Joel Corry and Rudimental to Headline SailGP's Dubai Showdown

Joel Corry and Rudimental to Headline SailGP's Dubai Showdown

Dubai: Global dance music stars Joel Corry and Rudimental will headline the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by DP World, bringing a festival atmosphere to one of the biggest weekends of the Rolex SailGP Championship season.

The two chart-topping acts will top SailGP’s Après-Sail entertainment experience at Mina Rashid, as 13 international teams go head-to-head on November 21-22 in the penultimate event of the 2026 Season.

With the Championship-deciding Grand Final taking place in Abu Dhabi just one week later, Dubai represents the final opportunity for teams to secure their place in the three-team winner-takes-all showdown.

Corry, one of the biggest names in contemporary dance music with six platinum UK records across a decade-long career, will headline Saturday’s Après-Sail with his pristine party-starters.

Rudimental are one of the defining acts in modern dance music, selling more than 25 million singles and three million albums worldwide. Renowned for their infectious blend of drum and bass, soul and electronic music, the group will bring some of their biggest hits to SailGP's waterfront stage on Sunday.

The performances will add to the excitement of a pivotal weekend in the Rolex SailGP Championship, as the battle for a place in the three-team Grand Final reaches its climax.

Australia's Bonds Flying Roos and Spain's Los Gallos have already secured their spots, leaving one place…

In brief

Dubai: Global dance music stars Joel Corry and Rudimental will headline the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by DP World, bringing a festival atmosphere to one of the biggest weekends of the Rolex SailGP Championship season. With the Championship-deciding Grand Final taking place in Abu Dhabi just one week later, Dubai represents the final opportunity for teams to secure their place in the three-team winner-takes-all showdown.

This is the opening of the story, shared with credit to Gulf News (UAE). The rest of the report — with every detail — continues on the publisher’s website.

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