PRIME CIRCLE start this year’s Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts series at Kirstenbosch on Sunday.
Since the release of their fifth album Evidence late last year, the Joburg rock band has spent most of this year playing festivals and clubs all over Europe and South Africa. Staring At Satellites, from Evidence, has recently been released and the band are already back in the studio recording new material.
But, first we get them at Kirstenbosch where lead singer Ross Learmonth will have something to say about the start of the international 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign, which begins on Monday.
Now in its 22nd year, the Sunday afternoon concerts at the Botanical Gardens have become a part of Cape Town summers and as usual the concert starts at 5.30pm and ends at 7pm. The gates open at 4pm and tickets are limited so booking is essential.
Tickets go on sale at www.webtickets.co.za on the Tuesday preceding each concert and are also available at all three entrances. Ticket prices range between R85 and R145 for adults and the special youth ticket (six to 21 years) will also be retained (ranging from R65 to 115).
The Fokofpolisiekar concert at the beginning of February will be rated PG, so there will be a kidzone to host children who really should not be in the audience. The kidzone will be operational from the beginning of January until the Summer Sunset Concert series comes to an end at the start of April.
The New Year’s Eve concert starts at 8.30pm (gates open 7pm) and tickets are already on sale.
Call: 021 799 8783/8620 or check www.sanbi.org for further details.
SUMMER SUNSET CONCERT LINE-UP:
December 1: Jack Parow and Francois van Coke (R65 to R90)
December 8: Tailor, Matthew Mole, Nakhane Toure (R65 to R90)
December 12: Rotary Christmas Carols
(R45 to R65)
December 13, 14, 15: Rotary Christmas
Carols (R15 to R76)
December 22: Mango Groove (R85 to R120)
December 29: Oliver Mtukudzi (r85 to R120)
December 31: Goldfish, Yoav and Tailor (R290)
January 5: The Parlotones (R115 to R145)
January 12: Macstanley, Craig Hinds,
Ard Matthews (R65 to R90)
January 19: Johnny Clegg (R115 to R145)
Janury 26: Jimmy Nevis (R65 to R90)
February 2: Fokofpolisiekar (PG) (R65 to R90)
February 9: Civil Twilight (R85 to R120)
February 16: Freshlyground (R85 to R120)
February 23: The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra (R85 to R120)
March 2: Mi Casa (R85 to R120)
March 9: Hugh Masekela (R85 to R120)
March 16: Cape Town Folk ’n’ Acoustic Music Festival (R65 to R90)
March 23: Desmond and the Tutus with Shortstraw (R65 to R90)
March 30: Lira (R85 to R120)
April 6: Jeremy Loops (R65 to R90)