DUBAI: US boyband theBackstreet Boyswill headline theclosing concert at the 2024 Diriyah E-Prixon Jan. 27 alongside Egyptian rock bandCairokeeand Dutch DJAfrojack.
The Backstreet Boys also performed in Ƶ in June 2019 and in May 2023.Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson will take to the stage with a medley of their greatest hits.
Meanwhile, US rock band OneRepublic will perform on Jan. 26, the first night of the two-day event in Riyadh. Swedish DJ and music producer Alesso and Lebanese pop sensation Nancy Ajram will also perform that day.
OneRepublic first rose to fame in the mid-2000s, thanks to the hit single “Apologize,” which sold more than 20 million copies, earning a Grammy nomination and helping the band’s debut album “Dreaming Out Loud” sell more than 2 million. More recently, their track “I Ain’t Worried” was featured on the “Top Gun: Maverick” soundtrack.
They have released five studio albums so far, with another on the way, and have reached more than 5 billion streams on Spotify.
This will not be OneRepublic’s first time in the Kingdom. In 2022, they performed at AlUla’s Maraya, the world’s largest mirrored building.
