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:

BEATFEST 2009
Date: 1st August 2009 (Saturday)
Venue: Bengkel Night Park, Jakarta, Indonesia (originally Hockey Rink)
Other bands: The S.I.G.I.T , Rock N Roll Mafia & Naif
Tickets: IDR 275.O00, (early bird from June 19th – June 30th only @ Aksara stores & FFWD Records office @ Jalan Setiabudi, Bandung) & IDR 375.000 (normal price starting July 1st 09)
Hotlines: Aksara Kemang +62217199288; Aksara Citos +622175920347; Aksara Plaza Indonesia +62213107711; Aksara Pacific Place +622157973740; Aquarius Mahakam +62217208413; Fast Forward Records Office Bandung +6222038668

Further information will be posted, in the mean time do check out their tunes at www.myspace.com/wearephoenix.