Sir Paul McCartney to play in United Arab Emirates for first time

Sir Paul McCartney is to play his first-ever show in the United Arab Emirates in November.

The former Beatle will headline the Yasalam 2011 festival in Abu Dhabi, which accompanies the city's Formula One Grand Prix.

Britney Spears, Incubus and The Cult have also signed on to perform at the YAS Areana on Yas Island as part of the three-night event.

While the final two nights of concerts will be oopen to ract ticket-holders only, 10,000 invitations have been sent out by Flash to pre-registered punters to attend the Britney concert - who is headlining the first night.

Sir Paul will play on the final night of the three-day schedule.