The Stone Roses : They Have Resurrected!

“Gila men, gila! Mabrur gue mabrur!”
“Ian Brown himself has just kissed the Manchester United flag! Glory Glory Man United!”
“Reni! Throw that thing on your hat for me!”

For those who grew up with British music scene in Indonesia, they must’ve known that these sentences above are associated with The Stone Roses’ long-awaited gig in Jakarta. The Stone Roses, who have officially disbanded in 1996 and resurrected in 2012, have delivered a mind-blowing gig to these British rock fans.

The venue, Lapangan D Senayan, had turned into a muddy venue with a massive crowd of Manchester United fans (Brown and Mani from The Stone Roses are proud red Mancunian) and a group of fishing hat enthusiasts (Reni, the drummer of The Stone Roses are widely known for his signature fishing hat, known as Reni Hat in the UK). They came together to celebrate the resurrection of The Stone Roses. As part of the Madchester era, The Stone Roses are major influence for some of the world’s greatest bands, such as Oasis. So that’s why their resurrection has attracted thousands of people all over Indonesia (and Southeast Asia) to come to Lapangan D Senayan.

They went on stage at 8.35 PM and started the gig with an iconic bassline intro of their 1989 hit “I Wanna Be Adored” and the crowd responded with a massive sing a long session. Mani and Squire are in duty for bringing the thumping melodies, meanwhile, Brown and Reni entertain the crowd with their drums and tambourine. “Mersey Paradise” and “Sugar Spun” followed afterwards.

The crowd began to sing their hearts out when The Stone Roses’ brought 2 of their hits back-to-back, “Sally Cinnamon” and “Ten Storey Love Song”. They also brought us the awesome 9 minutes track “Fools Gold” and “Waterfall”. Their stage was equipped with a huge LCD screen to entertain crowd’s eyes with perfect visualizations. The sing-a-long session continued when they played “Made of Stone”. Ian Brown was able to control the crowd and let them sings the chorus with their hearts out. They closed the set with “She Bangs the Drums” and “I Am The Resurrection”, followed by a jam at the end of “Resurrection”. And then they left the stage with a smile after Brown kissed the Manchester United flag (followed by chants by some avid Manchester United fans) and ending the show with a bang! Despite there are no encores, the crowd didn’t seem to care. They have finished their holy session with their god-like idol from the U.K., so there it goes, some sentences at the beginning of this writing came from their mouth.