Krisdayanti’s BerCahaya Tour is the diva’s very first album tour after many years of her singing carrier. Bali is the fifth stop after successfully out and about in big cities of Indonesia. The tour starts from Semarang in July 18, followed by Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Solo, and now, Bali. It will end up in Bandung in August 3.

During the press conference held at Harris Hotel Kuta, Krisdayanti (KD), appeared with her full team including music director Erwien Gutawa, (musician, composer and arranger extraordinaire) who brought 10 musicians to support KD’s tour. This tour was also held to celebrate Cek & Ricek’s 7th birthday (Cek & Ricek is a known celebrity show on TV). After the press conference, KD gave some time for her fans trough a fun meet and greet, and competitions such as “Singing Like KD” and “Dress Up Like KD”, aiming mostly towards her female (and half ‘female’) fans; the majority of her fans.

Hard Rock Café Bali was glistening with lights in that very night. The fee of Rp. 100.000,- at the door didn’t stop KD’s fans to come from all over Bali to see their diva performing. Struggling towards the sea of fans that comes from every range of age and nationality, I finally manage to get a spot almost in front of the stage.

The show starts on time, at exactly 09.00 PM. For this special occasion, Hard Rock’s stage, which was decorated with two giant close up pictures of KD, was equipped with some extra sound system and lighting. Hysteria quickly strikes as KD appears on stage with a stunning new short hairstyle (There has been a report of an angry transvestite fan that refuses to see KD because of her new hairstyle). Wearing a colorful corset and a sexy pant that match it, she quickly opens her concert with an upbeat song titled “Senandung” (Humming). The power of her voice reaches across the venue, while Erwin Gutawa becomes the soul of the music behind his keyboard. Also powered with two female back up singers and a full band (2 keyboards, 1 guitar, 1 bass, 1 violin, 1 drum and 1 percussion), she continues the concert with “Cinta” (Love), moving energetically with her four dancers.

After, she starts to have a chat with her fans in a charisma of a diva. She talks to the children in front of the stage. She talks about the tour and she talks about her husband, singer musician Anang, who has followed her tour, and stands by her side for 20 days. Enough talking, she continues the show with the song “Merasa” (To Sense) and “Kalau Sendiri” (If Being Alone), followed by a ballad called “Ku Tak Sanggup” (I Can’t Take It).

But then, disaster occurs. Halfway trough this ballad, the sound system starts to go off and on, and off again, on again, and finally, off it goes. She had tried to keep the show going by talking with the crowd for quite a while, but eventually, at exactly 21.26 PM, all the crew went off stage. For a good 30 minutes, the crowd was patiently waiting for the sound system to be fixed. KD appears again to re-sang the previous song “Ku Tak Sanggup”, followed by another powerful ballad called “Menghitung Hari” (Counting Days), which was brought with a lovely sound of acoustic guitar and violin. But even then, the sound system was still crashing on and off, with KD’s fans supporting her by singing out loudly while her mike was off. By the end of this song, again, for the second time, the sound system crashed.

It’s for a good 45 minutes this time. KD’s fans were waiting patiently for the sound system to be sorted while watching music videos on the big screen. Nobody goes, nobody complains too much which is amazing to witness, and the management of the tour held a press conference soon after the concert to give some explanations. In this occasion, they apologize to all KD fans, and thank Hard Rock Café for their help and support. Apparently, it was a problem caused by the supplier’s generator set and to fix it, they have to use the lighting’s power to cover sound system. HRC later supports the lighting. Words from backstage; the diva was the one who cheered the crew to be patient about what had happened, without loosing her spirit to complete the show.

The show finally continues again with “Keinginanmu” (What You Wish For) and a romantic ballad called “Cobalah Untuk Setia” (Please Try To Be Faithful). KD, who changes into a gorgeous mini blue dress, thank all her patient fans for their support and called for her husband Anang to go onstage to sing with her. The duet of “Makin Aku Cinta” (I Am More In Love) and “Cintailah Diriku Untuk Selamanya” (Love Me Forever) made couples, the majority of the crowd, snuggling even more comfortably.

Disappearing for 10 minutes, She came onstage again to finish up the last round of the concert. “Cahaya” (Lights), “Mahadaya Cinta” (The Power of Love), her newest hit “Pilihlah Aku” (Please Select Me) and Rembulan (The Moon) was being sang perfectly by KD who already change her outfit into a glamorous white mini dress with a matching high boots. Suddenly, the spotlight dims into a mild color of blue, pink and yellow. The diva bow her head deeply to fall into her own world, and the final song is sang. “Mencintaimu” (Loving You) is, her most powerful ballad ever. I can feel the hair on my back neck standing up when KD starts the song in an intense way, singing slowly “Mencintaimu… seumur hidupku.. selamanya.. seumur hidupku..” Ouch.

Yes it was a disaster when the sound system went off. But all in all, the show went on beautifully after everything’s sorted, and the most important thing; everybody stays, enjoying the show until the end. I guess not even a troubled genset can erase the KD’s spirit to give her best. Thank you KD and hurry back! /MK