Friday has Overmono playing live, Saturday pairs Lola Young’s voice with the rush of Nia Archives’ jungle, and Sunday closes with Rema. Those are three different reasons to head to The Square in Nad Al Sheba for Sole DXB on 11–13 December 2026. The second stage makes the decision more interesting. You can go on Saturday for Lola Young and end up building half your evening around Yussef Dayes, or choose Sunday for Rema and make time for Fatoumata Diawara too.
The first thing to check, though, is everyone’s age. The site becomes 16+ after 8 pm. There are also separate 21+ viewing areas. An all-ages pass can get your family into the daytime festival, but its name tells you which areas it covers within the site’s age rules. It gives no exemption from the evening cutoff.
On 9 November, the Second Wave checkout showed AED 325 for Friday or Sunday General Admission, AED 375 for Saturday and AED 595 for three days. Choose your must-see acts first. A day ticket costs less for a single visit, while three-day General Admission costs less than two separate days at the checked prices.
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Which night fits your group?
| Date | Start your decision here | Where to look next |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 11 December | Overmono’s live electronic show | Masego and Abri & The Everlasting on the Main Stage |
| Saturday 12 December | Lola Young, Nia Archives and Smino | Yussef Dayes, Matthew Herbert and WYWY on Stage Two |
| Sunday 13 December | Rema closes the festival on the Main Stage | Digable Planets and Odeal on the Main Stage, Fatoumata Diawara and Gia Fu on Stage Two |
The festival has published artist days and stages, with set times still to come. Think of each row as a way to pick a date. Once the timetable arrives you can see which sets fit together and which ones will force a choice. Platinumlist lists festival hours of 4 pm to 2:30 am. Those are the event’s operating hours, separate from the artists’ start and finish times.
Friday for a live electronic set with a different kind of warm-up
Overmono are billed as Overmono (Live). If your usual idea of a Friday night is a DJ lineup, this is the evening to choose for a live electronic performance built around the duo’s own material. Their sound pulls in club rhythms from garage, breaks and techno. There is room for a vocal fragment or a soft melodic phrase before the bass comes back. For a group with different tastes, that makes Friday a good bridge between going to see a named act and wanting a dance floor later on.
The Main Stage also lists Masego and Abri & The Everlasting. Masego’s mix of voice, saxophone and beat-led soul is a very different draw from Overmono. Abri & The Everlasting give you a reason to come for Dubai’s own live music as well. You can pick Friday on the strength of those Main Stage bookings without having to guess which other names will land on the same day. If it’s Overmono alone that interests you, wait for their actual set time before deciding when to leave dinner or work. Friday’s date tells you which day pass to choose. It gives you little basis for booking a timed ride to the gate just yet.
Saturday for singers, rappers, jungle and a drummer worth crossing the site for
Lola Young, Nia Archives and Smino share the Saturday Main Stage listing. The contrast is the point. Young’s singing can switch from an almost conversational line to a full-throated hook. Nia Archives brings jungle’s fast breaks and bass, while Smino’s elastic flow can slide between a rap verse and a melody. Saturday is the strongest choice if one friend wants a singer they can follow word for word and another wants to dance.
Build in a second stop if Yussef Dayes is one of the reasons you’re booking. The drummer is on Stage Two, where his shifting grooves are a different kind of rhythmic pull from the speed of Nia Archives. Matthew Herbert and WYWY are also listed there. That makes Saturday more than a Main Stage viewing choice. If Dayes and Young are your two priorities, check how much time separates their sets before paying for a spot nearer the Main Stage. Two appealing bookings on the same date can still be difficult to combine. You’ll want enough time to move through the site and find a place where you can see or hear comfortably.
Sunday for Rema’s finale and a second-stage reason to arrive earlier
Rema headlines the Main Stage on Sunday. Sole’s announcement explicitly names him as the festival closer, which gives Sunday the clearest anchor if the last performance is the part you want to plan around. The Main Stage also lists Digable Planets and Odeal. The former bring the laid-back interplay of jazz-sampling hip-hop, while Odeal’s melodies are an R&B draw in their own right. The Sunday bill has more to offer than the last name on it.
Fatoumata Diawara is listed on Stage Two. Her singing and guitar give the evening a distinct live sound alongside the Main Stage bill. Gia Fu and Peter Cat Recording Co. are also on Stage Two. If your group is split between Rema and Diawara, make both your first timetable check. The organiser has confirmed where they’re playing, and the running order will determine whether you can catch both in full. Coming just for Rema is an easier call. Wait for the set time, then allow for the drive, the entry queue and the walk to the stage.
What the pass upgrades buy you
Start with General Admission if you want to move between Stage Two and the Main Stage. It covers both stages, talks and panels, all-ages food areas, installations and sports. The more expensive tiers mainly change where you can watch the Main Stage or how you enter.
| Second Wave pass | Fri or Sun | Sat | Three days | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Admission | AED 325 | AED 375 | AED 595 | Both stages |
| VIP Grandstand 21+ | AED 575 | AED 625 | AED 875 | Platform opposite the Main Stage |
| Golden Circle All Ages | AED 625 | AED 675 | AED 925 | Priority Main Stage viewing in the all-ages area and fast-track entry |
| Golden Circle 21+ | AED 675 | AED 725 | AED 975 | Priority Main Stage viewing in the 21+ area and fast-track entry |
These are per-person prices shown by Platinumlist on 9 November. The organiser’s overview still describes single-day tickets as forthcoming, while the linked seller lists them in Second Wave. Some one-day Golden Circle 21+ cards display an all-ages label beside the price. Follow the 21+ category name and the organiser’s viewing rules. If anyone in the group is under 21, choose GA or the separate Golden Circle All Ages category for shared access, subject to the sitewide evening age cutoff. The viewing areas have capacity limits and first-come access. Organiser pass and age rules · Live Second Wave prices
The Grandstand is the relevant upgrade if your group is all 21 or older and prefers to watch the Main Stage from the platform opposite it. The Golden Circle is the closer Main Stage choice. If there’s a 16- to 20-year-old in the group and you all want to stay together after 8 pm, compare GA with Golden Circle All Ages. Those two choices let everyone share the same viewing plan within the applicable site rules. The benefit of paying more will be clearest if you have one or more Main Stage sets you intend to watch up close.
What one night or several nights cost
If you only want Sunday, a single-day GA ticket is AED 325 at the checked price. Saturday and Sunday separately would total AED 700 per person. The AED 595 three-day GA costs AED 105 less and includes Friday. Even the two lower-priced days, Friday and Sunday, cost AED 650 separately. Compare the same access category in your basket because prices can change by wave. Second Wave day and weekend tickets
For two people, the three-day pass totals are AED 1,190 for GA, AED 1,750 for VIP Grandstand, AED 1,850 for Golden Circle All Ages and AED 1,950 for Golden Circle 21+, before any checkout charges. The upgrades add AED 560, AED 660 or AED 760 for the pair compared with GA. Keep food and travel outside those ticket totals when agreeing the weekend budget. Organiser pass prices
For a couple primarily coming for Yussef Dayes and Fatoumata Diawara on different nights, the Main Stage upgrade may be a secondary benefit. Both artists are listed on Stage Two. If your plan instead revolves around a Main Stage headliner each evening, the viewing-area difference is more central to the purchase. Write down the two or three sets you most want before comparing tiers. That makes it easier to tell whether you will actually use the access you are paying for. Official artist days and stages
A mixed-age group should choose the shared area first. A 19-year-old and two friends over 21 may all be eligible to remain after 8 pm, but the younger guest cannot join the others in an age-restricted viewing area. Buying different tiers may suit friends happy to split up; it is a poor fit if the point is to spend every set together. Agree when and where you will regroup before the site becomes busy, rather than assuming the same festival pass name means the same access for everyone.
Once set times appear, mark any overlap between your priorities before making a detailed evening plan. For two stages, catching every minute of two neighbouring sets may be unrealistic even without a direct clash. Leave time to move and find your next viewing position. Keep one essential set per night as the anchor and treat the other choices as a flexible route around it. That approach is especially useful for Saturday’s varied bill, where the reason for crossing the site may be as compelling as the Main Stage booking.
Check afterparty admission separately
The selector lists a Saturday 12 December afterparty with IAMNOBODI and Khalil at AED 195 and a Sunday 13 December afterparty with Louie Vega at AED 265. Both are labelled 21+ and appear as separate products. If you want Rema and Louie Vega on Sunday, the listed day GA and afterparty tickets together total AED 590 per person before any checkout charges. Check the afterparty start, location and whether you need to move through a separate door before making a plan around the festival’s no-re-entry rule. The seller lists a Friday afterparty as forthcoming. Sole DXB ticket categories and terms · Afterparty products
The 8 pm cutoff changes family plans
Children aged 10 and under have free entry with valid ID under the organiser’s published rules, and children aged 14 and under need to be with an adult. Anyone under 16 should plan their visit to end before 8 pm. An adult escort does not extend that cutoff. The same rule applies if you’re going with a 15-year-old who wants to see a specific act. Wait for the timetable and see whether that set finishes early enough to get everyone out in time.
A family visit can still work as an afternoon into early evening outing. The festival lists food pavilions, installations and basketball alongside music. Build your plan around the posted times for what you want to see and leave a buffer before the age change. In a mixed group where some people will stay later, make separate departure arrangements before entering. Platinumlist says there is no re-entry, so an adult who leaves the site with a younger guest should assume that ends their visit for the day.
Bring original photo ID. Platinumlist specifies a passport, national ID or driving licence and also asks for the card used to buy the ticket. If one person is booking for friends who plan to arrive separately, check how the seller expects the group to handle that requirement. The event terms describe tickets as non-refundable, non-changeable and non-transferable. Get agreement on the date and viewing area before buying on everyone’s behalf.
Getting to The Square and getting home
Set your destination to The Square at Nad Al Sheba, 34th Street, Nad Al Sheba 1. That is the 2026 venue. If your friend sends an old Sole DXB pin in Dubai Design District, share the current address in the group chat before anyone calls a car. The seller lists limited paid parking and names taxi and ride-hailing as options. Check the festival’s driving instructions and designated pickup point before the final set.
There is food inside the site, which matters on a two-stage evening with no re-entry. A dinner break on-site gives you a chance to move to the next set without making another trip through the gate. Until the running order appears, leave meals flexible. On Sunday, for example, the gap between the Stage Two act you want and the Main Stage finale is a better guide to dinner than a fixed booking made weeks ahead.
Updated 9 November 2026. Check the live price, final timetable and afterparty entry instructions for your date.
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