Black Coffee Will Open Ushuaïa Dubai’s Third Season
The Grammy-winning South African DJ returns on 24 October with deep, soulful house, African percussion and an all-new visual production.
yapped Editors · Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Quick facts
- When
- Saturday 24 October 2026, 8pm
- Tickets
- From AED 250
- Where
- Ushuaïa Dubai Harbour Experience
Ushuaïa Dubai has found the person responsible for waking everyone up after summer.
Black Coffee will open Season 3 on Saturday 24 October, returning to Dubai Harbour after sold-out shows in 2024 and 2025.
Expect his deep, soulful electronic sound paired with an all-new visual production created for opening night.
Don't leave this in the group chat until somebody finally asks, “Are we actually booking?” Tickets and VIP tables are already on sale.
Why Black Coffee?
Black Coffee has spent more than two decades mixing house, soul and African rhythms into the kind of sets that make leaving before the final track feel personally irresponsible.
He became the first South African artist to win a Grammy in 2022, has worked with Drake, Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams, Usher and David Guetta, and runs one of Hï Ibiza’s biggest nights. Safe to say, the CV is not struggling.
Dubai knows him too. His last two Ushuaïa shows sold out, so putting him in charge of opening Season 3 feels less like a gamble and more like common sense with very large speakers.
This time, there is an all-new visual production built for the open-air venue. Details are secret for now.
“Season 3 starts with Black Coffee. Sunday may start considerably later.”
What Do You Need to Know?
Doors open at 8pm, with tickets currently starting from AED195, not AED250.
This is strictly 21-plus. Bring an original Emirates ID or passport. A hopeful photo on your phone will not charm security.
There is no re-entry either. Leave once and the night has decided you are done.
The supporting line-up remains under wraps, so you are currently booking Black Coffee, the new visual production and the reasonable assumption that more names are coming.
What's Next?
Ushuaïa is not easing back in.
Adriatique brings X on 14 November, ARTBAT follows with Upperground on 28 November, and Mahmut Orhan takes over on 12 December. Argy’s NEWORLD gets New Year’s Eve.
Before all that, Black Coffee has the small matter of waking the place up.