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British singer Sting (L) and US singer Paul Simon perform during their On Stage Together Tour 2015 in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 22, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ANP PAUL BERGEN netherlands out Image Credit: AFP

After another successful year for the Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival, the event is set to return in 2016 between February 24-26 at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre, organisers have announced.

This year’s festival welcomed James Blunt, Christina Perri, Esperanza Spalding, Lindsey Stirling, John Legend and the legendary English singer-songwriter, Sting.

“Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival has grown from strength to strength since its inception back in 2003 and this year’s unprecedented success testifies the event’s perennial appeal and its ability to evolve in accordance to the ever changing needs of the region’s increasingly discerning and sophisticated music fans and concert going crowd,” said Anthony Younes, co-founder and CEO of Chillout Productions, in a press release.

“We are already in advance talks with local authorities discussing various concepts that will further boost the popularity, reach and appeal of Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival® 2016 and we hope that details can be reveled soon.”