ANDREA BOCELLI CONCERT JAKARTA: INDONESIA RAYA CAME FIRST
Andrea Bocelli concert Jakarta recap: a choir opened with Indonesia Raya at JIExpo, after the Borobudur lanterns.
AT A GLANCE
- 2 concerts in Indonesia (Borobudur and Jakarta)
- 30 years since the album Romanza
- 1 region: Indonesia was his only public Asia-Pacific stop in 2026
The first voice at the Andrea Bocelli concert in Jakarta did not belong to Andrea Bocelli. It was a choir, backed by a full orchestra, singing Indonesia Raya on Tuesday night, 3 November 2026, at JIExpo Kemayoran. The Italian tenor had not stepped out yet.
That choice shaped the whole night. The sound built slowly, one instrument at a time, while red light washed over the musicians on the giant screen above the stage. Local media described the mood as solemn.
Andrea Bocelli, the 66-year-old Italian tenor, played two Indonesian concerts on his Romanza 30th Anniversary World Tour. The first was at Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, on 31 October 2026. The second was at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran on 3 November 2026,
What happened at the Andrea Bocelli concert in Jakarta?
The Jakarta show was planned as a large, modern production. Prajna Murdaya, founder of Shoemaker Studios, said the JIExpo concert was designed to international standards. The running order was simple: classical opera first, then songs from Romanza in the second half.
Bocelli last sang in Jakarta in 2011. This time he told reporters he had not yet learned Indonesian or any Indonesian songs. So the choir carried the anthem for him.
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Why was the Borobudur show so different?
Three days earlier, the setting was the opposite of a concert hall. At Borobudur, one of the largest Buddhist temples in the world, thousands of lanterns lit the night sky behind the stage. Violins played into the dark while the temple glowed red above the orchestra.
Bocelli also sang The Prayer as a duet with Indonesian singer Lea Simanjuntak. Kapanlagi.com said the song carried a message of peace and humanity.
“We deliberately chose Borobudur and Jakarta because we did not want to bring the same concert twice.”
Prajna Murdaya, founder, Shoemaker Studios That idea explains the whole tour: the same music in two very different rooms.
Why does Romanza still matter after 30 years?
Romanza came out in 1996 and reached international markets in 1997. Bocelli said the album has sold tens of millions of copies, which is why the whole tour is built around it.
Here is the fact worth sending to your group chat. These two shows were his only public performances in the entire Asia-Pacific region in 2026. For one week, Indonesia was the only place in the region where you could see him live.
