Tribute concert for Michael Jackson in Dhaka today

Musicians, television celebrities and media personalities will pay their tribute to Michael Jackson through a concert titled ‘Tribute to the King of Pop Michael Jackson’ to be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre at 6:30pm today.

Organisers Jadu Event told New Age that almost all the major bands and eminent solo performers of the country would perform in the concert. MJ’s popular numbers ‘Beat It’, ‘Billy Jean’, ‘Black or White’, ‘Dirty Diana’, and ‘Heal the World’ will be performed.

Jadu Events manager Sheikh Manju said band groups Renaissance, Black, Artcell, Old School, Bohemian, Metal Maze, Radio Active, Scar, Shunno, and solo performers Nasim Ali Khan of Souls, Alif Alauddin of Pentagon, Mahreen, Tishma, Elita, Kaniz, Laura, Mila and Minar will, among others, perform at the show.

Tickets for the concert priced at Tk 500, Tk 700 and Tk 1,000 will be available at the Banani and Dhanmondi branch of Ecstasy, D-pagement and Yum Yum at Dhanmondi and X-Lounge at Banani.

A ‘Best of Michael Jackson’ CD and ‘A King of Pop’ T-shirt will be given with every ticket.

Mohiuddin Alamgir