Rolling Stones Kembali Bikin Kejutan di Macau
The Rolling Stone Still Making History in Macau
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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MEREKA mungkin dikenal di seluruh dunia, tapi The Rolling Stones harus mengawali konser perdana mereka tahun ini di Macau pada Minggu malam (9/3).
Band rock legendaris ini menggelar konser di CotaiArena, di mana mereka disambut oleh lebih dari 10.000 fans dan tiket terjual habis.
Di antara kerumunan penonton VIP tampak aktris China Zhang Ziyi, aktor Hollywood Stephen Baldwin, serta rocker Cina Wang Feng dan musisi lokal Kenny Bee.
The Stones saat ini menggelar konser Asia-Pasifik mereka tur mereka, dan singgah di Macau - salah satu dari dua Daerah Administratif Khusus dari Republik Rakyat Cina - untuk konser satu malam saja.
Ini adalah pertama kalinya dalam satu dekade bahwa Sir Mick Jagger, 70, Keith Richards, 70, Ronnie Wood, 66, dan Charlie Watts, 71, tampil di dua pulau di Republik Rakyat China, setelah tampil di kali di Hong Kong Harbour Fest pada 2003.
Harga tiket VIP yang mahal, meskipun begitu tiket seharga seharga Rp21 jutaan per orang masing-masing untuk kursi di Tounge pit, mendapati mereka asyik menikmati musik Stones dari panggung konser seperti dilaporkan South China Morning Post seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Mantan anggota Stones, Mick Taylor bergabung dengan band untuk tiga lagu, termasuk versi 10-menit dari Midnight Rambler, di mana ia bermain solo gitar.
Stones juga melantunkan Get Off of My Cloud Cloud, yang dipilih oleh para penggemar melalui situs web dan halaman Facebook Stones.
Band ini mendarat di Macau setelah menggelar tiga konser tanggal di Tokyo, memikat 150.000 penonton Jepang melalui konser besar bertajuk 2014 On Fire Tour.
The CotaiArena menjadi ajang konser terkemuka di peta musik dunia sejak dibuka pada 2007.
Rihanna dan Justin Bieber pernah konser di situ tahun lalu, dan event organizer tentunya berharap untuk dapat mengundang musisi besar lainnya.
"Kami membuat sejarah Minggu malam dengan membawa Rolling Stones ke Makau," kata Edward Tracy, Presiden dan Chief Executive Officer Sands China Ltd kepada Macau Daily Times.
"Menyambut sebuah band hebat, dicintai dan diakui dunia internasional, mengundang Rolling Stones adalah kesempatan sekali dalam seumur hidup, kami dan Makau merasa sangat diistimewakan untuk dapat menjadi tuan rumah salah satu acara tur mereka."
THEY may be known the world over, but The Rolling Stones got to play their first gig in Macau on Sunday night.
The legendary rock band took to the stage at CotaiArena, where they were greeted by over 10,000 fans at the sold out gig.
And amongst the crowd were VIP guests including Chinese screen star Zhang Ziyi, Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin, as well as Chinese rocker Wang Feng and local musician Kenny Bee.
The Stones are currently on their Asia-Pacific leg of their tour, and stopped off in Macau - one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People´s Republic of China – for the one-night-only show.
This is the first time in a decade that Sir Mick Jagger, 70, Keith Richards, 70, Ronnie Wood, 66, and Charlie Watts, 71, has graced the shores of the People’s Republic of China, having performed in two shows at Hong Kong’s Harbour Fest in 2003.
VIP tickets weren’t cheap though going for $15,000 each to get a spot in the Tongue pit, where revellers get a 360-degree view of the mouth-shaped stage, the South China Morning Post reports.
Former member Mick Taylor joined the band for three songs, including a 10-minute version of Midnight Rambler, where he performed a guitar solo.
The Stones also performed Get Off of My Cloud, which was voted for by their fans on the band’s website and Facebook page.
The band arrived in Macau after playing three dates in Tokyo, housing 150,000 Japanese fans making it the largest venue on their 2014 On Fire Tour.
The CotaiArena is becoming a bigger spot on the musical map of the world since its opening in 2007.
Rihanna and Justin Bieber performed at the venue last year, and event organisers will no doubt be hoping to secure even bigger names for 2014.
‘We made history Sunday night by bringing the one-and-only Rolling Stones to Macau,’ Edward Tracy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sands China Ltd., told the Macau Daily Times.
‘Welcoming a band as celebrated, loved and internationally acclaimed as the Rolling Stones is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we and Macau are very privileged to be able to host one of their touring shows.’
