It can be argued that West was at his prime during this period. The performance helped set the course for future Abu Dhabi Formula One race day concerts, in that they mostly comprised artists with a big catalogue of anthems. The historic inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend ended with the US rockers performing a greatest hits set which included Walk this Way and I Don't Want to Miss a Thing. Steven Tyler on stage with Aerosmith during the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Released two months before the Abu Dhabi gig, the crowd were able to hear fresh takes on hits Sex on Fire and Use Somebody. The US rockers made their debut performance in the Middle East on the back of a tour supporting their fourth album Only by the Night. The sextet ended the show with the one-two punch of Love Foolosophy and Deeper Undergound, transforming Etihad Park into a mammoth open-air club. While the UK group only played a handful of shows that year, they were a well-oiled machine in Abu Dhabi with a sparkling set that took off with the stomping The Kids and went on to include favourites Little L and Canned Heat. Nearly 40,000 people packed Etihad Park to see Bey perform a selection of solo hits including Crazy in Love and Irreplaceable, and a fiery medley of Destiny's Child tracks including Say My Name and Survivor. Not only was the gig part of her first solo world tour, but the burgeoning pop star's show was the biggest of the tour, says Lickrish. Beyonce (October 29, 2009)īeyonce's 2009 gig for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was part of her first solo world tour. We head down memory lane to look back at those who have taken to the stage at Etihad Park since 2009. Those artists joined 41 other international acts in making their Abu Dhabi Formula One debut with shows big and small, loud and mellow, brilliant and, in few cases, underwhelming. That playbook is neatly illustrated with this year’s concert offerings, featuring RnB star Khalid on Thursday, grime rapper Stormzy on Friday, British soul singer Lewis Capaldi on Saturday, before an epic race day show on Sunday with rock titans, Foo Fighters.

Depeche mode 2009