Catch the World Cup action at The Palladium Dubai. Broadcasting the games on a 16m x 9m screen, equivalent to a four-storey building, the UAE's newest venue is the place to be if you can't make it to South Africa.

Smaller screens around the venue ensure each fan is catered for when matches overlap.
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Full Name: The Palladium Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Directions: The Palladium is a 30-minute drive from Dubai International Airport.
Other Information: The Palladium Dubai
Website: Palladium Dubai Website

Second only to the frenzied bargain-hunting of the Dubai Shopping Festival in spring, Dubai Summer Surprises is an event which encourages visitors to shop, save and celebrate during nine weeks of entertainment. Just don't forget your credit card!

During the festival, also known as DSS, Dubai's vast malls get together to offer major reductions across a wide range of goods. The pull is irresistible; over seven million shoppers flash their cash at this event.

Live shows, children activities, competitions and courses keep the whole family happy while the shopaholics shop, and hotels offer a variety of discounted packages for those who want to make a holiday out of it.

A popular and energetic musical, Hairspray comes to Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre. Set in 1962, the play tells the story of a Baltimore teenager's dream to dance on her favourite TV show.

On stage are UK stars, all of whom have had starring roles in London's West End, as well as Dubai's most talented young performers.

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Website: Hairspray Dubai Website
Venue Information: Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre
Full Name: Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Address: Mall of the Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Road
Directions: By Bus: from Satawa bus station to Mall of the Emirates
Contact Details: Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre
Email: info@ductac.org
Phone: +971 4 341 477
Other Information: Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre
Website: Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre Website

Around 30 elephants and their trainers compete at the King's Cup Elephant Polo tournament, held at the Anantara Resort in the Golden Triangle. Follow the parade, feed the elephants and watch as players pound the 100-metre pitch swinging three-metre mallets.

Elephant Polo was first played by Mogul Indian Kings, but was reinvented in 1982 by an Englishman (Jim Edwards) and a Scotsman (James Mann-Clark) in Switzerland. Since then tournaments have been played in Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as Thailand.

Two teams of three elephants play two chukkas of ten minutes each. Players use specially elongated polo sticks and regular polo balls. It's a slower, but no less noble, spectacle than normal polo played with horses.

Teams from all over South-East Asia and beyond compete. Elephants and mahouts (carers) take a week off work to play and all profits go to the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang, Northern Thailand, which provides welfare for more than 4000 wild and domesticated elephants.

Performances by an Elephant Orchestra and Elephant Painting take place each day at the polo grounds. An auction of paintings and polo memorabilia at the end of the week raise further funds for this worthy cause

The UAE Desert Challenge in Dubai is a rally across some of the most dramatic and demanding terrain. Drivers from all over the world race their cars, trucks and motorbikes on a thrilling journey through the desert.

The event begins with a ceremonial start in Abu Dhabi and heads south into the desert. The race is based at the Moreeb Hill Bivouac, close to the Liwa Oasis, and special stages stretch out into the legendary Rub Al Khali or Empty Quarter, a perfect name for one of the largest sand deserts in the world. Nerves and endurance are crucial survival tools, as well as some hardcore driving skills.

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DJ David Craig and friends play classic soul R&B, funk and soulful house tunes. Wed Nov 11
Garhoud
DetailsTelephone: 04 217 0000
Travel: Airport Road
Entry Charges: Dhs30, ladies free all night
Opening hours: 10pm-3am

The line up for this month: Jason Whitehead, Roger Monkhouse and Gavin Webster

Venues are: Main Arena Irish Village, Alpha, Chi @ The Lodge, 360 Degrees, The Warehouse, Festival City, The Apartment Lounge & Club.

Irish Village
Human League, Doves, The Futureheads, The Farm, Aslan, Dirty Skirts (SA), Sound of Guns, Bicycle Thieves, Tim Hassall + August Company, Sound City winner, Happy Mondays, Ocean Colour Scene, De La Soul, The Courteeners, The Courteeners, Gabriella Cilmi, Outlandish, Kissy Sell Out, We Have Band, Wave Machines, Sound, Beat Antenna, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Wombats, Super Furry Animals, Alphabeat, Nitin Sawhney, The Automatic, The Parlotones, Dan Black, Post War Years, Meerkats and Recipe.

Honey Ryder perform a series of daily acoustic sessions at Caffe Nero Dubai to coincide with Dubai Sound City.

The band Honey Ryder, famous for their independent approach within the music industry that has seen them secure Top 40 hits and multiple international deals, are preparing to release the latest single ‘Rising Up’ this October. Following their recent Top 40 successes with ‘Numb’ and ‘Fly Away,’ their Radio 2 play-listed tracks ‘Choices’ and the Roy Orbison cover ‘Love In Time’, the band are looking forward to releasing the hugely catchy pop track ‘Rising Up’ that was a massive success on their Will Young tour support slot last year.

Friday, May 29, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
7.30pm-9pm  Dhs350 - Hoofbeatz hospitality, Dhs190 - Premium Adult, Dhs85 - Premium child, Dhs110 - Regular Adult, Dhs50 - Regular Child. Children are aged 6 - 12,
5+ only

HoofbeatZ™ Entertainment presents a spectacular equine-themed show that celebrates the grace and beauty of the Arabian horse

Please note that for this performance there will be reserved seatings. Seat allocations will be made on a first come, first served basis with the best-placed seats being allocated first, ie, the earlier you buy, the better your chances of securing the best seats.