Many of the festivalgoers attended the first day of SOUNDSTORM in large groups with their friends, decked out in the brightest face paints and colorful costumes. “Parking was a bit far, but seeing our favorite artists here really made up for it,” said 19-year-old Fahda Al-Qahtani from Riyadh. after fans experienced an incredible set featuring Elissa, Majid Al-Mohandis, Nora En Pure, R3HAB, Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso, Tieso, and others. And that’s why we have such a diverse group of artists in our lineup this year.”ĭoors closed at 3 a.m. There’s no five-year-old that wants to eat sushi, right? Eventually, your palate starts to grow. Working creatively to spread joy is the perfect combination of ingredients. It’s exciting to work in a creative field, but even more exciting to spread joy. He said: “We work with a lot of passion, because it’s music, and music really does inspire a lot of love. SOUNDSTORM has not only brought together some of the biggest names in music under one hub, but it continues to foster and support local and regional artists to showcase their talents on the center stages, chief creative officer Ahmad Alammary, also known as Saudi DJ Baloo, told Arab News. “I saw DJ Snake, one of my favorite artists, and I’m looking forward to seeing the other performers,” he said.
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after fans experienced an incredible set featuring Elissa, Majid Al-Mohandis, Nora En Pure, R3HAB, Axwell and Sebawstian Ingrosso, Tieso, and others. Ramadan Al-Haratani, the chief executive officer of MDLBEAST, told Arab News the event was expected to welcome more than 500,000 people - surpassing Tomorrowland and Coachella - making it the largest music festival in the world.From the audience to the artists, everything is more than I ever imagined.
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welcoming visitors with a performance from Saudi-Palestinian DJ, Daddy Bisht, on the BIG BEAST stage - one of eight main stages at the festival.Īhmed Nagi, 17, attending the event with friends, told Arab News: “It’s a really cool vibe, and the organization is better than I expected. Ramadan Al-Haratani, the chief executive officer of MDLBEAST, said the event was expected to welcome more than 500,000 people over the four days - surpassing Tomorrowland and Coachella - making it the largest music festival in the world.Ī girl seen holding her phone up with the Snapchat mobile application open, where she typed in Arabic and enlarged on her screen the words "I love you Rashed", referring to the Saudi singer Rashed Al-Majed (AN Photo/Saleh Alghannam)ĭoors opened at 3:30 p.m. Over 180,000 people attended the first day of the festival. Music fans from around the world flocked to the second edition of MDLBEAST SOUNDSTORM in the Saudi capital for four days of electrifying musical performances in the desert by more than 200 local, regional, and international artists. RIYADH: The largest music festival in the region opened its doors to festivalgoers on Thursday, as the prelude to SOUNDSTORM - the XP Music Conference - ended the first act of “the loudest week in Riyadh.”