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What's On
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
5 unmissable rock shows in Abu Dhabi 2025
It's time to rock out… Few things in life are more freeing, expressive and energetic than a rock show. The good news is, we have several coming to the UAE capital this year. On that note, here are 5 rock shows in Abu Dhabi you must attend. May 27: Guns N' Roses They'll perform at the Etihad Arena tonight , and bring a revered songbook of rock superhits that will include Sweet Child O' Mine , Welcome to the Jungle , and more. Guns N' Roses, Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday May 27, from Dhs380. August 12: Limp Bizkit Known for tracks such as Take a Look Around ( cue Tom Cruise full throttle on a Triumph Speed Triple in Mission: Impossible 2), Rollin', Behind Blue Eyes, Break Stuff (hello, Woodstock '99), Nookie , and Boiler, the band, comprising frontman Fred Durst, guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto and DJ Lethal redefined what it meant to take over an arena around the turn of the millennium. And they're coming to Abu Dhabi this summer. Limp Bizkit, Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, August 12, Live Nation presale April 24 at noon, general sales April 25 at noon. December 6: Metallica The one, the only, evergreen heavy metal supergroup Metallica has been confirmed to perform on Saturday, December 6 at Etihad Park, and we're beyond sure this will be one of the biggest shows to come to town in a long time. Wait for hits such as Master of Puppets , Enter Sandman, I Disappear , and others. Metallica Live, Etihad Park, Saturday December 6, 2025, tickets at October 9: Smashing Pumpkins The near-40 year-strong band grew in fame in the '90s, with albums such as Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , which spawned hit singles including 1979 and Tonight Tonight. One look at those videos on YouTube and you'll know they're from a nostalgia-inducing time i.e. the good ol'days i.e. the '90s, when your summer break often meant lounging around and watching music videos on MTV. They'll be performing at the Etihad Arena right as we dive into Q4, and you won't want to miss it. The Smashing Pumpkins, Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, October 2025. December 17: Rod Stewart Fresh off his 33rd studio album Swing Fever , Sir Rod Stewart has been confirmed to play at Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena on December 17 this year. One of the best-selling artists in history, the eight-decade strong legend will bring his timeless hits including Maggie May , The First Cut is the Deepest , Forever Young , and many others to town. Rod Stewart Live, Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, December 17, pre-sale April 17 at 8am, general sales on April 18 at noon. > Sign up for FREE to get exclusive updates that you are interested in
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Planning to watch Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning? Here's a quick recap of the franchise's movies so far
My week began with a message that self destructed in five seconds: Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to watch all Mission: Impossible movie series this weekend. That amounts to 15 hours of preparation before I get to the latest instalment. Here's your recap. Mission: Impossible (1996), based on a 1966 TV show created by Bruce Gellar, kick-started this franchise about 30 years ago. American film director and screenwriter Brian De Palma made the first movie edition as a brooding, dark, cerebral thriller that was high on stunts but not the spectacle it has become. Luther (Ving Rhames) became the first regular member of Impossible Mission Force (IMF) along with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). FOMO Fix: Episode 8: Mission Impossible, Fire, The Studio The template was set. Hunt accepts a mission to recover a McGuffin to save the world. To do this, he needs his team to break into a highly secure facility that can only be accessed by impossible means. The fallout ultimately leads him to a choice — to save someone he loves or let millions die. He always does both as the best of men in the worst of times. John Woo, who directed Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), gave it the action-movie flourish it is associated with today. Slow-motion shots, high on emotion, so much so that every Hindi heist film made ever since has paid homage to it. Hunt saved the world from a deadly virus 20 years before we knew the damage it could do. The Limp Bizkit version of the theme still find its way to your ears before you finish this sentence. It was with Mission: Impossible III (2006) that the franchise got much needed reinvention. JJ Abrams, the creator of television series Lost, gave the franchise that grounded, gritty, high stakes action movie by creating a villain (Philip Seymour Hoffman) smarter and stronger than Hunt. Benji (Simon Pegg) joined the IMF as a regular from this point. Abrams brought in Brad Bird for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) to lend humour to the franchise. But the pivot to humour got in the way of storytelling as Oscar-winner Christopher McQuarrie was brought in to doctor the script. McQuarrie took all the best elements of the first four movies and helped define the DNA of the franchise — intrigue, action, strong villains, drama and comedy. With this formula, McQuarrie made two near-perfect movies — Rogue Nation (2015) and Fallout (2018). As the scale became bigger, the franchise reeled in Jeremy Renner to join the IMF. Fun fact: Upon learning that they planned to kill him, Jeremy declined to return. The last two editions of the Mission: Impossible series, also helmed by McQuarrie, were originally titled Dead Reckoning Part 1 and 2, since the movies share a common AI villain called Entity that wants to take over the world. Though not quite as smart as the fourth and fifth instalment, Dead Reckoning (2023) made up with scale and spectacle — with the daredevil stunt where Tom rides a dirt bike off a cliff and sky dives, parachuting himself onto a speeding train. This brings us to The Final Reckoning (2025), a film that tries hard to tie up loose ends and threads from the franchise to mixed results. Some are fun, some are contrived and some completely unnecessary. To ensure you needn't have watched the other seven films, this one uses recaps, inserts and spoon feeds information to the point that would make Brian De Palma squirm. The franchise has come a full circle from assuming the audience is smart to assuming they are dumb but the joys of movie magic remain. Good, better, best Here's how I would rank all the Mission: Impossible films: Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible – Fallout Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Mission: Impossible III Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Mission: Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol Mission: Impossible 2 From the hottest shows to hidden gems, overlooked classics to guilty pleasures, FOMO Fix is a fortnightly compass through the chaos of content. Expect timely recommendations, spoiler-free insights, and an honest heads-up on what to not miss.
Indian Express
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
A fitness fad that includes guns
A slurry of snow and sleet was battering the Nevada Firearms Academy and Range, a rugged expanse of dry soil and sagebrush about 25 miles outside downtown Reno. It's rarely so cold in this part of the high desert basin — hovering in the high 30s just past dawn on a Saturday — and it almost never snows in April. But for the roughly 200 men and women arriving for the weekend's Tactical Games, the inhospitable weather only added to the experience. A brawny man decked out in camouflage fatigues and body armor laughed as he wiped mud from his AR-15-style rifle, saying he could not tell whether it had become colder or he had just gotten wetter. The Tactical Games is a multiday competition that tests fitness and marksmanship, often simultaneously. Competitors, outfitted in military gear and wearing 15-pound weighted tactical vests, spend two days sprinting, climbing, jumping, lifting barbells and shooting, all while enduring the elements — usually the extreme heat and humidity of Texas, Arizona or South Carolina, but sometimes, as on that weekend in Nevada, a wet desert squall. One event finds the competitors heaving 80-pound sandbags over obstacles and clambering over a 6-foot wall. Another has them burning calories on stationary bikes before throwing themselves to the ground and taking precision shots at targets on a distant hill. It's part 'American Gladiators,' part Call of Duty. Founded in 2018 by Tim Burke, a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Army and a former Green Beret, the competition was designed as a relatively simple way to test accuracy under fatigue: When your heart rate is elevated from physical exertion, it can become harder to concentrate and more difficult to aim a gun. 'Anybody can stand on the range and shoot accurately at rest,' Burke said in an interview in 2021. 'But if we get your heart rate and your respiration rates up, and now we ask you to do a fine motor skill. That's where talent, that's where skill sets get built.' The tournament has evolved over the years, with a renewed emphasis on the spectacle of a challenging, adrenaline-pumping sport. All weekend long, Limp Bizkit songs blared over loudspeakers as spectators — mainly the families of the competitors — whooped and hollered, cheering on the athletes as they grunted and groaned through grueling ordeals. The sport is still immersed in the world of military and law enforcement, with many competitors hailing from the Armed Forces, Homeland Security, various local police departments and even the FBI. And while it has expanded beyond that core group, almost everyone who participates, as Nick Thayer, the owner of Games, put it, are 'people who do real work for a living,' like firefighters, teachers and nurses. Thayer, a Coast Guard veteran with a background in field engineering, discovered the Tactical Games as a competitor in 2020, and was instantly addicted. 'I thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen,' he said, adding an expletive for emphasis. The company changed ownership a number of times in its early iterations, and Thayer took over, first as president in 2022 and then as owner the next year. His wife, Amanda, also works for the company, and the two now run more than a dozen weekend-long events across the United States. They will host an event in Poland this September, and Thayer said they planned to expand further next year. 'The last time we came to Nevada, we had flooding,' he said as he walked the grounds in the rain. 'We can't catch a break here.' The Tactical Games' approach to fitness is reminiscent of Hyrox, the popular fitness race in Europe that has been gaining popularity in the United States. Like Hyrox, the Tactical Games borrows movements from CrossFit, including barbell cleans, rowing, biking, running and dead lifts, and is ideally suited to athletes with a broad base of fitness. Many of the people competing in Nevada last month trained at CrossFit gyms, and Thayer himself was a CrossFit coach in New Orleans for seven years. (He said he expressed interest in teaming up with CrossFit in 2023, but that nothing came of it.) One of the weekend's participants was Pat Nuanez, a 60-year-old product manager for a defense contractor who heard about the Tactical Games in 2021, when someone at his CrossFit gym urged him to give it a try. He knew it would be up his alley. 'I worked as a cop for a little while, and I love guns,' he said, speaking up to be heard over the incessant sound of rifle and pistol fire. 'I went in with a heavy plate carrier, the wrong gear, an ancient rifle, iron sights, my old police gun — and I loved it.' Since then, he's participated in 10 events. The Tactical Games has role-play elements, with participants crawling around in the dirt in fatigues and body armor, and the competitions give firearms enthusiasts a chance to nerd out and show off their expensive gear. The event's former slogan was 'the closest thing to war without getting shot at,' though that kind of language has been toned down in an effort to make the experience seem a little less extreme. Like shoot-'em-up games and paintball matches, the Tactical Games taps into an enduring mystique: It makes being a soldier feel like an irresistible thrill. But it is Thayer's ambition that the role-playing aspect of the Tactical Games be the sugar that helps competitors swallow their medicine: The goal is for cops and soldiers to exercise more. 'The more we can get them interested in health and wellness, the better,' he said. Healthier cops, in Thayer's view, make smarter and safer decisions in the field. Ehea Schuerch, a corrections officer from Washington state who works in bookings at the Spokane County Jail, came to the Tactical Games through functional fitness, having competed at the CrossFit Games. She agreed with Thayer that the skills she honed at the competition were transferable to her day job, and she said that she was always urging 'cops from surrounding departments to get into this because they'll get 10 times better at their jobs than they ever thought they'd be.' But, Schuerch added, the Tactical Games can also be good for civilians — especially women. 'This is opening up a whole new world to women,' she said. 'I didn't grow up around guns, and if I hadn't worked in corrections, I probably wouldn't have done this. But now I can go to my girlfriends and be like, 'Hey, want me to teach you something?' It's empowering.' The sun finally started to peek out from behind voluminous gray clouds late in the afternoon Sunday, as the Games drew to a close and the awards for the top competitors were handed out. (The winners received new rifles.) Though still chilly, the grounds remained busy with people volunteering to help break things down in what felt like one last rallying cry of camaraderie. 'I have a question, Nick,' one of the competitors asked loudly as the day came to an end. 'What is it with the Tactical Games and Nevada and crazy weather?' Thayer cracked a charismatic smile. 'We're never coming back,' he said with a laugh.
Time Out Dubai
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
Limp Bizkit are coming to the UAE: Venue, ticket details and more
Nu-metal fans, it's time to dust off your backwards caps and cargo pants – Limp Bizkit are heading to Abu Dhabi for one loud, rebellious night of rock chaos. The legendary rap-rock band is set to tear up Etihad Arena on Tuesday August 12 and we're already feeling the nostalgia hit hard. Yes, Fred Durst and the gang are making their long-awaited return to the UAE thanks to Live Nation Middle East, in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and Miral. If you missed them the first time round, now's your chance to scream every lyric to My Way, Rollin' and Break Stuff at the top of your lungs, surrounded by fellow nu-metal diehards. As one of the most recognisable (and controversial) bands of the early 2000s, Limp Bizkit's mix of aggressive guitars, hip-hop beats and anti-establishment energy defined a generation. And judging by recent gigs, they've still got it. Want in? Here's the drill: Live Nation presale kicks off on Thursday April 24 at 12pm via with the general sale dropping the next day, Friday April 25 at 12pm. Ticket prices have not yet been revealed but they are expected to fly when they go on sale, so don't hang around. Let's be honest – nothing says 'stress relief' quite like jumping up and down in a crowd to Nookie and Take a Look Around. Whether you're a lifelong fan or just in it for the mosh pit mayhem, this is one gig you won't want to miss. Tue Aug 12. Etihad Arena, Yas Island. Live Nation presale starts Thu Apr 24, 12pm; general onsale Fri Apr 25, 12pm. Looking for things to do in Dubai? 112 amazing things to do in Dubai in 2025 Everything to tick off your Dubai bucket list The best Saturday brunches in Dubai to try this weekend (whatever your budget) You need to try these brunches at least once Here's how to eat at 12 expensive Dubai restaurants for less Yes, even at the Burj Al Arab
Time Out Dubai
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
Live Nation Concert Week: Dhs99 tickets for 25+ major Dubai and Abu Dhabi shows
Fans of live music and comedy, you're going to need to read this one closely. Live Nation Middle East has officially launched Concert Week in the UAE, and we're absolutely buzzing. Between Monday May 12 and Sunday May 18, you'll be able to get your hands on Dhs99 tickets for more than 25 of the biggest shows coming to the country this year. The Concert Week promotion sees ticket prices spanning a wide range of genres including pop, classical, hip-hop, R&B, rock, metal, dance, comedy and more significantly discounted. Some of the most exciting live music shows included in the promotion are Enrique Iglesias, Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses. In Dubai, the likes of Mary J Blige, Lil Baby, David Gray and KYGO are all available in the week long sale. Limp Bizkit are coming to the UAE (Credit: Supplied) And in comedy, you'll be able to get your hands on cut-price tickets to every announced show at both the Dubai Comedy Festival and the Abu Dhabi Comedy Season. Shows headlined by the likes of Pete Davidson, Dave Chapelle and Bill Burr are all included in the promotion. The Concert Week promotion is available via Live Nation's site from noon on Monday May 12. Once the sale is live, you'll see the full list of participating events. Shows included in the sale will have the label 'Concert Week Promotion' next to their name. Once you add the ticket to your cart, you'll then proceed to checkout as normal. Discounted tickets are available while stocks last, so you'll need to be quick to get your hands on one. Dubai shows in Live Nation Concert Week Mary J Blige is coming to Dubai (Credit: Coca-Cola Arena) Jim Jeffries, Sat May 24 KYGO, Fri May 30 Tamer Hosny and Al Shami, Sat May 31 Mary J Blige, Tue May 24 Tom Segura, Thu Oct 2 Zakir Khan, Sun Oct 12 Lil Baby, Sat Oct 18 David Gray, Fri Oct 31 Abu Dhabi shows in Live Nation Concert Week (Credit: Enrique Iglesias) Guns N' Roses, Tue May 27 Gad Elmaleh, Fri May 30 Pete Davidson, Wed Jun 25 Dave Chapelle, Fri Jun 27 Bill Burr, Sat Jul 12 Limp Bizkit, Tue Aug 12 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live: Glow N Fire, Sat Sep 27 Enrique Iglesias, Sat Nov 1 Rod Stewart, Wed Dec 17 The promotion will apply to an impressive range of Live Nation events, ranging from massive arena shows all the way down to more intimate club gigs. So, you can expect even more than the shows listed above to be included. Looking for things to do in Dubai? All the sports events in Dubai in 2025 to sign up for Make 2025 the year of your PBs 50 brilliant outdoor activities to try at least once in Dubai Let's take this outside The incredible Dubai hotels offering more than just a room Did someone say freebies?
