BMTH live in Jakarta 2024

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This time around Ravel gets it right and BMTH (Bring Me The Horizon) are headlining the Nexfest festival in Jakarta which also features Babymetal. In this format there is no seating - which makes for a much more intimate experience - although you do have to arrive really early if you want to pick a spot right up close to the stage.  We arrived about six hours before BMTH were scheduled to start their performance and bought plenty of drinks to stay hydrated in the tropical afternoon heat (mind you, some of those were Iceland vodka mix!) This was a gig I had long been looking forward to - especially after the debacle last year. Not everyone likes BMTH of course. For deathcore fans the band sold out. For metal heads the band is not purist enough. And for the wider mainstream audience, the band is too heavy. You can't please everyone of course but there are few bands in the rock world which can match the sheer emotional velocity of BMTH. To bring metal and even aspects of metalcore t

Patung Pemuda (the Pizza Man Statue)

One of the more bizarre statues in Jakarta is called Patung Pemuda. It’s located on the main thoroughfare leading south to the busy shopping district of Blok M. To most Jakartans the statue is simply referred to as the Pizza Man Statue, but it was actually built for other reasons than to promote the famous Italian bread based food. After all, why would an incredibly muscular Indonesian youngster (has he been going to Gold’s Gym I wonder?) want to hold a pizza above his head?

Patung Pemuda (the Pizza Man Statue) in Jakarta

So why was the statue erected then? Well simply to symbolize the contribution of the youth to the development of the country – and including no doubt those that work in the many branches of the popular Pizza Hut restaurant today!

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  1. I call it 'patung pantat', meaning 'butt statue'

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