Get up close and personal with “The Hit Man” David Foster (Friday and Saturday)
Fresh off his recent performance at the Java Jazz Festival, legendary crooner and 16 Grammy Award-winner David Foster is hitting the stage in Jakarta once again this weekend for a few intimate performances at Motion Blue in the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta. He’ll be performing many of his greatest hits alongside special guests Eric Benet, Berger Lewis, and Lea Simanjuntak. Shows at 5:30pm and 9pm on both Fridays (Mar 11) and Saturday (Mar 12). General Admission tickets Rp 3.8 million. For more info: https://www.motionbluejakarta.com/
Hear Aussie and Indonesian indie heroes on stage at “The Music Gallery” festival (Saturday)
Now in it’s 6th year, The Music Gallery is billed as Indonesia’s “biggest international indie music festival”. Taking place in the ballroom of Kuningan City mall, it features two stages and a lineup of 17 acts both local and international. Headlining this year’s festival are two bands that should be familiar to anybody down with Australia’s indie scene – Last Dinosaurs and Panama. They’ll be sharing the stage with some of Indonesia’s best indie bands, including long-time legends such as Mocca and The Adams as well as up-and-comers such as Elephant Kind and Kelompok Penerbang Roket. Starts 2pm. Tickets Rp 129k. For more info check out our preview.
See Java through the eyes of renowned artist Hanafi at Galeri Nasional (until Mar 15)
One of Indonesia’s premier contemporary artists, Hanafi’s latest solo exhibition at Galeri Nasional, “Pintu Belakang I Derau Jawa” showcases a number of paintings and installations that features Hanafi’s investigation and interrogation of Javanese identity. Exhibition lasts until March 15.
Go Southwest at a Santa Fe-themed Pop Up Market
One of Jakarta’s oldest purveyors of Pop Up Markets is back this weekend at Lotte Shopping Avenue with an assortment of shops and culinary creators bound together by the theme of Santa Fe, New Mexico. While there seem to be more and more pop ups every weekend, with a huge selection of curated boutique vendors and food stalls (Mexican food is, of course, on offer), this one should be worth the trip Southwest. For more info: https://www.instagram.com/popupmarketid/
Get down at X2’s 9th Anniversary Party with Booka Shade (Friday night)
X2 has managed to remain one of Jakarta’s hottest clubs (and best places to be a single who is ready to mingle) for an amazing nine years now. No small feat. In celebration of their big zero nine, X2 is bringing over superstar German House Duo Booka Shade to break the dance floor. Doors open to the public at 11pm. FDC Rp 310k.
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