Meeting Uncle Hussein
Satiman Jamin
The award-winning Malaysian rock band Meet Uncle Hussein will come to Johor for a concert with popular Indonesian band Samsons at Stadium Bandaraya on April 11.
Noridah Kamarudin (left) and Razaleigh Rahim at the press conference to announce the Johor Tour of Sound 2009 concert.
The concert, dubbed the "Johor Tour of Sound 2009" is organised by Rentasche Carries Sdn Bhd and sponsored by the Tourism Ministry and the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) is an effort to woo tourists.
Johor Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board director Noridah Kamarudin said the concert was expected to attract fans from Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.
"Samsons is a very popular band in the region and its performance will give a boost to tourist arrivals here," she said.
She said many fans were expected to stay overnight in the city as the concert was scheduled to run from 9pm to midnight.
Rentasche Carries Sdn Bhd group managing director Razaleigh Rahim said tickets are available online at ticketpro.com.my.
"The tickets are priced at RM33, RM43 and RM53. VIP seat tickets are RM93 each," he said.
He said the three hours would be equally divided between the two bands to perform.
"We are targeting about 70 percent of local fans. Hopefully, we can get a full house at Stadium Bandaraya, which can seat around 9,000 people," he said.
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