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Abu Dhabi F1 Playlist: Listen to Yasalam legends

There may be no After-Race concerts this year, but we’re here to relive the highlights

by Time Out staff

It’s normally the weekend the whole capital (and beyond) is gearing up for, and thousands of people aren’t normally donning their lanyards in anticipation only of the high-speed thrills.

The all-star gigs that make up the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix’s rocking Yasalam After-Race concert series are traditionally some of the biggest gigs of the year, across the United Arab Emirates.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 weekend returns from December 10 to 13 this year, but while we won’t be racing to the front of the du Arena (the races are closed to all but a handful of spectators, and no concerts will take place), we’ve got time to reflect on some of the absolutely huge names that have previously played the Yasalam After-Race series.

And what better way to reminisce on over a decade of sporting and musical brilliance, than with a Time Out-curated playlist featuring some of the huge talent we’ve rocked out to in the du Arena over the years.

Eclectic listening? You bet.

Tune in below.

Time Out’s Abu Dhabi F1 Throwbacks playlist tracks

  1.     Supermassive Black Hole – Muse
  2.     Escape – Enrique Iglesias
  3.     Dog Days Are Over – Florence + The Machine
  4.     Girls and Boys – Blur
  5.     Giant – Calvin Harris
  6.     Can’t Get Enough – J Cole
  7.     I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
  8.     Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
  9.     Crazy – Aerosmith
  10.     Drive – Incubus
  11.     She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult
  12.     Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie
  13.     Rockstar – Nickelback
  14.     Big Pimpin’ – Jay-Z
  15.     Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
  16.     Blah Blah Blah – Armin van Buuren
  17.     Happy – Pharrell Williams
  18.     Baba O’Riley – The Who
  19.     I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) – Pitbull
  20.     Galvanize – The Chemical Brothers
  21.     Diamonds – Rihanna
  22.     I Feel It Coming – The Weeknd
  23.     Who Knew – P!nk
  24.     Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie
  25.     Mr Brightside – The Killers
  26.     Young And Beautiful – Lana Del Rey
  27.     Happier – Marshmello (ft. Bastille)
  28.     Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
  29.     Circles – Post Malone
  30.     I’m Not The Only One – Sam Smith
  31.     Run the World (Girls) – Beyoncé
  32.     Fetish – (Selena Gomez and) Gucci Mane
  33.     Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
  34.     Toxic – Britney Spears
  35.     Numb – Linkin Park