Simple Minds at Carnival City for two rocking nights.
For two nights at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City you can enjoy the musical sounds of Simple Minds. The first day is on Friday the 1st and then Saturday the 2nd of November. Tickets are on sale at Computicket from R288 to R543. Don’t miss this rock band, the starting time is 8pm for both days. More details after the jump. Fans of Scottish rock band Simple Minds are in for a treat when the popular group performs two shows at the Carnival City Big Top Arena on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 November. Since first forming in 1977, Simple Minds music remains as loved and relevant today as it was then. Front-man Jim Kerr and fellow band members Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie and Ged Grimes first formed the group in 1977. Since then they have committed themselves to making music that is as relevant and loved today as it was 36 years ago. Simple Minds have topped the charts for decades with songs such as the 1985 hit Don’t You (Forget About Me) from the film, The Breakfast Club, to the album Graffiti Soul, which rose to the UK Top 10 spot in 2009. Simple Minds will perform all their greatest hits from all their albums, such as Belfast Child and Mandela Day. The band headlined the Nelson Mandela ‘An International Tribute for a Free South Africa’ event at Britain’s Wembley Stadium in 1990, alongside Peter Gabriel, Tracey Chapman and Hugh Masekela, with the now freed Nelson Mandela in attendance. The group is currently on a world tour packed with more than 80 concerts, and will arrive in South Africa. From here they’ll travel to Holland. The show starts at 20h00 and tickets are available from R288 to R543 at...
Tribute to a legend – Zim Ngqawana.
This one is for the contemporary and matured crowd of our land. If the outdoor and green lounging are close to your heart, then we sure this is aimed at you as well. We are proud to see that our musical legends aren’t being forgotten but are cherished for their contribution in music as well as in our society. What can you expect? See after the jump. Gallery MOMO presents Jazz in the Cradle. The concert is a tribute to the legendary Zim Ngqawana, by leading contemporary jazz artists, set in the beautiful NIROX Amphitheater, alongside the sculpture exhibition After The Rainbow Nation 2013. The musical director of the program is Nduduzo Mkhatini, who also plays piano, bringing together musicians who played with Zim and have established themselves as leading performers in their own right. Feya Faku – trumpet Ayande Sikade – drums Herbie Tsaoeli – bass McCoy Mrubata – saxaphone Event name: ZIM NGQAWANA TRIBUTE Venue: NIROX Sculpture Park Address: 24 Kromdraai Rd, Krugersdorp Date: 02 Jun 2013 Time: 10:00 Price tag: R250 Buy Tickets at:...
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