Rihanna To Perform in Jakarta
Wednesday, 22 October, 2008 | 20:36 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Who doesn’t know the singer of Umbrella. She is Rihanna, a young African-American singer whose star is rising. The Barbados-born pop star won a Grammy Award for her exotic performance and unique voice.

On November 14, 2008, Rihanna will perform at Senayan Stadium in Jakarta, in a show titled "Rihanna Live in Concert".

Rihanna will perform for 90 minutes, a show guaranteed to be full of surprises. Her hit songs, like Umbrella, Shut Up and Drive, Take A Bow, and Don't Stop the Music, will definitely be much anticipated at the concert.

Willy Hidayat from Showmaster Music Promotor said Rihanna will bring 80 percent of their own property for the performance, “Like musical instruments, dancers and band, stage property and a crew of 40,” Willy told the press last week.

According to Willy, Rihanna will be mostly singing accompanied by her back-up dancers. As such, the young talent has asked for special lighting and stage design for her show.

Questions were raised as to why a world-class singer like Rihanna will be performing at the Senayan Stadium. “The most suitable venue would be the Jakarta Convention Center,” Willy admitted. However, no other venue was available on November 14, except the Senayan Stadium. “She herself set the date for the concert," Willy said.

Tickets for sale range from Rp 750.000 to Rp 2,5 million, for the VIP class.

AGUSLIA HIDAYAH