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10/06/09
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Tickets to see British singer Sting perform in Tashkent will cost between $1,000 and $2,000 dollars, organizers say.
The former Police front man will play at the Alisher Navoi Theater on October 18 as part of Art Week Style.uz-2009, a fashion and art event masterminded by Gulnara Karimova, President Islam Karimov’s daughter, the CA-News.org news agency reported on October 6.
Even the cheapest ticket will cost more than 45 times the average monthly salary in Uzbekistan, the report notes. Previous entertainers at Karimova’s showcase include Rod Stewart and Julio Iglesias.
The weeklong program aims to promote international and Uzbek fashion items, including Karimova’s own range of jewelry designed for Chopard, a Swiss luxury brand. Karimova is currently head of the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan to the United Nations in Geneva.
Posted October 6, 2009 © Eurasianet
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