Well, it all started with a tweet... from Adrie Subono, Indonesian concert promoter.
Dy nawarin Cobra Starship konser d Jakarta n diterima. Gw jingkrak2 kegirangan. Meski baru jadi (unofficial) Cobra Crew, tapi gw cinta berat sm band satu ini.
Terus tanggalny jg pas2an sm kakak kelas yg pada UN, jadi gw ngga sekolah!
Yg jadi kendala tuh cuma izin ortu n temen pulang pergi Jakarta-Bandung...
n gw juga nemu dia di Twitter! SNnya missmest, nama aslinya Anggie. Kita sama2 snasib, pengen ntn konser Cobra tp g punya tmen.
Tapi tetep aja gw g dapet izin. Sebel :(
22 Maret 2010, H-1
Masih blom dpt izin juga. Ticket box online di javamusikindo.com ditutup jam 5. At that time, I could really care less, soalny gw pikir gw g bakal ntn.
Eh, tiba2 si mama lagi chatting sm sodara gw, Teh Isti, soal rencana gw di Jakarta bwt ntn Cobra Starship. Nah loh. Kayak yg boleh aja gw ntn konser...
Trus mama ngejelasin smua rencananya. Tinggal minta izin papa.
Waduh. I'm not good with words...
Pada akhirnya, gw bilang gini sm papa: "Pa, boleh ngga?"
"Terserah deh,"
Waduh. Reaksinya g bgitu bagus. Red alert. Tapi tungtungnya mah diizinin, asal mama gw nganterin n nemenin.
23 Maret 2010, Hari H
Hanya satu kendala baru gw. TIKET. Gw blom punya tiket. Sinting.
Untung ada sodara2ku skalian yg tinggal di Jakarta. A Beni, suaminya Teh Isti mesenin tiket festival 2 bwt gw n Anggie, dianter ke kantornya Teh Isti. Oh, thank you!
Gw dan Anggie, yg blom prnah liat muka satu sama laen, janjian di depan komplek gw jam 1 siang. Bgitu ktemu, qt langsung cabut k Bank Mandiri Buah Batu, dimana papa gw udh stand-by, siap nganterin k kantor mama gw, Kimia Farma Cihampelas.
Nungguin bntar smp jam 2. Trus qt langsung k Baraya Travel. Ngambil travel plg cpet ke Melawai and off we go to Jakarta. Slept most of the journey.
Dua setengah jam kmudian, qt nyampe di Pool Baraya Travel Melawai. Nungguin bntar smp Teh Isti dtg, trus kita went straight to Tennis Indoor Senayan.
Kita nyampe skitar jam 6an, trus kita went straight in. Dapet spot di pembatas antara front row n back row. Cukup strategis.
Nungguin LAMAAAAA BANGET.
Tiba2 Danny Hutto, merch guy-ny Cobra Starship, muncul, ngomong trus dia joget2. Cakep n bodor skali. XD
Jam 20:30, the lights went off, and the crowd went crazy. Including me and Anggie.
And Cobra Starship took the stage with The City is at War!
Gw lupa pas lagu apaan, tapi pas beres lagu, Gabe megang kabel mic yg udh g ada micnya.
Vicky-T nanya: "Where the hell's your microphone?"
Ternyata Gabe, saking semangatnya, muter2in micnya pke kabelnya, trus micnya kelempar entah kmana.
Tapi, as Ryland said: "If something's broken, that means we're having a great time!"
BAGUUUS.
They played a total of 15 songs:
1. The City is at War
2. Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous
3. Nice Guys Finish Last
4. Kiss My Sass
5. My Moves are White (White Hot, That Is)
6. Wet Hot American Summer
7. The Church of Hot Addiction
8. Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You in Hell (Hey, Mr. DJ)
9. Smile for the Paparazzi
10. Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)
11. Hot Mess
12. Guilty Pleasure
---ENCORE---
13. Hollaback Boy (excerpt)
14. The Scene is Dead; Long Live the Scene
15. Good Girls Go Bad
Di tengah Snakes on a Plane, Gabe narik satu cewek, namanya Salsa, buat nge-rap. Pas Gabe nanya namanya, dy kaget trus nanya: "Salsa? Like, Salsa?" sambil joget. Wkwkwkwk XD
All in all, it was the perfect first concert for me.
The aftermath of the jumping and the singing along to songs and the screamings were felt on the next morning though...
HATI PUAS, BADAN LEMAS.
Nyareri cangkeng, sakit kaki, suara serak...
BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT!
Thank you, Cobra Starship, for making my first concert ever a memorable one.
I'll never forget this event, ever!
