Shakira and the Jonas Brothers Are Headlining OFFLIMITS Abu Dhabi This November

Clear the calendar and start saving the playlist, because OFFLIMITS is coming back to Abu Dhabi, and this time the lineup reads like a wishlist. Shakira is headlining the second edition of the capital’s open-format music festival, with the Jonas Brothers and three-time GRAMMY winner NE-YO right behind her on the bill. The whole thing lands at Etihad Park on Yas Island on Saturday, 21 November 2026.

If you were holding tickets for the original April date, breathe easy. The festival moved to November; your tickets still work, and frankly, the timing is a gift. November in Abu Dhabi means open-air evenings that actually feel pleasant, rather than an outdoor show in spring heat. Here is everything you need to know before the next ticket tier sells out.

OFFLIMITS Abu Dhabi 2026: The Details At a Glance

Why is this lineup a big deal?

OFFLIMITS bills itself as the first open-format music festival in the Middle East, which is a fancy way of saying it refuses to pick a lane. Pop, rock, R&B, indie and Arabic acts all share the weekend across multiple stages. Along with art installations and lifestyle activations filling the space in between. The 2025 debut proved the format works for Abu Dhabi. The 2026 edition is the scale-up.

And the headline booking is hard to argue with. Shakira arrives off the back of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, the run that reminded everyone why three decades of Whenever, Wherever, Hips Don’t Lie, and Waka Waka still fill stadiums. The choreography is relentless, the band is tight, and the hits genuinely do not stop.

Shakira: the Headline Act

This is the centrepiece. Shakira’s catalogue has been a fixture on dance floors for close to thirty years, and her live show is built around movement, energy and a vocal that still cuts cleanly through a full stadium PA. Expect the global anthems, expect the hip movement that launched a thousand imitations, and expect a crowd that knows every word in at least two languages.

Jonas Brothers: The Nostalgia Headliners

Here is a fun bit of trivia for the Yas Island faithful: Nick, Joe and Kevin last played Abu Dhabi back in 2010, during the Yas Island Show Weekends. Sixteen years on, they return as one of the most successful pop acts of the century, with more than 20 million albums sold and 26 Billboard Hot 100 hits to their name.

The 2019 comeback single Sucker relaunched the trio after a six-year hiatus, and they have kept the momentum going with new music since then. The set should lean into both the throwback bangers and their slicker grown-up pop, so think Burnin’ Up, Year 3000, Sucker, What A Man Gotta Do and Waffle House. Everyone around you will claim they are there ironically. Everyone around you will know the words.

NE-YO and the rest of the bill

NE-YO brings the R&B. The three-time GRAMMY winner has been a defining voice in the genre since the mid-2000s, both as a performer and as the pen behind hits for other major artists. Live, he pairs sharp choreography with smooth vocals on tracks like So Sick, Miss Independent and Closer.

Beyond the three big names, the open-format promise really shows up in the supporting cast:

• Biffy Clyro – Scottish stadium-rock trio, all explosive live energy and anthems like Many of Horror.
• KALEO – Icelandic blues-rock, known for Way Down We Go.
• Scouting for Girls and Toploader – UK indie singalong nostalgia, including Dancing in the Moonlight.
• Bayou and Yara Mustafa – contemporary Arabic and regional R&B/pop, keeping the homegrown talent front and centre.
• YAZ – London-born newcomer with a fast-growing online following.

Organisers have confirmed more artists are still to be announced, so the bill is likely to grow before November.

Tickets and prices of OFFLIMITS Abu Dhabi

General Admission starts at AED 495, and the earlier tiers are already sold out. Pre-sale and Phase 1 are sold out, and Phase 2 is the live tier as things stand, so the longer you wait, the more you pay. Here is how the ticket types break down:

Tickets are available through offlimits.com and authorised partners. Payment can be split into instalments via Tabby if you would rather not pay it all at once.

Getting to Etihad Park

Etihad Park sits in the heart of Yas Island and is the largest outdoor event venue in the Middle East, with room for up to 40,000 guests. It is built for exactly this kind of multi-stage, big-crowd show. Your options for getting there:

• By car: Set your navigation to Etihad Park, Yas Island. There is plenty of public parking nearby, and ticketholders are emailed parking details closer to the date. Arrive early, because traffic builds as showtime approaches.
• By taxi: Widely available across Abu Dhabi and the most stress-free option, especially on the way home.
• By bus: Several public routes serve Yas Island; pick the most convenient and walk the short distance from the nearest stop. Check the latest schedule before you go.

Coming from Dubai? It is roughly an hour and a half each way, so plan the journey home in advance, whether that means a designated driver, a pre-booked taxi or a hotel on the island.

Make a weekend of it on Yas Island

Etihad Park sits in the middle of one of the region’s biggest entertainment clusters, so there is no reason to drive straight home after the encore. Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, and Yas Waterworld are all within minutes, and the island is stacked with hotels across every budget. Book a room, turn the festival into an overnight, and skip the late-night drive entirely.

OFFLIMITS Abu Dhabi 2026: FAQs

Phase 2 tickets are selling fast and the bigger names rarely come cheaper the longer you wait. If Shakira and the Jonas Brothers on one Yas Island bill is your idea of a Saturday well spent, lock it in now and sort the playlist later.

Images: Official websites

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