Another ICONS event is coming…

Stalwart South African DJ Black Coffee is a regular on Dubai’s festival scene, and he’s set to make his return to the city this April.

As part of the huge ICONS series at Playa Pacha in FIVE LUXE, Black Coffee will headline on Thursday April 3. Tickets are now on sale via playapachadubai.com priced from Dhs250. Table bookings, for up to ten, start from Dhs25,000.

Grammy Award-winning DJ Black Coffee is no stranger to Dubai, having performed in the city on many occasions. His annual gig at Dubai Harbour is always a huge night for music lovers, and his most recent headline set in December 2024 saw some 15,000 party people show up on the shores. So, you can expect this one-night festival to be one of the biggest parties of the season.

The South African DJ has been a pioneer of the kwaito genre, who has a signature jazzy blend of African beats with an ethereal kind of house music vibe. Black Coffee quickly became a regular feature on the global circuit and has released countless successful albums and singles. He has also worked alongside countless international artists and among his many accolades, was crowned Best International DJ at the 2015 BET Awards.

Before we get to April, the ICONS event at Playa Pacha will throw its next soiree on Friday February 7, with environmental activist and DJ Blondish headlining. Tickets for this event are also already on sale, priced from Dhs150 and available via platinumlist.net.

More big gigs

And if it’s huge international DJ sets you’re looking for, some mega music stars are headed our way this month. On January 25, Barasti will see the welcome return of cake-throwing superstar Steve Aoki, and the same night will see the godfather of big beat sound Fatboy Slim headline at Terra Solis.

ICONS presents Black Coffee, Playa Pacha, FIVE LUXE, Thursday April 3, tickets from Dhsx. @playapachadubai