David Guetta
The evil genius of house music, who has been responsible for a large percentage of radio anthems from the last five years, returns to play what some are tipping to be the final festival hosted on Atlantis’s famed beach space.
• Thursday, December 18 from 7pm at Atlantis The Palm. Dh275 from www.timeouttickets.com
Pure Underground boat party
A new alternative clubbing brand launches in the capital with a four-hour yacht party. It promises to programme underground house sounds, with strictly “no commercial, no R&B and no hip-hop”.
• Friday, December 19 from 2pm. Dh280 from platinumlist.net. Boat details upon reservation
Tinie Tempah
Brit urban-pop vocalist Tempah, best known for UK number ones Pass Out and Written in the Stars, takes the mic to help celebrate alfresco nightspot WHITE Dubai's first birthday.
• Friday, December 19 from 10.30pm. WHITE Dubai, Meydan Racecourse, Dubai, 050 443 0933
2025 Fifa Club World Cup groups
Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami.
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle.
Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica.
Group D: Flamengo, ES Tunis, Chelsea, Leon.
Group E: River Plate, Urawa, Monterrey, Inter Milan.
Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns.
Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus.
Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg.
EA Sports FC 25
Developer: EA Vancouver, EA Romania
Publisher: EA Sports
Consoles: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4&5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
Rating: 3.5/5
The Brutalist
Director: Brady Corbet
Stars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn
Rating: 3.5/5
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
Crazy Rich Asians
Director: Jon M Chu
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeon, Gemma Chan
Four stars
