b'UPFRONTEDITORSCAMILA CABELLO , PUBLISHER LETTERYOUR MUSIC Hey Music roleEverybodys talking bout the new EDITOR & kid in town. No! Im not referring to MARKETING DIRECTOR me - Im just deputising the editors MOVES US. Darren Haynes for this issue - Im talking about the darren@heymusic.comUnitedArabEmiratesasalivemusic DESIGNER destination for big international acts.Aiez MirzaAbu Dhabi and Dubai have hosted some incrediblecrowd-pullers.JustinBieber, We celebrate your talent, value yourCONTRIBUTORS EdSheeran,TheEagles,GeorgeEzra, Decca Aitkenhead Coldplay, Rihanna, Bryan Adams, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, music and champion your rights.Alex OConnell Dua Lipa, Katy Perry, Sia, Pink and even the 500-mile walking Lucy Mapstone Proclaimershaveperformedforeagerexpatcrowds.The To all of our songwriters and composers,Aaron Slater problem is; theres only a short season in terms of being able your passion is ours. Nick Stephensonto play outdoor venues. The heat makes it unbearable for the Cliff Goldmacher musiciansand the audience. In 2012, Madonna famously Natalia Hagen kept her Abu Dhabi audience waiting for 90 minutes before shecameonstage.Itwas,sheclaimed,toohot.June? Outdoors? Hot? In a desert? No shit! @heymusicofficial @heymusictweets Until recently, there were only a few indoor arenas that could accommodate big-names. Dubais World Trade Centre could@heymusicofficial be converted into a concert venue with a standing capacity@heymusicofficial of around 11,000. The stylish Dubai Opera (opened in 2016) has 2,000 seats and has hosted artists as diverse as Plcidowww.heymusic.com Domingo, James Morrison and RagnBone Man. Yes, you read that correctly, its not only used for opera, ballet or classical. Bums on seats are valuable to any venue, anywhere in the world.To read previous issues go to The new kid on Dubai musics scene is a shiny new 17,000 www.heymags.com seatervenue;theCola-ColaArena.Withcorporateboxes aroundtheperimeter,itsreminiscentofLondonsO2.Its LOCATION: London the largest climate-controlled arena in the region and is the only arena of its kind between Istanbul and Singapore. Since its opening in June, Maroon 5, The 1975 and Westlife have performedtosell-outcrowds.The UAE is no longer just a stopover on the way to, or from, a tour Down Under; its now a specific destination and part of the touring schedule. There are major music venues, and some avid music lovers, of all ages and nationalities, ready toScrew whatevers going toHey Mag is published by Hey Music. pay top Dirham to see their favourite artists. The Middle East All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without writtenis ready for music tourism; its ready to dance and sing-along. workyou just have to gopermission is prohibited. The publisher regrets that they cannot accept liability with the thing that youfor error or omissions contained inEnjoy the issue!feel is the most you.The opinions and views within this this publication, however caused. publication are not necessarily those of the publisher or editors. All credits are CAMILA CABELLO accurate at the time of writing but may BMI SONGWRITER SINCE 2013 be subject to change.Darren Haynes2 DECEMBER 2018 HEYMUSIC.COM 2 HEYMUSIC.COM 3'