Jennifer Lopez Concerts in 2026 — Live Dates and Programme

Jennifer Lopez returned to touring in 2025, and her live calendar carries on into 2026. Her previous full tour, It's My Party, ran from June to August 2019 across North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, and before that her Las Vegas residency All I Have ran for three years and 120 shows at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood. Both were built the same way: a dance-led production with songs from every stage of her career.

For audiences in the Gulf, the 2026 calendar brings a date in Abu Dhabi. It is not a standalone arena show but part of the entertainment programme that runs alongside the last race weekend of the Formula 1 season on Yas Island. When a date is offered through this site, it is added to this page together with its own page carrying the details for that evening.

The Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend at Yas Marina Circuit closes each evening with an after-race concert at Etihad Live, the open-air venue on Yas Island that was previously called Etihad Park. Jennifer Lopez is one of the headline acts of the 2026 programme, which runs across the four nights of race week.

Entry to these concerts is reserved for holders of an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ticket — there is no separate concert-only ticket announced by the organiser. Which race-day ticket covers which evening is set by the organiser for each ticket type, so the ticket description is the place to check. The questions and answers page goes through the access rules, delivery and refunds in more detail.

A Jennifer Lopez concert is built around movement. Coverage of the Abu Dhabi announcement points to the songs fans know best — Waiting for Tonight, Let's Get Loud, Jenny from the Block and On the Floor — performed with full choreography and several costume changes. The music moves between pop, R&B, dance-pop, hip-hop and Latin pop.

The show draws on a career that also includes film and television, but on stage the focus stays on the music and the dancing. Her own background — the Fly Girls years, the title role in Selena, the run of albums from On the 6 onwards and the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in Miami — is covered on the Jennifer Lopez biography page.

Early December is one of the most comfortable times of year in Abu Dhabi. Average daytime highs sit around 26 °C and evenings cool to the mid or high teens, which suits an open-air concert; a light layer for the later part of the night is enough for most people. Rain is rare, though not unheard of, at this time of year.

Yas Island lies east of central Abu Dhabi, roughly 25 minutes away by car, and a taxi from Zayed International Airport takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Race week brings heavy traffic to the island, so build in extra time on the evening of the concert. Taxis, Uber and Careem all operate on Yas Island, and booking a car for the return journey before the last song saves a long wait at the end of the night. A summary of the Abu Dhabi show is also on the Jennifer Lopez in Abu Dhabi overview.