Announced: Nominees for the Time Out Dubai Music & Nightlife Awards 2019

With the nightlife scene in Dubai reaching new heights, bringing in bigger crowds and hosting bigger DJs every year, the 2019 Time Out Dubai Awards are set to be the most competitive yet.

Today, the shortlist for this year’s awards – the nominees from each category was announced.
The overall winners will finally be revealed on Wednesday March 27 at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai in Business Bay, followed by a huge after-party at a venue that’s going to be announced very soon.

Events

Best ladies' night

• Asia Asia, Pier 7
• Drai’s Dubai, Meydan Racecourse
• folly by Nick & Scott, Souk Madinat Jumeirah
• Il Faro, Palm Jumeirah
• Mr. Miyagi’s, Media One Hotel
• Ramusake, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dubai – Jumeirah Beach
• Soho Garden, Meydan Racecourse
• STK JBR, Rixos Premium Dubai
• The MAINE Oyster Bar & Grill, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dubai – Jumeirah Beach
• The Penthouse, FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai

Best gentlemen's night

• Asia De Cuba, The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
• QWERTY, Media One Hotel
• Vault, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
• Weslodge, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
• WXYZ, Aloft City Centre Deira

Best comedy gig

• Ardal O’Hanlon, McGettigan’s JLT
• Dave Chappelle, Dubai World Trade Centre
• Gad Elmaleh, Dubai Opera
• Ian Smith, Fringe @ Four at Warehouse Four
• Jason Byrne, McGettigan’s JLT
• John Fothergill, The Laughter Factory
• Larry Dean, The Laughter Factory
• Rob Deering, The Laughter Factory
• Tom Wrigglesworth, The Laughter Factory
• Totally Wired, Fibber Magee’s

Best festival

• BAO Festival, Meydan Racecourse
• Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival, Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
• Groove on the Grass, Emirates Golf Club
• Kaynouna, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel
• One Africa Festival, Dubai Festival City Arena
• Oktoberfest, Grand Hyatt Dubai
• RedFest DXB 2019, Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
• Social Collective, Barasti
• Sole DXB, Dubai Design District
• Sunsets Festival, Barasti

Best gig under 3,000

• 50 Cent, BASE Dubai
• Biffy Clyro, by 117 Live at Hard Rock Cafe
• Diddy, by NPJ Management at Gotha
• Feeder, Dubai Opera
• Haçienda Classiçal, Dubai Opera
• Jake Bugg, Dubai Opera
• James, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium
• Newton Faulkner, PizzaExpress Live
• Toploader, The Irish Village
• Underworld, Groove on the Grass

Best gig 3,000+

• Alicia Keys, Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre by Done Events
• Backstreet Boys, Blended Festival 2018 at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre by Done Events
• Enrique Iglesias, The Pointe
• Fatboy Slim, Zero Gravity
• G-Eazy, RedFest DXB 2019, Dubai Media City Amphitheatre
• George Ezra, Dubai World Trade Centre by Live Nation
• Jamiroquai, Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre by Done Events
• Jason Derulo, Global Village
• Snow Patrol, Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre by Done Events
• Stereophonics, Dubai Media City Amphitheatre

Best theatrical performance

• Carmen, by the Armenian National Academic Theatre Opera and Orchestra, Dubai Opera
• Endgame by Samuel Beckett, by Danú at The Courtyard Playhouse
• Ghost the Musical, Dubai Opera
• La Perle by Dragone, by Al Habtoor Group at Al Habtoor City
• Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, Dubai Opera
• Othello, by English Touring Theatre, Dubai Opera
• Swan Lake, by Houston Ballet, Dubai Opera
• The Jersey Quartet, QE2
• The Rat Pack Live, Dubai Opera
• WOW, The Rotunda Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai

People

Best original act

• Abri & Funk Radius
• Aman Sheriff
• Almena
• As Per Casper
• Carl & the Reda Mafia
• Danny Aridi
• Hollaphonic
• Jay Abo
• Stephon LaMar
• Vandalye

Best bar band/act

• 13Daze
• About Last Night
• Adam Baluch
• Apple of Seven
• Big Mouth
• Ciaran Fox
• Gorgeous George
• Jaymie Deville
• The Boxtones
• The Swing Revue

Best Dubai DJ

• Adam Graca
• Dany Neville
• DJ Bliss
• Drew Moreland
• Frederick Stone
• Jixo & Danz
• Mar+Mer
• Moky Ezra
• Shef Codes
• Tango x Willow

Venues

Best mixed drinks bar

• Asia Asia, Pier 7
• At.mosphere, Burj Khalifa
• BARBARY Deli & Cocktail Club, TRYP by Wyndham Dubai
• Carnival by Trèsind, Burj Daman
• Gold on 27, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
• Iris, The Oberoi Dubai
• La Carnita, InterContinental Dubai Marina
• Masti, La Mer
• Poppy by David Myers, Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai
• The Social Room, InterContinental Dubai Marina

Best live music bar

• Bar Baar, Majestic City Retreat Hotel
• Club Se7en, Park Regis Kris Kin
• Hard Rock Cafe, Dubai Festival City
• Iris, The Oberoi Dubai
• Jazz @ PizzaExpress, Jumeirah Lakes Towers
• Lock, Stock & Barrel JBR – The Walk, Rixos Premium Dubai
• MusicHall, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray
• PizzaExpress Live, DoubleTree by Hilton Dubai – Business Bay
• Q’s Bar & Lounge, Palazzo Versace
• The Irish Village, Garhoud

Best sports bar

• Barrels, Majestic City Retreat
• Crown & Lion, Byblos Hotel
• garden on 8, Media One Hotel
• Goodfellas, Ramee Rose Hotel
• McGettigan’s JLT, Bonnington Hotel
• The Dubliner’s, Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre
• The Huddle Sports Bar & Grill, Citymax Hotel Al Barsha at The Mall
• The Red Lion, Metropolitan Hotel Dubai
• The Underground, Al Habtoor Grand Resort, Autograph Collection
• Trophy Room, Fairmont Dubai

Best all-American bar

• Black Tap, Jumeirah Al Naseem
• Champions Sports Bar, JW Marriott Deira
• CLAW BBQ, Souk Al Bahar
• Hard Rock Cafe, Dubai Festival City
• Original Wings & Rings, Liberty House
• Perry & Blackwelder’s, Souk Madinat Jumeirah
• Ribs & Brews, Hilton Al Habtoor City
• Rodeo Drive, Saeed Tower One
• Stars ’N’ Bars, La Mer
• Tr!beca Kitchen + Bar, JA Ocean View Hotel

Best in-bar entertainment

• House Party Bar, Fairmont Dubai
• Lucky Voice, Grand Millennium Dubai
• Rodeo Drive, Saeed Tower One
• Stereo Arcade, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dubai – Jumeirah Beach
• The 44, Hilton Al Habtoor City

Best party brunch

• Big Fat Brunch, Lock, Stock and Barrel JBR – The Walk
• Brunchology, Yalumba
• Brunch Out Loud, Lucky Voice
• Dare To Brunch, STK JBR
• Dim Sum Disco, Maiden Shanghai
• Hidden Brunch, Tesoro
• Saffron, Atlantis The Palm
• The Stage Brunch, Jazz @ PizzaExpress
• Wanderlust, Garden
• Wok & Roll, Mr Miyagi’s

Best rooftop bar

• 40 Kong, The H Dubai
• Cielo Sky Lounge, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
• Eve Penthouse & Lounge, Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights
• folly by Nick & Scott, Souk Madinat Jumeirah
• Iris, The Oberoi Dubai
• Luna Sky Bar, Four Seasons Dubai International Financial Centre
• Mercury Lounge, Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach
• Tatami Terrace, TOMO, Raffles Dubai
• The Penthouse, FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai
• Treehouse, Taj Dubai

Best restaurant bar

• Bistrot Bagatelle, Fairmont Dubai
• Black Tap, Jumeirah Al Naseem
• BOCA, DIFC
• carine, Emirates Golf Club
• La Carnita, InterContinental Dubai Marina
• Morimoto, Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Dubai
• Pisco Lounge, Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach
• RÜYA, Grosvenor House Dubai
• The Social Room, InterContinental Dubai Marina
• Zuma, DIFC

Best late-night dinner

• Billionaire Mansion, Taj Dubai
• Bistrot Bagatelle, Fairmont Dubai
• COYA, Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach
• La Cantine Du Faubourg, Jumeirah Emirates Towers
• Miss Lily’s, Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai

Best after-brunch party

• Bahri Bar, Jumeirah Mina A’Salam
• Barasti, Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
• Cobra Kai, Media One Hotel
• House Party Bar, Fairmont Dubai
• Lock, Stock & Barrel JBR – The Walk, Rixos Premium Dubai
• Lucky Voice, Grand Millennium Dubai
• McGettigan’s JLT, Bonnington Hotel
• Treehouse, Taj Dubai
• ubk, Mövenpick Jumeirah Lakes Towers
• Warehouse, Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre

Best beach bar

• Barasti, Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
• Breeze Beach Grill, Club Vista Mare
• DRIFT Beach, One&Only Royal Mirage
• Jetty Lounge, One&Only Royal Mirage
• Key West, Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai
• Laguna Lounge, Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa
• Palm Grill, The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai
• Shimmers, Jumeirah Mina A’Salam
• The Beach House, Anantara The Palm Resort Dubai
• Wavebreaker, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah

Grand prix

Beach club of the year

• Barasti, Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
• Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE, Golden Tulip Al Jazira Hotel & Resort
• DRIFT Beach, One&Only Royal Mirage
• Nikki Beach Club, Pearl Jumeira
• Playa Nomade, Rixos The Palm
• Soho Beach, Meydan Racecourse
• Summersalt, Jumeirah Al Naseem
• Zero Gravity, Dubai Marina

Best new nightlife venue

• Cove Beach, Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai
• Laurel, Caesars Palace Bluewaters Dubai
• Mama Zonia, Pier 7
• NEOS, Address Downtown
• Skorpeus, Emerald Palace Kempinski Dubai
• SoBe, W Dubai – The Palm
• The Green Room, The Square, City Walk
• The London Project, Bluewaters Dubai
• Wavehouse, Atlantis The Palm
• Zeta, Address Downtown

Pub of the year

• Belgian Café, Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City
• Crown & Lion, Byblos Hotel Dubai, Barsha Heights
• Fibber Magee’s, Saeed Tower One
• McGettigan’s JLT, Bonnington Hotel
• Rose & Crown, The Atrium, Al Habtoor City
• The Dubliner’s, Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre
• The Eloquent Elephant, Taj Dubai
• The Irish Village, Garhoud
• The Lion by Nick & Scott, The H Dubai
• The Red Lion, Metropolitan Hotel Dubai

Bar of the year

• Barasti, Le Méridien Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
• BARBARY Deli & Cocktail Club, TRYP by Wyndham Dubai
• Cobra Kai, Media One Hotel
• folly by Nick & Scott, Souk Madinat Jumeirah
• Iris, The Oberoi Dubai
• Lock, Stock & Barrel – JBR The Walk, Rixos Premium Dubai
• Luna Sky Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Dubai International Financial Centre
• Seven Sisters, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
• Soho Garden, Meydan Racecourse
• The Penthouse, FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai

Club of the year

• 1OAK, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
• BASE, Dubai Design District
• BOA, V Hotel Dubai, Curio Collection by Hilton
• Cavalli Club, Fairmont Dubai
• Drai’s Dubai, Meydan Racecourse
• Gotha, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Waterfront
• Stereo Arcade, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dubai – Jumeirah Beach
• The Secret Room, FIVE Palm Jumeirah Dubai
• Toy Room Dubai, Meydan Racecourse
• WHITE Dubai, Meydan Grandstand