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:

Dates: 30th & 31st October 2009 (Friday & Saturday)
Venue: Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Prices: DAILY PASS – Rp. 100, 000 (online purchase only, valid until 15th June 2009), Rp. 250, 000 (early bird) & Rp. 250, 000 (normal price)

2 DAY PASS – Rp. 180, 000 (online purchase only, valid until 15th June 2009), Rp. 400, 000 (early bird) & Rp. 500, 000 (normal price)

* Special Show Prices not included, time and quantity of the offer is limited!

Tickets: Ticketing outlets or online purchase
Hotline: +62 21 72783601-02 (10am-6pm weekdays, 11am-2pm Saturdays)
Artist line up (confirmed): Arrested Development, Tortured Soul, Jessica Mauboy feat. IZ, Laura Izibor, Musiq Soulchild, Pete Philly & Requisite, DJ Moni, DJ Spooky, The Ting Tings, DMC

Artists on their current wishlist for the festival include:

Head of state : Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill & Ralph Tresvant, Arrested Development, Gym Class Heroes, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Estelle, Pete Philly & Perquisite, Joe Flizzow, Ne-Yo & DJ Havana Brown

For more information, be sure to visit www.javasoulnationfestival.com.

The duo from Salford, UK will be in our region prior to their appearance at Australia’s Big Day Out festival in January. They will be performing as part of Singapore’s first annual Big Night Out event.

Date: 13th January 2009 (Tuesday)
Venue: Fort Canning Park, Singapore
Price: S$85 (Till 15 Dec 08), S$95 (16 Dec 08 – 13 Jan 09), S$105 (At The Door)
Tickets: On sale via Sistic starting December 1st

This event was brought to you by LAMC Productions.