Andika regrouped former members of Topi in 2000, the drummer was replaced by Ilsyah Ryan Reza , a college student from Palu . Loekman Hakim , a friend of Indra’s elder brother, joined as their lead guitarist. Andika Naliputra Wirahardja suggested Peterpan as the name for the band referring to Peter Pan , the character created by J. M. Barrie , an author (other names they considered were Spiderman and X-Men ). But according to Ariel, the name was taken from the name of a rabbit satay stall at the side road in Puncak , Bogor , that Andika and his mom visited while taking a rest on the trip to Bandung from Jakarta. The band was formally founded on September 1, 2000. Peterpan played on Bandung streets and gigged in cafés, with the goal of becoming a house band in one of the city’s cafés. They often covered alternative rock and rock songs, ( Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Coldplay , U2 , Creed , Lifehouse , The Calling etc.) at O’Hara and Sapu Lidi cafés.
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