By Ary Hermawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
It seems that Jakarta just cannot stop rocking this year.
As if the Java Jazz Festival, the Jakarta Rock Parade and big concerts from Incubus, My Chemical Romance, Skid Row, Duran Duran, Bjork and James Blunt were not enough, now there comes "Jakarta Jam", a two-day festival featuring four international acts on one stage.
The festival, to be held on July 31 and Aug. 1, is organized by Java Musikindo.
Performing on the first day of the festival are French-Canadian pop-punk band Simple Plan, American pop-punk band New Found Glory and local act Andra and The Backbone.
Colorado band OneRepublic and Welsh rock band Lostprophets will hit the stage on the second day of the festival. Rocker Melanie Subono, the daughter of none other than Java Musikindo founder Adrie Subono, will also perform in the musical event.
The members of Simple Plan are Pierre Bouvier (vocals), Charles "Chuck" Comeau (drums), Jeff Stinco (lead guitar), David Desrosiers (bass) and Sebastian "Seb" Lefebvre (guitar). Their third and self-titled album Simple Plan was released in January this year.
OneRepublic is known for their single "Apologize", which featured on their debut album Dreaming Out Loud. They are Ryan Tedder (vocals), Zach Filkins (guitar), Drew Brown (guitar), Eddie Fisher (drums) and Brent Kutzle (bass guitar and keyboard).
On July 31 at the Jakarta Convention Center, only a few hundred meters from the rock festival, American R&B singer Alicia Keys will stage her first concert here as part of the promotion of her new album, As I Am, which was released last year.
Her concert has been the target of protests by health organization Tobacco Free Kids because it is sponsored by A Mild cigarette brand, produced by Sampoerna, a subsidiary of tobacco giant Philip Morris International. The organization has accused the company of using its sponsorship as a way to market cigarettes to children.
Keys, a Grammy Award winner whose albums have sold in the millions, is involved in Keep A Child Alive, a program that aims to raise awareness of children's health and HIV/AIDS in poor countries.
The BBC reported that Keys released a statement asking for "corrective actions" and that she apologized for "any misleading advertising initially associated with the show".
The promoter for Keys' "As I Am" concert in Jakarta is Rini Noor Productions (RNP), which successfully staged the Duran Duran concert in April for their Red Carpet Massacre album promotion.
"I'm an unyielding advocate for the well-being and health of children around the world and do not condone or endorse smoking," Keys said, as quoted by the BBC.
"I look forward to bringing my music and message to my wonderful fans in Jakarta."
Jakarta Jam
July 31-August 1 at Tennis Indoor Senayan Stadium
July 31 at Jakarta International Convention Center in Senayan
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