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nglish band Clean Bandit played to a packed concert hall on Tuesday night '€” rocking concertgoers with their signature blend of electronic and classical sounds on their first visit to Indonesia.

At 8 p.m., the sounds of violins started to fill South Jakarta'€™s Skenoo Hall and the crowd screamed to welcome the band members who appeared one by one on the stage.

Clean Bandit opened the gig with '€œReal Love'€, immediately sending party vibes throughout the hall.

'€œJakarta, hello. So happy to be here! First time in Indonesia!'€ Grace Chatto, the cellist and vocalist, greeted the crowd.

The band, when it formed in 2009, consisted of Jack Patterson on bass, keyboards and vocals, his brother Luke Patterson on percussion and drums, Chatto and Milan Neil Amin-Smith on violin and piano.

Unfortunately, Smith had to miss Jakarta'€™s concert because he was ill.

In the concert, presented by Marygops Studios and 7Kings Entertainment, Clean Bandit performed 12 songs.

Their hits, '€œExtraordinary'€, '€œCome Over'€, '€œMozart'€™s House'€ and '€œStronger'€ '€” all taken from their debut album, New Eyes '€” were on the set list.

The band members regularly interacted with their fans and showed off their musical skills by playing many instruments, including saxophones, as well as acoustic and electronic drums.

'€œWe'€™re just trying to experiment as much as we can with different sounds,'€ Luke said.

The crowd also played its part in the concert '€” singing along with the band, clapping hands in the air and dancing individually or in small groups, making the hall a party arena.

Chatto said it was always an exciting experience for the band to perform in a place far from home.

'€œOut here is so different, far from home, and it'€™s such a surprise that people know our music,'€ she told journalists during a group interview.

'€œAfter the long flight, going to the stage and seeing people singing our song was such a crazy feeling,'€ she added.

Clean Bandit is known for sounds that incorporate electronic music with classical pieces, collaborating with an eclectic range of singers to accompany the music.

In each of their concerts, they always bring three singers to do the vocals on their tracks.

In Jakarta'€™s concert, the singers all gave bold and entertaining performances.

Chatto and Jack Patterson also lent their vocals to some songs, such as '€œDust Clear'€.

'€œIt'€™s fun to be able to work with all different people. It'€™s more interesting to work with singers that have interesting tone, that have special voice character,'€ Patterson said.

'€œWhat makes it hard is the logistics,'€ Chatto added, laughing.

One concertgoer, Dara Tarunawati from Kemayoran in Central Jakarta, said she loved the band for its ability to produce distinct electronic music.

'€œI like electronic music and these guys are smart to combine it with some classical sounds,'€ said Dara, who bought her ticket for Rp 785,000 (US$56.20).

Similar to Dara, Nugroho Ratrian Christiaji also praised the band'€™s creativity for combining two kinds of music together. '€œI also like how they choose a singer with a unique voice to collaborate with,'€ he said.

At the concert, the party atmosphere continued when the group took concertgoers to the early 1990s as they covered a dance smash hit by Robin S., '€œShow Me Love'€, cleverly presenting a fresh take of the song without completely eliminating the tune'€™s signature sound and the band'€™s character.

'€œWe'€™re obsessed with 1990s music, so we'€™re doing '€˜Show Me Love'€™,'€ Chatto said.

As the song ended, the iconic intro of '€œRather Be'€ '€” which won a Grammy Award in 2015 for Best Dance Recording '€” was played and the crowd went crazy again.

'€œThis last song is dedicated to all of you,'€ said Elisabeth Troy, the lead singer.

There was definitely no place electronic music lovers would rather have been but right there, singing the song together to close the one-hour concert.