Coldplay have announced their return to Asia and Australia with a run of stadium shows in November this year, as part of the British band’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour. The string of dates feature the band’s first shows in Tokyo since 2017 as well as their first ever dates in Kaohsiung in Taiwan, …
K-pop concert halted after fans faint in crowd
A concert held by K-pop boyband NCT 127 in Jakarta, Indonesia was halted after almost 30 fans fainted in a pushing crowd. The concert was already taking place with heightened security after the police investigated a bomb threat before the show, which was taking place at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE). A bomb squad and …
Indonesia music body claims events at risk of cancellation following overcrowding issues
Concert organiser Asosiasi Promotor Musik Indonesia (APMI) has claimed that major music events in Indonesia are facing the possibility of cancellation, following an overcrowding incident at Berdendang Bergoyang festival last weekend. In a statement to Indonesian news outlet Detik, the association of music promoters said that it was uncertain if concerts and festivals planned in …
ASEAN Music Showcase Festival reveals line-up
ASEAN Music Showcase (AMS) Festival is marking its first in-person event since it was founded in 2020, and has unveiled an all-Asian multi-genre lineup. The festival is set to bring together some of Asia’s most exciting music acts in Singapore on September 10 and 11. Each country in ASEAN – which includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, …
Indonesian MotoGP attracts post-COVID record crowd
Indonesia is set for its biggest sporting event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when it stages its first motorcycle grand prix in 25 years. All 63,000 available tickets have been sold for this weekend’s MotoGP Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia at the Mandalika International Street Circuit on the tourist island of Lombok. Many …
Basketball World Cup tickets go on sale for host nations
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has today (Tuesday) launched tickets for the 2023 Basketball World Cup in host nations Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia. FIBA has launched the tickets for the three countries, with next year’s World Cup taking place from August 25 to September 10. The second window of qualifiers for the tournament has …
Marvel fans left frustrated by ticketing platform error
Indonesian Marvel and Spider-Man fans have been left frustrated as ticketing platform Tix ID had to issue mass refunds due to a system error. The day before Spider-Man: No Way Home is due to hit cinemas, some customers received notification that they had been automatically refunded for their tickets. More specifically, Tix ID had to …