DUBAI: US boyband the Backstreet Boys will headline the closing concert at the 2024 Diriyah E-Prix on Jan. 27 alongside Egyptian rock band Cairokee and Dutch DJ Afrojack. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The Backstreet Boys also performed in Saudi Arabia in June 2019 and in May 2023. Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson will take to the stage with a medley of their greatest hits. Meanwhile, US rock band OneRepublic will perform on Jan. 26, the first night of the two-day event in Riyadh. Swedish DJ and music producer Alesso and Lebanese pop sensation Nancy Ajram will also perform that day. OneRepublic first rose to fame in the mid-2000s, thanks to the hit single “Apologize,” which sold more than 20 million copies, earning a Grammy nomination and helping the band’s debut album “Dreaming Out Loud” sell more than 2 million. More recently, their track “I Ain’t Worried” was featured on the “Top Gun: Maverick” soundtrack. They have released five studio albums so far, with another on the way, and have reached more than 5 billion streams on Spotify. This will not be OneRepublic’s first time in the Kingdom. In 2022, they performed at AlUla’s Maraya, the world’s largest mirrored building.