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The last couple of months saw several artists pass through Dubai and Abu Dhabi incuding Amy Winehouse , Usher and STEVIE WONDER .

In February, we saw Amy Winehouse ... on drugs . She was clearly unaware of her surroundings and by the second song people started to leave. Enough of that wasted night...

Usher came to Dubai in March and put on quite a show. We were surrounded by teenagers, which helped us to feel just a little bit younger!

Usher performs in Media City, Dubai

Stevie came to Abu Dhabi on March 18th. We went down to Yas Island just outside of Abu Dhabi for the big weekend and booked ourselves into the Crowne Plaza for two nights.

Not sure what this building is for, but it certainly stands out.

View from our room: Golf course, mangrove swamp and the Persian Gulf

For anyone who doesn't know, Yas Island is the site of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix.

Yas Marina Curcuit Main Gate

To make it a world class venue, they added...

A very funky hotel

Ferrari World - a giant amusement park with the world's fastest roller coaster

They topped it off with the Yas Arena ...

Yas Arena - Click for Google Earth Placemark

... where Eric Clapton and Guns n' Roses recently played

Eric played the same night as Amy Winehouse. We saw him in Seoul and so...

We went to the arena hours before...

We wanted good standing room

We were rewarded with one of the most amazing concerts I have ever seen in all my years of concert-going ...

... and this...