It’s been 11 years since Hard Rock Café first hit the hustle and bustle of Legian, Kuta. They started out smaller than their sister in Jakarta, but after a short while they moved out to a superior space next to Hard Rock Hotel right on the beachfront. Since then, they’ve become one of the biggest and most established venues for live entertainment on the island
The party kicks starts with Bali’s very own Kaimsasikun. Musically they were really impressive, a blend between Radiohead and Franz Ferdinand with good looking boys – good looking enough to form a boy band! But I think they need to work on their people skills tho to really burn up the audience.
The night continued with the two managers of Hard Rock Café Bali and Jakarta, Yoris and Paulus, blowing out the candles on a giant cake together with all the Hard Rock crew. Suddenly, from inside the cake out jumps an outrageous robot-like creature (that some of you may have seen at rave parties all over Bali through the summer) shocking everyone. Everybody probably expected a sexy chick in a bikini to pop out of the cake, but this was a nice change. These weird creatures later went around pouring tequila down our throats while a half hour freeflow was going strong at the side bar.
Rock N’ Roll Mafia out of Bandung, dropped in heavy with their raw brand of electronica and pretty soon there was dancefloor mayhem with the robots gyrating and spraying tequila everywhere and t-shirts and giveaways flying overhead. The night was getting hotter and hotter (literally, they always have problems with AC when it gets too full!) when Serieus from Jakarta showed up at the main stage.
Rock N’ Roll music is in the air, the climax of the party is on its journey. Fun is the word! The party closed with Electrovlex collaborating with DJ Bimzkee, guiding the hard rockers to dance on through the night. Happy birthday Hard Rock Café, keep on rocking! / MK