Padi Reborn at the Two Eight Concert: Nostalgia Songs on the Modern Stage

Padi Reborn at the Two Eight Concert (Ivan Two Putra/VOI)

JAKARTA - Padi Reborn has just completed the event entitled "Concert Two Eight" with thousands of Padi Friends - a term for fans - who filled the Senayan Indoor Tennis, Central Jakarta on Saturday, January 31 evening.

The show starts at 20.00 WIB, when Fadly (vocals), Piyu (guitar), Ari (guitar), Rindra (bass), and Yoyo (drums) appear on a 360-degree stage, performing "Prolog".

The band from Surabaya continued the performance by performing two of their hit songs from the past, "Bayangkanlah" and "Menanti Sebuah Jawaban", which were greeted by the audience by joining in singing each verse of the song together.

"We give thanks to God Almighty, because Rice is back to greet Rice Friends. Thank you to all of you who have come tonight," said Fadly when greeting the audience.

The nostalgic atmosphere was so felt in this concert. Fadly cs managed to bring fans - dominated by the millennial generation - to celebrate the glory of Indonesian bands in the 2000s through songs such as "The Entertainer", "Something Beautiful", "Everything is Not the Same", "It Turns Out Love", "Mahadewi", to "So Beautiful".

A 40-year-old male audience member from Jakarta, Dhani, seemed to enjoy the performance from the Festival Class, only about 7 meters from the stage's edge. He admitted that he really idolized Padi, who had been following since he was still in school.

For him, watching Padi's solo concert was a moment to remember his youth. Different from his appearance at music festivals, he felt more complete when watching the beloved band in its entirety.

"I've watched Padi's concert several times, at festivals too, but I prefer this kind of thing, because there are more songs to bring. So it's satisfying," said Dhani.

The show itself lasted almost three hours. Songs that are rarely played until the new release are also played, just say "Circle", "Enough...!", "Ego", to "How Does It Feel".

Modern Stage Visuals Like International Musicians' Concerts That night, Padi Reborn not only performed with a 360-degree stage concept. Northstar Entertainment, Megapro Communications, and Mata Elang Production presented an artistic setup that is usually only found in the performances of big artists from abroad.

The hydraulic stage, a circular screen that can be seen from all sides, additional screens at each corner of the room, lighting, and other effects are presented to blend in with the band's performance, which has produced seven studio albums.

The concept of a circular stage is clearly not something easy. However, the members managed to maintain the intensity of the performance, even though they had to exert extra effort because they had to greet all the audience who were divided into four sides of the room.

The stage visualization presented also received a response from one of the female spectators from the stands, Gita, who after the performance admitted to having a new experience, even though she didn't get a good position when the song "Harmony" was performed by Piyu.

"This is the first time I've watched a concert with a stage like this, overall it's okay, cool, but I couldn't record the song 'Harmoni', because Piyu didn't go around the stage," said Gita.

Furthermore, Gita agreed that the new stage concept was like an international musician's concert. "Yes, it is (like a concert of musicians from abroad). If the local band concert is mostly like usual. If the visuals are like that, usually I see on social media that it is K-pop concerts or foreign artists. "

Padi Reborn does not appear alone. Fanny Soegi fan Sal Priadi was also presented as a guest performer. Fanny performed "Blue Sky" and "Asmalibrasi", while Sal performed "Fragile" and "Gala Bunga Matahari".

The concert Dua Delapan ended with Padi Reborn and thousands of fans who are still loyal to watch, sing along for the two closing songs, "Hitam" and "Sobat".