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Finally! Dewa 19 in KK! I never thought it would ever be possible, because big Indonesian bands like them only does concerts in KL, until now!!! Last Saturday (15-12-2007), I went to Stadium Likas to see them perform. I took some pics and videos (though the videos are only short clips).

A shot of the stage before the concert starts.

Opening by Jinbara.

Felix A.F. with Jinbara.

And then, the stage was darkened and I knew Dewa was next to play.

Video of Dewa 19’s first song, “Angin”.
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More pics.

Ella and Dewa’s Dhani in a duet of “Sedang Ingin Bercinta”.

Video of “Dewi”.
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Video of “Kangen”. This time I got quite close to the stage.
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At the end of their final song, they said “Terima Kasih, Kinabalu!”

Video of Laskar Cinta and ending of concert.
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All in all, Dewa 19 concert was an awesome show! They did a stellar performance. Our local artists (Jinbara, Felix and Ella) also did a good job. But, Ella must have been so surprised to see the crowd’s laid back attitude. “Mari nyanyi sama-sama! “… … crickets … …

Somehow I felt weird when Dewi-Dewi (Indo Girl Pop Group) was singing. They were covering Dewa songs, but in a Pop/R&B way and made the stadium so quiet (maybe most everyone was so puzzled, “huh? what is this?”. Though they managed to pick up the crowd’s mood with their own hit “Dokter Cinta” as their last song (which sounded too much like “Everybody Dance Now”.

There are a few things that every singer/band/group needs to know about performing in KK, the audience here are shy and very laid back. Asking the audience to sing-along is fine, but we came to hear you guys sing, not tuneless out of sync singing of our own voices. Also, there is no mosh-pit or stage diving, or crying/feinting. We might seem “cold” but we are enjoying your music, just in our own way.

After people started to leave, I finally found my sisters and cousin.