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Francois van Coke En Vriende – Sun Arena Pretoria
Sat 15 September 2018 ‘Francois Van Coke en Vriende’ was an aptly named, once-off show in Pretoria’s massive Sun Arena and a truly world class production (props to AMP Events). It featured collaborative performances from Francois’ bandmates in Fokofpolisiekar, Van Coke … Continue reading
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Springbok Nude Girls at the Assembly
Sat 4 June 2016 The Assembly was more packed last Saturday than I’ve seen it ages – people showed up in their droves to watch the Springbok Nude Girls, who played along with Bam Bam Brown and Retro Dizzy.
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Tagged arno carstens, bam bam brown & the wild professors, cape town, favourites, gigs & festivals, harrington street, long hair, music, photography, retro dizzy, rock, south africa, south african, springbok nude girls, texx and the city, the assembly, weekends
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Tagged arno carstens, bam bam brown & the wild professors, cape town, favourites, gigs & festivals, harrington street, long hair, music, photography, retro dizzy, rock, south africa, south african, springbok nude girls, texx and the city, the assembly, weekends
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49M Rocking the Daisies 2012 – Saturday
Saturday 06 October 2012 Friday night was freezing, my pillow was covered in black, scented candle wax (spilled all over the place by the thieves who broke into our tent and went through our stuff before making off with Jess’ … Continue reading
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Tagged arno carstens, benguela, bloc party, camping, cape town, christian tiger school, cloof wine estate, costumes, darling, desmond & the tutus, dirty bounce, dressing up, fireworks, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jeremy loops, landscape, long hair, matthew mole, mr cat & the jackal, music, nomadic orchestra, out in the country, outdoors, photography, rain, rock, rocking the daisies, rudimentals, shadowclub, south african, southern gypsey queen, summer, the bone collectors, weekends
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Tagged arno carstens, benguela, bloc party, camping, cape town, christian tiger school, cloof wine estate, costumes, darling, desmond & the tutus, dirty bounce, dressing up, fireworks, gigs & festivals, guitars, international act, jeremy loops, landscape, long hair, matthew mole, mr cat & the jackal, music, nomadic orchestra, out in the country, outdoors, photography, rain, rock, rocking the daisies, rudimentals, shadowclub, south african, southern gypsey queen, summer, the bone collectors, weekends
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Zula’s Grand Re-opening
Friday 8 July 2011 After closing their doors to move down the road, Zula celebrated their grand re-opening with an impressive line-up of bands over last Friday and Saturday. I’m not an aKing fan so gave the Saturday a miss, … Continue reading
