Sole DXB is leaving Dubai Design District (d3). Its 2026 edition runs from 11 to 13 December at The Square, Nad Al Sheba, with non-transferable tickets and online resale banned.
What has happened
The festival's official website and the Platinumlist sales page set the schedule at 16:00 to 2:30 each day. Gulf News and The National report the departure from d3 without giving a reason, and the festival's website does not mention the change. According to Gulf News, it is the 14th edition.
The line-up on the website has two stages. Friday: Overmono live, Abri & The Everlasting and Masego; on Stage Two, Louie Vega (afterparty). Saturday: Lola Young, Fawzi & Smokaholic, Naisha, Nia Archives and Smino; on Stage Two, Yussef Dayes, Matthew Herbert and WYWY. Sunday: Rema, Digable Planets, Hajaj and Odeal; on Stage Two, Fatoumata Diawara, Gia Fu, Maii and Zeid and Peter Cat Recording Co. Set times are yet to be announced, and more names may be added.
How tickets are sold
Only through Platinumlist. Checked on 11 November, both pages list the three-day pass in four tiers: General, 595 dirhams; VIP Grandstand (+21), 875; Golden Circle all ages, 925; Golden Circle +21, 975.
Pricing is phased: the page warns that it rises in "Release 3" and at the box office. The National reported on 24 October that the pass started at 495 dirhams, and the sole.digital header still says "from 495 AED", but that tier no longer appears today. According to Gulf News, tickets started at 599 in 2025.
The two pages disagree on single-day passes. Platinumlist already shows them: general admission at 325 dirhams on Friday, 375 on Saturday and 325 on Sunday. The festival's website announces them as "will be released soon".
A ticket tied to the buyer
The page declares tickets non-refundable, non-modifiable and non-transferable, and bans online resale. At the door, they ask for photo ID and the payment card. The ticket is tied to the buyer, a way of controlling resale that also prevents passing it on. Children under 10 get in free, under-14s must be accompanied by an adult, and VIP Grandstand and Golden Circle +21 are for over-21s only.
Anyone selling in the Emirates also faces their own permits and VAT and the music levy on concerts from December. And the calendar is shifting: UNTOLD Dubai moved to March 2027.