One of the most talked about bands, the alt rock French quartet named Phoenix is set to perform in Jakarta this August to promote their latest album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. It is their current sole SEA tour date prior to their Australian tour and festival stints in Japan and Europe. They were one of the more recent additions in our list of bands in the Rumours page and we couldn’t be more pleased for our fellow neighbours! No news as of yet on whether there will be more SEA dates scheduled for this tour, but we will keep you posted.

Details of their Indonesian concert is as follows:

Last September we posted about the band’s show in January which was unfortunately canceled at the last minute due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that occurred earlier in the year. Well here’s the good news for fans that have been waiting patiently – the band is supposedly rescheduling the concert and here are the new details:

In case you missed the memo, the Ratatat gig at Zouk Club KL happening on the 28th is organized by none other than our friends at Junk. Thanks to them, we have two pairs of tickets to give away and it’s incredibly easy to win them.

UPDATE: Congratulations to the winners, kindly e-mail us at morethangoodhooks@gmail.com with the details requested no later than Monday, 25th May. Thanks to all who participated!

Originally posted on 12th April 2009

Mike Stroud and Evan Mast, the duo better known as the electronic outfit Ratatat from NYC will be performing their inaugural shows in Southeast Asia this May. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the band live as they play in Malaysia and Vietnam for the first time following their tour of Australia and China! Our friends at Junk are hosting the event in Malaysia under their Upfront series, so you’d definitely want to be there!

We have two pairs of tickets to give away for you and a friend to catch Ratatat, more info on that very soon.

Concert details are as follows:

Belfast’s metal outfit Condemned will be performing several shows in Indonesia this June dubbed as the Indogrindnesia Tour 09. The tour originally included Bangkok on the list of tour dates which apparently was then moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. However, the only confirmed shows have been the Indonesian dates and the details are as follows:

Originally posted on 12th February 2009

English deathcore band Bring Me The Horizon on UK indie label Visible Noise is set to perform in Jakarta, Indonesia this May! Be sure to catch them live on their first ever South East Asian tour.

15/3: As stated in the band’s recent MySpace blog entry, the Jakarta date is the sole South East Asian show they will be playing for the year so get your tickets quick!

09/05: The concert has been cancelled, more information is under the cut.

Last year’s saw artists such as Akon, Ashanti and Blackstreet amongst those entertaining R&B, hip hop, rap and soul fans in Jakarta and if you enjoyed yourself then, be prepared for 2009′s! This year’s is also set to be spread out over two days in late October and although it is still awhile away, the organizers are wasting no time – tickets are on sale and they have a wishlist of artists for the line up which is bound to get some of you excited.

Details are as follows:

As mentioned on Twitter several days ago, the Green Day street team will be launched today and we are keeping to our word. We are seeking highly motivated and committed fans to be a part of this so if sounds like it’s your calling – we want you! As a Green Day street team member, you will be promoting the band’s latest release, 21st Century Breakdown and be rewarded for it!

The team will be open to receive applications for only a week so if you want in, get going and send us that e-mail. Everything you need to know is located under Street Team > Active.