Igniting the Spirit of the National Team, God Bless Presents 'For You, the Nation' and 'Our Home' at GBK

Kapanlagi.com - The legendary Indonesian rock band, God Bless, also provides moral support to the Indonesian National Team in an important match against China at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, Thursday (5/6/2025).

Their stage performance is part of a historic moment in the Garuda squad's struggle towards the World Cup. Although performing in a football arena, the preparations made by God Bless are not much different from usual. However, for the vocalist Achmad Albar, the atmosphere this time feels very different because it involves national spirit.

"In terms of preparation, not much is different from usual. But this time the tension feels stronger, because we will perform in front of the entire Indonesian people, at a very important moment for national football," said Achmad Albar.

1. Performing Two Songs

In that performance, God Bless performed two songs, namely one national song and one of their own. The selection of songs was made considering the context of the match and the current conditions of Indonesian football.

"We only performed one national song instrumentally: 'For You, Our Country' and one of our songs: 'Our Home'. We chose the song 'Our Home' because it is very relevant to the spirit of today’s match, especially amidst the heated discussions about naturalized players. We want to convey that wherever we are born, wherever we are, our home is still Indonesia," said God Bless's drummer, Fajar Satrutama.

The musical arrangement maintained the distinctive character of God Bless, without many changes. According to Achmad Albar, the essence of their performance is about how to build energy together in the stadium.

2. Not Performing in Full

God Bless © KapanLagi.com/Muhammad Akrom Sukarya

"In terms of arrangement, not much has changed. The most important thing for us is how to get the whole stadium to sing together, to lift the spirits of the players and show that they are not fighting alone," said Achmad Albar.

However, not all members of God Bless could be present on stage. Donny Fattah, the bassist, did not perform due to health reasons, and that decision was made to maintain his physical condition.

3. Give Spirit

"This time Donny could not perform due to health reasons. In addition, the condition of the field requires quite extra stamina, and we greatly appreciate his condition to remain fit for upcoming performances," said God Bless guitarist, Ian Antono.

Although performing for only a few minutes, God Bless hopes their performance can inject spirit into the national team players. This spirit is expected to be part of a significant push towards victory.

"Certainly our hope is that Indonesia can win and open up greater opportunities to qualify for the World Cup," said God Bless keyboardist, Abadi Soesman.

(kpl/far/tdr)