Pesta Malam Indonesia 3

One of the best events I went to last year was the Pesta Malam Indonesia 2.

Gila, tak happening??!!! Ada Samsons dan Sheila On 7! Of course there were so many other acts like Ungu, Peterpan and Slank which are definite favourites in my book as well... and Dewi Dewi.

Tapi serious aku moshing gila masa Samsons dan Sheila sebab memang I know every song from them since gilakan meka dari zaman dahulukala (macam betul jerk)

If you guys read my past entry, you would know just how much fun it was. Walaopon ada yang kata venue ketika tuh kat Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park jauh dan tak kena, in reality, that is still one of the best spots to freak out. Nama pon pesta... kena la festival vibe sikit with wide open spaces and a humongous stage to kick things off kan. Do I even need to mention the kick-ass bands?

And the tickets were more than affordable, so masa tuh aku ingat agik kita turun berempat.

Walaopon pas opening number Dewi Dewi finished mula hujan, just before Samsons came on, takde hal! Semangat meka performing, honestly was worth getting drenched for.

Tengok je pics time tuh.







I stayed on almost to the end, tapi missed out on Slank who was last, sebab dah tak larat by that time. Serious... it takes serious energy to get down with the crowd. Energy running high the whole day... and night.

For those yang are wondering what the hey is Pesta Malam Indonesia, it's actually a music festival bringing together the hottest Indonesian acts on one stage.
The first was April 2006 with Dewa, Gigi, Padi, Ada Band, Cokelat, Ungu, Ratu and Ari Lasso.

The second was in August 2008 as mentioned with Dewi Dewi, Samsons, Sheila On 7, Ungu, Peterpan, Slank. Local guests were Hujan dan Meet Uncle Hussain.




This year on 20 June, Dewa, Padi dan Gigi will make a comeback on the PMI stage, sekali Sheila On 7 from last year, while Andra & The Backbone will be making their debut at the festival. Aku and Jinbara are the local guests.

I've caught a lot of Dewa's performances, so I know what kind of show they can put on. Ditto for Gigi. Read : amazing! Yang aku tunggukan kali nih is Padi sebab da lama tak nampak meka onstage sini, and also Andra & The Backbone (nak sangat layan lagu Sempurna).

And of course... Sheila On 7. Need I say more. Cue Wayne and Garth.. "We're not worthy.. we're not worthy!!!"

They came on after Samsons last year.. perghhh!!! Best gila!







Why the need for this long entry. Sebab aku nak party out this year without any bullshit.

Tiap kali ada je Pesta Malam Indonesia nih ada yang banyak songeh. Ramai rasa tegugat. Then some will talk about patriotism. Puh-lease la guys. We are Malaysian. Period!

Tapi music is without any geographical boundaries. So why limit ourselves. These acts are the best from Indonesia. Let's enjoy music as it is - in any form or language. So guys come on out and rock! Heh... promo sangat kan. Tapi aku memang hyped pasal Pesta Malam Indonesia.

Yang sapa nak kecoh pasal pekerja asing saja pergi, seriously... you need a head check. Last time I was there were helluva lot of Malaysian there enjoying themselves. Didn't make them any less Malaysians,just like it doesn't when you attend Avril, Linkin Park or even Stefanie Sun (matilah aku tetiba lari ke sana)

But seriously though, if you guys can make it, check the show out. It's a whole day event, so korang takleh cam aku. Learn to pace yourself or you'll burn out before the end of the night. I know sponsors TM will be opening their booths to promote their iTalk products. Tapi yang besh nya, beli dapat meet the bands, so more info on that opportunity later.

TM's iTalk is sponsoring the event for the second time after their affiliation with Pesta Malam Indonesia last year as well, if you guys are picking up tickets, you'll notice yang each purchase comes with a FREE iTalk Mobile Dialer. Tatau apa iTalk mobile dialer. Aiyak! Cara mudah to make cheap call using the prepaid calling card la, which is iTalk card. Dengan iTalk Mobile dialer ni..boleh buat panggilan terus dari handphone tau. Tak payah nak dial 1 800 lagi..

And if any of you have to ask.. yes, I am going. So expect tonnes of pics.Meanhwile korang layan these pics first.

For my previous entries on Pesta Malam Indoneisa 2, CLICK HERE, HERE and HERE for the three part special I did last year.

FLASHBACK!
Link 1 - Pesta Malam Indonesia 2 (Part 1)
Link 2 - Pesta Malam Indonesia 2 (Part 2)
Link 3 - Pesta Malam Indonesia 2 (Part 3)

And..kalau nak tengok interview eksklusif dengan band-band PMI3, click here for HYPP TV


PS - Will add more on Pesta Malam Indonesia 3 soon!

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Pesta Malam Indonesia 2 - Part 1 (The Samsons special)

Don't say I didn't warn you. Entry ni malas nak posting pepanjang. Aku banyakkan pics jer lah ek. Smalam memang happening gila!

Aku sampai Bukit Kiara ngan a group of five, masa tu baru kick off the main show. Dah miss Hujan dan Meet Uncle Hussain. Tak sanggup nak jemur bawah panas... except for Samsons.

Heh.... the moment we reached, Dewi Dewi baru open for the Indonesian half of the show.

Nothing great... here some pics. Dari gambar gambar pun tau aku tak semangat sangat nak layan show meka nih kan. Matilah aku... layan je la...







Masa show Dewi Dewi nih sparuh jalan, it started drizzling. Setitis dua jer la baru aku da horror sebab Samsons pastu. Merasalah aku akan basah kuyup joget sakan. Da terbayang esok mesti demam.

Ber SMS ngan Bam. Pesan it better be a rockin' show cause I'm going to be drenched banging out front. Bam gelak je... zalim! Tapi dia promise an amazing show, and lagu lagu Samsons nak perform pun besh besh, so aku reassured sikit.

The crowd memula tak ramai, I would think maybe 2,000 lebih orang je. Tapi by the time Dewi Dewi habis je, it had grown almost double! And smain ramai by the minute.



Bosan nunggu celah break tuh, gi backstage ngan Tang jumpa bebudak dulu. Erik and Aldri were onstage just hanging about waiting to get on.




Said hi to them, before headed to the VIP lounge nak jumpa Bam and Irfan. Lepak with Bam jap just to catch up before sat down and chatted with Irfan for about 20 minutes before their stage call. Kalao ada rezeki, aku akan dapat kerjasama dengan mereka untuk an upcoming project. Tak sempat lak nak snappy pics sebab engrossed in conversation sangat.

Just managed to snap one masa Bam kena approach by some VIP fans for autographs.



And it was on to the show. From backstage aku sprint (mampu ke) to the front. Let the show begin!

It drizzled quite something masa midway but aku tetap tak berganjak. Biar basah tapi tetap leh rock! All in all they performed fantastic as usual, cuma sayang awal sangat meka on sebab Bam rushing back to Jakarta immediately after the show (kesian lak meka tak cukup tido sebab sebelom mai sini kat Nagoya, Japan lak.. alamatnya tak cukup tido).

Also it wasn't like the Bar Savanh show where they performed almost everything they've recorded. Still, dapat lagu lagu baru mereka, Tak Bisa Memiliki, my current favourite and Hening my upcoming fave. Enjoy the pics.























































By the time they were done, I was drenched with sweat and partly because of the rain. But hey... I smelled good still. Thank you Mr Versace for that.

Rush backstage jumpa Bam sat sebelom dia berangkat pulang. He was going off immediately after a shirt change, so one last cam whoring session. Pastu lepak jer ngan Erik yang kelakar. Hope they don't take another year to come back here for a show. Tapi this is the third time I've seen them perform in the last month, so I guess I can count myself lucky.Samsons rule!


PS - Pada ahli Samsonia Malaysia and Indonesia, you're welcome to republish these pics but remember to credit me ok. Thanks. Stay tuned for Part 2 of my pesta Malam Indonesia entry with a Sheila On 7 special.

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