Marco Carola brings Music On to Playa Pacha at JBR on 20 November

Marco Carola is bringing Music On, the night he has played every summer at Pacha Ibiza, to Dubai's beachfront on Friday 20 November. Pacha ICONS has put him back to back with Chris Stassy on the open-air dancefloor of Playa Pacha at FIVE LUXE JBR, with Ilario Alicante and Da Vid also on the line-up. Doors open from 7pm.

Carola was born in Naples and is one of the DJs who pushed techno from the city's early 1990s scene to clubs around the world. Pacha describes him as a global ambassador for the sound, known for mixing across three decks and for long sets that build slowly. Music On has been a weekly residency of his at Pacha Ibiza every summer since 2019, so this is a rare chance to hear the format away from the island.

The setting is part of the appeal. Playa Pacha sits on the sand at FIVE LUXE JBR, facing the Arabian Gulf with Ain Dubai and the JBR towers lit up behind the crowd. The organiser has laid out several areas: an open arena with tiered, amphitheatre-style seating that faces the DJ booth and gives access to the dancefloor, a front-row VIP area next to the booth, and a backstage VIP area beside it. VIP Zone tables are already sold out.

This is the second big Pacha ICONS night of the month at the same venue, after ANOTR on Friday 13 November. The season carries on with &ME on 5 December, Luke Dean back to back with Max Dean on 11 December and Pawsa on New Year's Eve.

Pre-sale tickets have sold out, and the organiser lists a limited final release from Dh850, sold on the Pacha ICONS website, where drinks packages can also be added in advance. Entry is for over-21s only. The music starts from 7pm on Friday 20 November at Playa Pacha, FIVE LUXE JBR. The organiser has not published a finishing time, and with the pre-sale gone it is worth booking soon if you want to go.