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Van Coke Kartel: Farewell show at Mercury
Fri 28 July 2017 Van Coke Kartel were always my favourite of the whole Van–Fok–King–Tasties school of bands. I first saw them in 2009 or 10 and have thoroughly enjoyed their shows over the years. Saying goodbye is never easy … Continue reading
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Tagged afrikaans, backstage, cape town, crowd, crowd surfing, evenings, events, farewell, favourites, final show, francois van coke, gigs & festivals, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, photography, retro dizzy, rock, south africa, south african, stage diving, sweet resistance, texx and the city, van coke kartel, weekends
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Tagged afrikaans, backstage, cape town, crowd, crowd surfing, evenings, events, farewell, favourites, final show, francois van coke, gigs & festivals, jumping musicians, long hair, mercury, music, photography, retro dizzy, rock, south africa, south african, stage diving, sweet resistance, texx and the city, van coke kartel, weekends
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QOTSA Tribute 2017 at Mercury
Thurs 6 April 2017 Last year’s Queens of the Stone Age tribute show at Manila was one of the standout gigs of the year for me, great energy and vibe and loads of fun. Unfortunately this year’s edition just wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged backstage, bam bam brown & the wild professors, caelo, cape town, de wallen, dirty south, ensemble, gigs & festivals, guitars, jumping musicians, long hair, loveglove pyrotechnics, mr cat & the jackal, music, photography, qotsa, queens of the stone age, rock, south africa, south african, stage diving, taxi violence, texx and the city, the sleepers, tribute, weekends
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Sublime Tribute Show 2015 at Mercury
Friday 13 February 2015 Featuring an assortment of great Cape Town musicians and a setlist that runs near 4 hours, The Sublime Tribute show is always a crazy party…here are some shots of the madness that went down last Friday at … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th son, backstage, brass, cape town, captain stu, crowd, crowd surfing, event, flute, fruits and veggies, grassy spark, guitars, half price, juke royal, jumping musicians, little kings, long hair, mercury, music, peachy keen, photography, punk, saxophone, ska, south africa, stage diving, sublime, sublime tribute show, trombone, trumpet, van coke kartel
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Zip Zap Circus workshop with Cirque du Soleil Dralion at the Grand Arena
Friday 15 March 2013 Prior to attending Friday night’s performance of Cirque du Soleil’s stunning show Dralion, I had the privilege of joining a short media briefing and attending part of Cirque du Soleil’s workshop with the Zip Zap Circus … Continue reading
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Tagged acrobat, backstage, canadian, charity, children, circus, circus school, cirque du soleil, conference, costumes, dragon, dralion, event, grand arena, grand west casino, international act, juggler, jumping, kids, non-prophet, performance, south africa, stage, workshop, zip zap
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Tagged acrobat, backstage, canadian, charity, children, circus, circus school, cirque du soleil, conference, costumes, dragon, dralion, event, grand arena, grand west casino, international act, juggler, jumping, kids, non-prophet, performance, south africa, stage, workshop, zip zap
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