Cranberries hit Jakarta on June 28

JAKARTA (JP): The Irish band Cranberries will perform in Jakarta on June 28 at the Senayan indoor tennis stadium, Central Jakarta.

The ticket prices are Rp 150,000 (US$65.21) for VIP, Rp 100,000 for first class and Rp 80,000 for festival class.

The Cranberries, one of the most popular music groups in the world, have sold over 15 million copies of their two albums worldwide. The band has just released a third album, Salvation, with 27,000 copies sold in Indonesia alone.

The concert is part of its Free To Decide World Tour '96-'97.

Local fans have expressed their surprise at the promoter's selection of the indoor tennis stadium as the site of the concert. They said the Cranberries deserve a better and bigger place for the show.

However, the promoter, PT Rama Lago Produktama Indonesia, said the stadium is appropriate.

"I think the place is sufficient and representative enough for the Cranberries. And the fans can enjoy a friendlier atmosphere than is to be found in another place," Muntiany Bidayanti, who was representing the promoter, said in a press conference on Friday.

Muntiany said that the band's management has approved the place.

Anthony Shih, a representative of the band's recording company Polygram International, said that the only weakness of the stadium is its capacity.

"I am worried because it's too small. I think it can accommodate only about 5,000 people. What will happen if 10,000 people crowd the stadium, eager to see the band?," Shih said. (yns)