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View all search resultsRock legend Deep Purple back in Indonesia after ’nightmare’ 48 years ago
Legendary British rock band Deep Purple staged a live performance on Friday night, 48 years after the band’s maiden gig in the country ended with the death of a road crew and a riot at the concert.
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egendary British rock band Deep Purple staged a live performance on Friday night, 48 years after the band’s maiden gig in the country ended with the death of a road crew and a riot at the concert.
During Friday night’s gig not only did it go smoothly for the mostly septuagenarian rockers, they also had special guests in the audience, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.
Lead singer of Deep Purple Ian Gillan told a press conference in Surakarta, Central Java, on Thursday that after 48 years the band was happy to be playing again in the country.
"Of course it's nice to come back. A lot has changed in Indonesia since 1975," Gillan said, referring to the year Deep Purple first performed in Jakarta, during which one of its hired bodyguards, Patsy Collins, was killed when he tumbled down an elevator shaft.
Deep Purple staged its live show on Friday night at the Surakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMS) auditorium.
In a short video posted on the band's social media accounts, Gillan had invited President Jokowi, known to be an avid rock fan, Ganjar and Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka to see the live performance.
Gibran, Jokowi’s son, said that organizers for the show did not provide a free ticket for Jokowi and that he had to purchase it himself.
