Morisette set to come on over, fingers crossed
Morisette set to come on over, fingers crossed
Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
You oughta know that one of the most important contemporary
artists is coming to town.
You oughta realize that the recent Australian Embassy blast
has scared away some foreign musicians (Alicia Keys, bond) slated
to perform here.
So, you oughta keep your fingers crossed, in the hope that
Alanis Morissette will not cancel her upcoming performance.
The Canadian is scheduled to perform here on Oct. 3 at the
plenary hall of the Jakarta Convention Center, Central Jakarta,
from 7 p.m.
Brought here by Nepathya production, which earlier organized
concerts by international artists like Linkin Park and Craig
David, the Sunday concert is part of Morissette's World Tour 2004
to promote her latest album So Called Chaos.
Jakarta would be the next destination after Japan, as well as
the only Southeast Asian city included on the tour.
News of her concert is a nice suprise after the earlier string
of cancelations.
American young diva Keys called off her concert, scheduled for
Oct. 5, almost immediately after the Aug. 9 blast.
Following Keys' lead was the classical crossover quartet bond,
which was scheduled to perform a week after her but sent their
regrets.
Several artists are also scheduled to perform in the next few
months, such as Hanson in November and Norah Jones in March, but
they could also cancel at any minute.
However, pop/rock icon Scorpion and British boyband Blue have
gone on with their shows.
The upcoming concert would be Morissette's second here, after
a 1995 gig to promote her groundbreaking debut album Jagged
Little Pill (1994).
The highly acclaimed record propelled the then 20-year-old
Canadian singer/songwriter to stardom, and the angsty lyric and
grunge/pop/rock earned her the title of little white angry
female.
Her three subsequent albums may not be as accessible or as
groundbreaking as the debut album, but they still bear evidence
to Morisette's great talent, smarts, strong, dramatic vocals and
her brilliant way with words in her lyrics.
So be sure to catch her live here next Sunday.
Tickets for the concert start at Rp 150,000 for the rear side
of festival class, Rp 225,000 for front side, and Rp 300,000 and
Rp 350,000 respectively for VIP and VVIP classes. A 15 percent
discount card for GUESS products is provided for every ticket
purchased.
Tickets can be obtained at Nepathya (Tel. 021-72787484),
Aksara Kemang (021-7199288), Aksara Cilandak Town Square (021-
75920347), Disc Tarra record stores (021-58902290), Aquarius
record store (021-7238759), Electronic City (021- 5151177 ext.
3174/3172), Q Serve (021- 8319999), Detik.com (021-7658585
ext.300), Rajakarcis.com (021-8282137), Ibu Dibyo (021-31931178),
BaseCom (021-725 4058), Duta Suara (021-31925471) and D-Music
(021-6284806).