A Lineup of Artists to Celebrate Pestapora 2025 Amid Sponsorship Controversy, Featuring Sal Priadi to Barasuara

Kapanlagi.com - The controversy surrounding Pestapora 2025 arises from the involvement of PT Freeport Indonesia as a sponsor of this music festival, which has sparked strong rejection from many musicians and artists. Many performers have decided not to take the stage at Pestapora 2025, from Banda Neira to .Feast.

Nevertheless, one of the largest music events in Indonesia continues to take place until the last day, Sunday (7/9). A lineup of singers scheduled to appear at Pestapora 2025 will still perform with various considerations.

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1. Barasuara Has Strong Reasons

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Barasuara expresses respect for fellow musicians who choose to step back. However, they have strong reasons to continue performing. Barasuara also demonstrates a tangible expression of their stance.

During their performance at Pestapora 2025, Barasuara delivered a series of their hit songs that were enthusiastically welcomed by the Storm Riders. Among them were Guna Manusia, Pikiran dan Perjalanan, Merayakan Fana, Samara, Mengunci Ingatan, Pancarona, Bahas Bahasa, Api dan Lentera, Etalase, and concluded with Terbuang dalam Waktu.

2. Honor Will Be Donated

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As a tangible expression of their stance, Barasuara made a surprising announcement. All the honorarium they receive from their performance at Pestapora 2025 will be fully donated to environmental preservation movements.

"The fee that Barasuara receives from the Pestapora performance will be donated to Music Declares Emergency, which works in the field of ecology and the environment," said Iga Massardi.

3. Sal Honors Fans Who Bought Tickets

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Next, there is Sal Priadi who continues to perform to honor fans who have bought tickets with great effort and savings to attend.

Sal admits to always siding with humanity and ecological sustainability, even though the climate crisis is a topic that he still, always, continues to study and specifically in this regard also related to the conflicts occurring in Papua.

4. Fees from Pestapora Donated

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"Regarding the performance, I choose to express my disappointment by conveying it to the organizers, although my reaction is not to cancel the performance, it does not mean I agree with their stance," Sal wrote in a broadcast channel on Instagram," on Saturday (6/9).

"As a tangible response, all my personal profits from my performance at Pestapora on September 07, 2025, will be donated to support climate crisis management through a trusted institution that we will determine," he added.

5. Nadin Speaks on Stage at Pestapora 2025

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When performing at Pestapora 2025, Nadin Amizah also spoke out regarding the controversy surrounding Pestapora 2025.

"What I want right now, today, especially for Ucup and also friends who are still organizing large events in Indonesia, is how about we return the small spaces we have as music performers," Nadin explained on the Pestapora 2025 stage, as seen in the TikTok post by @Edi Hartono Liem," on Sunday (7/9).

"How we do not need giant sponsors, which in the end, those big brands are definitely unfair brands," she continued.

6. Yacko Shows Proof of Donating Fee

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Rapper Yacko still performed at Pestapora 2025 on the second day of the festival even though many other musicians decided to withdraw due to objections against the festival's sponsors associated with the mining company PT Freeport Indonesia.

"The issue of human rights & the environment in Papua is also a women's issue. Allow me to continue using my platform to speak out on the Hip Hop Stage today. 100% of the fee I received has been donated to the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI)," Yacko wrote in a personal IG post on Saturday (6/9).

7. Raisa Duet with Bernadya

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Next, there is Raisa who chose to continue performing on the Pestapora 2025 stage with several interesting collaboration moments. On Saturday, September 6, 2025, Raisa duetted with Bernadya on the Boss Stage with a song exchange concept.

In addition, on Sunday, September 7, 2025, Raisa performed again and duetted with Afgan. They performed several songs including "Still Not You" and Believe, which brought a nostalgic and warm atmosphere to Pestapora 2025.

(kpl/dyn)