Mohamed Hamaki to Perform at Saudi Arabia's Gamers8 Festival on July 14

Egyptian superstar Mohamed Hamaki will perform at the Gamers8 esports festival, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, July 14.

He is set to present several of his popular and latest songs.

The festival runs from July 6 to August 31 and will feature performances by top-notch superstars such as US rapper Macklemore, Egyptian rapper Wegz, DJ Alan Walker, and Americana band Imagine Dragons.

After a first edition in 2022, the Saudi Arabian gaming and esports festival Gamers8 is back in 2023 with an event dubbed "The Land of Heroes". Organized by the Saudi Esports Federation, the festival takes place over eight weeks and will include esports tournaments, music concerts, and the Next World Forum conference.

In 2023, Gamers8 aims to be “bigger in every way”, from the number of esports tournaments to the amount of money on the line. The festival offers $45 million – the “largest prize pool” in esports history.

Hamaki, born on November 4, 1975, is one of Egypt’s and the Middle East’s most talented male singers.

He released his first single in 1997 and his first album “Khalina Neesh” (Let’s Live) in 2003.

Hamaki’s music career consisted of more than a dozen songs and 9 albums.

The acclaimed singer won many awards including the “Best Arabia Act” award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2010 and the “best singer” award in 2008 at MTV music awards.