The lights have turned green and Abu Dhabi is racing to the pinnacle of global entertainment once again as FLASH Entertainment reveals the thrilling programme of events for Yasalam 2015 - the largest city-wide entertainment festival and musical experience run by any international race host city.

Now in its seventh year, the Yasalam festival, produced and orchestrated by FLASH Entertainment, is set to deliver seven weeks of music, entertainment, health, community and UAE culture celebrations. With a stellar line up of top acts set to perform in the capital again this year, the festival's evolution will see even more exhilarating performances and unforgettable memories for fans in 2015.

Race weekend attendees will be treated to four electrifying days of world-class entertainment at the du Arena as Enrique Iglesias, Florence + the Machine and blur join the line-up for Friday, November 27, Saturday, November 28, and Sunday, November 29.

As a special exclusive, FLASH Entertainment broke news of the Yasalam headline acts to all music fans first on the all new ThinkFlash App. The interactive home for the latest in entertainment provides everything there is to know about FLASH events, exclusive content, special discounts and free giveaways right at their fingertips.

Yasalam - After Race Concerts

Renowned for his powerful vocals and mesmerizing on-stage displays, Enrique Iglesias (#EnriqueAtF1) will exhilarate the du Arena on Friday, November 27 with scintillating pop and dance anthems, such as Do You Know and Tonight. As one of the world's best-selling Latin artists he has sold over 137 million albums to date and, more than a decade after his debut, continues to reign claiming public titles such as "The King of 2014" and "The Crowd Pleaser".

On Saturday 28 November, Florence + The Machine (#FlorenceAtF1) will fill the du Arena with awe-inspiring vocals and powerful rhythms. Florence and her band have hit the music scene with a raw and exciting sound that pulls in fans from across all genres. Previous studio albums have gone platinum and their third studio album 'How Big How Blue How Beautiful' was released in June to universal acclaim, hitting the number 1 spot on several album charts. The band is sure to make the crowd cheers reverberate across the du Arena with anthems like the new hit Ship to Wreck, Dog Days Are Over, What Kind of Man and the new hit single Queen of Peace as well as signature tunes You've Got the Love and Shake It Out.

On 29 November, the After-Race Concerts will bring a grand finale to the racing weekend. One of the most successful British bands of the last two decades, blur (#BlurAtF1) are back with their UK No, 1 album 'The Magic Whip' and will take the stage in the du Arena on Sunday night. Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree have won a total of five BRIT Awards and were twice nominated for the Mercury Music Award. Announcing their arrival with debut album 'Leisure' in 1991 and follow up release 'Modern Life Is Rubbish' (1993), blur revolutionised the sound of English popular music. Five successive UK #1 albums followed - with Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995) helping to propel the band to mass popularity around the world with tracks like  'Parklife', 'Girls & Boys', 'Country House' and of course 'Song 2'. Warming the crowd up ahead of the pop legends, newcomer Barns Courtney will be the opening act for blurand get the chance to share his fresh, eclectic mix that's sure to start the final night off right.

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