Dubai concert: Little Mix, Liam Payne and Rita Ora are all performing live in Dubai this March

The three British pop acts will be performing at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre

RESIZED. Liam Payne. Courtesy Universal Music MENA
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2019 is set to be an amazing year for live music, and for pop fans it just got even better as Little Mix, Liam Payne and Rita Ora have just announced that they are coming to the UAE.

The three acts will be performing at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre on Saturday March 23, for a concert celebrating the Global Teacher Prize, hosted by the Varkey Foundation.

The concert celebrates the incredible work by teachers around the world.

Little Mix 

Members of the British girl group "Little Mix" pose as they arrive at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson amphitheatre in Universal City, California August 11, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) *** Local Caption ***  LAB30_USA-_0812_11.JPG
British girl group Little Mix arrive at the Teen Choice Awards. Reuters

Black Magic singers Little Mix are yet to perform to an arena crowd in the UAE, but members of the band have made personal appearances at now-closed nightclub Mahiki in the past.

The British band is made up of members Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock.

Expect the X Factor-formed band to perform hits like Hair, Woman Like Me and Shout Out to My Ex.

Liam Payne 

Dubai, March 30, 2018: One Direction's Liam Payne performs at the Global Village in Dubai. Satish Kumar for the National/ Story by Saeed Saeed
Liam Payne performing at Dubai's Global Village in March, 2018. The National / Satish Kumar 

This won't be the first time Cheryl Tweedy's ex, Liam Payne, has performed in the UAE. The 25-year-old was in Dubai in March last year, performing at Global Village in a Dh10-entry concert at the park.

It's unlikely that the former One Direction singer will perform any of the band's hits, but you can expect him to sing solo songs, including Bedroom Floor, Strip That Down and Slow. 

Rita Ora 

British singer Rita Ora arrives for the traditionnal Clive Davis party on the eve of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York.  / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD
British singer Rita Ora at Clive Davis party on the eve of the 2018 Grammy Awards. AFP

Fifty Shades actress and singer, Rita Ora, is a UAE regular, having performed at Base, Sandance and RedFestDxb in the past.

Perhaps we can hope for Ora and Payne to team up on stage to perform their duet, For You. 

Tickets start at Dh350 and are available via 800tickets.com

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