SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021 announces A-List weekend concert doubleheader

October 08, 2021

JEDDAH — The Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), promoter of the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021, has on Thursday announced global music icons & multi-million selling superstars Justin Bieber, A$AP Rocky & David Guetta as the headline acts that will close out the inaugural F1 race in Jeddah on Sunday, Dec. 5.

In addition, multi-award-winning singer, songwriter & dancer, Jason Derulo and iconic DJ, Tiësto will headline the post-qualifying concert on Saturday, Dec. 4.

Each of these star-studded performances — two of three mega-concerts set to be staged across each day of Saudi Arabia’s debut F1 weekend — will take place on the Main Stage in the Fanzone of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, F1’s newest, longest and fastest street circuit right after the first ever Formula 1 qualifying and race in Jeddah has been concluded on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

To celebrate these dazzling additions to the weekend schedule, single-day grandstand tickets will also be made available to fans in addition to the 3-day weekend packages.

All ticket holders will have free access to the concerts!

In addition to enjoying the pinnacle of motorsport and nightly concerts by some of the biggest acts in world music, ticket holders will also be able to experience the hugely popular Formula 2 series, renowned as a breeding ground for F1 stars and champions, throughout the weekend on-track as well as a series of interactive entertainment activities taking place across the circuit over the course of the three days of the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021 — all for the price of one ticket!

Spectators can therefore look forward to a comprehensive schedule of sport and entertainment from Friday, Dec. 3 until Sunday, Dec. 5, at the brand-new Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, chairman of the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation was thrilled to confirm the line-up for the Sunday night show: “The Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021is set to be the biggest and best sporting and entertainment event ever hosted in the Kingdom and as such, it was important that we deliver a weekend of entertainment unlike any that has been seen before in Saudi Arabia.

“By confirming Justin Bieber, A$AP Rocky & David Guetta as the headline acts to close out the inaugural Saudi Arabian F1 weekend — a day after Jason Derulo and Tiësto deliver their extraordinary live shows — we believe we have achieved this goal.

“These global megastars are rightly considered to be some of the most electrifying & influential voices in music and we can’t wait to see them bring their incredible live performances to our Main Stage in December.

“After each day of breath-taking racing on track, these spectacular concerts will be the perfect way for attending fans to release their adrenaline and celebrate the arrival of F1 in Saudi Arabia in style. Don’t miss out, get your tickets now and we’ll see you in Jeddah very soon!”

Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021

Jason Derulo

Forward-thinking, genre-defying, and massively creative, Jason Derulo has staked his claim as one of the most dynamic forces on the global pop landscape. Since breaking through with his five-times-platinum single “Whatcha Say” and selling more than 200 million records worldwide, the award-winning singer/songwriter has turned out an unstoppable run of immediately iconic hits and collaborated with many of music’s greatest trailblazers, not to mention all-time legends like Stevie Wonder. His latest triumphs include emerging as one of TikTok’s most influential users, boasting the 11th overall biggest account on the video-sharing platform and the 4th most followed male. Now at work on his highly anticipated fifth album — and first full-length since 2015’s chart-topping Everything Is 4—Derulo recently delivered a series of smash singles while operating as an independent artist.

Tiësto

Tiësto is a Grammy Award-winning, platinum-certified, international icon. The DJ and producer is the only artist to ever hold the titles of “The Greatest DJ of All Time” courtesy of Mixmag, “#1 DJ” according to Rolling Stone, and “The Godfather of EDM,” as proclaimed by Billboard. From his underground dance floor bangers to his high-profile Las Vegas residency and crossover success, Tiësto created the blueprint that defines what it means to be a success in today’s dance music world. In Tiësto's true fashion, he continues expand across genres, always evolving his craft. Tiësto made history with his latest single “Don’t Be Shy” with Karol G, which marked the first English song ever for Karol G, and the first Latin Artist collaboration for Tiësto. Stay tuned for more new music from Tiësto later this year.

Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber's recent album JUSTICE includes the chart-topping global smashes "Peaches feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon", “Holy” feat. Chance The Rapper, “Lonely” feat. Benny Blanco, “Anyone,” and “Hold On." The album also features guest appearances from The Kid LAROI, Dominic Fike, Khalid, Beam, Burna Boy, Lil Uzi Vert, Jaden, Quavo + more. The JUSTICE campaign has reasserted Justin’s dominance as a live performer; from his triumphant return to the live stage with his T-Mobile-sponsored NYE livestream concert, to his record breaking TikTok performance “Journals Live” to his stunning AR-assisted performance for Spotify, to his epic Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards set and this week’s blockbuster NPR Tiny Desk Concert, Justin has delivered undeniable, show stopping performances.

A$AP Rocky

Championed by fellow rapper Drake and The Fader magazine before he released his first full-length project, self-proclaimed hood outcast A$AP Rocky became one of the biggest breakout stars of the 2010s. When the decade was over, the rapper had a pair of number one albums with Long.Live.A$AP (2013) and At.Long.Last.A$AP (2015), and a Top Ten entry with third LP Testing (2018). Supported by A$AP Mob and eager collaborators ranging from Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz to Skepta and Skrillex, Rocky himself has assisted with hits headlined by Selena Gomez ("Good for You"), G-Eazy ("No Limit"), and Famous Dex ("Pick It Up"). A$AP Rocky, born Rakim Athelaston Mayers and also known as Lord Flacko, gave up slinging drugs in his native Harlem and started rapping after he moved to Elmwood Park, New Jersey.

David Guetta

In 2020, David Guetta hosted a series of livestreams titled United At Home which saw him raise over $1.7 million in COVID-19 relief while breaking a Guinness World Record for the most watched DJ set on Facebook. The shows hosted from Miami, New York and the Louvre in Paris attracted over 75 million viewers. Last year also saw him being crowned as The World’s No.1 DJ, winning DJ Mag’s annual Top 100 DJs poll for the second time — almost a decade after he first took the No.1 spot in 2011. “When Love Takes Over,” the first single of his 2009 album ‘One Love’, hit #1 in the UK, the Guetta-produced Black Eyed Peas song “I Gotta Feeling” became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in 17 countries. Over the decade since, Guetta’s success has been off the charts. Globally, he’s racked up over 50 million record sales, whereas his total number of streams is over 10 billion. He has received numerous Platinum and Gold certifications and was voted the world’s #1 DJ twice, he was named ‘EDM Power Player’ by Billboard and won two Grammy Awards out of six nominations. — SG


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