90’S Show in Abu Dhabi

The 90’S Show is a concert in Abu Dhabi built around the Arabic pop of the 1990s. Three singers share the bill: Mohamed Fouad, Ehab Tawfik and Hisham Abbas. All three are tied to the sound of that decade, and the evening is pitched as a nostalgic look back at one of the most influential periods in Arabic music.

Each artist brings a different side of the era. Mohamed Fouad is a well-known name in Egyptian pop, associated with songs about love and everyday feelings, among them "Tameny Aleek", "El Hob El Ha2e2y", "Ana Law Habebak" and "Habibi Ya". Ehab Tawfik is linked to the Al-Jeel movement and its melodic, emotional style, with songs such as "Sahrany", "Allah Aleik Ya Seidy" and "Tetraga Feya". Hisham Abbas represents the mainstream pop of the 90s, with accessible, tuneful tracks including "Habibi Dah", "Einy" and "Fenoh".

The concert takes place at Space 42 Arena in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. For Dubai residents it is a drive of roughly an hour to an hour and a half, so it works as an evening trip out of the city. Abu Dhabi has a busy live-entertainment calendar, and an arena of this kind is a natural home for a big-name night of music with a large audience singing along.

The show suits anyone who grew up with these songs, as well as listeners who want to hear the classics of Arabic pop performed live. Expect a concert evening built on shared memories and familiar choruses rather than a quiet night out. Because it is a trip from Dubai, it is worth planning the journey there and back in advance.

As a lineup, it puts three distinct voices of the 90s on one stage: the warm, personal songwriting of Mohamed Fouad, the Al-Jeel melodies of Ehab Tawfik and the easy pop of Hisham Abbas. Together they cover much of what made the decade's Arabic music so widely loved.