Rock out with the all-star line-up at We The Fest (Fri-Sun)
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Jakarta’s premier summer music festival takes over JIEXPO Kemayoran this weekend with an all-star line-up of international musical acts like Lorde, James Bay and SZA as well as local heroes like Polka Wars, Seringai and Dipha Barus. Check out our picks for the top WTF acts on each day or go the official WTF website for more info and tickets.
Do some hardcore headbanging at Hammersonic (Sunday)
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If you like your rock hard and metallic, than Hammersonic is the other major musical festival happening in Jakarta this weekend that you need to check out. One of the most anticipated concerts for Indonesia’s hardcore metal enthusiasts, this year’s Hammersonic is being headlined by Swedish death metal band In Flames as well as American hardcore pioneers the Dead Kennedys and Ihsahn from Norwegian black metal band Emperor. For more info and tickets.
Remember the heroes that actually made America great at the Real American Heroes con (Sat-Sun)
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Most Jakarta comic conventions tend to be overrun with otaku in anime cosplay outfits, but the Real American Heroes Convention is aimed exclusively at afficiandoes of American pop culture like Marvel and DC superheroes, rock stars like Guns ‘n’ Roses and American toys like GI Joe. Geeks will be able to find all manner of collectibles from the States, take part in superhero cosplay competitions and rock out to some gnarly air guitar performances. For more info and tickets.
Smile at the works of one of Jakarta’s wittiest cartoonists
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Benny & Mice was a long running and highly popular comic strip published in Kompas that always offered hilarious insights and satire of Indonesian culture. The strip ended in 2010 but one half of the duo behind it, Muhammad “Mice” Misrad, continued on with his own strip called Mice Cartoon. Starting this Saturday, you can check out an exhibition of some of the best work from Mice’s 20 year career as a cartoonist at the Indonesia Senyum exhibit at Galeri Nasional, which will go on until August 4.
Groove with Jungle By Night at Erasmus Huis (Monday)
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Actually hitting just after the weekend, it may well be worth your time to head out again on Monday night for this free concert at Erasmus Huis featuring Jungle By Night, a rad nine-man band from the Netherlands known for their funky new wave Afrobeat sound.
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