34th Arab Music Festival sees sell-outs as ticket sales open

Ticket sales for the 34th Arab Music Festival, running October 20–30, have opened, with several headline concerts selling out or nearing capacity.

• Cairo Opera House opened electronic booking for the festival's 34th edition, scheduled October 20–30 at venues in Cairo and Alexandria.
• The festival's official page announced Medhat Saleh's Alexandria concert fully sold out, with about 16 tickets remaining for his Cairo show.
• Tickets for concerts by Omar Khairat and Amal Maher neared sell-out, with Khairat's show leading the festival's top price tier at 4,800 EGP.
• The festival opens October 20 with "Laylat Hani Shaker" at the Cairo Opera House's Grand Theatre, joined by singers Anoushka and Nadia Mostafa.