Mass Exodus

It seems like everybody and their brother is heading down to Dubai this weekend for the Destiny's Child concert Thursday night, and from what I gather from my friends in Dubai the majority of the tickets have been sold to people from Kuwait. The airlines are booked solid, and all the major hotels have been sold out.

Which begs the question... if there's such a huge Kuwaiti demand to see Destiny's Child in concert, why couldn't they come here and perform? WAIT! DON'T ANSWER THAT!!

When big international performing acts embark on a world tour, it's standard operating procedure for them to go to major cities and bypass less significant ones. Which could mean that Kuwait just ain't significant enough for Beyonce and the gals..... Of course, that's what I like to fool myself into thinking, when the harsh reality is that any promoter bold enough to suggest bringing them here would be laughed out town!!

• Imagine the cries of indignation and protest coming from Kaifan!
• Imagine going to see Destiny's Child under strict observance of the 13 ضوابط.
• Imagine Beyonce being ordered to cover up her sexy legs!
• Imagine not being able to move or dance to the funky beats!
• Where the hell would they perform? The friggin' ice-skating rink? You gotta be kidding me!

For the record, I decided that it's not every day that we get a major performing act passing by this part of the world, so I'm heading down to Dubai with everyone else this weekend to watch Beyonce shake her groove thang... especially since I'm still kicking myself for not going to see Alicia Keys last year. And I'm staying with friends so I won't be ripped off at the hotels!

I'm not a fan of the group at all, and I don't own any of their records (except Beyonce's solo album), but it could be fun... I'll be happy just to hear "Say My Name" and "Bootylicious" and call it a night, but I do hope that Beyonce sings some of her funky solo stuff like "Crazy in Love" or "Work it Out" from the Austin Powers movie.

So... no blogging till I get back, and I promise a full concert review like the one I wrote last summer.