Post by Platinumlist

Special thanks to Saeed Saeed and The National News for this feature on the UAE's live events sector. We were glad to share our data and see it turned into a story worth reading. Now here's the headline: 60% of major events on our platform have postponed. The other 40% are running on schedule. That's not a crisis. That's a calendar shift. And if you lived through 2020, you already know what happens next. The full piece includes insights from All Things Live Middle East, Blu Blood, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, and Dubai Opera. Worth reading for anyone planning events in the second half of this year. Three things we're tracking: The disruption looks nothing like COVID. Organisers moved dates faster, audiences stayed engaged, and the industry held its shape. The GCC events market in 2026 is fundamentally stronger than it was six years ago. The winter is going to be packed. Postponed events don't vanish. They stack. That means late 2026 could become the most concentrated concert season the UAE has seen in years, maybe ever. Fans come back harder after a gap. We watched it happen post-COVID. Our Regional Director Hassan El Kallini put it plainly in the article: "We learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic that there is no substitute for live events. No one wants to sit in their living room to watch a live event show. We also found from that experience that the longer people miss live events, the more they will come back with a vengeance. From what we are seeing, we are very confident that is going to happen." For our partners and organisers: start planning your winter now. The dates are lining up, the demand is building, and we'll make sure you have the data to time it right. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/d93ZYUhH #Platinumlist #TheNational #LiveEvents #UAEConcerts #EventTech #MarketInsights #DubaiEvents #DubaiOpera #AllThingsLive #BluBlood #NYUADArtsCenter