Thu 3 Dec | Metro Al Madina | Noise Diva, Khalil Epi, Nadah El Shazly & 3Phaz, Makimakkuk

BBIMF is an annual festival that promotes and supports rising and established artists from the Arabic-speaking region and beyond. We always strive to spotlight new talent, blend genres, and uphold gender equality. DAY 1 | Thursday 3 December | Metro Al Madina Noise Diva [Live], Khalil Epi - Aïchoucha, Nadah El Shazly & 3Phaz, Makimakkuk This event is fully seated - no seat reservation available. Dreamy guitar from Noise Diva, North African memory reimagined by Khalil EPI, Nadah El Shazly and 3Phaz’s electroacoustic Arabic sound, and Makimakkuk’s Sovereign Rap: four distinct voices open BBIMF 2026. Together they set the tone for an edition devoted to bridging the Arabic-speaking region through music. DAY 2 | Friday 4 December | B 018 Dallo, Yunis [Live], Rizan Said, Roujajoux, YasMeen Selectress This is a standing event. From YUNIS’s ritual electronics and Dallo’s Arabic-rooted productions to Rizan Said’s Dabke that keeps crowds dancing, the club night of BBIMF 2026 stretches across the whole spectrum of club sound. Roujajoux and Yas Meen Selectress, from Cairo’s Dhamma collective, carry it home with bass-heavy, no-stop sets. DAY 3 | Saturday 5 December | Beirut Hall Adonis, Police Voleur, Taxi 404 This is a standing event. A homegrown night at BBIMF 2026 features renowned Lebanese Indie Rock band Adonis, joined by Beirut’s own Police Voleur and Taxi 404. Three Beirut-born sounds, from dreamy pop to French-spoken indie to anthems the crowd knows by heart, share one stage at Beirut Hall. DAY 4 | Sunday 6 December | Metro Al Madina Hazem Chahine + Guests, MAMA [Massa Jallad, Zeina Aftimos, MUNSEF] This event is fully seated - no seat reservation available. A night of new beginnings at BBIMF 2026, with Hazem Chahine’s residency premiere and MAMA, the new project from Mayssa Jallad, Zeina Aftimos and Munsef, presented as works in progress. This festival edition closes on a high note with Sandy Chamoun, a defining figure of Lebanon’s independent music scene, performing her newly released album.