Happy Asmara and Ari Lasso Close JFF 2026 Day One
Jogja Financial Festival (JFF) 2026’s first day closed with a spectacular performance by Happy Asmara and veteran soloist Ari Lasso. The audience were invited to dance throughout Happy’s set, before being invited to reminisce with Ari Lasso’s signature tunes.
Happy immediately grabbed the stage with the first song, Ngopi Maszeh. The atmosphere grew livelier when the second song, Koyo Jogja Istimewa, was performed by Happy. The crowd’s roar echoed at Jogja Expo Center (JEC) in Bantul.
‘This song tells of a relationship that must end,’ Happy said before performing the third track, Wes Tatas.
The audience continued to be invited to sway with the fourth track, titled Apik. Without a break, Happy kept thumping with the fifth track, Dumes, followed by the sixth, Tak Ikhlasno. Kembang Wangi was performed by Happy as the seventh song.
The song Sadar Posisi, mashed up with Jangan Tunggu Lama-lama, also successfully kept the audience dancing non-stop. Next, Happy thundered with Nemen and Rungkad. Happy closed his set with a classic, Yang Penting Hepi.
Happy Asmara left the stage; it was Ari Lasso’s turn to take over. Ari began with his signature hit, Mengejar Matahari, as his opening number for the night. Cinta Terakhir was chosen as Ari’s second song.
‘Tonight’s show is my most timely performance, I managed to get into Jogja at 5pm by train, straight to the hotel, then here,’ Ari explained before singing the third track, Arti Cinta.
For the fourth song, Ari performed the legendary Dewa 19 track Cinta Kan Membawamu Kembali.
‘Sometimes I find myself amazed by my own voice, sometimes not,’ joked Ari Lasso after singing that song.
Two Dewa 19 songs in a row were performed by Ari, Satu and Aku Milikmu. The seventh song saw Ari perform Aku dan Dirimu, followed by the eighth, Rahasia Perempuan. Ari’s hit Misteri Ilahi was performed afterwards.
Not stopping there, Hampa was next, performed by Ari for the following track. Again a Dewa 19 song, this time Kangen, was delivered by Ari with resonance. Ari Lasso’s performance closed with Separuh Nafas.
On JFF 2026’s first day, a number of interesting activities were held, such as business talks, educational classes and a career corner. There was also a comedy live show with Lapor Pak, which performed earlier at 13:00 WIB.
Tomorrow, the second day will also feature attractive activities such as talk shows, business talks from The Bankers, and educational classes from various mentors in their fields.
There will also be various entertainments such as Arisan Financial hosted by Surya Insomnia, stand-up comedy by Kiky Saputri, and the closing concert with guest stars Silet Open Up and Juicy Lucy.