Saudi band Gimmix takes its sound beyond the Kingdom with first international tour
RIYADH: On their first night in the Finnish city of Turku, members of the Saudi alternative rock band Gimmix were simply exploring the city when they stumbled across an open mic night.
After chatting with local musicians, they found themselves on stage, playing stripped-back acoustic versions of their own songs for an audience that had never heard them before.
“It was a very special, heartwarming experience,” frontman Abdullah Aldhamin told Arab News. “Even in a city none of us know, music still managed to find us.”
The impromptu performance has become one of the defining moments of Gimmix’s first international tour, which takes the band through Finland and the Baltic region this week.
