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🎸Feel like rocking out? Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari will be taking the stage at Nile University’s El Sawy Culturewheel Theatre in Sheikh Zayed on Thursday, 31 July. You can grab your tickets from El Sawy Culturewheel’s website.

HAPPENING THIS WEEK-

Comic book aficionados, this one’s for you. Running from Thursday, 3 July to Saturday, 5 July, the third edition of Comixandria will be taking place at the Jesuit Cultural Center in Alexandria. From storytelling workshops to book signings and exhibitions, Comixandria has everything for everyone who lives and breathes comic books. Check out the full event itinerary on Comixandria’s Instagram.

Up for a treasure hunt? On Friday, 4 July and Saturday, 5 July, Maadi’s Darb 15 will be hosting a garage sale brimming with fashion pieces looking for a new home. The sale will run from 12pm to 10pm on both days, and we’d suggest getting there fast if you plan on digging for gold.

Freshen up your linen shirts and pack up your shades, because Egyptian megastar Amr Diab will be kicking off Sahel season at Sol Beach Marassi on Friday, 4 July. Joining the Hadaba will be German electronic dance music producer and singer Monolink, and Copenhagen-based experimental pop trio WhoMadeWho. You can grab your tickets from Ticketsmarché. Just don’t forget your sunblock.

HAPPENING LATER-

Need a dash of folklore in your life? Reconnect with your Egyptian roots at Theatro Arkan on Thursday, 10 July, as the all-Egyptian, all-women band Tablet el Sitt take the stage. Tickets are available through Ticketsmarché.

Did that trip to Ibiza not make it out of the group chat? Well, you’re in luck. ParadiseIbiza — one of the Mediterranean island’s most celebrated party series — is marching to the beat of its own EDM drum all the way to the North Coast’s Solare in Ras El Hekma on Friday, 11 July. The line up includes Welsh DJ Jamie Jones (the brains behind Paradise), US DJ Seth Troxler, UK’s East End Dubs, Danish-Filipino Manda Moor, and Egypt’s own Awadly. Tickets are yet to be announced, however we’d suggest keeping an eye out on Paradise Ibiza’s website.

On Friday, 18 July, Ras El Hekma’s ESCĀ Beach Club will be the place to be up North. Crossing the Mediterranean, Milan-hailing DJ Stephan Jolk will be bringing the groove to Sahel. Joining him will be French DJ Adrien Apache, Egyptian DJs Ziad Moussa, and ThatGirlSherryK. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketsmarché.

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