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    Musicians confirmed to be performing in Riyadh, December 2025


    Appears to be quite a lack of discussion surrounding musicians due to perform in Saudi Arabia & compared to comedians doing the same.

    Any thoughts as to why?

    Posted by BachAgain11

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    3. jadelikethestone on

      Noooo, DJ Tennis, Nicole Moudabader, GV, Marco Carola…so many of my favorites.

      Sama’ Abdulhadi is the first well known
      Palestinian DJ, she actually had the first (and I think only) Boiler Room on the West Bank.

      From personal knowledge, from the DJs only Black Coffee, Diplo, and Calvin Harris asking rate of at least a million dollars. The rest of these DJs have to constantly keep DJing, otherwise they aren’t making money. I’m willing to bet they are getting paid 2x-5x more than their asking prices.

      Us techno fans are used to our favorites doing this type of shit often. Look up “business techno”.

    4. cranberrylimeade420 on

      i think the reason it’s getting less press coverage than the comedy festival is, a lot of the comedians performing at that festival spent their career claiming to be brave truth-tellers who spoke truth to power, so performing for a famously censorious regime seemed really hypocritical. aside from Halsey i don’t think any of the artists on the lineup have a reputation for being outspoken.

    5. fuckforcedsignup on

      Are they playing at the behest of the government or is this just a thing happening in Saudi Arabia?

    17. mikrokosmosarehere on

      Why is everyone so bothered by this? Where is the outrage when international musicians perfrom in America? Arguably the most vile, monstrous country out there 🙄

    18. ButtermilkRusk on

      Disappointed to see not one, but two South African artists on the list. Like c’mon…Also, only slightly related, but Chris Brown recently played to a sold-out venue here 🫩

    20. Smartimess on

      Money talks. Despite being famous, many musicians and singers are financially struggeling. It’s not like it was 30 years ago where one hit was enough to be set for life.

      A clean conscious does not make for a full stomach.

      That’s the sad truth.

    27. zlatanmangeshkar on

      Idris Elba surprises me. Actively campaigns against knife crime but then taking the bag from a regime that beheads people? Do better bro

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