Michael Learn To Rock Gelar Konser di Tiga Kota
Michael Learns To Rock Performs in Three Cities
Reporter : Roni Said
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Intan Permata Sari
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Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesia bagi grup band asal Denmark, Michael Learns To Rock (MLTR) merupakan negara spesial. Video klip dari tembang hit Someday dibuat di Uluwatu, Bali.
Selain itu, Indonesia menjadi negara pertama yang memutar lagu-lagu MLTR di radio. Lagu The Actor, yang dirilis 20 tahun lalu mendapat sambutan positif di Indonesia sesudah negeri asal mereka.
"Indonesia adalah tempat yang spesial bagi kami," kata drummer Kare Wanscher yang didampingi vokalis Jascha Richter dan gitaris Mikkel Lentz saat menggelar jumpa pers di Jakarta, Selasa (27/11).
MLTR dijadwalkan menyiapkan konser istimewa untuk menggebrak tiga kota besar di Indonesia. Tiga kota tersebut adalah Yogyakarta, Balikpapan, dan Surabaya. MLTR rencananya akan tampil selama 90 menit dan akan membawakan lagu-lagu lawas mereka yang sangat populer pada dekade 90-an dan di tahun 2000-an.
Grup band yang populer lewat tembang That's Why (You Go Away), The Actor, Out Of The Blue, Sleeping Child dan Paint My Love akan membawakan empat lagu anyar dari album terbaru mereka bertajuk Scandinavia.
Kita berharap fans di Indonesia punya waktu luang, kita juga akan mainkan lagu-lagu lama yang tidak kita mainkan sejak lama, dan akan ada kejutan di konser kita," terang Kare.
Absen di Jakarta
CEO Rajawali Indonesia Anas Syahrul Alimi, selaku promotor konser MLTR mengatakan kota Jakarta tidak dipilih untuk menggelar konser band pop rock tersebut karena ibukota sudah terlalu banyak dikunjungi artis-artis besar.
"Kita bawa band fenomenal MLTR tur di 3 kota di Indonesia, Jakarta kita lewatin. Jakarta terlalu banyak konser makanya kita coba bikin di kota lain. Tiga kota itu yang fanbasenya termasuk paling besar selain Jakarta," ujarnya.
Anas mengaku tiket konser MLTR di Balikpapan sudah terjual habis, sementara untuk Surabaya dan Yogyakarta tiket kelas festival juga sudah hampir habis. Menurutnya, banyak penggemar MLTR Jakarta yang akhirnya memilih pergi ke Yogyakarta hanya untuk menonton sang idola.
Usai menggelar tur di Indonesia, MLTR akan terbang untuk konser di Mongolia. Konser MLTR di Balikpapan akan digelar pada 29 November di Balikpapan Dome, kemudian 1 Desember MLTR akan menggelar konsernya di Grand Pacific Yogyakarta, dan konser akan berakhir di Surabaya Gramedia Expo pada 4 Desember 2012. Harga tiketnya sendiri dibandrol mulai Rp350 ribu (festival A), Rp500 ribu (festival B) dan Rp1,5 juta (VIP).
INDONESIA, for Danish group, Michael Learns To Rock (MLTR), is a special country. The band’s video clip of Someday was made in Uluwatu, Bali.
Besides, Indonesia was the first country to play their songs on the radio. Songs such as The Actor, released 20 years ago, receives positive welcome in Indonesia other than their native country.
“Indonesia is a special place for us,” said drummer Kare Wanscher, accompanied by vocalist Jascha Richter and guitarist Mikkel Lentz in the press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday (27/11).
MLTR is scheduled to prepare special concerts in three cities, namely Yogyakarta, Balikpapan, and Surabaya. They will plan to perform for 90 minutes and sing their old songs which are very popular in 90s and in 2000s.
The band, popularly known with songs such as That's Why (You Go Away), The Actor, Out Of The Blue, Sleeping Child and Paint My Love will sing four new songs from their latest album entitled Scandinavia.
“We hope that fans in Indonesia have spare time. We will also sing old songs that we have not played for a long time, and there will be a surprise in our concert,” said Kare.
Absent in Jakarta
CEO of Rajawali Indonesia, Anas Syahrul Alimi, as the promoter of MLTR concert said that Jakarta is not chosen as one of the place to perform because the city has been visited by lots of great artists.
“We miss Jakarta in this phenomenal MLTR concert tour. It has accommodated too many concerts, hence, we try to organize in other cities. The three cities have big fan bases other than Jakarta,” he said.
Anas admitted that tickets for MLTR concert have been sold out in Balikpapan, as for Surabaya and Yogyakarta, festival class ticket is almost sold out. He argued that many MLTR fans from Jakarta go to Yogyakarta just to catch a glimpse of their idols.
After touring in Indonesia, MLTR will fly to Mongolia. The concert in Balikpapan will be held on November 29 at Balikpapan Dome, December 1 at Grand Pacific Yogyakarta, and December 4 at Surabaya Gramedia Expo. The tickets are sold starting at Rp 350,000 (festival A), Rp 500,000 (festival B), and Rp 1.5 million (VIP).
