Carrying The Spirit Of Nationalism, G-Pluck Wear Batik While In Action At Liverpool

JAKARTA - The Beatles music unit from Jakarta G-Pluck carries the spirit of nationalism by wearing a black batik patterned shirt when appearing at the fourth day of the Liverpool International Beatleweek Festival 2023, Sunday (27/8) early morning local time.

G-Pluck fronted by Garnida Clouds (bass), Gilang Pramudya (guitar/vocals), Fery Gustian (guitar/vocals), Beni Pratama (drums), and Aufa Kantadiredja (keyboard/vocals) played nicely in front of dozens of fans of The Beatles songs at Crosby Suite, Adelphi Hotel Liverpool.

"Helo, we G-Pluck who flew by plane from Indonesia for twenty hours to appear in front of all of you. We are proud to wear batik, a distinctive pattern that symbolizes the spirit of nationality in our country as well as conveys a message of friendship for everyone here," opened the band's bass player as well as leader, namely Awan Garnida, quoted by Antara, Sunday.

The clouds then continued that currently there may be many people from all over the world, including in Liverpool, Great Britain, who already know Indonesian batik well. Appearing wearing batik while playing Beatles songs at the festival, he continued, gave an injection of enthusiasm for the band to spread positive messages about Indonesia to the world.

"I believe there are some people in this room who have been to Indonesia. You certainly know about Bali, Java, Lombok, Toba, or Papua. Indonesia is a tropical country with a very rich culture, a piece of heaven that fell to earth. Therefore, we would be very happy if the people here prepared flight tickets and immediately came to Indonesia," smiled Awan who was greeted with a nod and applause from the audience.

Playing for 45 minutes, Awan Garnida cs. brought warmth to Crosby Suite through a number of numbers that made the audience reminisce to the golden era of The Beatles through the song "Something", "In My Life," "Real Love", "Penny Lane", "Come Together", "Don't Let Me Down", "Girl", "Twist And Shout", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", and John Lennon's "Imagine".

Liverpool International Beatleweek Festival 2023 is the biggest festival in the world for Beatles fans from all over the world. The 40-year-old event is not only a momentum for fans of The Beatles songs and presents the best tribute bands from various countries, but also presents exhibitions and auction sessions for Paul McCartney et al., as well as film screenings.

Furthermore, at the Liverpool International Beatleweek Festival 2023, G-Pluck will appear on the Wave Bar Adelphi stage (27/8) at 8 pm local time, Cavern Pub and Cavern Live Lounge (28/8), and Cavern Pub (29/8).

After playing at Liverpool, G-Pluck will continue the tour series of those who have full support from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Research and Technology, Bank BCA, and JavaMifi to several locations in the Netherlands and Germany.

In the Netherlands, G-Pluck will appear in Langweer Friesland, Cafe de Welp Reduzum, and Tong Tong Fair The Hague. After that, they will continue their journey to Germany to play at the Alte Feuerwache Köln and the Hamburg Club Indra.