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Rock-n-Roll Wonderland Named JavaRockin’Land

Yes, the biggest rock festival in South East Asia is back! Last year they brought relatively big names---and attracted almost 50,000 people---such as Mr. Big, Mew, Third Eye Blind, Secondhand Serenade, etc; in 2010 this Gudang Garam-sponsored event will present even bigger calibres: Smashing Pumpkins, Stereophonics, Arkarna, Mutemath, Datarock, Di-rect, etc. The venue is at Carnaval Beach, Ancol, same as last year. The tickets can already be purchased. The normal price for a day event is Rp 320.000, while the 3-day pass is Rp 760.000. There will also be a camp site which public can rent tents to stay in. The confirmed schedule for the international bands so far is: Smashing Pumpkins & Datarock on Friday, October 8; Stereophonics, Galaxy 7 and Arkarna on Saturday, October 9; and Mutemath + Di-rect on Sunday, October 10.
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Pagelaran musik yang mengklaim dirinya paling besar se-Asia Tenggara, Java Rockin’Land, kembali datang untuk kedua kalinya. Jika setahun sebelumnya, pada 2009, konsernya diadakan di bulan Agustus tanggal 7, 8 dan 9; berhubung Agustus 2010 jatuhnya bersamaan dengan bulan puasa serta berlanjut kesibukan Idul Fitri di bulan September, maka tahun ini jadwalnya sedikit dimundurkan ke Oktober. Tepat di akhir pekan: 8, 9 dan 10.

Jika setahun silam penampil utama dari manca negara yang tampil telah relatif “kelas berat” macam Mr. Big, Mew, Vertical Horizon, Third Eye Blind, Secondhand Serenade, dsb; kali ini event yang masih didukung oleh Gudang Garam ini justru makin naik ke peringkat lebih “gawat”. Perhatikan saja jajaran artisnya: Smashing Pumpkins, Stereophonics, Arkarna, Mutemath, Datarock, Di-rect, dll. Sementara pesohor dalam negeri juga tak kalah berbahaya: God Bless, Slank, Superman Is Dead, Koil, Andra and the Backbone, Dead Squad, Gugun and the Blues Shelter, dan banyak lagi.

Smashing Pumpkins

Lokasi penyelenggaraannya sendiri masih mengambil tempat yang sama seperti sebelumnya yaitu di Pantai Carnaval, Ancol. Akan disediakan 10 panggung besar yang bertebaran di banyak penjuru serta menampilkan 100+ band lokal sepanjang 3 hari penuh. Panitia juga kabarnya hendak menyewakan maksimal 300 tenda di sebuah area sejenis camp site di sekitar venue.

Mutemath

Tiket tanda masuk pun telah bisa didapat sejak sekarang juga. Harga normal per harinya adalah Rp 320.000, sedangkan karcis terusan untuk 3 hari dihargai Rp 760.000. Dan sejauh ini jadwal artis yang sudah ditetapkan tanggal tampilnya antara lain: Smashing Pumpkins dan Datarock di hari Jumat, 8 Oktober; Stereophonics, Galaxy 7, & Arkarna pada Sabtu, 9 Oktober; Mutemath serta Di-rect di hari terakhir, Minggu, 10 Oktober.

Mampukah Java Rockin’Land sama menggelegarnya seperti tahun sebelumnya—dan menarik minat hampir 50 ribu orang? Sebaiknya kita tunggu. Sementara itu, simak terus perkembangannya di www.javarockingland.com

Stereophonics

English Version

Yes, the biggest rock festival in South East Asia is back! Last year they brought relatively big names—and attracted almost 50,000 people—such as Mr. Big, Mew, Third Eye Blind, Secondhand Serenade, etc; in 2010 this Gudang Garam-sponsored event will present even bigger calibres: Smashing Pumpkins, Stereophonics, Arkarna, Mutemath, Datarock, Di-rect, etc.

The venue is at Carnaval Beach, Ancol, same as last year. The tickets can already be purchased. The normal price for a day event is Rp 320.000, while the 3-day pass is Rp 760.000. There will also be a camp site which public can rent tents to stay in.

The confirmed schedule for the international bands so far is: Smashing Pumpkins & Datarock on Friday, October 8; Stereophonics, Galaxy 7 and Arkarna on Saturday, October 9; and Mutemath + Di-rect on Sunday, October 10.

Keep yourself udpated by clicking: www.javarockingland.com

*This article was first published in The Beat Jakarta mag # 21, August 2010

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Rudolf Dethu

Rudolf Dethu

Music journalist, writer, radio DJ, socio-political activist, creative industry leader, and a qualified librarian, Rudolf Dethu is heavily under the influence of the punk rock philosophy. Often tagged as this country’s version of Malcolm McLaren—or as Rolling Stone Indonesia put it ‘the grand master of music propaganda’—a name based on his successes when managing Bali’s two favourite bands, Superman Is Dead and Navicula, both who have become two of the nation’s biggest rock bands.
Rudolf Dethu

Rudolf Dethu

Music journalist, writer, radio DJ, socio-political activist, creative industry leader, and a qualified librarian, Rudolf Dethu is heavily under the influence of the punk rock philosophy. Often tagged as this country’s version of Malcolm McLaren—or as Rolling Stone Indonesia put it ‘the grand master of music propaganda’—a name based on his successes when managing Bali’s two favourite bands, Superman Is Dead and Navicula, both who have become two of the nation’s biggest rock bands.

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