REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Jakarta will hold a night festival on Saturday evening to mark its 487th anniversary.
Nine stages have been set up along Jalan MH Thamrin thoroughfare for musical performances to highlight the event from 7pm to 11pm.
"The stages have been set up in cooperation between the Jakarta administration and private parties as well as provincial-owned companies," committee chairman Bambang Soegiono said here on Saturday.
A number of well-known artistes would be performing, including Sheila on Seven Band, Wali Band, Mulan Jameela, Rif, White Shoes, the Couples Company, Peewee Gaskins and Indonesian Idol stars.
Each stage would present different entertainment shows such as rock music, "dangdut", percussion and "keroncong tugu" music performances, Bambang said.
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