once more

It might be barely three months since we last welcomed him to The Music Room, thanks to GlobalFunk, but drum’n’bass godfather Andy C is back with hyped-up MC Lowqui in tow once more

Acoustic sets from six UAE acts, including Sam+Kurt and Red House

A chance for local musicians to jam it out on stage

The Originals Festival will happen throughout the year at The Music Room featuring hand-picked up and coming artists, award-winning local artists and international acts

There’s live music from local musicians in the area formerly known as Bastakiya throughout the festival

Live music from local musicians in the area formerly known as Bastakiya

Also going under the monikers Danny Berman and Hot Coins, UK-based Red Rack’em is a favourite of Gilles Peterson, thanks to his memorable disco and house sets

There’s live music from local musicians in the area formerly known as Bastakiya

There’s live music from local musicians in the area formerly known as Bastakiya throughout the festival

There’s live music from local musicians in the area formerly known as Bastakiya throughout the festival

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