Saudi Arabia’s MDLBEAST announces new music festival in Jeddah 

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s music and entertainment company MDLBEAST announced on Tuesday it is launching a new two-day music and arts festival, called Balad Beast, that will take place in Jeddah’s Old Town  – known as Al-Balad – on Dec. 9 and 10.

Set against the traditional neighborhood’s historic backdrop — itself a UNESCO World Heritage site — the event will welcome more than 70 international and local artists from hip-hop, EDM, house and techno to perform across five different stages.