Show must go on, please, for Carey
Let us hope no more travel bans will be issued and there will be no more cases of security paranoia to stymie the much-anticipated concerts of three American artists in February. Despite the cancellation of new metal band Limp Bizkit's performance in December in Bali, due to vocalist Fred Durst's fears about the security situation, local promoters are going ahead with concerts for Korn, Toto and Mariah Carey.
New metal pioneer Korn will be the first to perform here on Feb. 5 at the humongous Jakarta Fairgrounds, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. Legendary rock band Toto will be next on Feb. 9 at the Indoor Tennis Stadium in Senayan Sports Complex, Central Jakarta, followed by pop diva Carey, who will perform at the Plenary Hall of the Jakarta Convention Center, Central Jakarta, on Feb. 15. The genres are diverse enough for you to take your pick, or if money is not a problem, see all of them, starting with angsty rap-metal quintet Korn.
The last performer to hold a concert here needs no introduction. A songbird supreme and a pop diva in the truest sense, Mariah Carey's figure is getting more curvaceous and the beat of her music goes up through the years. She is no longer the skinny, black-clad, curly-haired soul sensation of 1990, but a seductive singing bombshell who has had her fair share of highly publicized meltdowns of late.
However, that stunning seven-octave voice remains intact, and while rival Whitney Houston tries hard to get back on track again, Carey has continued to hold her own amid the rise of younger divas. Her albums have sold well, and she just released her latest album Charmbracelet, for which she kicked off the 2004 world tour.
Carey's fame and undeniable celebrity pull have led promoter Java Musikindo to set pretty high ticket prices for these shores, with Rp 500,000 (US$59) for festival class and Rp 1.35 million and Rp 1.75 million for tribune classes. Compare them to Toto's of Rp 175,000, Rp 225,000 and Rp 300,000, and Korn at Rp 150,000 and Rp 200,000. Tickets for Carey and Korn can be obtained at major record stores, or contact Java Musikindo at (021) 57988623/24/25. (The Jakarta Post)
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