John Legend to perform at the Dubai Jazz Festival 2018

John Legend is the latest act to be revealed for the Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2018

FILE - In this June 30, 2017 file photo, John Legend performs at the 2017 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, in New Orleans. Legend will take the stage at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 11 for Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which honors the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Other performers include Zara Larsson, Sigrid, Matoma and Lukas Graham. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
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John Legend is the latest act to be revealed for the Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2018. The singer will return to Dubai to headline the second day of the festival which takes place at the Dubai Media City Ampitheatre on February 22.

“We’re thrilled to welcome back audience favorite John Legend for our 16th edition. With the great reception of ‘Darkness and Light’ album, we found that adding him to our lineup is a big reward to his growing fan base in the Middle East,” said Anthony Younes, Founder and CEO of Chillout Productions.

This will be Legend's third appearance at the Jazz Festival having performed at the 2008 and 2015 edition of the event. The successful RnB singer will perform the night after classic 80's pop group Duran Duran.

The Dubai Jazz Festival takes place on February 21 and 22, 2018. Ticket prices start from Dh325 but there is an early bird promotion from December 11 until December 13. For more information visit www.dubaijazzfest.com

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