G-Pluck Beatles Preps Indonesian Concert Tour

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - G-Pluck Beatles is an Indonesian band that pays tribute to the iconic British band, The Beatles. After a successful tour in Europe and Belgium in the past few years and a performance at the Beatles Week Festival, the veteran band from Bandung, West Java, formed in 1997, is preparing for a music concert tour in Indonesia.

The band consists of Awan Garnida on bass, Gilang Pramudya and Fery Gustian on guitar and vocals, Beni Pratama on drums, and Aufa Kantadiredja on keyboards and vocals.

“Soon, we will tour with Indonesian fans of The Beatles after a successful gig in Liverpool,” Awan said when met after the gig at Tempo's anniversary event on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

After 25 years in the music world, G-Pluck tried to cure the longing of Beatles fans by touring Indonesia and presenting the same vibe as John Lennon and friends.

“We 'plagiarized' everything about The Beatles, except that we are Indonesians,” Awan added.

The band claimed to have collected rare trinkets, just like The Beatles. They hired a tailor in England to make the costume exactly the same and collected guitars produced like those used by the legendary band for shows.

“We present almost the same [as The Beatles]. One of them is the clothes and shoes that we wear today, the same ones that the Beatles wore on stage. And the guitars too. On a normal tour, we usually bring 12 guitars, that are exactly the same as our favorite band,” Awan said.

YUNI ROHMAWATI

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