Justin Bieber announces second Dubai show at Cola-Cola Arena

The Canadian pop star will play back-to-back dates as part of his world tour

On May 4, 2013, Canadian singer Justin Bieber beat the sweltering heat to perform for fans at Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Sarah Dea/The National

In May 2013, fans of Justin Bieber at Sevens Stadium in Dubai gave the Canadian star a huge UAE welcome. Sarah Dea/The National

Justin Bieber takes the stage in Dubai in May 2013. Sarah Dea/The National

After a two-hour wait for their hero, fans in Dubai quickly forgave Justin Bieber's tardiness and turned up the volume to welcome him to the UAE. Sarah Dea/The National

Fans of Canadian singer Justin Bieber mask up at Sevens Stadium in Dubai in May 2013. Sarah Dea/The National

In May 2017, Justin Bieber was back in Dubai, starting his gig with 'Mark My Words' from his 2015 album 'Purpose'. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Canadian star Justin Bieber appeared at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai during his 2017 tour. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Justin Bieber performed before a forgiving crowd in Dubai in 2013 when he was two hours late onstage. In May 2017, he stuck to his schedule and the music began on time. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Fans sang along to their favourite Justin Bieber songs at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai in May 2017. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Justin Bieber performs in concert on Saturday, May. 06, 2017, at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Bright lights and big screens as Justin Bieber performs at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai in May 2017. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Justin Bieber performs at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai in May 2017. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Dubai was the only Middle East stop for Canadian star Justin Bieber on his 2017 tour. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Justin Bieber performs at the Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai in May 2017, when his 2015 album 'Purpose' and the singles from it had charted in more than 100 countries. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Bieber cancelled his Coca-Cola Arena concert in Dubai in October 2022 owing to ill health. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Justin Bieber will play a second show at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena.

The newly announced gig will take place on October 9, the day after the first concert.

Tickets for the October 8 and 9 concerts are now available to pre-registered Visa card holders.

Tickets for both shows will officially go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10am. Tickets start from Dh299 from the Coca-Cola Arena website.

Scroll through the gallery above to see images of Justin Bieber's previous performances in Dubai.

Promoter Thomas Ovesen from Top Entertainment tells The National he is confident both shows will sell out before the Canadian pop star even makes it to the UAE.

"We have never seen this level of demand before with pre-sale registrations in the many thousands. This is why we started sounding out the artist on if a second show would be possible.

"With the support of Justin finding space in his calendar, we are happy to announce that we can put in a new show on October 9,” Ovesen says.

“This will be the very last show that can we squeeze in, so we want to encourage fans who are not part of the pre-sale to log in on Friday at 10am where tickets for both shows will be on sale.

“That way, not only do you have your pick of tickets, but you can get them early because they will not be available on the night of the shows."

Bieber’s Dubai stop is part of his blockbuster 20-month Justice World Tour, which began on Sunday in Mexico and goes on to include Europe, South America, South-East Asia and Australia before ending in Poland in March 2023.

The tour has already sold more than 1.3 million tickets, with 125 shows spanning 30 countries planned.

Bieber’s Coca-Cola Arena shows will also have him move from previously playing outdoors, at the Sevens Stadium in 2013 and the Autism Rocks Arena in 2017, to an indoor arena setting.

However, as promoter of previous Bieber gigs and the coming concert, Ovesen says the relatively smaller venue — Coca-Cola Arena has a capacity of 17,000 — means fans will get the full Bieber experience.

“We did have some fantastic outdoor shows that were held with 30,000-plus-capacity concerts for Justin Bieber.

“The benefit, of course, was that as many fans as possible could be accommodated. The downside for some would have been that they were very far from the action and the production was a little two dimension,” he says.

“This arena production is nothing short of phenomenal. We will turn the arena into a very intimate performance venue and this is something that we can now reproduce because of a venue like Coca-Cola Arena.

“I would definitely say this is the most elaborate Justin Bieber production I have ever come across.”

More information is available at coca-cola-arena.com