Oak Live Bar gives an Al Barsha evening a clear musical address: Courtyard by Marriott, Al Barsha 1, behind Mall of the Emirates. Its identity leans towards rock, metal and alternative live music, but the date makes a substantial difference. A public karaoke night and a Turkish band-and-DJ event ask very different things of the audience.
Saturday 14 November 2026 brings Seyyah Band and DJ Ozan for Turkish Night. For a turn at the microphone, Oak’s weekly calendar lists karaoke on Tuesday. The earlier Teddy J Karaoke with Johnny poster shows what one hosted edition offered.
Programme details checked 9 November 2026. Use the exact event or ask the venue for that week’s plan before reserving a table.
Choose between a band night and public karaoke
| Your reason to go | Date and advertised start | Published admission |
|---|---|---|
| Sing publicly with friends there to support you | Tuesday karaoke on Oak’s weekly calendar | Ask for the current host, start time and entry |
| Hear Turkish live music and a DJ | Seyyah Band and DJ Ozan, Saturday 14 November, from 9.30pm | AED 100 advertised event cover |
Karaoke makes the audience part of the entertainment. It suits a group in which at least some friends want to take the microphone and the others are happy to watch. Turkish Night places a named band and DJ at the centre of the plan. It is the more direct choice for someone going out specifically to hear that musical direction.
Those are different reasons to visit the same venue. If you are organising for friends, send the event name with the date. “Oak on Sunday” leaves out the detail that may make someone particularly keen to come, while “live music in Al Barsha” does not tell them whether they will be watching or participating.
Public karaoke at Oak
Oak’s weekly calendar lists Tuesday karaoke. The venue previously advertised Teddy J Karaoke with Johnny for Sunday 8 November at 9pm, with free entry for that edition. Ask who is hosting, when sign-up opens and whether admission applies to the current session. Weekly calendar · Archived Teddy J poster
This is a public karaoke outing. Your group can attend together, but the evening belongs to the wider room rather than a private pod with its own song queue. That distinction is useful when some friends are confident singers and others would prefer to perform only among people they know.
For guests keen to sing publicly, the shared audience may be the main appeal. Friends can support a performance, hear other participants and enjoy the variety of the evening. For someone who wants complete control over the songs and the people listening, public karaoke is a different proposition and should be chosen consciously.
Give the group a clear participation plan
Before the night, find out how sign-up and song requests work. Ask whether registration happens on arrival, what catalogue is available and how the host organises turns. The announcement invites guests to sing, but it does not publish an individual performance slot for everyone attending.
It also helps to agree what the outing is for. If one friend is hoping to perform and five others mainly want dinner, make sure the public karaoke setting appeals to all six. The evening should work even before anyone’s turn comes around.
Arrange a meeting time that lets people settle in around the advertised start. A participant arriving much later may find a different point in the running order from the friends already there. A single group message with the date, venue and intended arrival is usually enough to prevent that mismatch.
Check the entrance and seating separately
The 8 November poster gave a door price of zero for that edition. For a future session, ask whether anyone can arrive without a reservation and whether reserving a table adds a minimum or deposit. If friends are coming to watch and eat, ask whether they can stay at the same table through the karaoke and where they’ll be sitting in relation to the microphone.
The old gold-and-brown poster is a useful guide to what a date-specific notice can tell you. It named the host, gave the start time and said what entry cost. Look for those details on the latest announcement before promising friends a particular host or price.
Saturday 14 November: Seyyah Band and DJ Ozan
The Turkish Night announcement identifies Seyyah Band as the live act and DJ Ozan on the decks, on Saturday 14 November 2026 from 9.30pm. Its musical direction is Turkish music and familiar crowd favourites.
This is the better fit when listening and dancing to a named music programme is the reason to go. You do not need someone in the group to perform. Instead, the decision is whether that musical direction is what everyone wants from the night.
For friends who follow Turkish music, the named band is a more useful booking detail than the venue’s broader rock-and-metal identity. A venue can host several different styles across its calendar. Choose the specific event rather than assuming every Saturday delivers the same sound.
Budget for the cover and dinner separately
Oak advertises an AED 100 cover for Turkish Night. Ask whether your party needs a separate table reservation and whether the booking adds a minimum spend or other charge.
For four friends, the simple calculated cover total is AED 400, before any separately ordered food or other spending. That gives the group a starting figure without pretending it is the final bill. If you want a table for dinner as well as attendance, ask for the full arrangement and total when enquiring.
The event start is also different from an individual band set time. The announcement names both Seyyah Band and DJ Ozan but does not supply a sequence of their appearances or a separate finish for each. If hearing the band is the main reason you are attending, ask for its actual set window before deciding on a late arrival.
Use the artwork for the musical character
The official poster shows keyboard, guitar, drums and bass, with Seyyah Band named prominently against a red stage-style background. It also prints the Saturday date and 9.30pm start. That gives a useful visual introduction to a band-centred event.
The artwork is promotional, rather than evidence of how the future evening will look from a particular table. For a group choosing seats around the performance, state that a view of the live area matters when reserving.
Keep this date separate from the afternoon offer
Oak has also announced a 14 November afternoon brunch with Mervin and Sonali and DJ Roland Pacheco, 2–6pm. That is a separate programme from the 9.30pm Turkish Night.
If you enquire using only “the Saturday live music”, clarify which event you mean. The afternoon performers and package do not establish the evening’s admission or band, and the Turkish Night cover does not describe the brunch. The event name and start time make the request precise.
Check the dated announcement when the weekly calendar differs
Oak’s weekly calendar lists karaoke on Tuesday and an artist showcase on Sunday. The 8 November karaoke event was a dated Sunday exception. For another Sunday, look for the venue’s exact announcement before assuming the weekly showcase has changed. The Friday listing is more explicitly rock and metal, while Saturday’s general listing just says live bands. If you are looking for a specific sound another weekend, use those categories to narrow the search, then look for that date’s act and admission details. A listing for 14 November tells you who is playing that night and leaves next Saturday open.
What to know about Oak itself
The venue website presents Oak as a rock-and-metal music hub, with jam sessions, karaoke, comedy and band nights across its general weekly calendar. That helps explain the venue’s wider identity, while the dated announcements above tell you how the programme can change with the date.
The Marriott hotel listing corroborates Oak at Courtyard Al Barsha and describes its wooden interior. Use the full hotel name and Al Barsha 1 in your location message. Oak Live Bar should not be confused with another hotel or venue that happens to use “Oak” in its name.
Turkish Night starts well into the evening. Use the advertised event start and ask when the live set begins. For karaoke, ask how long before the first song you need to arrive if you want to join the queue.
Food before or during the programme
The venue’s current online food section includes panko shrimp with garlic aioli, saffron fish tikka, honey-chipotle chicken crispers, barbecue wings and seasoned fries. That gives a group several possible directions for an informal meal around the music.
Decide whether eating is the opening part of the night or something you want to do during the event. A meal first can let guests focus on the band or karaoke once it begins. Eating during the programme may suit a more relaxed social plan, provided the seating arrangement works for the group.
For dietary requirements, ask about the specific dishes and preparation rather than treating a menu heading as enough information. For an event-night dinner, also establish which food menu and service times apply. The public event announcements do not set out a kitchen timetable.
For an idea of the food spend, Oak’s published menu lists panko shrimp at AED 66, eight barbecue wings at AED 62 and Cajun fries at AED 40. Ordering one of each comes to AED 168 at those menu prices. Four friends who split that order evenly would pay AED 42 each for the food. Adding the Turkish Night cover brings that example to AED 142 per person, before further orders or any charges confirmed with the booking. Use that to discuss a few plates to share. If the group wants a full dinner, ask what mains are available during the programme and budget for them separately. Check Oak’s food menu.
Entry and clothing
Oak’s venue website states 21+ entry with original physical ID. Its own dress guidance says smart casual and excludes hats, sportswear, beachwear and trainers. For men it also excludes sleeveless shirts, open-toed shoes and sandals.
The hotel’s broader listing uses the simpler word “casual”. For this event plan, the venue’s more detailed published restrictions give the group clearer guidance. Share them alongside the event invitation so guests can dress for the actual destination.
Reservations and contacts
The venue and dated posts give the same contact number: 050 886 1827. Its official Instagram is @oaklivebar_official.
A useful enquiry names the date, event, number of guests and seating priority. For karaoke, include whether anyone wants to participate and ask how sign-up works. For Turkish Night, ask about the band’s set window and any table arrangement alongside the cover.
If you are reserving for a group, obtain the actual payment and cancellation details for that booking. An event poster supplies the programme and advertised admission; the reservation reply should settle the table and any additional commitment.
Choose the date that fits the group
Check the Tuesday karaoke listing if the group wants a turn at the microphone. Choose 14 November if Seyyah Band and DJ Ozan are the reason to go, and include the cover in your budget.
Once that choice is made, keep the rest of the plan simple: the exact hotel address, one meeting time, the relevant event link and a clear decision about dinner. Oak’s calendar offers different experiences; matching the date to your group is what turns the venue choice into a complete night out.
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