Big concerts alert...
Castle Light Feel the Beat Sub-zero Experience
American Grammy award winning producer and rapper, Kanye West, is coming to South Africa for the second time since his global stardom since his first debut album, College Dropout released in 2004.
With a name meaning ‘Only One’ in Swahili, Kanye will be hitting the stage as the headline act for one unforgettable night at an exclusive and intimate Castle Lite Feel the Beat Sub-zero Experience on the 2nd of February 2013 in Joburg. Now into its second year, this experience will allow 6 000 guests to experience West's show in something of a "winter wonderland".
Limited tickets will go on sale through Computicket on the 28th of September 2012. The exact venue in Johannesburg will only be revealed once all tickets have been sold.
Ticket Details:
Available through Computicket on the 28th of September 2012
R650 for Standard Ticket
R1000 for Golden Circle (limited numbers)
For more details:
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Carpe Diem World Tour
American Multi-platinum singer, Chris Brown has finally decided to tour our beloved country, officially!
The Don’t Wake Me Up singer will be performing over SA’s biggest cities, Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg.
"The wait for South African fans is over!" exclaims Pleasure Letsoalo of Canoc Productions, who previously also brought stars such as Trey Songz, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross to South Africa.
"Being the leading music brand in Africa and Chris Brown's undeniable star appeal, this pulls in major audiences across borders, it only made sense for Channel O to get involved with his Carpe Diem tour. We look forward to hosting Chris Brown and giving fans a chance to watch him perform live in South Africa," said Nkateko Mabaso, Channel O's Head of Marketing & Publicity.
Ticket sales open at Computicket on Monday, October 1, 2012
Ticket details:
Johannesburg
Date: Saturday, December, 15, 7pm
Venue: Coca Cola Dome
Tickets: R 490 to R 890
Durban
Date: Monday, December, 17
Venue: Outer Fields, Moses Mabhida Stadium
Tickets: R 490 to R 850.00
Cape Town
Date: Wednesday, December 19 and Thursday, December 20, 7pm
Venue: Grand West Arena
Tickets R490 to R 890
Triple Thread : Avant, Carl Thomas & Tank
American Rnb Stars Avant, Carl Thomas & Tank will be gracing our shores on September 29 the Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg
This will be the first time ever the American stars perform in South Africa and this promises to be a feast worth spending your hard earned rands on music unlike your casual alcohol consumption.
Gates are expected to be open from 16h00.
Shows are expected to start from 19h00 until 00h00
Tickets can be purchased from Computicket
Tickets Prices:
* R500.00: Golden Circle Standing
* R400.00: Floor Standing
* R450.00: Bleacher seating
* R400.00: Mezzanine Blocks
Linkin Park
Linkin Park shot to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory in 2000. Over the course of their career, the band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, with platinum album sales in 34 countries and 5 continents. They’ve had 14 singles on 5FM, eight of which have made 5FM’s Top 40 chart. Linkin Park is known for a long list of chart topping hits including Crawling, Breaking The Habit, Numb, What I’ve Done, New Divide, and Waiting For The End. Known for the surreal videography in their music videos as well as unforgettable, iconic stage shows, Linkin Park has always boasted a visual presence that befits the power of the music.
They will be performing two stadium shows live for the first time ever in South Africa:
Cape Town
Wed 7 November 2012
Cape Town Stadium
Tickets from R315.00 – R690.00
Tickets on sale from 9am on Fri 27 July at Computicket
Johannesburg
Sat 10 November 2012
The Soccer City Complex, FNB Stadium, Joburg
Tickets from R315.00 – R690.00
Tickets on sale from 9am on Thurs 26 July at Computicket
Adam Lambert
Big Concerts announced that American Singer-Song writer global superstar Adam Lambert will be touring South Africa for the first time in South Africa this November, with performances scheduled in Cape Town on Tuesday 13th November 2012 at the Grand Arena, GrandWest and then on Friday 16th November 2012 at the Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg
Tickets went on sale Friday 14th September at 9am from Computicket.
Adam Lambert came to prominence following his appearance on the eighth season of American Idol. Although he was runner-up, Lambert launched a successful music career with the release of his first studio album ‘For Your Entertainment’ which debuted at Number Three on the Billboard 200, selling over Two Million copies, and reaching the Top 10 in over a dozen countries worldwide. The album achieved international success with its singles “For Your Entertainment”, “Whataya Want from Me” and “If I Had You”.
His latest album ’Trespassing’ (2012) entered at Number One on the Billboard 200 album chart. Lambert collaborated with an all-star list of award winning artists, producers and songwriters including Pharrell Williams, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Benny Blanco, Bonnie McKee, Nile Rogers, Sam Sparro, Bruno Mars, Nikka Costa and BC Jean.
Computicket Prices:
Cape Town
13th November 2012
Grand Arena, GrandWest
Tickets from R340 – R490
Johannesburg
16th November
Coca-Cola Dome
Tickets from R315 – R515
www.computicket.com or Call Computicket Centre 0861.915.8000
Eve
Durban One Night
American Grammy Award winning rapper-songwriter, record producer and actress EVE will be in South Africa this month.
Her first three albums have sold over 8 million copies worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion with her clothing line, Fetish. She is the inaugural winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2002 for the song "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", with Gwen Stefani. Eve was number 48 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era" list.
As an actress, Eve is best known for her roles as Terri Jones in the films Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business and as Shelley Williams on the UPN television sitcom Eve.
Eve will be performing at The Wave House, Gateway – Durban for One night stand show on Saturday, 6 October 2012.Time: 15:00
Computicket Prices:
V.I.P – R500
General Price- R300:R500
Lady Gaga
Big concerts announced in June that the Mother Monster Lady Gaga will be heading to South Africa this summer.
Popular radio station 5FM gave their description of Gaga in numbers; 5 Grammy Awards, 13 MTV Awards, 23 million records sold, 64 million singles sold, 5 top 40 number 1 hits on 5FM.
Fans waited for hours to get her tickets online when the system finally crashed. Shoprite Group then announced they would be selling tickets over the counter for both shows. She will be joined by DJ Lady Starship and British rockers The Darkness.
Ticket details:
Johannesburg:
30 November 2012
Soccer City
Cape Town:
3 December 2012
Cape Town Stadium
Seated tickets start at R515 to R615 and standing at R715
By Thabiso Sihlali
