MDL Beast festival to debut in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is adding another festival to its growing live event portfolio in the form of three-day EDM festival MDL Beast, set to take place at the end of December

News By IQ | 28 November 2019

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MDL Beast is taking place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia © B.alotaby

David Guetta, Martin Garrix and Steve Aoki are among acts confirmed for electronic dance music (EDM) festival MDL Beast, the latest addition to Saudi Arabia’s flourishing festival scene.

The inaugural MDL Beast festival is taking place from 19 to 21 December 2019 in Riyadh, home to the 70,000-capacity King Fahd Stadium which recently hosted k-pop stars BTS.

The multi-stage festival will feature 18 international headliners and 28 global dance acts including Afrojack, Camelphat, J Balvin and Tiësto, as well as 24 local…

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