YOGYAKARTA - The rain that never stopped from morning to evening, as well as the sudden change in rundown of local bands did not reduce the passion of distorted music lovers to flock to Kridosono Stadium, Yogyakarta, Sunday, March 1. Yes, the fame of the JogjaROCKarta festival has not been eroded one bit.
The appearance of Scorpions and Whitesnake as headliners really hypnotized around 17 thousand spectators who packed the wet field. Whitesnake appeared before the Scorpions. They opened their performance with the song Bad Boys at 20.40 WIB. "Finally met again after 1975," said David Coverdale, the vocalist, greeting the audience. Coverdale's last came to Indonesia with Deep Purple 45 years ago.
The band fronted by David Coverdale (vocals), Reb Beach (guitar), Joel Hoekstra (guitar), Michael Devin (bass), Tommy Aldridge (drums), and Michele Luppi (keyboards), performed 14 songs, including, Here I Go Again, Slow And Easy, Fool For Your Loving, Love Ain't No Stranger, Shut Up And Kiss Me, and Still if the Night. They satisfy their fans by performing for 80 minutes.
Scorpions opened the show with the song Going Out With A Bang. This rock band from Hanover Germany consists of Rudolf Schenker (guitar), Klaus Meine (vocals), Matthias Jabs (guitar), Paweł Mąciwoda (bass), and Mikkey Dee (drums). Scorpions played 15 songs, including the hits Wind Of Change and Still Loving You. There is also a 70's medley consisting of Top Of The Bill, Steamrock Fever, Speedy's Coming, and Catch Your Train.
No less stunning stage action was also presented by Meine et al. Even though some time ago, he just underwent kidney stone surgery. "Good evening, Yogyakarta, how are you," Klaus said in Indonesian, greeting the audience. He tries to appear attractive and master the stage, including distributing a number of drumsticks to the audience by throwing them from the stage. Scorpions ended the show with the song Rock You Like A Hurricane.
Death Vomit Cancel Shows
Heavy rain made the JogjaROCKarta event postponed 30 minutes from the predetermined schedule. Death Vomit, which was supposed to be the opening band at 14.30 WIB, decided not to perform. As a result, the Rocket Aviation Group opened this international rock music event. The Jakarta-based band consisting of John Paul (bass and vocals), Rey Marshall (guitar), and Igusti Vikranta (drums) delivered a song called Jalanan Dog which marked the start of JogjaROCKarta. They performed for about 40 minutes and closed their performance with the song Mati Muda.
The rain decreased when Navicula took action on stage at 16.20 WIB. This grunge band from Ubud Bali performed six songs, namely In front of the Screen, Let Angels, Bows of Rain, Mafia Hukum, Bali Dare to Stop, and Metropoluta. The band fronted by I Gede Roby (vocals), Khrisnanda Adipurba (bass), and Palel Atmoko (drums) is performing for the first time at JogjaROCKarta Festival # 4 2020.
"We are happy to be able to play at JogjaROCKarta because it means that we are part of the history of the biggest rock music scene, we can add to our list of curriculum vitae," said Roby.
He also does not question the weather is rainy or not, when Navicula is lined up to appear, then they are ready. Including, not taking into account the number of viewers. "It doesn't matter how many spectators you play in front of you, whether you want a thousand or 5 thousand, we will still perform," he said.
The legendary rock band God Bless performed at around 17.00 WIB. Ahmad Albar (vocals), Ian Antono (guitar), Donny Fatah (bass), Abadi Soesman (keyboards) and Fajar Satriatama (drums), played 11 songs, including Rumah Kita, Hidup, Cermin, and Ant Hitam.
God Bless' performance at JogjaROCKarta is the third time. The JogjaROCKarta stage also reunited God Bless with David Coverdale, the vocalist of Whitesnake. They had one stage when David was still the vocalist of Deep Purple and a concert in Jakarta in 1975.
The Hu, a rock band from Mongolia, took to the stage at 18.20 WIB. The band consisting of Nyamjantsan Galsanjamts, Galbadrakh Tsendbaatar, Temuulen Naranbaatar, and Enkhasaikhan Batjargal performed for about 45 minutes.
They performed nine songs, including Shoog Shoog, The Same, The Gereg, Uchirtai Gurav, Yuve Yuve Yu, Wolf Totem, The Great Chinggis Khaan, Black Thunder, and This is the Mongol. Carrying the flow of hunnu rock, The Hu combines western headbanging with traditional music. The band also uses Mongolian flutes and guitars.
Legendary 90s rock band, Powerslaves, performed just before Whitesnake. The band fronted by Heydi Ibrahim (vocals), Anwar Fatahillah (bass), and Wiwiex Soedarno (keyboards), plus three additional musicians; Anton (drums) Ambang Christ and Robbie Rahman (guitar) should have delivered 10 songs. However, rearranging the duration made them only perform 20 minutes and delivered five songs.
The band, which came to JogjaROCKarta for the first time, also performed their hits, such as Incident Mie, Metal Kecil, Impian, If You Understand, Tonight, and 100% Rock and Roll. "We are happy to be performing at JogjaROCKarta, amazing," said Anwar. Even though, he regretted cutting the duration of his performance, but he tolerated it. "It's normal to appear at music festivals and play before foreign artists have a cut duration," he said.
CEO of Rajawali Indonesia and founder of JogjaROCKarta, Anas Syahrul Alimi, was grateful that the concert was a success despite the rain. He did not deny that a band canceled its performance due to weather factors. "They have also apologized," he said.
According to Anas, JogjaROCKarta can be replicated in other regions and become an example of a world-class festival that can also be held in the regions. He said that the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, who also watched JogjaROCKarta, wanted to hold a similar event in Semarang.
Anas also revealed that this fourth edition of JogjaROCKarta is a witness to the history of Indonesian music because Scorpions and Whitesnake can play on one stage. This event also proves that in the midst of the corona virus issue, tourism can be boosted through this event. "As many as 70 percent of the spectators who come from outside the city," concluded Anas.
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