The famed SunSay will be premiered live in the city on Friday, September 25, 2026 at the prestigious New Covent Garden Theatre at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai. Get ready for a very emotional and atmospheric nite of alternative music. Please be advised that the exciting live musical show is scheduled to start at 19:30, and the venue’s doors will open at 19:00 for those who are meticulously arranging their weekend schedule. You can easily arrange your transport, plan a quiet dinner with your friends before the show, and settle into the magnificent venue without missing a second of the transformative opening atmosphere by boldly putting these extremely important event details right at the start of your evening plans. A historic festival of provocative, emotionally charged music is about to take place on the cultural landscape of the United Arab Emirates. The arrival of such a deep musical experience gives an unparalleled opportunity to pause, reflect and really engage as residents and passionate music fans seek out the perfect weekend escape.
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SunSay and Andrey Zaporozhets Development
Few performers have such a huge cultural impact and immediately recognisable vocal styles as Andrey Zaporozhets in terms of the present state of the alternative music scene. He is a dynamic frontman of the cult band «5’nizza», known all over the globe for his immensely powerful and intensely expressive live shows. In SunSay, he absorbed the raw, acoustic power of his famed previous attempts and boldly created a very different, expansive musical cosmos of its own. This excellent solo effort deftly combines propulsive indie-rock, inventive electronic sounds, mellow reggae grooves and very socially aware lyrics. His unmistakable voice can still be clearly recognised from the first notes and brings with it a huge emotional charge that connects deeply to everyone in the audience.
The singer has prepared this long anticipated inaugural performance in the emirate to take the large crowd on an exhilarating, full throttle musical journey through his brilliant career. A set selection carefully prepared to mix his massive, nostalgic early triumphs with brand new, very imaginative songs from his most recent studio albums will delight dedicated fans. From the time he walks proudly onto the platform with this fantastic, highly dynamic musical arrangement that is always shifting in gorgeous irregular waves, the audience will be mesmerised.
An Ambient, Rich Musical Adventure
You’re essentially experiencing live alternative music at its most vulnerable, raw, human level when you go to this fantastic event. This is not your typical popular music concert where the audience simply sits back and watches a carefully prepared show. It’s carefully created to be a huge party for profound self-examination, close connection, and innovative truth-telling instead. The frontman’s raw, unrestrained excitement is intoxicating at every show. He has a really rare ability to guide the whole audience in a gentle way, with true compassion, profound understanding and engaging tale.
The first concerts in the city are always highly memorable occasions and this concert in particular will surely bring together a very diverse, multicultural audience, all of them very enthusiastic about educated, high quality music. There is a very nice social sensation in being in a room with other connoisseurs, all focused on the same amazing, shared moment. It unites the varied expat population, building solid relationships via mutual cultural experiences and the universal language of experimental, harmonic music. Tickets for this exclusive performance start from AED 180.
Ideal Acoustics of the New Covent Garden Theatre
The physical venue itself, together with the sublime vocal prowess and incredible musicality of the performing artist contribute in no little way to raise this particular Friday nite gathering into a really historic cultural event. The New Covent Garden Theatre is, undoubtedly, one of the best venues in the entire city, particularly in terms of its incredible, state-of-the-art acoustic sound engineering. The wide-open venue is ideal for the demanding, dramatic sound of a multi-layered alternative rock and electronic performance.
The acoustics are perfect and every heavy guitar riff, every subtle electronic texture, every passionate vocal line is felt physically by everybody in the room. The place’s over-intimate yet fiercely busy setting naturally promotes a very strong unbreakable relationship between the performing artist and the big audience. When you enter this beautifully constructed space, you are immediately surrounded by a rich, multi-dimensional sound experience that can never be duplicated in a normal, booming sports stadium.
Be Part of The Next Dubai with the Different Scene
No doubt the participants will leave this wonderful, extremely emotional musical event with beautiful, joyful memories and an immensely heightened mood to tackle the rest of the frenetic month with confidence. It’s rapidly turning into a very special nite of unfiltered, raw musical passion that expertly celebrates the great history of the alternative indie-rock genre. For those wanting an authentic cultural experience, intimate concerts with world-famous singers are the most popular choice for evening entertainment among residents. Follow The Next Dubai for exclusive event coverage, fantastic post-show highlights, and the most comprehensive guides to everything happening in the city’s evolving live music scene.
