5 UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS IN JAKARTA TO KEEP ON YOUR RADAR
If you missed Pestapora, we got you covered, here are the five most anticipated events coming near the end of the year.
The year 2022 is coming to a close with two more months on the calendar, meanwhile, events and concerts are making a comeback and each one wants a spot on yours.
Earlier this year in September, the Pestapora music festival made its debut to a roaring crowd. The festival featured various local acts and bands, including those of the humble dangdut variety, but that did not take any shine away from the event, far from it, it was welcomed with huge enthusiasm from a pretty young crowd, including the aging millennials and the spritely zoomers.
If you missed Pestapora, we got you covered, here are the five most anticipated events coming near the end of the year.
Soundrenaline
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Soundrenaline is making a comeback this year on the 26th to 27th of November at Allianz Ecopark Ancol, Jakarta. The musical festival will feature a hodge-podge of musical genres from pop, electronic, rock, and even metal. This will be the event’s 18th anniversary, and likewise feature 18 international musicians such as Weezer, Clean Bandit, MuraMasa, FKJ, and many more.
Head in the Clouds
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The Head in the Clouds Music and Arts Festival is the long-awaited Asian tour of artists from the 88Rising label that features musicians from all over Asia, including Jakarta’s pride and joy, Rich Brian. The festival will be held at the Community Park in Pantai Indah Kapuk 2 from December 3 to 4, headlined by NIKI, Rich Brian, Joji, Jackson Wang, and many more.
Djakarta Warehouse Project
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Back in my day, you weren’t really cool unless you’d been to the Djakarta Warehouse Project, an EDM event that made its humble beginnings in 2008 as a club event that took place at the Blowfish club in Jakarta. This year, the Djakarta Warehouse Project, or DWP, will be making a comeback for three days from December 9 to 11 at the JIEXpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, and headlined by world-class DJs such as Armin Van Buuren, DJ Snake, Hardwell, Martin Garrix and many more.
Boy Pablo
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Youtube-Bedroom-Indie-Pop-Sensation Boy Pablo is finally coming to Jakarta all the way from Norway to see his Indonesian fans for three days straight on December 3 to 5 at the Hall Basket Senayan at the Gelora Bung Karno. After finding success with his mini album “Soy Pablo,” the Chilean-Norwegian singer-songwriter has been making the rounds, even appearing at Coachella. While this will be nowhere near as huge as Coachella, you’ll still be guaranteed a good and chill evening with Boy Pablo.
GudFest 2022
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An honorable mention for the GudFest which was supposed to be held today, November 18 to November 20, but was postponed to March 2023 according to their concert organizers on Instagram. The festival was slated to feature Chvrches, Ruel, Dashboard Confessional, Eric Nam, Lauv, Honne, and many more. Concert organizers did not elaborate on their post as to why the festival was postponed, and only mentioned a “technical issue” that has not been fulfilled. The festival will likely return next year with a different lineup.
