Great NEWS! John Legend is performing at the 2018 Dubai Jazz Festival

Soul and R&B superstar John Legend has been confirmed as the second headliner of the Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2018.

The multi Grammy Award-winning singer, pianist and songwriter follows Duran Duran to top the bill at next year’s festival, which was crowned best music festival at this year’s Time Out Dubai Nightlife Awards. Legend will be headlining the festival on Thursday February 22, with the event running between Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 in Dubai Media City Amphitheatre. Known for global hit All of Me, Legend is currently embarking on his Darkness and Light Tour, supporting his album of the same name, and is returning to Dubai to headline the jazz festival for the third time, following performances in 2015 and earlier in 2008. His fifth studio album, Darkness and Light debuted in the top 20 of the US Billboard charts, and was streamed online over 12 million times in the first week.

Day three’s headliner will be announced this week, so stay tuned for huge acts coming to town.

For ticketing information and access to early bird sales, head to www.dubaijazzfest.com.