Written by Larissa Swatek
The Reality Club continues succession with their third studio album ‘Reality Club Presents…’ with hit songs ‘Am I Bothering You?’ and ‘Anything You Want’. Half a year into the release, they won two AMI (Anugerah Musik Indonesia) and were awarded the categories of Best Alternative Album and Best Alternative Group. The quartet from South Jakarta, Indonesia announced their North American Tour which starts March 3rd-22nd, 2024. The tour covers 9 cities in Canada and the United States, including the South By Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. This information was announced after the Reality Club completed their Asia Tour, which ran from October 29 to December 2, 2023, covering Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Established in late 2016, Reality Club is a take on Indie-Rock band injected with firm attitudes and catchy phases. Formed in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Indie-Rock band has been expanding and catching people’s eyes since their first release. Members of the band include Era Patigo on drums, Faiz Novascotia Saripudin on vocals/guitar, Fathia Izzati on vocals/ keys, and Nugi Wicaksono on bass. With their eyes set on worldwide presence, they started their growth in Asia in 2019, playing in Tokyo, Malaysia, Jeddah, Singapore, and were scheduled for South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas 2020. They had an Online World Tour, playing in online festivals for the UK, Germany, Singapore, and the USA crowd. They’ve recently completed their Asia tour, performing in front of up to 2,000 fans in 5 countries. They had a solo concert at Balai Sarbini in Jakarta, Indonesia, which successfully attracted over 1,300 audience members through a theatrical concept last November 2023. Reality Club has over 3,000,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and 8-12 gigs per month, with attendances ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 per show.