Live and Rockin Jakarta

some oh so famous smartphone brand proudly present

Live and Rockin Festival

Live and Rockin is actually a nice music festival because it consist of artist from different music genres, fans gathered all in one thoughts "we love MUSIC". However, the sponsor's intention was definitely not for a good cause!! I was freaking excited when I knew about Live and Rockin but not until the promoter informed us about the ticketing system.

Blackberry,the official one and only sponsor for Live and Rockin "force" us to do trade-in (trade your old mobile phones with Blackberry oh so smart phone) in order to get the ticket, which cost at least 3 mill rupiah or 300 USD. It's an expensive price for a concert ticket in Indonesia. Yes, they also giveaway free ticket but it's not because the sponsor policy, it all because negotiation between promoter and artist management vs sponsor. Seriously, without this event everybody in Indonesia already have a blackberry! You just give yourself a bad marketing image!! at least for the artist die hard fans,,,,

Back to the event, I'm a die hard Suede fans, I don't know much about the other artist, I'll try to be objective.

• 2PM

First off is Korean boyband 2PM! As you guys all know, most countries in Asia suffered from Korean Booming Virus! Therefore 2pm is well received here. Most of the audiences are teenage girls, we can noticed it by the high tone sound they produces when 2PM is on stage. I stayed at the back listening to at least 2 of their songs then I go out for cigarette break and buy drinks. 10 minutes after, there are hundreds of girls running outside.
I ask one sweaty girl who doesn't seems so happy
Me: "Is it over?"
The girl: "Yes, it's fast!!! they only sang 4 songs"
Me : "Ah really? And why are you sweating like that?"
The girl : (started to share her experiences aka curlong) "Inside was intense, we almost can't breath! I'm really disappointed, I queued for 5 hours long and 2PM only sang 4 songs? Oh please, they could sing at least 10 songs."

• Shontelle

Move to other artist, Shontelle! Shontelle is an R&B female singer, she look a bit like Rihanna. Differ from 2PM, Shontelle sang around 5-6 songs, I move a bit closer to the stage, enjoy the beautiful voice of Shontelle, eventhough I don't know her songs. Other things that I noticed from Shontelle performance is that her 2 dancers are amazingly energetic and sexy!

•  Taio Cruz

Next is new upcoming R&B male singer, Taio Cruz. His songs often played in the radio so I know at least his hits single. He opens with Break Your Heart and closes with Dynamite. His outfit is exactly the same like in promotional posters for Live and Rockin, sunglasses + leather jacket. He has good line up songs however for me, his performances was so so! *kalo kata org, kurang greget gituh*

In the end, I watched all of the artist and I enjoy it a lot! *despite the greedy sponsor*

ps : I'll write in a different post for Suede!