Richard Marx, Arie Lasso to perform on Saturday

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 12/06/2011 12:14 PM

Veteran world class musician Richard Marx will perform in Gandaria City, Jakarta, this Saturday, with prominent local vocalist Arie Lasso in the opening act.

The concert, part of the Richard Marx World Tour 2011 to promote his latest album, Stories to Tell, is organized by Big Daddy. Tickets for the show are priced between Rp 350,000 (about US$40) and Rp 1.5 million, kapanlagi.com reports.

Marx, who is known as a singer, song writer, musician and producer,has released a number of hit singles such as Endless Summer Nights,Right Here Waiting, Now and Forever and Hazard. He wrote songs for NSYNC, including This I Promise You, while his song,Dance With My Father, which was written for Luther Vandross, won a Grammy Award.

The Cranberries to perform in Jakarta this year

The Jakarta Post | Wed, 05/25/2011 8:45 PM

Irish rock band The Cranberries is slated to perform at this year’s Gudang Garam International Java Rockingland 2011 along with several other performers such as 30 Seconds to Mars and Happy Monday.

The show is targeted to be held from July 22 to 24 at Ancol’s Carnival Beach, North Jakarta, tribunnews.com reported.

The Cranberries, which rose to popularity during the 1990s, has a number of hit singles, including “Zombie”, “Ode to my Family” and “Linger”.