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...

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What goes around comes around.

And Fauzi Bowo is given the V sign.

Fauzi Bowo is given the V sign

Although in this particular case, the Guvnor (sic) ironically gets the two-fingered salute from one of his own supporters who – like Fauzi – appears completely clueless as to the real meaning of this not-so-classy gesture.

But there’s no reason why these political types can’t learn. And from the very worst type of football supporters (*) funnily (appropriately?) enough:

Chesterfield vs Bury

* this famous incident took place after a crucial English league second division game between Chesterfield and Bury a few years back. After scoring an equalizing goal a few minutes from time, the worst of the pond life in Chesterfield invaded the pitch to taunt the Bury players, and the keeper in particular. To his credit, the Bury keeper didn’t lash out and justice was served when Bury scored a last minute goal to get them promoted. As for the mindless chavette, she has apparently been sterilized to prevent her from ever procreating. Or bloody well should have been!

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