• 5ive could be at the racetrack. They are in the UAE to perform at Dubai’s Mixtape Rewind night. Courtesy Sundance Events
    5ive could be at the racetrack. They are in the UAE to perform at Dubai’s Mixtape Rewind night. Courtesy Sundance Events
  • The English pop-star and Saturday’s Beats on The Beach headliner Rita Ora is the kind of person you want to party with. Loud and brash, expect her to be in the thick of any F1 celebrations. AP
    The English pop-star and Saturday’s Beats on The Beach headliner Rita Ora is the kind of person you want to party with. Loud and brash, expect her to be in the thick of any F1 celebrations. AP
  • Armin van Buuren will headline the after race concert on Friday night. Larry Marano / Getty Images for Clear Channel / AFP
    Armin van Buuren will headline the after race concert on Friday night. Larry Marano / Getty Images for Clear Channel / AFP
  • Keep an eye out for handsome F1 driver Sebastian Vettel. Getty Images
    Keep an eye out for handsome F1 driver Sebastian Vettel. Getty Images
  • Pharrell’s Neptunes production partner Chad Hugo will take centre stage on Saturday as part of his new duo Mssl Cmmnd. Reuters
    Pharrell’s Neptunes production partner Chad Hugo will take centre stage on Saturday as part of his new duo Mssl Cmmnd. Reuters
  • T-Pain is on the mic at O1NE Yas Island on Saturday. AP
    T-Pain is on the mic at O1NE Yas Island on Saturday. AP
  • We all know how much Will Smith enjoys the UAE so keep an eye out for him - especially because his friend Tyrese is playing at Yas Viceroy’s Rush on Saturday. Reuters
    We all know how much Will Smith enjoys the UAE so keep an eye out for him - especially because his friend Tyrese is playing at Yas Viceroy’s Rush on Saturday. Reuters
  • It’s more than like you will spot Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger at some of the events. AP
    It’s more than like you will spot Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger at some of the events. AP
  • Gary Lineker has been in Dubai this week and there’s no reason he wouldn’t stretch his trip across the weekend. Getty Images
    Gary Lineker has been in Dubai this week and there’s no reason he wouldn’t stretch his trip across the weekend. Getty Images
  • Mohammed Assaf will perform at du Arena on Thursday. Alexandre Schneider / Getty Images
    Mohammed Assaf will perform at du Arena on Thursday. Alexandre Schneider / Getty Images
  • The Indian rapper Hard Kaur says she can’t wait to sample the F1 action. As well as her Friday corniche performance, expect to her to be at Yas Island to party with the other rappers in the capital. Getty Images
    The Indian rapper Hard Kaur says she can’t wait to sample the F1 action. As well as her Friday corniche performance, expect to her to be at Yas Island to party with the other rappers in the capital. Getty Images
  • The Moroccan-Iraqi singer and actress will perform at Beats on the Beach on Thursday night. Courtesy of InterContinental Abu Dhabi
    The Moroccan-Iraqi singer and actress will perform at Beats on the Beach on Thursday night. Courtesy of InterContinental Abu Dhabi
  • The most important part of F1, is of course, the drivers. Let us know if you see Nico Rosberg at any of the after-race entertainment. AFP
    The most important part of F1, is of course, the drivers. Let us know if you see Nico Rosberg at any of the after-race entertainment. AFP

Star spotting at Abu Dhabi’s F1: celebs you might see on Yas Island

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Dozens of celebrities have begun rolling into the UAE this weekend to attend or perform at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and associated events. Here are a few to watch out for:

Tyrese Gibson, star of Furious 7 and a big fan of the UAE, is the latest to announce an appearance, at Rush Yas Viceroy on Friday. "It's really about to happen..... #AbuDhabi are yall ready???????" he tweeted late on Wednesday before his plane took off.

Kim Kardashian is arguably the most famous face to be attending the festivities. She will host an event at the VIP Room pop-up club at Radisson Blu Yas, on Sunday (and move on to Dubai on Monday, appearing at the Toko Restaurant & Lounge in the Vida Downtown; she is also due at Parfum Monde, the world’s largest perfume showroom, to launch her sixth fragrance, Fleur Fatale.

It’s hard to imagine that Prince Harry would jet into Abu Dhabi and miss out on the F1 action. The fun-loving prince is due in town on Thursday for a charity game and dinner as part of the Sentebale Polo Cup at Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club in Abu Dhabi.

The former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens is due in the capital. Although there is no official word of his participation in the F1, he will be attending Prince Harry’s charity game and dinner as part of the Sentebale Polo Cup in Ghantoot.

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