Prambanan Jazz Festival 2022 Becomes the Magnet for Music Lovers from Various Regions in the Country

Kapanlagi.com - Prambanan Jazz Festival (PJF) 2022 has started since Friday (1/7). The festival held in the courtyard of Prambanan Temple becomes a magnet for music lovers in the country.

After being held virtually for 2 years, this year PJF can finally bring in live audiences. Thousands of spectators were seen very enthusiastic about watching PJF 2022.

From Kapanlagi.com's observation, the audience queue has been stretching since noon. As usual, many spectators come from outside Yogyakarta.

Like Cynthia Azahra, a spectator who came from Jakarta. She deliberately took the time to attend the first day of PJF 2022 during her vacation. She came to watch the performances of Ardhito Pramono and Pamungkas.

"Yes, I'm from Jakarta. I've been wanting to come on the first day for a long time. I'm on vacation and watching PJF 2022 at the same time," she said.

There is also Nadya who came from far away in Bekasi. She has long planned to attend PJF 2022 with her friends from other cities. PJF 2022 feels like the right destination for her to meet her friends.

"I'm from Bekasi, and if my friends are from Bogor, Bandung. We made an appointment to meet here," Nadya said.

1. Dominating Spectators from Outside Yogyakarta

Credit: Prambanan Jazz Festival 2022

Previously, the CEO of Rajawali Indonesia and also the founder of Prambanan Jazz Festival stated that PJF 2022 was dominated by audiences from outside Yogyakarta. From the data obtained, more than 60% of ticket buyers are spread from outside Yogyakarta.

"Around 65% of the audience who buy tickets are from outside Yogya. The demand is indeed very high from there. We have also limited the tickets,"

Still with the concept of presenting two masterpieces at the same time, this eighth PJF tries to treat the longing of the community through a fine musical presentation from several Indonesian celebrity names from various generations.

They are Andien, Pamungkas, Ardhito Pramono, Maliq & D’Essentials, Kukuh Kudamai feat Ndarboy Genk, Diskoria feat Fariz RM, Melancholic Bitch, Dere, Tulus, Sinten Remen feat Jogja Hiphop Foundation, Iskandar Widjaja feat Erik Sondhy, Kunto Aji, Padi Reborn, Sore, Fiersa Besari feat Bemandry, Mus Mujiono, Deddy Dhukun, Nania Yusuf, Everyday, Trio Lestari, Kahitna and others.

(kpl/pur/ums)