Who the fark would want to perform in Muudland Indonesia? With all the ranjiao Muslim Jihadist there who would protest and threaten to kill anything haram, shouldn't they be performing at Black Stone at Mecca instead? LOL.
https://mothership.sg/2024/03/indonesian-minister-exclusive-music-concerts-compete-singapore/
'What S'pore is offering, we'll do the same for other artists': Indonesia minister on Taylor Swift shows
"If Singapore can profit, why can't we?"
An Indonesian minister believes that his country is capable of hosting exclusive music concerts that can compete with Singapore,
Tempo reported.
Coordinating Minister for Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan was referring to Singapore's exclusive deal with Taylor Swift's team to get the global superstar to perform only in Singapore for her Southeast Asia leg of "The Eras Tour".
"If Singapore can profit, why can't we?"
"What Singapore is offering, we'll do the same for other artists. We must be willing to compete. If Singapore can profit, why can't we?" said Luhut, as quoted by
Jakarta Globe.
Speaking at the closing of Business Matching 2024 on Thursday (Mar. 7) in Denpasar, Bali, Luhut said that discussions are already underway for the plan.
A decision has been made for an entertainment company to secure exclusive contracts with other artists and organise concerts.
Luhut believed that Singapore's exclusive contract with Swift has generated significant revenue for the city-state, including foreign exchange earnings and full hotel occupancy during "The Eras Tour".
“For two weeks, you can't go to Singapore because of a Taylor Swift show. Hotels are fully booked for nine days. Why? Because Indonesia could not host her show,” said Luhut, as quoted by
Tempo.
Improve licensing system
Just last year, Indonesia's Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said that the country's licensing system
could be improved to accelerate the process of booking a show from artists.
He was explaining why Singapore
had six concert dates for British band Coldplay while Malaysia and Indonesia only had one show each.
Both concerts sold out extremely quickly, prompting calls for second dates to be put on.
However, on the day of Coldplay's first-ever concert in Indonesia on Nov. 15, about 300 protesters in Jakarta gathered outside the stadium to jeer at concertgoers.
The protesters chanted and held banners, expressing their opposition to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's support for the LGBT community.
The protesters were confronted by the police and clashed with officers.
---------------